What’s On

Please note that changes and/or cancellations to this list can occur which are not notified to us so please check with organisers if unsure.

Some useful numbers: Islesburgh Community Centre – 01595 745100; Shetland Amenity Trust (SAT) – 01595 694688; Shetland Arts – 01595 743843; Shetland Arts Box Office – 01595 745500 (www.shetlandarts.org); Shetland Library – 01595 743868; Shetland Museum & Archives – 01595 695057.

Some useful hall links: Aith Hall/Rankin Lounge – Bigton Hall – Brae Hall – Carnegie Hall – Cunningsburgh Hall – Mossbank Hall – North Ness Hall – Ollaberry Hall – Quarff Hall – Sandness Hall – Sound Hall – South Nesting Hall – Staney Hill Hall – Symbister Hall – Trondra Hall – Vidlin Hall – Voe Hall – Walls Hall

JULY 202

all month: Films and Events at Mareel

25th: Cruise Ships Artania & Sh Diana in Lerwick Harbour

25th: RSPB Shetland – Beach Explorers: Marine Plastic at Sand Beach, Sand, 10am-12noon

25th: Alzheimer Scotland – Grief Group cuppa and chat, 11.45am-1pm; TLC Talks carers group, 1-2.30pm; and DRC Drop-in 2.30-3.30pm; all at 66 Burgh Road

25th: Shetland Library – Book Launch of ‘Storm Pegs: A Life in Shetland’ by Jen Hadfield, in the library, 6.30-7.30pm

25th: Live Music with Oot o’ Tune in Whalsay Boating Club

26th & 27th: ZMCC – 3rd Charity Rally at Vidlin Hall with food, drinks & live music, in aid of SANDS

26th: Alzheimer Scotland – Shanty Sing Along with soup, teas etc at Staney Hill Hall, 1.30-3.30pm

26th: Live Music with Fully Licensed in Whalsay Boating Club

26th: Live Music with Arthur Nicholson in the Marlex

26th: Live Music with the Isaac Webb Trio in the Lounge

27th: Yell Sheepdog Trials at West Sandwick from 8.30am

27th: Sandwick Fun Day at the Sandwick Pitch from 1-4pm, also Fish & Chips in the Social Club from 5pm

27th: Julie Laing & Robert Henderson – ‘Night Photography’ Open Studio, Talk & Book Launch at the Booth, Scalloway, 2-4.30pm

28th: Live Music with various Shetland Young Musicians in Mareel Café Bar (afternoon)

29th: Cruise Ship World Explorer in Lerwick Harbour

29th: Islesburgh Community Centre – Shetland Music Evenings featuring various local musicians, 7pm, doors open 6.30pm

29th: Burrafirth Enlargements Common Grazings – Meeting in North Unst Public Hall at 7pm

30th + 6th Aug: Community Summer Pop-in at the Staney Hill Hall, 4-6pm

30th: Cruise Ships Insignia & Seven Seas Splendour in Lerwick Harbour

31st: Cruise Ship Aidasol in Lerwick Harbour

31st: Shetland Community Bike Project SCIO – AGM in 16-18 Commercial Road at 11.30am

AUGUST 2024

all month: Films and Events at Mareel

1st: RSPB Shetland – Beach Explorers: Birds & Sea Creatures at West Voe Beach, Sumburgh, 10am-12noon

1st: Shetland Arts – Singer Songwriter Night at Mareel, 7.30pm, free entry

3rd: Cruise Ship Spirit of Adventure in Lerwick Harbour

3rd: Voe & District Agricultural Show, followed by a Dance with The Dead Pans

4th: Undercover Bressay – Open Gardens and Woodlands, 11am-4pm, nine gardens and sites to visit for free (more details at www.bressay.org/whats-on), also lunches and live music at Speldiburn Cafe, 1-4pm

4th: Shetland Accordion & Fiddle Club – Summer Afternoon of Music with local musicians, followed by informal music session, in Lerwick Legion, 2-5pm, pay on the door

5th, 12th & 19th: Islesburgh Community Centre – Shetland Music Evenings featuring various local musicians, 7pm, doors open 6.30pm

5th & 19th: Monday Mandolins – Summer Slow Sessions in High Level Music, 6.30-7.30pm (more info jenny.henry60@gmail.com)

