What’s On in Shetland – March 2013 + on

These details are subject to change or cancellation without prior notification. Check with organisers if unsure.

Useful numbers:
Islesburgh Community Centre – 01595 745100; Shetland Amenity Trust (SAT) – 01595 694688; Shetland Arts – 01595 743843; Shetland Box Office – (www.shetlandboxoffice.org) or 01595 745555; Shetland Museum & Archives – 01595 695057.

MARCH 2013

1st: Westsandwick Hall – Whist

1st: Shetland Arts – ‘Two Places As One’ poetry readings with Kathleen Jamie & Jen Hadfield in Mareel, 6pm

2nd: Norwick Up-Helly-A’

2nd: Farmers’ Market in Tingwall Public Hall, 10am-2pm

2nd: Peerie Moots Claes & Toys Swap Shop in Islesburgh Community Centre, 12noon-4pm, in aid of CRUK

2nd: Cullivoe Hall – Guizers’ Return

3rd: Mid Yell Hall – Table Top Sale (in aid of Yell School Edinburgh trip)

4th to 7th: Shetland County Drama Festival at Garrison Theatre

5th: Whiteness & Weisdale Hall – 500 at 7.30pm

6th: Sellafirth Hall – Whist

7th: Shetland Accordion & Fiddle Club – Local Club Night in The Shetland Hotel

8th: South Mainland Up-Helly-A’

8th: North Ness Hall, Ulsta – Spring Sale & Prize Draw (in aid of Yell Show)

13th: Mid Yell Hall – Whist

14th to 16th: Shetland Country Music Club – Paul Gallaher & Mary B

14th: Asta Golf Clubhouse – Traditional Music Evening (very informal, join in or just listen)

15th: Delting Up-Helly-A’ (tbc)

18th to 21st: Shetland Schools Music Festival at Mareel

19th: Whiteness & Weisdale Hall – 500 at 7.30pm

20th: Sellafirth Hall – Whist

21st: Shetland Accordion & Fiddle Club – Club Night with guests Burns Brothers Ceilidh Band (+ tune competition results)

22nd: Shetland Accordion & Fiddle Club – End of Season Supper Dance in Voe Hall, music by Burns Brothers Ceilidh Band

27th: North Ness Hall, Ulsta – Whist

28th: Asta Golf Clubhouse – Traditional Music Evening (very informal, join in or just listen)

29th: Westsandwick Hall – Whist

31st: Unst Farmers’ Market in Baltasound Hall (tbc)

APRIL 2013

2nd: Whiteness & Weisdale Hall – 500 at 7.30pm

3rd: Sellafirth Hall – Whist

6th: East Yell Hall – Concert (in aid of Yell Show)

9th: Ragged Wood presents King Creosote live at Mareel

11th: Asta Golf Clubhouse – Traditional Music Evening (very informal, join in or just listen)

13th: Farmers’ Market in Tingwall Public Hall, 10am-2pm

13th: Klub Revolution presents Mac Floyd (Pink Floyd tribute band) in Mareel, tickets £20 Shetland Box Office

16th: Whiteness & Weisdale Hall – 500 at 7.30pm

17th: Sellafirth Hall – Whis

21st: Shetland Field Studies Group Guided Walk – Footabrough to Dale of Walls, book at Tourist Office

24th: North Ness Hall, Ulsta – Whist

25th to 28th: Shetland Country Music Club – Trevor James & The North Ness Boys

26th & 27th: Shetland Folk Society – Young Fiddler of the Year 2013 at Mareel

26th: Cruise Ship Fram in Lerwick Harbour

26th: Westsandwick Hall – Whist, 7.30pm

28th: Unst Farmers’ Market in Baltasound Hall (tbc)

30th: Whiteness & Weisdale Hall – 500 Prizes at 7.30pm

MAY 2013

Lerwick Lifeboat Gala Day (date tbc)

2nd to 5th: 33rd Shetland Folk Festival

4th: Shetland Field Studies Group Guided Walk – East Kame to Dury, book at Tourist Office

