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.
MAY 2013
until 12th: Shetland Museum (Da Gadderie) – Joint Exhibition: ‘No Explanation Necessary’ by Sam Davies and ‘Moments in Nature’ by Peter Beihl
until 9th June: Bonhoga Gallery Main Exhibition: ‘Four Journeys from Blue’ by Ria Moncrieff, Rachel Ross Smith, Diane Garrick and Gail Harvey – winners of Shetland Open 2012; Lower Gallery: Bairns’ Open Drawing Awards 2013; Craft Cabinet: UK Craft
1st & 2nd: SIC Youth Services Roadshows to discuss restructure/review of Youth Services: 1st Islesburgh; 2nd Sandwick School; meetings start 7pm
1st: Fetlar Interpretive Centre opens for the season
1st: Sellafirth Hall – Whist
1st: Sail Yell – AGM in Mid Yell Boating Club at 7pm
2nd to 5th: 33rd Shetland Folk Festival
2nd & 9th: Shetland Canoe Club – Beginners’ Training at Clickimin Pool, 7pm
2nd: Centre for Nordic Studies – Talk: ‘From iron to steel – ritual and mythological components in a ritualised process. Examples from Iron Age Scandinavia, 200-1000AD’ by Terje Gansum, in NAFC Marine Centre, 7.30pm
3rd: Spring Sale + Teas etc in Brae Hall, 7-9pm
3rd: Mid Yell Boating Club – Chinese Night
4th: Shetland Field Studies Group Guided Walk – East Kame to Dury, book at Tourist Office
4th: Farmers’ Market in Tingwall Public Hall, 10am-2pm
4th: Mid Yell Hall – Steak Night (in aid of Yell Youth Café)
5th: Aith Hall – Soup & Sweet, 12.30-2.30pm
5th: Shetland Astronomical Society – EGM in Shetland Museum Learning Room, 2pm
5th: Burra Isles Football Association – AGM at Hamnavoe Pitch changing room at 4.30pm
8th: Shetland Ladies netball Association – AGM in Bowlers Bar, Clickimin at 7pm
9th: Cruise Ship Discovery in Lerwick Harbour
9th: Brae Youth Centre Management Committee – Emergency AGM in the centre at 6.30pm
9th: Asta Golf Clubhouse – Traditional Music Evening (very informal, join in or just listen)
10th, 24th & 31st: Mareel Café Bar – Mixology@Mareel, 9pm-1am
11th: Cunningsburgh Under 5s – AGM in Cunningsburgh Hall, 7.30pm
11th: Hillswick Hall – Re-Opening Celebration Dinner Dance, music by Brian Morrison
12th: East Voe Marina Users Association – AGM in Trondra Hall at 8pm
12th: South Nesting Hall – AGM in the hall at 8pm
13th: Shetland Arts presents Roddy Woomble at Mareel, 7pm, £16
15th: Sellafirth Hall, Yell – Whist
15th: Shetland Fiddlers’ Society – AGM in Islesburgh Community Centre, 7.30pm
18th: Dodgeball Tournament in Yell Leisure Centre in aid of Cancer Research (tbc)
18th: Whiteness & Weisdale Hall – Plant Sale from 6.30pm
18th: Mid Yell Boating Club – 80s/90s Disco
19th: Shetland Field Studies Group Guided Walk – West Burrafirth, book at Tourist Office
19th: Cruise Ship Quest in Lerwick Harbour
19th: Mareel Café Bar – Sunday Afternoon Jazz, 2-5pm; Singers & Songwriters Night from 7pm
20th: Whitedale Under 5s – AGM in Whiteness & Weisdale Hall at 8pm
22nd: North Ness Hall, Ulsta – Whist
23rd to 25th: Shetland Country Music Club – Shawn Cuddy
23rd: Asta Golf Clubhouse – Traditional Music Evening (very informal, join in or just listen)
25th: Shetland Arts presents Vamm in Fetlar Hall, 7pm, tickets £12 / £10
25th: Gulberwick Hall – Live Music with Quicksilver + The Dirty Lemons from 9pm, over 18s only, tickets £10 from High Level Music or at door
