Perth is getting ready for its first ever military tattoo.
Bosses at the Edinburgh Castle spectacular have confirmed they will visit the Fair City for a one-one performance later this month.
Around 400 performers will march from South Inch, along Tay Street to North Inch on Sunday, August 21.
The daytime event will mark the 750th anniversary of the Treaty of Perth. The historic document ended a bitter conflict between Scotland and Norway and a copy will go on show in the city later this year.
It was signed on July 2, 1266, by Magnus VI of Norway and King Alexander III of Scotland at the Blackfriars monestary on the northern edge of the city.
The treaty settled the sovereignty of the Hebrides, Isle of Man, Shetland and Orkney.
The procession will form at the South Inch from 10.45am and will be led into the city centre by local bands and youth groups.
Elements of this year’s huge Edinburgh show will perform a mini-Tattoo, offering a 50-minute sample of the internationally-renowned pageant.
Perth provost Liz Grant said it was a great boost for the city, which is currently hosting the poignant Weeping Window poppies display.
“We are absolutely thrilled to have the opportunity to host this prestigious event in Perth,” she said. “It will no doubt be a breath-taking display of military choreography.
“I am especially looking forward to the show of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo centrepiece acts and the involvement of our very own Perth and District Pipe Band, who will bring a very colourful and joyful focus to the event.”
It is hoped the tattoo will help strengthen Perth’s bid for City of Culture status, which will formally launch two days before.
Brigadier David Alfrey, chief executive and producer of the tattoo, said: “Perth is an exquisite city, rich in highland heritage and Scottish culture. The city and the venue on the banks of the River Tay offers us a perfect stage for a ‘taste of the tattoo.’
“This is the Tattoo’s first ever visit to the city and so, for us and some of the visiting international acts, this is a special occasion.”
He added: “I hope we will entertain and inspire a Perth crowd on a perfect Sunday afternoon. It should be a colourful and fun occasion in its own right and may encourage some folk to come to Edinburgh to see the full show in all its glory.”
The Tattoo launched its 2016 programme in Edinburgh this week and is expected to draw crowds of 220,000 spectators from across the globe.
Each year the international brand showcases a phenomenal mix of military pageantry, music, dance and technical wizardry.
