The Johnsmas Foy Shetland's summer festival

Viking World Celebrated During Johnsmas

There follows here an overview of the Johnsmas Foy 2009, together with a brief insight into, and information on, just some of the events that comprised this uniquely Shetland event.

The central theme of this year's event saw a range of exciting Viking attractions mixed with music and maritime events held throughout ...

Shetland Midsummer Marked By Johnsmas Foy

Shetland’s midsummer festival, the Johnsmas Foy, is over for another year. The Foy is a recently-revived festival that, centuries ago, used to mark the arrival of the Dutch herring fleet in the islands. The 2008 Foy included an exciting line-up of local and international events. The theme for the year was Shetland’s historic con...

Summer Festival Reaches A Memorable Conclusion

This year’s Johnsmas Foy concluded on Sunday 24 June with a flurry of activity which saw nostalgia and new initiatives come together to ensure that Shetland’s summer festival left a lasting impression on all those who took part in celebrating midsummer and this year’s theme, the islands’ fishing heritage.

Johnsmas Foy Is Resounding Success

As the last day of the Johnsmas Foy (Monday 26 June) drew to a close, event organisers throughout Shetland have reported extremely positive feedback from all those who took part in each of the 42 events which came together under the umbrella of Shetland’s summer festival.

This year’s theme – “a celebration of sa...