Where: Lerwick, Shetland mainland
£: Free to watch the morning marching and evening procession. The evening Town Hall event is ticketed (£25) with limited availability.
What is it?
Up Helly Aa is a traditional celebration with marches, processions, galley burning and dancing lasting into the early hours. The festival begins in the morning (8.30am) with Guizer Jarl and his Jarl squad when they march through the town.
After the procession and galley burning, the squads will head off to the halls for dancing. The evening event is ticketed.
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