5th to 9th: Shetland Fiddle Week 2024

5th: Cruise Ships Le Champlain & Ambition in Lerwick Harbour

6th: Cruise Ship Nieuw Statendam in Lerwick Harbour

6th: Community Summer Pop-in at the Staney Hill Hall, 4-6pm

6th: Shetland Women’s Darts – AGM in Lerwick Legion function room at 7pm

7th: Cunningsburgh Show

8th: Cruise Ship Seven Seas Mariner in Lerwick Harbour

8th: RSPB Shetland – Beach Explorers: Spiggie Open Day at Scousburgh Sand (big Spiggie), 10am-12noon

9th: RSPB Shetland – Mousa Guided Walk, 11am-3pm

10th: Cruise Ship Viking Sky in Lerwick Harbour

10th: Walls Show (tbc)

13th: Cruise Ships Corinthian, Silver Spirit & Costa Favolosa in Lerwick Harbour

14th: Cruise Ship Celebrity Silhouette in Lerwick Harbour

15th & 16th: Emma Roddick MSP – Summer Surgeries in Fetlar on 15th and Scalloway on 16th (emma.roddick.msp@parliament.scot)

15th: RNID – Drop-in Session offering hearing aid maintenance, hearing checks and information on hearing loss etc at Islesburgh Community Centre, 10.30am-12noon

15th: Lerwick Amateur Swimming Club – AGM in Clickimin Waterside Suite at 6.30pm

16th to 18th: Rising North Music Festival

17th: Cruise Ship Viking Neptune in Lerwick Harbour

18th: Fetlar Hall – Sunday Teas, 12-3pm

20th: Cruise Ship Aidasol in Lerwick Harbour

21st: Cruise Ship Viking Venus in Lerwick Harbour

26th & 27th: Emma Roddick MSP – Summer Surgeries in Lerwick on 26th and Cunningsburgh on 27th (emma.roddick.msp@parliament.scot)

26th: RNID – Drop-in Session offering hearing aid maintenance, hearing checks and information on hearing loss etc at Brae Youth Centre Living Well Hub, 10am-12noon

27th: Cruise Ship Seabourn Sojourn in Lerwick Harbour

29th: Cruise Ships Seven Seas Splendour & Corinthian in Lerwick Harbour

30th: Cruise Ship Le Dumont D’Urville in Lerwick Harbour

SEPTEMBER 2024

1st: Cruise Ship Ambition in Lerwick Harbour

2nd, 16th & 30th: Shetland Mandolin Band meet in Islesburgh Community Centre at 7.30pm

2nd: Cruise Ships Nieuw Statendam & Rotterdam in Lerwick Harbour

6th to 8th: The Swan trip to South Mainland & Fair Isle

6th: Cruise Ship MSC Preziosa in Lerwick Harbour

7th: Cruise Ship Regal Princess in Lerwick Harbour

9th: Cruise Ship Le Dumont D’Urville in Lerwick Harbour

10th: Cruise Ships Viking Neptune & Costa Favolosa in Lerwick Harbour

14th: Cruise Ships Viking Venus, Viking Neptune & Seven Seas Splendour in Lerwick Harbour

19th: RNID – Drop-in Session offering hearing aid maintenance, hearing checks and information on hearing loss etc at Islesburgh Community Centre, 10.30am-12noon

22nd: Fetlar Hall – Sunday Teas, 12-3pm

23rd: RNID – Drop-in Session offering hearing aid maintenance, hearing checks and information on hearing loss etc at Brae Youth Centre Living Well Hub, 10am-12noon

24th-28th: The Swan pre-Wool Week Shetland Cruise

24th: Cruise Ships Maud & Spitsbergen in Lerwick Harbour

26th: Cruise Ship Norwegian Star in Lerwick Harbour

27th: Cruise Ship Seven Seas Splendour in Lerwick Harbour

28th: Cruise Ship Hanseatic Spirit in Lerwick Harbour

29th until 5th Oct: Shetland Wool Week 2024

OCTOBER 2024

until 5th: Shetland Wool Week 2024

1st: Cruise Ship Aidasol in Lerwick Harbour

14th & 28th: Shetland Mandolin Band meet in Islesburgh Community Centre at 7.30pm

17th: RNID – Drop-in Session offering hearing aid maintenance, hearing checks and information on hearing loss etc at Islesburgh Community Centre, 10.30am-12noon

28th: RNID – Drop-in Session offering hearing aid maintenance, hearing checks and information on hearing loss etc at Brae Youth Centre Living Well Hub, 10am-12noon

