Beltane Fire Society

Samhuinn or Samhain (sow-wen) is held on October 31st. Derived from Old Gaelic is translates roughly as ‘summer’s end’ and is celebrated as the Celtic New Year. A last chance to revel with friends before the weather turns.

Date: Sunday 31st October
Time: Procession starts approx. 9.00pm
Where: Castlehill, Edinburgh
Donations in the beautifully decorated buckets, carried by the beautifully decorated bucketeers!

After the festival, join the denizens of Summer and Winter as they party late into the night, after the spectacular ritual performance.

Samhuinn After Party - Bongo Club, Holyrood Road – 11pm-3am. Tax: £7 / £5 Concessions

Live performances by the Beasties & Winter Drummers

ABAGA Records Showcase ft. Tactus and his newly released “Deranged E.P.”

Dubstep, Drum n Bass & Balkan flavours from regulars Covalent & Anonymi

Visuals by Repsychognomics

More TBA…!

Limited public tickets will sell out quick. Get there early!

Please direct all press enquiries to press AT beltane.org or to producer AT beltane.org

Many thanks to all the performers, participants, production crew and audience who came along to Samhuinn 2009, and made the event a huge success!

Once again it was another dramatic performance, with winter winning out over summer. Thankyou all for being involved! (http://news NULL.bbc NULL.co NULL.uk/local/edinburghandeastscotland/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_8336000/8336451 NULL.stm)

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Samhuinn 2009 poster

Samhuinn is a modern retelling of an ancient story – the battle between light and dark, summer and winter.

The Green Man is starting to decay as the seasons draw colder.  His darkness is arising, and it will manifest itself as the Horned God, King of the Winter.  The two kings, and their forces of magical creatures, will do battle with fire, ritual and drums for the hand of the all powerful Goddess.

Join us in our spectacular staging of this eternal story, where light battles dark, summer battles winter, and the future of the world is at stake.

The procession of the summer and winter courts sets off from the Castle Esplanade, Royal Mile, Edinburgh — at 9pm, Saturday 31st October.

This event is not ticketed, but we hope you will love it and give a donation to one of our bucketeers, to help us stage this magical event again.