The Johnsmas Foy Shetland's summer festival

18th - 28th June 2009 Islesburgh Photographic Club Exhibition - 'Our Viking Heritage' Shetland's long established amateur photographic club hold their annual Johnsmas Foy exhibition with a range of photos true to this years Foy theme. read more

18th - 21st June 2009 Walhalla Viking Re-enactments Old Scatness Broch and Iron Age Village is a pristine Iron Age time capsule. Now in its consolidation phase, this site has unearthed fascinating finds and even changed expert opinion on Scottish history. read more

22nd - 23rd June 2009 "The Icelandic Sagas and the British Isles" - Talks by Professor Gisli Sigurðsson As part of this year's Johnsmas Foy the renowned Icelandic academic, lecturer and author Professor Gisli Sigurðsson will deliver two hugely interesting talks on the 'Icelandic Sagas and the British Isles'. read more

24th - 25th June 2009 Shetland Film Club presents Secrets of the Ancients Originally shown on BBC television in 1969 this film investigates whether the Vikings would have had to sail around the north of Shetland to reach the open Atlantic or whether, using the technology available to them at the time, they might have dragged their ships across the narrow isthmus at Mavis Grind read more

25th - 28th June 2009 Flavour of Shetland Flavour of Shetland is a major outdoor event showcasing some of the very best food, music, craft and culture on Lerwick's Victoria Pier. read more

25th June 2009 'Stepping into the Past' - A talk on Shetland place names by Eileen Brooke-Freeman Durng this talk, Eileen takes us on a virtual tour of Shetland, exloring some common and more unusual place names featured on the recycled glass pavers outside the Shetland Musuem and Archives. A must hear presentation for anyone interested in Shetland's pride of place and Nordic links. read more