4th: Farmers’ Market in Tingwall Public Hall, 10am-2pm

9th: Cruise Ship Discovery in Lerwick Harbour

19th: Shetland Field Studies Group Guided Walk – West Burrafirth, book at Tourist Office

19th: Cruise Ship Quest in Lerwick Harbour

23rd to 25th: Shetland Country Music Club – Shawn Cuddy

26th: Unst Farmers’ Market in Baltasound Hall (tbc)

28th: Cruise Ship Fram in Lerwick Harbour

30th: Cruise Ships Expedition and Braemar in Lerwick Harbour

31st: Cruise Ship Ocean Countess in Lerwick Harbour

JUNE 2013

Unst Music & Dance Club Sessions (dates tbc)

Aith Lifeboat Gala Day (date tbc)

1st: Shetland Field Studies Group Guided Walk – Quarff to Fladdabister, book at Tourist Office

1st: Farmers’ Market in Tingwall Public Hall, 10am-2pm

1st: Cruise Ship Silver Explorer in Lerwick Harbour

3rd: Cruise Ship MSC Magnifica in Lerwick Harbour

5th: Cruise Ship Athena in Lerwick Harbour

6th: Cruise Ship Discovery in Lerwick Harbour

10th: Cruise Ship Ocean Countess in Lerwick Harbour

11th: Cruise Ship Serenissima in Lerwick Harbour

13th to 23rd: 1000-Mile Doublehanded Race 2013 (yachts in Lerwick c. 23rd)

13th: Cruise Ship FTI Berlin in Lerwick Harbour

15th: Cruise Ships Serenissima and Costa Pacifica in Lerwick Harbour

16th: Shetland Field Studies Group Guided Walk – Uyea Isle, Unst, book at Tourist Office

17th: Cruise Ships Seven Seas Voyager and Aidacara in Lerwick Harbour

19th to 24th: FjordSailing Shetland Bergen Race 2013 (yachts in Lerwick c. 21st)

24th to 28th: Centre for Nordic Studies – Viking Culture Summer Course (www.nordic.uhi.ac.uk)

24th: Cruise Ship Nautica in Lerwick Harbour

25th: Cruise Ship Costa Voyager in Lerwick Harbour

29th until 7th July: Shetland Nature Festival 2013 + European Geoparks Week

29th: Cruise Ship Marco Polo in Lerwick Harbour

30th: Unst Farmers’ Market in Baltasound Hall (tbc)

JULY 2013

Sailing/Rowing Regattas and Sheepdog Trials (dates tbc)

Unst Music & Dance Club Sessions (dates tbc)

until 7th: Shetland Nature Festival 2013 + European Geoparks Week

1st: Cruise Ship Celebrity Infinity in Lerwick Harbour

3rd: Cruise Ship Ocean Princess in Lerwick Harbour

4th: Cruise Ship Aidacara in Lerwick Harbour

5th: Cruise Ship Serenissima in Lerwick Harbour

6th: Shetland Field Studies Group Guided Walk – Skellister, Nesting, book at Tourist Office

6th: Cruise Ship Azamara Quest in Lerwick Harbour

7th to 14th: UnstFest 2013

15th: Cruise Ship Sea Princess in Lerwick Harbour

21st: Shetland Field Studies Group Guided Walk – Basta Voe to Gloup, Yell, book at Tourist Office

21st: Cruise Ships Silver Cloud and Aidacara in Lerwick Harbour

22nd: Cruise Ship Celebrity Infinity in Lerwick Harbour

23rd: Cruise Ships Hebridean Princess and Columbus 2 in Lerwick Harbour

25th: Cruise Ship Thomson Spirit in Lerwick Harbour

26th: Cruise Ship Eurodam in Lerwick Harbour

28th: Unst Farmers’ Market in Baltasound Hall (tbc)

30th: Cruise Ship Princess Danae in Lerwick Harbour

31st: Cruise Ship Jewel of the Seas in Lerwick Harbour

AUGUST 2013

Walls Agricultural Show (date tbc)

Sailing/Rowing Regattas and Sheepdog Trials (dates tbc)

