Spectacular Samhuinn Fire Festival
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Cultural festivals
What it is
Fire, drums and performance on Calton Hill in Edinburgh at a Halloween fire procession.
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Dates
These dates come from the official source quoted below.
“On Saturday 31st October 2026, Edinburgh’s Calton Hill will blaze with fire, drums and otherworldly performance”
Before you go
- Where
- Calton Hill / Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Hours
- Gate opens 6.30PM, last entry 9pm; rituals scheduled to finish by 22:30.
- Tickets
- Standard advance: £15.00 + £1.38 booking fee, minimum payable £13.00. Under-16 advance: £12.00 + £1.16 booking fee. Ticket page
- Access
- Taxi or car drop-off at the top of the hill for a limited window before gates open; must be registered in advance. Carer/companion tickets for disabled adult customers must also be booked in advance.
How we checked
Last checked October 17, 2026 against beltane.org. Before anything appears here, a separate check fetches each source again and confirms that every date we show is in the quoted text.
Notes from the last check
The 31 October 2026 edition at Calton Hill is confirmed by the organiser's September 2026 post and tickets are on sale; the organiser's 2026 event page says Friday, which conflicts with the Saturday date, and the 2025 edition was held on 31 October 2025.
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