A Highland town has kicked off an eight-day party as it celebrates its 250th anniversary.
The streets of Grantown came alive for Grantown 250: The Strathspey Seven Festivals.
The event is being held to mark the laying of the first stone of the first building in the town.
More than 100 different events will take place throughout the eight days.
The party started on Saturday with an extravaganza at Castle Grant, with the grounds open to visitors throughout the day for fun, games, music and food.
In the evening former Runrig star Donnie Munro performed at a three-course banquet, concert and fireworks display.
Councillor Jaci Douglas said: “It has been amazing. It has been such a great atmosphere, everybody has turned out and it has been really positive.
“We had a great night on Saturday with Donnie Munro playing, we had a big dinner and everyone was dressed in Georgian costume.
“On Sunday we were up at Old Grantown, there were pony rides and old fashioned crafts.
“We had a procession from Old Grandtown to New Grantown where we had the unveiling of the town’s new Regality Cross. People came out and lined the streets, so it was really good.
“It has been a great weekend, it is a really exciting start to the week.”
The story of the Regality Cross dates back to 1694 when a market cross was erected in Old Grantown beside Castle Grant.
Shortly after the current town was established in 1765, the cross was moved to the new settlement’s market place. However, at some point it was taken down and there is no record of what became of it.
The festivities will run until Sunday, with events based on seven themes: environment, food and drink, sport, heritage, tourism, trade and music and will include interactive displays, a historical pub crawl, music evenings, cycling events, buffets, barbecues, tastings and a traditional market.
Grantown was founded in 1765, by James Grant of Grant, later known as “the good Sir James”, and what evolved from his vision is a distinctive Scottish 18th century planned settlement.