Event© Roy Mullay · CC BY 4.0
All moments

Lerwick, United Kingdom

Burning a Galley in Lerwick

Usually around 25 Jan 2027 – 31 Jan 2027

Exact dates: Up Helly Aa Committee, Lerwick, publishes the date

Access: open

Held on the last Tuesday in January, when up to a thousand guizers march through Lerwick with lit torches and throw them into a replica Viking longship built for that one night. The whole thing happens in near-total winter darkness.

Learn more