Helly Aa fire festival lights up Shetland

Up Helly Aa - the roots and Viking traditions of the Shetland celebration
Up Helly Aa echoes the long rule of the Kingdom of Norway over Shetland and the return of the sun following the darkest winter days.
Up Helly Aa fire festival lights up Shetland
Up Helly Aa - the biggest fire festival in Europe - is held on the last Tuesday in January in Shetland The celebrations culminate in a torchlit procession and the burning of a replica Viking galley
Up Helly Aa: A fiery celebration of Shetland's Norse Heritage
Residents of Shetland in the UK celebrate their Viking heritage at the Up Helly Aa fire festival, held in Lerwick.
Spectacular Up Helly Aa fire festival lights up Shetland as thousands take to the streets in torchlit procession
THOUSANDS of Shetland islanders took to the streets last night for the spectacular Up Helly Aa fire festival. The traditional event celebrates the island’s Norse heritage and is annually
Europe's biggest fire festival lights up Shetland
The streets of Lerwick are once again filled with fire and smoke as Shetland holds its world famous Up Helly Aa fire festival. The event, which is traditionally held on the last Tuesday of January, celebrates Shetland's Norse heritage.
Everything you need to know about Up Helly Aa in Shetland
Here is everything you need to know about Up Helly Aa in Shetland as the fiery festival returns this week for 2025.
In Pics - Spectacular scenes as Shetlanders celebrate Up Helly Aa 2025
Revellers gathered on Shetland for the annual Up Helly Aa fire festival. The event marks the end of the Yule season in Nordic culture, and features “guizers” in Viking costume marching through Lerwick, bearing torches.
Residents celebrate Shetland’s Norse heritage at Up Helly Aa fire festival
Residents on a remote Scottish island have been celebrating an old Viking fire festival. More than a thousand people, dressed as Vikings, marched through the town of Lerwick, in the Shetland Islands,
UK: Up Helly Aa Fire Festival Lights Up Lerwick, Shetland
Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, UK Video Recording Date/Time 28, 2025 Shetland celebrated its famous Up Helly Aa fire festival, honoring its Norse heritage, on Tuesday, January 28. The event featured a torchlit procession and the ceremonial burning of a Viking longship.
Up Helly Aa: Woman takes on Guizer Jarl role on Scottish island for first time
Lesley Simpson became Shetland’s first ever adult female Guizer Jarl at the South Mainland Up Helly Aa in 2015. Women were ...
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Annual fire festival Up Helly Aa returns to mark end of Yule season
An annual fire festival celebrating Shetland’s Norse heritage has kicked off in Lerwick to mark the end of the Yule season. Up Helly Aa is held on the last Tuesday in January in the main town in the ...
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Up Helly Aa: The story of Shetland's Viking festival
However for many across Scotland and the UK, the event is little known, leaving many curious as to what Up Helly Aa is. According to the organisers of Lerwick's Up Helly Aa, the event is ...
Watch: Shetland skies set alight in Europe's largest fire festival
Shetland has once again celebrated its annual fire festival - the largest of its kind in Europe. Up Helly Aa has been held ...
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Historic annual Up Helly Aa fire festival blazes back in Scotland
Up Helly Aa in Lerwick on the Shetland Islands, is held on the last Tuesday of January every year and celebrates the ...
The tiny UK town that's about to host one of world’s most incredible fire festivals
Up Helly Aa is one of the most spectacular celebrations in Britain and pulls in tourists from around the world.