Things to do in Lerwick

Gary Meikle: Yer Maw

Hi guys! It’s me, Gary. These blurbs do my head in, if I’m honest. Each year I need to sit and write one out before I even know what stories I’m gonna share.

Mareel, Lerwick

Last chance · 4 days left

Early Years Dance

Kathryn Gordon will lead informal fun developmental dance and movement sessions aimed at young parents and their 6-18 month age children.

Mareel, Lerwick

Last chance · tomorrow

The Phantom Of The Opera

Scottish composers Andrew Wasylyk and Tommy Perman have created a new haunting and dramatic score befitting of this silent era classic.

Mareel, Lerwick

Last chance · 2 days left

Singer Songwriter Nights

Join us for our Singer Songwriter Nights in Mareel's Auditorium for an evening of live local music.

Mareel, Lerwick

Last chance · 3 days left

Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom

The residents of Mossy Bottom Farm looking forward to Halloween untilthe clumsy Farmer trashes the flocks beloved pumpkin patch!

Mareel, Lerwick

Last chance · 5 days left

Shetland Story Slam

Join us for the third Shetland Story Slam, a night of live, personal storytelling.

Mareel, Lerwick

New

Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie

The Paw Patrol lands on a mysterious dinosaur island after a storm, where they meet Rex, a stranded pup.

Mareel, Lerwick

Shetland Youth Theatre 2026/27

Shetland Youth Theatre is designed for young people who are curious about acting, storytelling, and what happens behind the scenes of theatre productions.

Mareel, Lerwick

The Tailor of Inverness

The Tailor of Inverness is a story of the impact of war on ordinary people and families, of how a life and an identity can be reconstructed.

Mareel, Lerwick

Up Helly Aa

Up Helly Aa is a tradition that originated in the 1880s. Since then the festival has been an annual occurrence in the Shetland calendar.

Various venues: Lerwick, Lerwick

Super popular

Artist Meet-Ups

Shetland Arts is launching a new series of Artist Meet-Ups, taking place four times a year.

Mareel, Lerwick

Amy Laurenson: New Voices (7-Piece Band)

Amy Laurenson presentsa suite of music she composed as part of a New Voices commission for Celtic Connections earlier this year.

Mareel, Lerwick

Islesburgh Drama Group: Spitfire Girls by Katherine Senior

New Year's Eve, 1959. Decades after answering the call, two women separated by the war meet again as the rain hammers down on the windows of The Spitfire Pub.

Mareel, Lerwick

Country & Western Weekend at Mareel

3 concerts featuring local artists with each singer choosing their songs - a great mixture of old & new, covers and some originals.

Mareel, Lerwick

Giant - The Play

The 5-star critically acclaimed Tony Award nominated and Olivier Award-winning play starring John Lithgow (Killers of the Flower Moon, The Crown) as Roald Dahl,…

Mareel, Lerwick

Martin Simpson

Legendary guitarist and songwriter Martin Simpson returns to Shetland as part of a tour in support of his new album 'Some Kind of Jubilee'.

Mareel, Lerwick

Marjolein Robertson: Lein

The final installment in Marjolein's ground-breaking trilogy of standup storytelling shows, weaving comedy and folklore to share her own personal stories.

Mareel, Lerwick

Wylde Britain

Wylde Britain is a one-hour musical journey through the British Isles, from Shetland to Land's End.

Mareel, Lerwick

Student Night

To quote Mariah, "it's tiiiiiiiime" for the return of the UHI Shetland student night!

Mareel, Lerwick

New

Siobhan Miller Trio

One of Scotland's most celebrated folk singer-songwriters, Siobhan Miller presents an intimate trio concert, accompanied by Heather Cartwright on guitar and Cha…

Mareel, Lerwick

Make More Noise 2026

If you're looking for the perfect night out with friends or colleagues to celebrate the festive season, look no further than our dazzling cabaret evening.

Mareel, Lerwick

The Dead Pans + Special Guests @ Mareel

Come dance and sing along to a genre-spanning set list of well-known songs.

Mareel, Lerwick

DJ Night: Monkey Bop

This festive season we're bringing together Electric Soup x Basement Monkeys x The Bop Shop DJs x NIGHTMIX for the biggest party of the year.

Mareel, Lerwick

An ABBA Dream

An ABBA DreamAn ABBA Dream Scotland's top ABBA tribute show featuring all the class hits.

Mareel, Lerwick