Set for summer: Beltane Fire Festival waves goodbye to winter

Edinburgh turned out in force last night as thousands of revellers gathered on Calton Hill to toast the start of summer. A crowd of around 12,000 people from all over the world ascended on the city on what was a balmy evening for the 31st edition of the Beltane Fire Festival. They watched on as a cast of around 300 heavily-body painted performers waved goodbye to the winter months with a frenzy of flame, drums and acrobatic stunts.