Beltane Fire Festival 2025

Name: Beltane Fire Festival 2025
Start: 2025-04-30T19:30:00+01:00
Location: Calton Hill, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Schedule

Wed, 30 Apr, 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Calton Hill, Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Edinburgh, SC

Beltane Fire Festival 2025: Ignite the Spirit, Rewild the Flame!
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Are you ready to turn the wheel and bring in the summer of 2025? It’s time for Beltane! Join us in celebration of the warmer seasons with our traditional Celtic retelling, an immersive experience of revelry as we light the fires on Calton Hill on Wednesday 30th April!
Beltane is a living, breathing re-interpretation and modernisation of an ancient Iron Age Celtic ritual which is over three thousand years old. Established in Edinburgh, the Beltane Fire Society is a community which has brought people together for the largest Celtic festival of its kind since 1988!
This year, Beltane is taking rewilding to new heights. It’s not just about restoring ecosystems; it’s about reviving our cultural and spiritual connection to the earth. What does it mean to truly “rewild” our community? From costumes crafted with foraged materials to the planting of seeds that represent growth and renewal, every part of this year’s festival is a call to action—to reimagine our place in the world and our role in the land's story.
Throughout the festival, you’ll experience the spirit of rewilding through a seed exchange series—a chance to connect with the earth and with one another in a way that goes beyond the physical. And on the night itself, a symbolic seed exchange led by the May Queen will invite everyone to come together, share, and cultivate something magical.
As we retell the traditional stories of The May Queen, and The Death and Rebirth of The Green Man, you’ll also come across a whole assortment of larger-than-life characters, fire-play, acrobatics, drummers, dancers, musicians, and much more.
Join us as we celebrate life’s renewal with fire, story, and rewilding. Let’s ignite the wild within and reawaken our connection to the land, the fire, and each other. All are welcome!
Artwork by Becky Salter (@wilder.ways.art.illustration) for Beltane Fire Society

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DOORS OPEN
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Wednesday 30th April - 7:30pm
Celebrations will begin at sunset, approximately 9.22pm.
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WHERE?
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Calton Hill, Edinburgh
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TICKET PRICING & LINK
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https://www.citizenticket.com/events/beltane-fire-society/beltane-fire-festival-2025/
Tickets are ONLY available from our Box Office supplier, Citizen Ticket, and are not available for resale or transfer on any secondary market. Do not attempt to buy tickets for sale on other platforms, they will not be genuine.
Adults from £16 in advance (£20 on the day)
Under 18s £8 in advance (£10 on the day)
Low Wage from £9.99(low availability)
Booking fees an additional cost.
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IS BELTANE FAMILY FRIENDLY?
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Families with children are welcome at their parents’ discretion.
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ACCESSIBILITY
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For details of special access arrangements (including carer tickets and booking prearranged vehicle/taxi drop off to the top of the hill) please contact [email protected]
We do not have any seating, but there are a few park benches dotted around the hill.
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BELTANE FIRE SOCIETY ONLINE
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Facebook
http://facebook.com/beltanefiresociety
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