Edinburgh's Castle of Light opens in spectacular style
The annual spectacular has returned
More than 4,700 people descended on Edinburgh Castle this weekend as Castle of Light: Fire and Ice officially opened to the public.
Marking the start of a seven-week run for the UK’s largest annual projection show, it has been created by a consortium of Scotland’s leading digital and visual artists, in partnership with Historic Environment Scotland.
Guests are invited to wander through a tapestry of storytelling projections, with dazzling installations and atmospheric sound effects shaped by the forces of fire and ice. Highlights include a dragon sweeping across the night sky to the Ice Queen gliding through the Great Hall.
Alastair Young, producer of Castle of Light, said: “This year’s story celebrates Scotland’s resilience, forged in fire, shaped by ice, and to see audiences respond with such awe and excitement has been hugely rewarding.
"Whether people joined us for the very first time or returned for another adventure, the reaction so far has been phenomenal.”
It runs on select evenings until 4 January.