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Lerwick, United Kingdom

Jan 26, 2027

Shetland's Viking fire festival: around a thousand torch-bearers march through the winter night and set a hand-built Viking galley ablaze—Europe's largest fire festival.

Good to know

• The torch procession is free to watch; the night-long hall parties need tickets or invitations.
• Reach Shetland by domestic flight or overnight ferry from Edinburgh or Aberdeen.