One of Scotland's most popular fire festivals will light up the city of Edinburgh once again.

The Beltane Fire Festival returns on the night of April 30, with its usual wild host of drumming, dancing and fire once darkness falls.

Reviving a Celtic tradition to celebrate the arrival of summer, this is the 30th year that the Beltane Fire Society is putting on the event for the public which, at its peak, attracts an audience of more than 12,000 eager spectators.

The festival is a modern reimagining of ancient Celtic traditions to mark the arrival of summer with a wild mix of fire, drums, acrobatics and immersive theatre.

While the festival has roots that stretch back to the Celts in the first century AD, the revived tradition has its own heritage, reaching back to 1988.

Festival founder Angus Farquahr said: "Since we restarted it in its modern form 30 years ago, the Beltane Festival has continued to grow and flourish. It always felt apt to celebrate spring, warmth coming back into the air and the miracle of renewal as witnessed through the annual arc of growth and fecundity in the natural world.

"I am incredibly proud of its evolution, the energy and commitment of the hundreds of volunteers who make it happen and draw strength from the heart of its rituals and traditions."