The seaside town of Burntisland has a wide, shallow, sandy bay which is popular for watersports. A fairground resides at Burntisland Links from June to September. Highland Games are held at Burntisland Links on the first Monday of the 'Fair Fortnight' in July.
Competitors come from all over the UK and abroad to take part.
Along with the usual Highland Events, there are cycle races and highland dancing competitions as well as the Binn Hill Race, where local competitors race to the top of a nearby hill and back again. The historic Parish Church at Burntisland was host to the Scottish Assembly in 1601, and it was here that King James VI proposed a new translation of the bible. Around 83 AD the Romans, under Agricola, founded a naval base at Burntisland. The town became an important port and this continued for many centuries. During the 1980's a ferry service operated between Burntisland and Leith, offering commuters and tourists alternative means of travelling to Edinburgh.