Around 8,500 people attended the festival last year to watch that ancient Celtic event that celebrates the end of darker seasons with fire spinning, storytelling, pulsating drums, dancing and acrobatics.
The age old tradition, whichhat goes back 3,000 years, was first revived for modern times in Edinburgh in 1988 and is now one the largest celebrations of its kind in the world.
Here are 16 pictures of Edinburgh’s Beltane Fire Festival from over the years.
9. The Blues
The Blues are a "respected group of the society’s ‘old hands’ who build the stories through their considerable experience with the Beltane Fire Society" | Third Party Photo: Third Party
10. The whites
The May Queen’s loyal companions protect her as she visits the elements | Beltane Fire Festival
11. Anniversary year
2012 marked the 25th anniversary of the Beltane Fire Festival | Ellen Relander Photo: Ellen Relander
12. The reds
Embodying a fiery energy - the energetic Reds represent chaos to the order | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images