NOVEMBER 2024

11th & 25th: Shetland Mandolin Band meet in Islesburgh Community Centre at 7.30pm

21st: RNID – Drop-in Session offering hearing aid maintenance, hearing checks and information on hearing loss etc at Islesburgh Community Centre, 10.30am-12noon

25th: RNID – Drop-in Session offering hearing aid maintenance, hearing checks and information on hearing loss etc at Brae Youth Centre Living Well Hub, 10am-12noon

DECEMBER 2024

9th & 16th: Shetland Mandolin Band meet in Islesburgh Community Centre at 7.30pm

19th: RNID – Drop-in Session offering hearing aid maintenance, hearing checks and information on hearing loss etc at Islesburgh Community Centre, 10.30am-12noon

23rd: RNID – Drop-in Session offering hearing aid maintenance, hearing checks and information on hearing loss etc at Brae Youth Centre Living Well Hub, 10am-12noon

REGULAR EVENTS & ATTRACTIONS

(some events/attractions only operate seasonally; check locally for details)

MUSIC / ARTS / LEISURE / ACTIVITIES / FOOD & DRINK

Mon (fortnightly): Aith Hall – 500 from 7.30pm

Mon (Sep-Apr): Lerwick Bridge Club meet in Islesburgh Community Centre, 7pm

Mon & Fri: Living Well Hub – Drop-in Sessions at Brae Youth Centre, 10am-2pm on Mon; 10am-4pm on Fri

Mon: Rebel Fitness Classes in Sandwick Social Club: Senior Circuits 10.30-11.20am & Shredmax & Tone, 6.20-7.20pm

Mon: Rebel Fitness Classes in Gilbertson Park Games Hall: Hiitstep & Tone, 6.15-7.15pm

Mon: ‘Move It or Lose It’ exercise classes for over 60s in Sound Hall, 6-7pm

Tues & Thur (summer): Traditional Music Sessions in the Marlex (Douglas Arms) Lerwick from 8pm

Tues: Cuppas@Quoys – Community Café in Lerwick Baptist Church, 10am-12noon (Dementia Inclusive Activity)

Tues: Walk Da Rock ‘Health Walks’ in Scalloway at 10am and in Lerwick 2pm

Tues (term time): Brae Community Library open 4-6pm

Tues: Jazzercise class in South Nesting Hall, 6.15pm

Tues: Rebel Fitness Classes in Sandwick Social Club: Rebel Circuits, 6.20-7.20pm

Tues (fortnightly): Traditional Music Sessions at Asta Golf Club from 7pm

Tues: Northmavine Fiddle & Accordion Club meet in Hillswick Hall, 8pm

Weds (weekly, term time): ‘Bounce, Stay & Play’ in Sandveien Neighbourhood Centre, 1.30-3pm, run by New Life Church

Weds (exc. 1st Wed of month): Rebel Fitness Classes in Islesburgh Community Centre: ASN Sensory Sessions, 6.30-7.30pm

Wed (first Wed of month): The Well – worship experience for later life at Lerwick Methodist Church, 2-3pm (Dementia Inclusive Activity)

Wed: Living Well Hub – Drop-in Sessions at Scalloway Youth & Community Centre, 9am-1pm & at Speldiburn Café, Bressay, 2-4pm

Weds: Jazzercise in Lerwick Masonic Hall, 6pm

Weds: Shetland Fiddlers Society meet in Islesburgh Community Centre, 7-9pm

Weds: Traditional Music Sessions in the Lounge Bar, Lerwick from 8pm

Thur: Walls Hall – Toddlers, 9.30-11.30am

Thur: Walk Da Rock ‘Health Walks’ in Westsandwick, Yell at 12noon and South Mainland at 2pm

Thu: Reminiscence Sessions with Cuppa & Chat at Hoswick Visitor Centre, 2.30-4pm (Dementia Inclusive Activity)(check details with centre on 01950 431406)

Thur: Rebel Fitness Classes in Sandwick Social Club: Soulsa® 6.20-7.10pm & Rebel Tone 7.20-7.50pm

Thur: Jazzercise in Walls Hall, 6.30pm

Thu: Traditional Music Session in the Marlex

Fri: Rebel Fitness Classes in Lerwick Baptist Church: Rebel Babies 10-10.45am & Senior Aerobics 11am-12noon

Fri: Friday Friends social event with activities, knitting, soup etc, at Hymhus, Bigton, 12-2pm (Dementia Inclusive Activity)

