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Up Helly Aa - the biggest fire festival in Europe - is held on the last Tuesday in January in Shetland The spectacular annual event in Lerwick sees people celebrate Norse heritage It was only last ...

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. Tonight in Lerwick, Shetland’s Norse heritage will be celebrated in ...

Here’s what you need to know about Up Helly Aa 2026, from how it is celebrated to how you can watch live from home. More than 1,000 torchbearers will march through the streets of Lerwick this evening ...

Grab your ax and head to your longship as LiveNOW celebrates the Scottish Shetland Islands' Nordic heritage. Tuesday, beginning at 2 p.m. ET, LiveNOW from FOX will be covering the annual Up Helly Aa, ...

A spectacular Viking-themed festival kicking off in the Scottish Shetland Islands Tuesday has been stoked by controversy after two participants refused to shave off their beards. The men were ...

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Winter in the Shetland Islands—an archipelago off Scotland's northeastern coast between the North and Norwegian seas—can be a bleak, dark time: 75 percent of the islands' annual rainfall comes down in ...

We hope you have enjoyed watching Up Helly Aa with us. The festival has given us some amazing moments this evening, and celebrations in Lerwick will continue into the night. But this page is now ...