26th: Unst Farmers’ Market in Baltasound Hall, 12noon-2pm
26th: North Mainland Gardening Club – Plant Sale & Teas in Voe Hall, 2-5pm, proceeds to Voe & District Agricultural Society
26th: Shetland Arts presents Vamm in Mareel, 7pm, tickets £16
28th: Cruise Ship Fram in Lerwick Harbour
30th: Cruise Ships Sea Explorer/Corinthia and Braemar in Lerwick Harbour
REGULAR EVENTS:
all month: Films and events at Mareel (www.shetlandboxoffice.org | www.mareel.org)
all month: Shetland Craft Trail – Shetland Arts & Crafts members open to visitors (http://shetlandartsandcrafts.co.uk)
all month: Shetland Museum & Archives events and activities (www.shetland-museum.org.uk)
all month: Bonhoga Gallery Touring Art Exhibitions at Yell Leisure Centre; Unst Leisure Centre; Sumburgh Airport; Whalsay Leisure Centre; Peerie Shop Café
all month: Da Gadderie (at Shetland Museum) Art Exhibitions (www.shetland-museum.org.uk)
until end year: Shetland Museum exhibiting ‘Recent Acquisitions’ in the galleries
daily (except Thu): Lea Gardens at Tresta open 2-5pm, or by appointment (01595 810454)
Mon, Thu, Fri & Sat: CLAN Cancer Support Centre – Drop-In at 39 Commercial Road (access from St Magnus St), Mon, Thu, Fri 10am-4pm; Sat 10am-1pm (01595 720320)
2nd Mon of month: Burra History Group meet in Easthouse at 7.30pm (www.burrahistory.info)
Mon: Drop-In Craft Day at Centre for Creative Industries, Sellafirth, Yell, 10am-12.30pm
Mon: Royal British Legion, Lerwick – Bingo, 8pm
Tue, Thu & Sat: Changing Arts Exhibitions at Vaila Fine Art, open 11am-5pm
Tue, Thu, Sat & Sun: The Cabin Museum, Vidlin open 1-5pm
1st Tue 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)
Tue: Shetland Gone to Pieces Quilters meet in Islesburgh Community Centre, 6-9pm
Tue: Douglas Arms – Traditional Music Session
2nd Wed of month: Forget-Me-Not Self Help Group meet in Islesburgh Community Centre, 6.30-8.30pm
Wed & (occasional) Thu: Traditional Music Sessions in Lounge Bar, Lerwick
Wed: Cycharters Boat Trips to Foula (01595 810887/ 07887 945480)
Wed: Tai Chi Chuan (Dynamic Balance Boxing) in Room 12, Islesburgh Community Centre, 6.15pm
Wed: Royal British Legion, Lerwick – 500 cards, 8pm
Thu & Sat: ‘Yell for Cancer Support’ Shop open at Aywick, 1-5pm
last Thu of month: Alzheimer Scotland/Shetland Arts – ‘Knitting for Dementia Awareness’ drop-in knitting group in Mareel Café Bar, 2-4.30pm
Thu: Sewing Group meets at Centre for Creative Industries, Sellafirth, Yell, 6.30pm
Thu (until 12/9): Yoga in Islesburgh Community Centre, 7.15-8.45pm
Thu: South Mainland Community History Group meet in Quendale Mill, 7.30pm (www.quendalemill.co.uk)
Thu: Recreational Skating at Clickimin, 8-9pm, over 18s, £4
Fri & Sat: Posers Nightclub open in Grand Hotel
Fri: Royal British Legion, Lerwick – Bingo, 7.30pm
Fri: Cullivoe Hall – Club Room open from 8pm
last Sat of month (exc. Jul & Dec): Shetland Scrapbookers meet in Methodist Schoolroom, 10am-1pm
Sat: Good as New Shop in Brae Youth Centre open 2-4pm
Sat: Fetlar Hall – Social from 9pm
Sat: Douglas Arms – Karaoke
Sat: Burravoe (Peerie) Hall open from 8.30pm
3rd Sun of month: CLAN North Support Group meets in North Haven Care Centre at 2.30pm
