Up Helly Aa Festivals

You may have heard about Shetland's annual Up Helly Aa celebrations? But did you know that there are 12 festivals between January and March per annum.

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The following are the 2020 dates for each of the festivals (annual dates in brackets):

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Scalloway Fire Festival - Friday 10th January 2020 (second Friday in January)

Lerwick Up Helly Aa and Junior Up Helly Aa - Tuesday 28th January 2020 (last Tuesday in January)

Nesting and Girlsta Up Helly Aa - Friday 7th February 2020 (10 days after Lerwick Up Helly Aa)

Uyeasound Up Helly Aa - Friday 14th February 2020 (usually second Friday in February)

Northmavine Up Helly Aa - Friday 21st February 2020 (third Friday in February)

Bressay Up Helly Aa - Friday 28th February 2020 (last Friday in February)

Cullivoe Up Helly Aa - Friday 28th February 2020 (last Friday in February)

Norwick Up Helly Aa - Saturday 29th February 2020 (last Saturday in February)

South Mainland Up Helly Aa - Friday 13th March 2020 (second Friday in March)

Walls Junior Up Helly Aa - Saturday 14th March 2020 (second Saturday in March)

Delting Up Helly Aa - Friday 20th March 2020 (third Friday in March)

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Each festival is guaranteed to be packed with fire and Vikings cheering to the crowds!