Up Helly Aa Dates 2025. Up helly aa 2025 is on tuesday 28th january 2025. An exciting, informative and culturally diverse winter holiday celebrating and exploring shetland, our wildlife and unique viking heritage, culminating with an unforgettable night at shetland’s.
08:15 leave islesburgh community centre and march down king harald street towards toll clock shopping centre via king haakon street, st sunniva. Up helly aa is a fire festival in shetland where 1000 people, led by the jarl squad, march through lerwick and set fire to a viking longship.