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City chiefs have given the go-ahead for alcohol to be drunk at the spectacular event on Calton Hill as long as organisers enforce restrictions on revellers taking glass bottles to the beauty spot.
The local authority and the police say they are now happy to endorse the event, billed as the biggest fire festival in Europe.
£3 in advance, £5 on the night. 30th April. Entry is from 6:30 and the action starts after it's properly dark.
The Beltane Fire Society's website (with a link for buying tickets) is at http://www.beltane.org/.
City chiefs have given the go-ahead for alcohol to be drunk at the spectacular event on Calton Hill as long as organisers enforce restrictions on revellers taking glass bottles to the beauty spot.
The local authority and the police say they are now happy to endorse the event, billed as the biggest fire festival in Europe.
£3 in advance, £5 on the night. 30th April. Entry is from 6:30 and the action starts after it's properly dark.
The Beltane Fire Society's website (with a link for buying tickets) is at http://www.beltane.org/.