Fri: Shetland Library – ‘Shetland Memories’ event in the Library Activities Room, 3-4pm

Fri: Rebel Fitness Classes in Gilbertson Park Games Hall: Intense Focus 5.15-6pm & Totally Shredded 6-6.45pm

Sat: Rebel Fitness Classes: Outdoor Bootcamp Rebel Circuits 9.30-10.30am, venue decided each week

Sat: Jazzercise in Quarff Hall at 10am

Sat: South Mainland Dance Club meet in Carnegie Hall, Sandwick, 7.15pm-9.15pm

various: Paths for All Health Walks (Dementia Inclusive Activity) contact 01595 807494

Living Lerwick events (www.livinglerwick.co.uk)

Shetland Gallery at Sellafirth, Yell (www.shetlandgallery.com)

Vaila Fine Art Gallery (www.vailafineart.co.uk)

Bonhoga Gallery at Weisdale Mill (www.shetlandarts.org.uk)

Films and events at Mareel (www.tickets.shetlandarts.org/Sales)

Shetland Craft Trail (www.shetlandartsandcrafts.co.uk/crafttrail.html)

Creative Kids Art & Craft Club at Toll Clock Centre & Sandwick SYCC (see Facebook)

Shetland Reel Distillery, Unst (www.shetlandreel.com)

Lerwick Brewery Tours (www.lerwickbrewery.co.uk)

Speldiburn Café / Good as New Shop /Art Gallery (www.bressay.org)

Hoswick Visitor Centre, Sandwick (www.facebook.com/HoswickVisitorCentre)

Sumburgh Head Visitor Centre (www.shetlandamenity.org/visit-sumburgh-head)

MUSEUMS / HERITAGE CENTRES / EXHIBITIONS

Living Lerwick events (www.livinglerwick.co.uk)

Burra History Group, Easthouse Croft, Papil (www.facebook.com/Burra-History-Group-238479633663189)

Shetland Museum & Archives (www.shetland-museum.org.uk)

Shetland Textile Working Museum at Bod of Gremista (www.shetlandtextilemuseum.com)

The Cabin Museum, Vidlin (www.facebook.com/TheCabinMuseum)

Whalsay Heritage Centre (www.whalsayheritage.co.uk)

Bressay Heritage Centre open (www.bressay-history-group.org)

Cunningsburgh History Group (www.facebook.com/cunningsburghhistorygroup)

Quendale Water Mill (www.quendalemill.co.uk)

Tangwick Haa Museum, Northmavine (www.tangwickhaa.org.uk)

Unst Heritage Centre (www.unstheritage.com)

Unst Boat Haven (www.unstheritage.com)

Scalloway Museum (www.scallowaymuseum.org)

Old Haa, Burravoe, Yell (www.oldhaa.com)

Crofthouse Museum, Dunrossness (www.shetland-museum.org.uk)

Fetlar Interpretive Centre (www.fetlar.com)

Hoswick Visitor Centre, Sandwick (www.facebook.com/HoswickVisitorCentre)

Up-Helly-A’ Exhibition, Galley Shed, St Sunniva Street

Cullivoe Up-Helly-A’ Exhibition, Cullivoe Galley Shed, Yell (www.facebook.com/cullivoeuphellyaa)

TRIPS / TOURS / WILDLIFE

Sailing Trips on Dim Riv longship from Victoria Pier (www.dimriv.com)

Shetland Seabird Tours – Noss Boat Trips (www.shetlandseabirdtours.com)

Simmer Dim Charters Boat Trips from Aith (www.simmerdimcharters.com)

Sailing Trips on the Swan (www.swantrust.com)

Seabirds-and-Seals Noss Boat Trips (www.seabirds-and-seals.com)

Mousa Boat Trips (www.mousa.co.uk)

Westside Sea Adventures (see facebook page)

Island Vista Tours (www.islandvista.co.uk)

Island Trails Guided Tours (www.island-trails.co.uk)

Nicolson’s Tours (www.nicolsonsgroup.com)

Go Shetland Tours (www.goshetlandtours.co.uk)

Grantfield Garage Private Tours (www.grantfieldgarage.co.uk)

J & DS Halcrow Shetland Explorer Tours (www.shetlandexplorer.co.uk)

Robertsons Tours (www.rrobertsonandson.com)

Discover Shetland Tours (www.discovershetland.net)

Shetland Nature Tours (www.shetlandnature.net)

Shetland Rural Experience Tours (www.shetlandruralexperience.co.uk)