This year, there will be many events and gatherings across the Capital to mark the event, also known as Guy Fawkes Night.
We’ve trawled through the photo archives to bring you 12 nostalgic memories of Bonfire Night in Edinburgh down the decades.

1. Children's bonfire
Canaan Lodge Children's bonfire and fireworks for Guy Fawkes Day, 1950s. Photo: Unknown

2. Bonfire Night in Currie
Bonfire Night at George park in Currie, 2001. Kieran Davies, 7, and his sister Lauren, 5, play with sparklers. Photo: Paul Parke

3. Bonfire Night in Broomhouse
Kids around the bonfire on the Broomhouse Estate in Edinburgh, 2003. Photo: Picture by Stephen Mansfield

4. Sisters on Bonfire Night
Edinburgh sisters Joan and Donna Pattie look forward to Bonfire Night 1967 with a box of Standard fireworks. Photo: George Smith