The tenth annual event was, according to the event's Maister Graham Easton, another successful celebration of the town's enduring and endearing links with The Shirra who, for 33 years until his death in 1932, dispensed justice from the local courtroom – now a popular tourist attraction.
"Visitor numbers were high, particularly on the Saturday, and although the number of market traders was down on previous years, those who came all reported excellent business, even on Sunday, which is normally the quieter of the two days," said Mr Easton.
"We have a huge army of volunteers and sponsors to thank for an event which receives no external funding and takes all year to organise," he added.
With many revellers resplendent in Georgian period costume, the extravaganza kicked off on Friday night with a ceilidh in the Victoria Halls, with the same venue hosting a sell-out concert on Saturday evening with top-notch performers including local singers Hilary Bell and Kieran Halpen, the Glasgow Sicilian Society Youth Choir and folk band Carlenjig.
During a damp but mild Saturday, and a dank and chillier Sunday, there was lots to see and do, although numbers on the Sunday were not helped by the fact Berwick-upon-Tweed held a Dickensian festival on the same day.
The old courtroom in the Market Place was packed for dramatic reworkings of some of The Shirra's most famous cases with actor John Nichol on the bench, while the rounding up of the French prisoners – casualties of the Napoleonic Wars – was a real crowd pleaser.
Viv Ross, a member of the organising committee since the event's inception in 2000, said a successful innovation this year had been a tour, attended by 200 people, of the tunnel which linked the town's old jailhouse to the current Sheriff Court building in Ettrick Terrace.
"The festival is much more than music and stalls, and many people came for the cultural events such as the court cases and the talks in the County Hotel," said Mrs Ross.
These included a talk by historian Walter Elliot on his latest book, Selkirkshire and the Borders, a presentation of health and hypochondria in Jane Austen's England, a performance by illustrious piper Matt Seattle, and a demonstration of how to make a traditional Selkirk Bannock by cookery writer Fiona Houston.
On both afternoons, the town centre throbbed to the sound of music as bands and dancers, local and imported, entertained the crowds in the pend of the County Hotel (transformed into the Port of Leith), the Market Place and Meg Dod's Kitchen in the marquee outside The Wee Paper offices.
The cold seemed to bring out the best in the musicians who included the Riddell Fiddles, Bogie's Close Stompers, the Small Hall Band, Gael Force, the Fisher Lassies and, from Eyemouth, the multitalented Podlies.
From Saturday's costume cavalcade in the morning to the torchlight procession in the evening, and from Sunday's parade to the Bog Park ba' game and the spectacular closing firework display, Scott's Selkirk franked its reputation as a one-of-a-kind event.
"We have such a wealth of talent in the town and a huge community spirit which come together, despite the weather, to create something of which we should all be very proud," said Mrs Ross. "If we can just get more national promotion, the future of the event looks assured."
The organising committee will meet on Tuesday to discuss the event and begin preparations for next year.
"We have come a long way since the first Scott's Selkirk in 2000," said Mr Easton. "We own the tunnel stall tents, have a permanent shop in Market Place and receive unbelievable support from local organisations.
"It was unfortunate the Flute Band had insufficient numbers to play and that some members of the Selkirk Silver Band were engaged in competitions on the Sunday, so there was no afternoon concert in the Market Place. We will have to look at the possibility of inviting a band from elsewhere and encouraging more street traders, particularly to High Street.
"But these are relatively minor points which in no way detract from another fabulous weekend."
z The Tuesday meeting will also hear why, as reported last week, signs directing motorists to the park-and-ride facility in Dunsdale Road were removed from lamp posts on the A7 on either side of the town just two days before the festival.
A spokesperson for BEAR Scotland, which maintains the region's trunk road network, explained: "Unauthorised signs were removed during a routine inspection of the A7.
"In the interests of road safety approval must be gained to erect temporary event signs on the trunk road.
"These signs should also be manufactured to specific standards.
"On this occasion, the signs were returned to the event organisers so that they could be re-erected. We are in liaison with the organisers to ensure authorisation is granted in advance of next year's event."