Unst Music & Dance Club Sessions (dates tbc)

2nd: Cruise Ship Marina in Lerwick Harbour

3rd: Voe Agricultural Show (tbc)

3rd: Shetland Field Studies Group Guided Walk – Fetlar, book at Tourist Office

3rd: Cruise Ship Hamburg in Lerwick Harbour

4th to 10th: Shetland Arts – Fiddle Frenzy (www.shetlandarts.org)

5th: Cruise Ship Ocean Countess in Lerwick Harbour

10th: Cruise Ship Voyager in Lerwick Harbour

14th: Cunningsburgh Agricultural Show (tbc)

14th: Cruise Ships FTI Berlin and Marco Polo in Lerwick Harbour

18th: Shetland Field Studies Group Guided Walk – Stromness, Whiteness, book at Tourist Office

19th: Cruise Ship Nautica in Lerwick Harbour

25th: Unst Farmers’ Market in Baltasound Hall (tbc)

31st until 7th September: Shetland Arts – Screenplay Festival (www.shetlandarts.org)

31st: Cruise Ship Caribbean Princess in Lerwick Harbour

31st: Unst Show (tbc)

SEPTEMBER 2013

Shetland Arts – Wordplay Festival (date tbc)

5th: Cruise Ship Crystal Symphony in Lerwick Harbour

7th: Shetland Field Studies Group Guided Walk – Skelladale, book at Tourist Office

7th: Yell Show

9th: Cruise Ship Brilliance of the Seas in Lerwick Harbour

13th to 15th: 10th Shetland Blues Festival

14th: Farmers’ Market in Tingwall Public Hall, 10am-2pm

22nd: Shetland Field Studies Group Guided Walk – Scatness, book at Tourist Office

22nd: Cruise Ship Fram in Lerwick Harbour

23rd: Cruise Ship Norwegian Star in Lerwick Harbour

29th: Unst Farmers’ Market in Baltasound Hall (tbc)

OCTOBER 2013

5th: Shetland Field Studies Group Guided Walk – Uyea, Northmavine, book at Tourist Office

5th: Farmers’ Market in Tingwall Public Hall, 10am-2pm

10th to 14th: Shetland Fiddle and Accordion Festival

20th: Shetland Field Studies Group Guided Walk – Mangaster to Nibon, book at Tourist Office

27th: Unst Farmers’ Market in Baltasound Hall (tbc)

NOVEMBER 2013

2nd: Farmers’ Market in Tingwall Public Hall, 10am-2pm

DECEMBER 2013

7th: Farmers’ Market in Tingwall Public Hall, 10am-2pm

REGULAR EVENTS:

Films and events at Mareel (www.shetlandboxoffice.org | www.mareel.org)

Shetland Craft Trail – Shetland Arts & Crafts members open to visitors (http://shetlandartsandcrafts.co.uk)

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

Bonhoga Gallery Art Exhibitions (www.shetlandarts.org)

Bonhoga Gallery Touring Art Exhibitions at Yell Leisure Centre; Unst Leisure Centre; Sumburgh Airport; Whalsay Leisure Centre; Peerie Shop Café

Da Gadderie (at Shetland Museum) Art Exhibitions (www.shetland-museum.org.uk)

2nd Monday of month: Burra History Group meet in Easthouse at 7.30pm (www.burrahistory.info)

Mondays: Drop-In Craft Day at Centre for Creative Industries, Sellafirth, Yell, 10am-12.30pm

Mondays: Royal British Legion, Lerwick – Bingo, 8pm

Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays: Changing Arts Exhibitions at Vaila Fine Art, open 11am-5pm

1st Tuesday of month (not Jan or Aug): CLAN Shetland Support Group meet in CLAN Support Centre, 39 Commercial Road (access from St Magnus St), at 7pm (01595 720320)

Tuesdays: Shetland Gone to Pieces Quilters meet in Islesburgh Community Centre, 6-9pm

2nd Wednesday of month: Forget-Me-Not Self Help Group meet in Islesburgh Community Centre, 6.30-8.30pm

