30th April - Beltane Fire Festival

I have decided that this year, after 2 failed attemps, I shall be attending the Beltane Fir Festival in Edinburgh.

Beltane Fire Festival is an annual participatory arts event and ritual drama, held on April 30 on Calton Hill in Edinburgh. It is inspired by the ancient Gaelic festival of Beltane which was historically held on an evening after May 1st and marked the beginning of summer. The modern festival was started in 1988 by a small group of enthusiasts including the musical collective Test Dept., with academic support from the School of Scottish Studies at the University of Edinburgh. Since then the festival has grown, and as of 2006 involved over 300 voluntary collaborators and performers with the 11500 available tickets selling out.

I expect this to be an experience that will be hard to put into words but no doubt a blog will follow detailing the nights festivities. Below is pictures from last year that might help describe the night.






Much love

FrEaK xXx