| Where: | Edinburgh at Calton Hill |
| When: | 30th April |
| Time: | 9 pm onwards |
The Beltane Fire held every 30th April on Calton Hill is a modern revival of the ancient festival of Beltane, which was one of the quarter-days marking the divisions of the Celtic year. A torchlit procession starting at the Acropolis National Monument is followed by fertility plays starring the Green Man of legend and the May Queen and her handmaidens. Performances take place at multiple focus points over the entire Calton Hill site.Expect rituals, dancing and acrobatics before the procession reaches the bonfire site; blessings are performed and the fire is lit. Crowds of thousands attend.
Helpful Hints
In 2027 it should be on Friday 30th April and is often a sell-out- check link below for tickets (which are cheaper if bought well in advance).
In recent years it has become necessary to charge for tickets for the Beltane – every penny of the ticket cost goes towards the cost of staging the event, such as security, first aid, road closures and the clean up of Calton Hill post-event.
Click here for the event website : http://www.beltane.org/
Feature photo by Jasper Schwartz.
olá. Gostaria de saber onde comprar o ingresso. Já vi vários vídeos e informações. podem me informar? Obrigada?
Olá Patricia, você precisa acessar o link https://beltane.org/faq/ para obter todas as informações sobre o evento e o link https://www.citizenticket.com/events/beltane-fire-society/ para comprar os ingressos. Eles ainda não estão disponíveis, mas é lá que você os encontrará quando forem colocados à venda (eles também organizam um evento em outubro, então certifique-se de comprar os ingressos certos!). Espero que isso ajude e que a tradução faça sentido!
Atenciosamente,
Averil
Hello Patricia – you need to follow the link to https://beltane.org/faq/ for all the information about the event and to https://www.citizenticket.com/events/beltane-fire-society/ for the tickets. They won’t be available yet, but that’s where you’ll find them when they go on sale (they also organise an event in October so do make sure you buy the right tickets!). I hope that helps and that the translation makes sense!
Best wishes,
Averil