Table Candles for Late Summer Evenings:

As the festival crowds thin and Edinburgh’s long August daylight starts to shorten, the evening trade shifts. Diners linger longer, terraces need warmth and atmosphere earlier in the night, and candlelight becomes part of the experience rather than an afterthought. This guide covers the table candles worth stocking now — for late summer ambience and for the cosier, darker evenings just around the corner — sourced from Lothian Supply Company’s full candles collection.

Why Late Summer Is the Right Time to Restock Candles

Central Belt venues tend to think of candles as a fixed October job. In practice, the shift starts earlier: as evenings draw in through late August and September, table candles do double duty — extending the useful hours of outdoor and window seating, and softening interiors as natural light drops off earlier each night. Ordering now, rather than waiting for the first cold snap, means your cellar and back-of-house are stocked before the seasonal scramble hits every trade supplier’s order book at once.

Jar Candles for Outdoor and Terrace Tables

For venues with terraces, beer gardens, or covered outdoor seating, jar candles are the practical choice — the glass housing protects the flame from wind while still throwing a warm glow across the table.

Starlight Jar Candles

The Starlight Jar Candle range from Bolsius comes in amber, red, and clear, each with an approximate 50-hour burn time and a compact 82mm x 77mm footprint that suits most table settings. The amber and clear options in particular read as understated and versatile — easy to use night after night without looking like decoration for decoration’s sake. Available in packs of 8, they’re straightforward to rotate through busy service.

Restaurant and Bistro Table Candles

For indoor dining rooms and bistro-style covers, dinner candles bring a level of polish that trade buyers reach for through fixed booking season — weddings, private dining, and the steady evening cover count that builds as festival footfall eases.

Bistro Candles

Bistro Candles in Ivory are non-drip with a clean, smoke-free burn — a detail that matters on white tablecloths and in enclosed dining rooms. With a 6-hour burn time and supplied in packs of 45, they’re built for consistent nightly turnover rather than occasional use.

Georgian Bistro Candles

The Georgian Bistro Candles in White offer the same drip-free, low-smoke burn in a neutral white that fits most existing holder sets, supplied in a generous 100-pack — a sensible option for venues wanting to lay in stock ahead of the autumn calendar rather than reordering month to month.

Twilight and Lowboy Candles for a Longer Burn

Where jar candles need to last across a full evening sitting — or a full weekend of covers — a longer burn time reduces how often staff need to change candles mid-service.

Twilight Lowboy Candles

The Twilight Lowboy Candle in Amber offers up to 70 hours of burn time with no odour or smoke — a premium option well suited to restaurant tables, private events, and hospitality settings where a relaxed, romantic atmosphere matters. Supplied in packs of 6.

Tealights and Pillars for Volume and Versatility

Larger venues, or those running events alongside regular trade, often need candles in volume rather than as individual table pieces.

Maxi Tealights

Maxi Tealights, 10-hour burn, are low-smoke, drip-free, and supplied in a bag of 40 — a practical stock item for venues using multiple tealight holders across a dining room or bar.

Pillar Candles

Pillar Candles in Ivory (200mm x 70mm) bring height and presence to a bar back, mantel, or feature display, with the same low-smoke, drip-free burn quality and long burning time, supplied in packs of 6.

Planning Ahead for the Season Change

Late summer into early autumn is exactly the window to top up candle stock before demand tightens across the trade. Venues that order now avoid the scramble that hits every Central Belt supplier once the clocks change and every pub, bar, and restaurant in Edinburgh and Glasgow reaches for the same stock at once.

Browse the full range and place your trade order: Lothian Supply Company — Candles Collection