What is the name of the Beltane festival held in the Scottish town of Peebles?

The festival held in the Scottish town of Peebles is the Peebles Beltane Festival.

It is a week-long civic celebration in the Scottish Borders, traditionally held in June rather than on May 1. Its name comes from Beltane, the Celtic seasonal festival associated with the beginning of summer, but the Peebles event is also closely tied to the town’s historic Common Riding and burgh traditions.

The modern form took shape in 1897, when Peebles Town Council revived the Riding of the Marches to mark Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. In 1899, organizers added the crowning of a Beltane Queen, a ceremony that remains the festival’s best-known feature. The queen is traditionally a local schoolgirl, and her court includes young participants from the town.

The celebration includes mounted rideouts, proclamations at the Mercat Cross, bands, costumed children, processions, and ceremonies connected with the town’s historic boundaries. It should not be confused with Edinburgh’s Beltane Fire Festival, which is a separate modern event centered on Calton Hill.