Here are 17 great photos of Meadows Festival 2026, including hundreds of people dressed as Kate Bush dancing together in the popular Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever event.
Even short periods of light rain couldn’t dampen the mood on the first day of the annual free two-day celebration in the Edinburgh city centre park.
The Meadows Festival is a staple on the Edinburgh calendar and attracts thousands to the beauty spot. On Saturday, June 6, the annual festival got off to a great start, with thousands of people enjoying everything on offer. The fun continues on Sunday, June 7, with the second and final day of Meadows Festival 2026.
Visitors were treated to a packed schedule of live music, hundreds of stalls, a fairground, family events, shinty and other sporting events, the aforementioned Kate Bush celebration, and even a dog show.
The Meadows Festival was first held in 1974 and the festival has been held almost every year since. Initially its main focus was on live music, but it has since grown into a large community festival, with fairground rides, family activities and the biggest outdoor market in Edinburgh.
It is run by Meadows Festival Edinburgh with a small team of volunteers.
9. Totally sound
Another band entertaining the large crowds on the Meadows, this time at the Totally Sound stage. | Iconic Media Photo: Kevin Quinn
10. Fairground attraction
Hundreds of kids enjoyed the fairground at this year's Meadows Festival in Edinburgh. | Iconic Media Photo: Kevin Quinn
11. Stalls
Among the hundreds of stalls at Meadows Festival 2026 was this Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign stall. | Iconic Media Photo: Kevin Quinn
12. In sync
The Kate Bush dancers going through their paces before the big Wuthering Heights performance on Saturday. | Iconic Media Photo: Kevin Quinn