The Belladrum festival was hailed a success by organisers and police last night as a massive clean-up operation started.
The event reached its climax with a headline set by indie band Razorlight, a fireworks display and a rousing rendition of Flower of Scotland.
Revellers were packing up their tents yesterday to make the trip home after two days of partying.
The festival lived up to its family-friendly reputation, with police praising the behaviour of the audience.
Only a handful of arrests were made and there were a small number of drug seizures.
This year’s even sold out in record time after the addition of superstar Sir Tom Jones to the bill.
His Friday night set attracted thousands of people to the main Garden Stage, despite the rain.
Hits such as Delilah and It’s Not Unusual had the whole crowd singing along.
And on Saturday the same arena was filled with clouds of coloured dust as the event put on its version of the Hindu festival of colours, Holi.
Traditionally participants in Holi throw coloured powders at each other, creating a multicoloured spectacle.
Promoter Joe Gibbs said the activity, during Reef’s set on Saturday night, raised £2,500 for the ARCHIE Foundation, which supports children’s wards in Inverness and Elgin, as well as the Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital.
Mr Gibbs added: “It looked amazing.”
The event was supposed to take place during Grandmaster Flash’s set on Friday but the star’s travel problems meant his performance was delayed until 11.30pm.
Mr Gibbs said that the climax of the festival on Saturday was a “moving moment”.
Razorlight finished their set to a spectacular fireworks display.
Then a pipe band came on stage, accompanied by the band Torridon and members of Inverness Opera.
They led the crowd in a rendition of Flower of Scotland.
Mr Gibbs said: “It is wonderful to see people enjoying themselves and I find it really quite moving.
“One thing that humans love to do is have fun and I think if the one thing I can do for a couple of days a year is give everyone a big party, then it’s worth it.”
He said that the event also provided a boost for the local economy.
Police said they made two arrests on the last day of the festival, adding to one for breach of the peace on Friday.
There were also a small number of drug seizures although the force could not provide details of the substances involved.
Event commander, Chief Inspector Mark Mackay, said: “It has been an excellent event with very low levels of disorder and crime and we thank everyone who attended for their friendly approach and good nature.”
Officers also dealt with a number of missing children over the weekend.