Wednesdays & (most) Thursdays: Traditional Music Sessions in Lounge Bar, Lerwick

Wednesdays: Tai Chi Chuan (Dynamic Balance Boxing) in Room 12, Islesburgh Community Centre, 6.15pm

Wednesdays: Royal British Legion, Lerwick – 500 cards, 8pm

Thursdays & Saturdays: CLAN Support Centre – drop-in at 39 Commercial Road (access from St Magnus St), Thu 10am-4pm; Sat 10am-1pm (01595 720320)

Thursdays & Saturdays: ‘Yell for Cancer Support’ Shop open at Aywick, 1-5pm

last Thursday of month: Alzheimer Scotland/Shetland Arts – ‘Knitting for Dementia Awareness’ drop-in knitting group in Mareel Café Bar, 2-4.30pm

Thursdays: Sewing Group meets at Centre for Creative Industries, Sellafirth, Yell, 6.30pm

Thursdays: South Mainland Community History Group meet in Quendale Mill, 7.30pm (www.quendalemill.co.uk)

Fridays & Saturdays: Posers Nightclub open in Grand Hotel

Fridays: Royal British Legion, Lerwick – Bingo, 7.30pm

Fridays: Cullivoe Hall – Club Room open from 8pm

last Saturday of month (exc. Jul & Dec): Shetland Scrapbookers meet in Methodist Schoolroom, 10am-1pm

Saturdays: Fetlar Hall – Social from 9pm

Saturdays: Douglas Arms – Karaoke

Saturdays: Burravoe (Peerie) Hall open from 8.30pm

3rd Sunday of month: CLAN Brae Support Group meets in North Haven Care Centre at 2.30pm

APRIL/MAY TO SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER (various days/times, check locally):

Seabirds-and-Seals Boat Trips (07595 540224 | www.seabirds-and-seals.com)

Thule Charters Boat Trips (07796 912237 or 07876 522292 | www.thule-charters.co.uk)

Shetland Sea Charters Boat Trips (01595 692577 or 07759 668969)

Mousa Boat Trips (07901 872339 | www.mousa.co.uk)

St Magnus Bay Charters Boat Trips (07799 610025 or 01595 810378 | www.stmagnusbay.shetland.co.uk)

Shetland Marine Charters Boat Trips (01806 522429 or 07880 950246 | www.shetlandmarinecharters.com)

Sailing Trips on the Swan (01595 695193 | www.swantrust.com)

Sailing Trips on Dim Riv longship

(Wednesdays) Cycharters Boat Trips to Foula (01595 810887 or 07887 945480)

Noss National Nature Reserve open (info line 0800 107 7818)

Hoswick Visitor Centre, Sandwick open

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

Tangwick Haa Museum, Eshaness open (www.tangwickhaa.org.uk)

Unst Heritage Centre open (www.unstheritage.com)

Unst Boat Haven open (www.unstheritage.com)

Fetlar Interpretive Centre open (www.fetlar.com)

Old Haa, Burravoe open

Whalsay History Group – Heritage Centre open (www.whalsayhistorygroup-phase2.co.uk)

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

The Cabin Museum, Vidlin open

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

Bod of Gremista and Shetland Textile Working Museum open (http://shetlandtextilemuseum.wordpress.com)

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

Shetland Small Group Tours (01595 692080 | www.shetlandtours.co.uk)

Island Trails Tours (07880 950228 | www.island-trails.co.uk)

Shetland Walking & Wildlife Tours (07720 169191 | www.shetlandwalkingandwildlife.co.uk)

Unseen Shetland Tours (07554 344914 | www.unseenshetland.com)

Shetland Geotours Tours (01595 859218 | www.shetlandgeotours.com)

Shetland Nature Tours (01957 710000 | www.shetlandnature.net)

Old Scatness Broch & Iron Age Village open (01950 461869 | www.shetland-heritage.co.uk/scatness)

RSPB events and activities (01950 460800 | www.rspb.org.uk/reserves)

REGULAR EVENTS: