The Johnsmas Foy Shetland's summer festival

22nd June 2009 'Hnefatafl' - A Viking board game Lay aside any thoughts of Monopoly, Scrabble or even latter day computer games and let the Johnsmas Foy's 'Hnefatafl' workshops transport you back to an earlier era of social recreation. 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

22nd - 24th June 2009 Sail on the 'Swan' LK243 A unique opportunity to undertake a three-hour trip on Shetland's magnificently restored fishing 'Fifie' 'Swan' and to experience what life would have been like on such a vessel in the early 20th century. read more

21st - 26th June 2009 Visit of Norwegian M/S Nybakk As part of the Johnsmas Foy's continuing maritime connections we are delighted to welcome the Norwegian vessel 'Nybakk' back to Shetland to coincide with this year's Foy. read more

18th - 28th June 2009 Displays of Viking Books and more... Throughout the Johnsmas Foy both The Shetland Times Bookshop and Shetland Library will be displaying a range of fiction and non-fiction books centered around Viking themes. read more

18th - 28th June 2009 Historic Lerwick Guided Walk Join local historian and registered tour guide Douglas Sinclair on a two-hour guided walk of old Lerwick. read more

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 - 28th June 2009 Sails in St Magnus - Exhibition Orkney's dramatic Sails in St Magnus exhibition comes to the Shetland Museum and Archive to coincide with this year's Johnsmas Foy and its Viking theme. read more

18th - 28th June 2009 Sixareen Trips around Lerwick Harbour Take part in a rowing trip around Lerwick harbour in a traditional Shetland sixareen, a direct descended from a Viking boat design. read more