Four days of celebrations to mark Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee are set to get underway in the capital.
The City of Edinburgh Council has spent £30,000 to commemorate the Queen's 70-year reign, with £10k allocated to the council's own events and £20k distributed to community groups throughout Edinburgh.
It has received 32 street party applications ahead of the extended bank holiday weekend.
Princes Street gardens will host live music and a carnival parade on Sunday (June 5) as part of the festivities, whilst the city's Lord Provost will light a beacon at Edinburgh Castle tonight - exactly 70 years on from the Queen's ascension.
The council said there's been a 'similar number' of requests to hold traditional street parties in the city compared to the Diamond Jubilee in 2012.
Road closures will be in place on residential streets over the weekend, with most community events planned for Sunday (June 5). As some are being held in parks, not all required Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders (TTRO) to be granted by roads officers.
The roads closed to accommodate parties in Edinburgh over the weekend are listed below.
Friday, June 3
- Alnwickhill Road, Liberton, between Cadogan Road and Leadervale (closed 9am - 9pm)
- Cramond Avenue, between Cramond Gardens and Cramond Place (closed 2.30pm - 8pm)
Saturday, June 4
- Campbell Avenue, Murrayfield (closed 12 pm - 10pm)
- Netherby Road, Trinity, between Zetland Place and Lennox Row (closed 10am - 1pm)
Sunday, June 5
- Buckstone Gardens, Fairmilehead (closed 2 pm-5 pm)
- Belgrave Road, Corstorphine, between Clermiston Road and Belgrave Gardens (closed 12 pm - 6 pm)
- Corstorphine Park Gardens, south leg (closed 10 am - 5 pm)
- Murrayfield Avenue, between Henderland Road and dog-leg at Murrayfield House (closed 9 am - 11 pm)
- Murrayfield Drive, between Murrayfield Road and Ormidale Terrace (closed 11 am - 8 pm)
- Ormidale Terrace, between Murrayfield Drive and Kingsburgh Road (closed 12 pm - 9 pm)
- Lismore Avenue, Meadowbank (closed 10 am - 5 pm)
- Ulster Gardens, between Ulster Crescent and Ulster Terrace (closed 11 am - 9 pm)
- Hillpark Avenue, Craigcrook, between Hillpark Drive and Hillpark Road (closed 12 pm - 7.30pm
- Orchardhead Road, Liberton, between Orchardhead Loan and link road to Kirk Brae (closed 1 pm - 5 pm)
- Morningside Place, between Morningside Road and Morningside Park (closed 10 am - 10 pm)
- Brunstane Road, between Joppa Road and Dalkeith Street (closed 10.30 am - 9 pm)
- Coillesdene Drive, Joppa, between Coillesdene Avenue and Coillesdene Crescent (closed 1 pm - 6.30 pm)
- Woodside Terrace, Joppa (closed 1 pm - 5.30 pm)
- Mansionhouse Road, Marchmont, between Grange Road and Dick Place (closed 11 am - 6 pm)
In addition to the community-organised street parties across the capital this weekend, the council has a series of events lined up to mark the monarch's milestone.
A beacon will be lit at Edinburgh Castle tonight (June 2) by Robert Aldridge, the newly appointed Lord Provost of Edinburgh, and the Army’s Commander of Edinburgh Garrison.
It will be one of 2,022 lit across the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, UK overseas territories and commonwealth countries to mark the start of the jubilee celebrations.
And on Sunday (June 5) in Princes Street Gardens - where 35,000 flowers and plants have been used to create a 'floral clock' in honour of Her Majesty's record time on the throne - festivities will be in full swing with live music from the Royal Marine Pipe Band, local act Love Music Community Choir and an Edinburgh Festival Carnival parade.
The council is urging people to 'dust off their best picnic blanket' for the free event, which will also see the Platinum Jubilee Pageant broadcast live from London shown on big screen in the gardens.
Robert Aldridge, Lord Provost of Edinburgh City Council, said: "The Platinum Jubilee is a truly historic event and it was important to find a fitting tribute here in the Capital for those who wish to come together and celebrate the occasion.
"In the tradition of Jubilee street parties our big picnic in the gardens invites citizens to come together to enjoy some fantastic local entertainment and music. Watching the celebrations on the big screen will be a great way for people to be involved and soak up the atmosphere of this extraordinary day."
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