Up Helly Aa - the biggest fire festival in Europe - is held on the last Tuesday in January in Shetland The celebrations ...

Residents on a remote Scottish island have been celebrating an old Viking fire festival. More than a thousand people, dressed ...

Shetland celebrated its famous Up Helly Aa fire festival, honoring its Norse heritage, on Tuesday, January 28. The event ...

Up Helly Aa echoes the long rule of the Kingdom of Norway over Shetland and the return of the sun following the darkest ...

Here is everything you need to know about Up Helly Aa in Shetland as the fiery festival returns this week for 2025.

On Tuesday, the Up Helly Aa festival brought fire and tradition to the Shetland Islands as costumed participants, known as ...

Revellers have gathered on Shetland for the annual Up Helly Aa fire festival. The event marks the end of the Yule season in ...

Residents of Shetland in the UK celebrate their Viking heritage at the Up Helly Aa fire festival, held in Lerwick.View on ...

Revellers gathered on Shetland for the annual Up Helly Aa fire festival. The event marks the end of the Yule season in Nordic ...

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 ...

THOUSANDS of Shetland islanders took to the streets last night for the spectacular Up Helly Aa fire festival. The traditional ...

Here is everything you need to know about Up Helly Aa in Shetland as the fiery festival returns this week for 2025.