Enjoy nine days of events on the UK’s most northerly island as Unstfest takes place, from Saturday 14th to Sunday 22nd July, with a Daft Raft Race, Twilight Mystery Tour and Vikings…
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Vikings, fire and longboats at Up Helly Aa
From January to March, the Shetland Islands come alive with a whole host of Viking themed fire festivals, known as Up Helly Aa…
Get ready for March’s Up Helly Aa celebrations
From January to March, the Shetland Islands come alive with a host of Viking themed fire festivals known as Up Helly Aa, this March the final two events will take place…
Vikings get ready for Uyeasound’s Up Helly Aa
This year’s Uyeasound Up Helly Aa will take place on Friday 10th February, with a torchlit procession of Vikings and a longboat burning…
Longboat burning and Vikings at Up Helly Aa
Up Helly Aa in Lerwick claims to be Europe’s largest fire festival, and has been an annual tradition since around the 1880s, with Vikings and longboats…
Up Helly Aa fire festival in Shetland
From January to March the Shetland Islands come alive with a whole host of Viking themed fire festivals often known as ‘Up Helly Aa’. Delting’s Up Helly Aa closes the Viking fire festival season…
Liking the Vikings at Up Helly Aa
Up Helly Aa in Lerwick claims to be Europe’s largest fire festival and has been an annual tradition since around the 1880s. This year’s event takes place on 26th January…
Lerwick lights up for Up Helly Aa
Lerwick’s Up Helly Aa claims to be Europe’s largest fire festival and takes place on 27th January, with a fire-lit procession and Viking longboat burning…
Celebrate New Year in Shetland with Viking fire festivals
From January to March the Shetland Islands come alive with a whole host of Viking themed fire festivals known as Up Helly Aa…
South Mainland Up Helly Aa lights up Shetland
The South Mainland Up Helly Aa is the newest of the Shetland fire festivals and this year takes place on 14th March 2014…
The streets of Lerwick are taken over by Vikings for Up Helly Aa
Up Helly Aa in Lerwick is Europe’s largest fire festival and has been an annual tradition since around the 1880s. In 2014 it takes place on 28th January…
A festival of fire with Up Helly Aa
Up Helly Aa in Lerwick is Europe’s largest fire festival and has been an annual tradition since around the 1880s. The festival features fire-lit processions, a Viking longboat burning, as well as dancing and singing…
Get down with the Vikings at Up Helly Aa
Up Helly Aa is a traditional celebration on the Shetland mainland with marches, processions, galley burning and dancing lasting into the early hours…