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In pictures: Edinburgh Festival Carnival fills the city with colour

BBC A carnival performer wearing a large green and yellow feathered headdress and a yellow-and-green costume walks at the front of a colourful street parade. Crowds and other performers fill the background on a sunny day.BBC

Edinburgh's summer festival season got underway this weekend with the Festival Carnival.

More than 800 people took part in the multi cultural event which is organised by the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival.

This years parade had a revised route, bypassing Princes Street following a fire at a former department store.

The 100 concerts taking place over the next week include a celebration of jazz from the Netherlands and a tribute to Edinburgh pianist Brian Kellock.

A parade participant wearing an elaborate red costume with horned headpiece and lace-like red wings poses close to the camera during a street festival.
A parade participant in an ornate bright blue costume with silver embroidery and a matching hat performs on a city street during a colourful outdoor festival. Other costumed performers and spectators are visible in the background.
A group of parade performers in white dresses with blue skirts dance along a city street decorated with large pink blossom headpieces. Crowds watch from both sides of the parade route on a sunny day.
Close-up of a musician playing a trombone outdoors in bright sunlight. The large brass bell of the instrument fills the foreground, with other band members visible behind.
Performers in flowing white outfits dance through a street parade while twirling long ribbons in bright shades of blue, purple and orange. Spectators line the route, with trees and historic buildings visible in the background.
Parade participants wearing highly decorated multicoloured costumes with embroidered patterns, beads and feathered headdresses perform in a street procession. One performer is captured mid-dance in the foreground.
Parade performers in white dresses display wide skirts printed with colourful images and a Venezuelan flag, while processing along a city street. A large floral display and crowds of spectators follow behind on a sunny day.
Drummers from the Scottish Association of Marathi Regional Art and Traditions (SAMRAT) wearing bright orange tops perform in a street parade, carrying large bass drums draped with red banners reading “Samrat SGF Edinburgh.” Spectators stand along the route watching the performance.
A group of parade participants pose for a photograph beside a performer wearing an elaborate red feathered headdress and costume. The large red and black feathers fill much of the background, with trees and festival crowds visible behind.
Close-up of a parade musician playing a long brass horn decorated with colourful ribbons while fellow musicians and a crowd of spectators gather along the parade route on a bright summer day.