Sun, Tue, Wed, Fri & Sat: Noss National Nature Reserve open (info line 0800 107 7818)
daily (until 13th Oct): Quendale Water Mill open 10am-5pm
daily (until 30th Sept): Tangwick Haa Museum open 11am-5pm
daily: Hoswick Visitor Centre, Sandwick open
daily: Unst Heritage Centre open (www.unstheritage.com)
daily: Unst Boat Haven open (www.unstheritage.com)
daily: Fetlar Interpretive Centre open (www.fetlar.com)
daily: Old Haa, Burravoe open
daily: Crofthouse Museum, Dunrossness open (www.shetland-museum.org.uk)
daily: Seabirds-and-Seals Boat Trips (07595 540224 | www.seabirds-and-seals.com)
daily: Thule Charters Boat Trips (07796 912237 or 07876 522292 | www.thule-charters.co.uk)
daily: Shetland Sea Charters Boat Trips (01595 692577 or 07759 668969)
various: Whalsay History Group – Heritage Centre open (www.whalsayhistorygroup-phase2.co.uk)
various: Bressay Heritage Centre open (www.bressay-history-group.org)
various: Bod of Gremista and Shetland Textile Working Museum open (http://shetlandtextilemuseum.wordpress.com)
various: Up-Helly-A’ Exhibition open in Galley Shed, St Sunniva Street
various: Shetland Small Group Tours (01595 692080 | www.shetlandtours.co.uk)
various: Island Trails Tours (07880 950228 | www.island-trails.co.uk)
various: Shetland Walking & Wildlife Tours (07720 169191 | www.shetlandwalkingandwildlife.co.uk)
various: Unseen Shetland Tours (07554 344914 | www.unseenshetland.com)
various: Shetland Geotours Tours (01595 859218 | www.shetlandgeotours.com)
various: Shetland Nature Tours (01957 710000 | www.shetlandnature.net)
various: Old Scatness Broch & Iron Age Village open (01950 461869 | www.shetland-heritage.co.uk/scatness)
various: RSPB events and activities (01950 460800 | www.rspb.org.uk/reserves)
various: Mousa Boat Trips (07901 872339 | www.mousa.co.uk)
various: St Magnus Bay Charters Boat Trips (07799 610025 or 01595 810378 | www.stmagnusbay.shetland.co.uk)
various: Shetland Marine Charters Boat Trips (01806 522429 or 07880 950246 | www.shetlandmarinecharters.com)
various: Sailing Trips on the Swan (01595 695193 | www.swantrust.com)
various: Sailing Trips on Dim Riv longship
JUNE 2013
Aith & Lerwick Lifeboat Gala Days (dates tbc)
until 9th: Bonhoga Gallery Exhibition: ‘Journeys from the Blue’ by Ria Moncrieff, Rachel Ross Smith, Diane Garrick and Gail Harvey – winners of Shetland Open 2012
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
3rd: Centre for Nordic Studies – Talk: ‘Comparison between the material culture of Shetland and the Faroes’ by Ian Tait, in NAFC Marine Centre
6th: Cruise Ship Discovery in Lerwick Harbour
6th: Asta Golf Clubhouse – Traditional Music Evening (very informal, join in or just listen)
7th: Weavers Bar, Burravoe – Chip Suppers & Music Night
7th: Mid Yell Boating Club – Chinese Night
8th & 9th: Shetland Dinghy Sailing Championships at Burravoe
8th: Sandwick School Gala Day
8th: Family 1-10k Fundraiser, with Disney-themed fancy dress, at Clickimin Track, 1.30pm, in aid of Yorkhill Hospital Children’s Foundation
8th: Burravoe Carnival + The Bashies in the Weaving Shed & Fiddle/Accordion music in Barrel Store
9th: CLAN 30th Anniversary Walk & Teas, Cunningsburgh
9th: Vidlin Hall – Sunday Market & Teas
