Acknowledgements (p.5-6)

Index to Illustrations (p.12)

Foreword (p.13-14)

Introduction (p.15-18)

Festivals of Spring: (p.21-32 inclusive followed by 16 pages of plates)

Jedburgh: Candlemas Ba' ; Fasterns E'en Ba' (p.21-23)

Kirkcaldy: Links Market (p.23-25)

Lanark: Whuppity Stourie (p.25-26)

Orkney: Horse and Plough Festival (p.27-28)

Gyro Night (p.28-29)

St. Andrew's: Kate Kennedy Day (p.29-32)

Festivals of Summer & Autumn: (p.35-204 inclusive)

The common ridings (p.3538)

Chapmen's, Carters' & Farmers' Summer Festivals (p.39-40)

Summer Queen Ceremonies (p.41)

Annan: Riding of the Marches (p.42-45)

Arbroath: The Arbroath Pageant (p.45-47)

Bannockburn: Bannockburn Day Rally (p.48-49)

Bathgate: Newland Day (p.49-52)

Biggar: (p.52-55 inclusive)

Riding of the Marches (p.52-53)

Gala Day (p.53-55)

Brechin: Riding of the Muir (p.55-56)

Hallowe'en Carnival (p.56)

Carnwath: Red Hourse Race (p.56-58)

Castle Douglas: Douglas Day (p.58-60)

Ceres: Midsummer Festival (p.60-62)

Cockenzie & Port Seton: (p.62-63 inclusive)

Fishermen's Walk (p.62-63)

Children's Gala Day (p.63)

Coldstream: The Flodden Ride (p.64-66)

Dumfries: Guid Nychburris Day (p.66-71)

Duns: Reiver's Walk (p.71-75)

Durris: Midsummer Fire (p.75-76)

Eaglesham: Eaglesham Fair and Kilmarnock Bunnet Race (p.77-78)

Edinburgh: (p.78-84 inclusive)

Beltane Rites (p.78-79)

Sunrise Service (p.7980)

Riding of the Marches (p.80-82)

Walking the Holyrood Marches (p.82-84)

Elderslie: Wallas Day (p.84-85)

Elgin: Riding of the Marches (p.85-86)

Eyemouth: Festival of the Herring Queen (p.87-89)

Forfar: Riding of the Marches (p.89-92)

Galashiels: (p.92-97 inclusive)

Braw Lad's Gathering (p.92-96)

An earlier festival (p.96-97)

Gilmerton: The Gilmerton Play (p.98-100)

Govan: Old Govan Fair and Weavers' Parade (p.101-102)

Hawick: The Common Riding (p.102-107)

Inverleithen: St. Ronan's Cleikum Ceremony (p.108-112)

Inverkeithing: Lammas Fair and Hat & Ribbon Race (p.112-113)

Inverness: Beltane Rites at the Cloutie Well (p.113-114)

Irvine: The Marymass Fair (p.115-117)

Jedburgh: Jethart Callants' Festival (p.117-121)

Kelso: The Yetholm Ride (p.122-126)

Kilbarchan: Lilias Day (p.127-129)

Kirkcudbright: Riding of the Marches (p.129-131)

Lanark: The Lanimers (p.131-135)

Longholm: Common-Riding (p.135-139)

Lauder: Common-Riding (p.139-142)

Linlithgow: Riding of the Marches (p.142-145)

Lockerbie: Riding of the Marches (p.145-148)

Melrose: Summer Festival (p.148-153)

Moffat: Summer Festival (p.153-155)

Musselburgh: (p.156-165 inclusive)

March Riding (p.156-160)

The Honest Toun's Festival (p.160-164)

Fishermen's Walk (p.164-165)

Newton Stewart: The Galloway Pageant (p.165-167)

Newburgh: (p.167-169 inclusive)

Walking of the Marches (p.167-168)

Salmon Fishers' Boat Race (p.168-169)

Peebles: March Riding and Beltane Queen's Festival (p.169-175)

Penicuik: Huntsman's Ride and Gala Day (p.175-178)

Rutherglen: Landimare Day (p.178-180)

St. Monance: Sea-Harvest Thanksgiving (p.180-181)

Sanquhar: Riding of the Marches (p.181-184)

Selkirk: Common-Riding (p.185-189)

South Queensferry: The Ferry Fair and Procession of the Burryman (p.189-192)

Stirling: Walking of the Marches (p.192-194)

West Lothian [West Linton]: The Whipman Play (p.194-196)

Wick: Festival of the Herring Queen (p.196-199)

Wigtown: Riding of the Marches (p.199-202)

Yethold: Summer Festival (p.202-204)

Festivals of Winter: Yule (p.207-226 inclusive)

Biggar: Burning the Old Year Out (p.208-209)

Burghead: The Burning of the Clavie (p.209-211)

Comrie: Flambeaux Procession (p.212)

Dufftown: THe Boys' Walk (p.212-213)

East Wemyss: Yetlins (p.213-215)

Kirkcaldy: A Bawbee She Kyles (p.215-216)

Kirkwall: New Year's Day Ba' Game (p.217-218)

Lerwick: Up-Helly-Aa (p.218-221)

Melrose: The Masons' Walk (p.221-222)

Newburgh: The Oddfellows Procession (p.222-223)

Newton-Stewart: Hogmanay Revels (p.223-224)

Stonehaven: Fireball Procession (p.224-226)

Wick: Burning the Old Year Out (p.226)

{Highland gatherings] (p.229-233)

Some Lapsed Festivals: (p.237-250 inclusive)

Aberdeen: Riding of the Landimyres (p.237-239)

Arbroath: Riding of the Marches (p.240)

Crieff: Riding of the Marches (p.240)

Culross: St. Serf's Festival (p.241)

Dingwall: Burning of the Crate (p.241-242)

Dundee: Perambulation of the Marches (p.243-244)

Glasgow: March Riding and Fair (p.244-246)

Haddington: Riding of the Marches (p.246-247)

Iverness: (p.247-249 inclusive)

Mod with Races (p.247-248)

Riding of the Marches (p.248-249)

Perth: St. Obert's Play (p.249-250)

Notes (p.251-263)

Index (p.264-272)