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 – North Roe & Lochend Hall – Ollaberry Hall – Quarff Hall –Sandness Hall – Sound Hall – South Nesting Hall – St Magnus Church Hall – Staney Hill Hall – Symbister Hall – Trondra Hall – Vidlin Hall – Voe Hall – Walls Hall
JUNE 2025
all month: Events and activities at Mareel
to 19th: North Sea Triangle Yacht Race participants in Lerwick Harbour
19th & 26th: Alzheimer Scotland – Grief Group meet 11.45-1pm; Carers Group meet 1-2.30pm; DRC Drop-In 2.30-3.30pm, all at Dementia Resource Centre, 66 Burgh Rd
19th-22nd: Bergen-Shetland Yacht Race participants 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
19th: Shetland Amenity Trust – Tree Sale at Horticultural Unit, Staney Hill, 11am-3pm
19th: Mark Spalding Piano Recital at Mareel, 1pm
19th: Mark Spalding Organ Recital at St Columba’s Kirk
20th & 27th: Alzheimer Scotland – Shanty Sing Along + Soup, Teas etc, Staney Hill Hall, 1.30-3.30pm
20th: Shetland Accordion & Fiddle Club – Mid Summer Dance in Gulberwick Hall, 7.30pm
20th: Cruise Ships Corinthian and Vista in Lerwick Harbour
21st: Live Music with The Dead Pans in Sound Hall
21st: Cruise Ships Viking Saturn and World Voyager in Lerwick Harbour
22nd: Shetland Arts – Alice Theatre Project: ‘The Saga Stanes’ at Mareel, 11.30am + 2.30pm
22nd: Sunday Teas & Car Boot Sale in South Nesting Hall, 1.30-4pm
22nd: Sunday Teas in Bridge End Hall, Burra, 2-5pm
23rd: Cruise Ships Island Sky and MSC Virtuosa in Lerwick Harbour
24th: Yell Health centre Support Group – AGM in Mid Yell Hall at 7pm
24th: Cruise Ship Nieuw Statendam in Lerwick Harbour
25th to 29th: Delting Boating Club – Annual Regatta inc. Round Linga Yacht Race, 7pm on 25th; Round the Cans Yacht Race, 7pm on 26th; Eela Competition, 6pm on 27th, followed by music session at 9pm; Yacht Races from 10am on 28th, followed by prizegiving, barbecue & music by Sheep Dip at 8pm; Dinghy & Mirror Races from 2pm on 29th, followed by prizegiving & barbecue
25th: Alzheimer Scotland – Museum Social, 2-3.30pm
25th: South Nesting Boating Club – AGM in South Nesting Hall at 8pm
25th: Cruise Ships Le Laperouse and Celebrity Eclipse in Lerwick Harbour
26th: Singer Songwriter Night at Mareel, 7.30pm
26th: National Day of Prayer event in Ebenezer Hall at 7.30pm
26th: Cruise Ships Azamara Quest, Rotterdam and Gann in Lerwick Harbour
27th (also 11th & 25th Jul): RSPB – Evening Rockpooling (over 16s only), meet at Sandsayre Pier, Sandwick at 6pm
27th: Shetland Amenity Trust/Shetland Wool Week – ‘An Evening with the Doulls’: music, film & 8 o’clocks, in Sullom Hall at 7.30pm
27th: Live Music with The Munchies at Da Noost
27th: Cruise Ships Viking Vela and Island Sky in Lerwick Harbour
28th: NatureScot – Noss Open Day 2025, 12noon-4pm
28th: Live Music with Brian Morrison & Colin Sutherland at the Marlex
28th: Cruise Ship Seabourn Venture in Lerwick Harbour
29th: Young Musicians Sessions in Mareel Café Bar, 2pm
30th: Hillswick Public Hall SCIO – AGM in the hall at 7.30pm
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 (fortnightly term time): North Roe & Lochend Hall – Ability Shetland Youth Club meets 6-7.30pm
Mon (Sep-May): Lerwick Bridge Club meet in Islesburgh Community Centre, 7pm
Mon: Shetland Community Choir meet in Islesburgh Community Centre at 7pm
Tue: Cuppas@Quoys – Community Café in Lerwick Baptist Church, 10am-12noon (Dementia Inclusive Activity)
Tue: Walk Da Rock ‘Health Walks’ in Scalloway at 10am and in Lerwick 2pm
Tue: 60+ Club meet in Islesburgh Community Centre, 2-4.30pm (Dementia Inclusive Event)
Tue (term time): Brae Community Library open 4-6pm
Tue (last Tues of month – term time): Living Well Hub – Drop-in Sessions at Cullivoe Hall, 12-4pm
Tue (fortnightly): Traditional Music Sessions at Asta Golf Club from 7pm
Tue: Brae Hall – Carpet Bowls, 7.30pm
Tue: Northmavine Fiddle & Accordion Club meet in Hillswick Hall, 8pm
Weds (weekly): Open Access at Toogs Artist Workshop, Burra, 2-5pm (www.gaada.org/booking)
Wed (weekly, term time): ‘Bounce, Stay & Play’ in Sandveien Neighbourhood Centre, 1.30-3pm, run by New Life Church
Wed (first Wed of month): The Well – worship experience for later life at Lerwick Methodist Church, 2-3pm (Dementia Inclusive Activity)
Wed (second Wed of month): Voe Hall – Voe Social Group meets 10am-12noon
Wed (fortnightly): Living Well Hub – Drop-in Sessions at Speldiburn Café, Bressay, 9.15-11.15am, and at Scalloway Youth Centre, 2-4pm
Wed: Shetland Fiddlers Society meet in Islesburgh Community Centre, 7-9pm
Wed: Traditional Music Sessions in the Lounge Bar, Lerwick from 8pm
Thu: Walls Hall – Toddlers, 9.30-11.30am
Thu: 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)
Thu (summer): Traditional Music Session in the Marlex, Lerwick from 8pm
Fri: Living Well Hub – Drop-in Session at Brae Youth Centre, 10am-4pm
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
first Sat of every month: Shetland Veterans Breakfast Club meet at RAFA Club, Charlotte Street, 9.30am
Sat: Shetland Community School of Ballet – Baby Ballet Classes + Adult Ballet, Tap & Jazz, in Scalloway Youth Centre, morning & afternoon sessions
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)
Shetland Reel Distillery, Unst (www.shetlandreel.com)
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)
Sumburgh Head Visitor Centre (www.shetlandamenity.org/visit-sumburgh-head)
Every care is taken in the compilation of this list. If you are aware of any errors or need details amended or added, please contact our office or send an email to info@shetlandtimes.co.uk