10th: Baltasound Hall – Music, Dance & Teas, 7.30-10pm
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
15th: Mid Yell Regatta
16th: Shetland Field Studies Group Guided Walk – Uyea Isle, Unst, book at Tourist Office
17th: Cruise Ship Seven Seas Voyager in Lerwick Harbour
19th to 24th: FjordSailing Shetland Bergen Race 2013 (yachts in Lerwick c. 21st)
19th: Cruise Ship Island Sky in Lerwick Harbour
20th: Asta Golf Clubhouse – Traditional Music Evening (very informal, join in or just listen)
22nd: Midsummer Carnival in Lerwick
22nd: Live Music with Quicksilver in Royal British Legion, Lerwick
24th to 28th: Centre for Nordic Studies – Viking Culture Summer Course (www.nordic.uhi.ac.uk)
24th: Cruise Ship Nautica in Lerwick Harbour
24th: Unst Heritage Centre courses – Spinning (suitable for beginners); Knit a Shell or Cockleshell Scarf (experienced knitters); Introduction to Lace Knitting (experienced knitters); bookings/info 01957 755244; info@unstheritage.com
25th: Cruise Ship Costa Voyager in Lerwick Harbour
26th: Baltasound Hall – Music, Dance & Teas, 7.30-10pm
29th until 7th July: Shetland Nature Festival 2013 + European Geoparks Week
29th: Cruise Ship Marco Polo in Lerwick Harbour
29th: Bastavoe Regatta
30th: Cruise Ship Gann in Lerwick Harbour
30th: Unst Farmers’ Market in Baltasound Hall, 12noon-2pm
JULY 2013
Sailing/Rowing Regattas and Sheepdog Trials (dates tbc)
until 7th: Shetland Nature Festival 2013 + European Geoparks Week
3rd: Cruise Ship Ocean Princess in Lerwick Harbour
4th: Asta Golf Clubhouse – Traditional Music Evening (very informal, join in or just listen)
5th: Cruise Ship Serenissima in Lerwick Harbour
5th: Mid Yell Boating Club – Chinese Night
6th & 7th: Party at the Pier at Cullivoe
6th: Shetland Field Studies Group Guided Walk – Skellister, Nesting, book at Tourist Office
6th: Cruise Ship Azamara Quest in Lerwick Harbour
6th: Uyeasound Regatta
7th to 14th: UnstFest 2013 – a week of events, entertainment and activities in Unst
10th: Baltasound Hall – Music, Dance & Teas, 7.30-10pm
13th & 14th: North Mainland Gardening Club – Gardens Open weekend, more details later
13th: Baltasound Regatta
15th: Unst Heritage Centre course – Introduction to Lace Knitting (experienced knitters); bookings/info 01957 755244; info@unstheritage.com
18th: Asta Golf Clubhouse – Traditional Music Evening (very informal, join in or just listen)
20th & 21st July: Glusstonberry
20th: Sailing & Rowing Regatta at Burravoe
20th: Sandwick Family Fun Day – various events and entertainments
21st: Shetland Field Studies Group Guided Walk – Basta Voe to Gloup, Yell, book at Tourist Office
21st: Cruise Ship Silver Cloud in Lerwick Harbour
21st: Vidlin Hall – Sunday Market & Teas
22nd: Cruise Ship Corinthian in Lerwick Harbour
23rd: Cruise Ships Hebridean Princess and Columbus 2 in Lerwick Harbour
24th: Baltasound Hall – Music, Dance & Teas, 7.30-10pm
25th: Cruise Ship Thomson Spirit in Lerwick Harbour
26th: Cruise Ships Eurodam and Corinthian in Lerwick Harbour
27th: Whalsay Gala at the Pelagic Pier, Symbister, 11am-1am, with live music, BBQ, tea room, stalls etc
28th: Unst Farmers’ Market in Baltasound Hall, 12noon-2pm
31st: Cruise Ship Brilliance of the Seas in Lerwick Harbour
AUGUST 2013
Walls Agricultural Show (date tbc)
Sailing/Rowing Regattas and Sheepdog Trials (dates tbc)
1st: Asta Golf Clubhouse – Traditional Music Evening (very informal, join in or just listen)
2nd: Cruise Ship Marina in Lerwick Harbour
2nd: Mid Yell Boating Club – Chinese Night
3rd: Voe Agricultural Show (tbc)
3rd: Shetland Field Studies Group Guided Walk – Fetlar, book at Tourist Office
3rd: Cruise Ship Hamburg in Lerwick Harbour
3rd: Shetland Arts presents Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham in Cullivoe Hall, tickets Shetland Box Office
4th to 10th: Shetland Arts – Fiddle Frenzy (www.shetlandarts.org)
7th: Baltasound Hall – Music, Dance & Teas, 7.30-10pm
9th & 10th: Mid Yell Fishing Competitions (Skate day on 9th)
10th: Cruise Ship Voyager in Lerwick Harbour
12th: Unst Heritage Centre course – Introduction to designing a fine lace scarf (for very experienced); bookings/info 01957 755244; info@unstheritage.com
13th: Cruise Ship Discovery in Lerwick Harbour
14th: Cunningsburgh Agricultural Show
14th: Cruise Ships FTI Berlin and Marco Polo in Lerwick Harbour
15th: Asta Golf Clubhouse – Traditional Music Evening (very informal, join in or just listen)
18th: Shetland Field Studies Group Guided Walk – Stromness, Whiteness, book at Tourist Office
19th: Cruise Ship Nautica in Lerwick Harbour
23rd: Ragged Wood Promotions presents Devon Sproule at Mareel, 7pm, tickets £14 / £12;
24th: Ragged Wood promotions presents Devon Sproule at Fair Isle Hall
25th: Unst Farmers’ Market in Baltasound Hall, 12noon-2pm
29th: Asta Golf Clubhouse – Traditional Music Evening (very informal, join in or just listen)
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)
1st: Vidlin Hall – Sunday Market & Teas
5th: Cruise Ship Crystal Symphony in Lerwick Harbour
7th: Shetland Field Studies Group Guided Walk – Skelladale, book at Tourist Office
7th: Yell Show
12th: Asta Golf Clubhouse – Traditional Music Evening (very informal, join in or just listen)
13th to 15th: 10th Shetland Blues Festival
13th: Visit of Statsraad Lehmkuhl to Lerwick Harbour
14th: Farmers’ Market in Tingwall Public Hall, 10am-2pm
18th: Visit of Statsraad Lehmkuhl to Lerwick Harbour
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
23rd: Centre for Nordic Studies – Talk: ‘Archipelago Poems and Paintings: Islands, Nations, Position and Power’ by Alan Riach, in NAFC Marine Centre
26th: Asta Golf Clubhouse – Traditional Music Evening (very informal, join in or just listen)
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
7th to 13th: Shetland Wool Week
8th: Centre for Nordic Studies – Talk: ‘Ecclesiastical architecture in early medieval Scotland: Orkney and Shetland in context’ by Sally Foster, in NAFC Marine Centre
10th to 14th: Shetland Fiddle and Accordion Festival
20th: Shetland Field Studies Group Guided Walk – Mangaster to Nibon, book at Tourist Office
27th: Vidlin Hall – Sunday Market & Teas
27th: Unst Farmers’ Market in Baltasound Hall (tbc)
NOVEMBER 2013
2nd: Farmers’ Market in Tingwall Public Hall, 10am-2pm
DECEMBER 2013
1st: Vidlin Hall – Sunday Market & Teas
7th: Farmers’ Market in Tingwall Public Hall, 10am-2pm
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