To witness the full Shetland Folk Festival Experience, membership of the Shetland Folk Festival Society (SFFS) is
probably required! Only SFFS members are permitted access to the fantastic Festival Club and members purchase their concert
tickets at a considerably reduced rate. Advance members also get priority booking of tickets.
Islesburgh Community Centre, Lerwick
The Festival Club is a hive of activity all weekend. It's the place to be if you are interested in meeting and greeting Festival artistes, listening to sessions or participating in the various workshops on offer. The Club is where the opening lunchtime concert is held which gives a real taster of what's ahead. There will also be a number of late night staged events that are simply too good to be missed!
Entry to the Club will be restricted to 2010 wristband-wearing members. PLEASE NOTE - At certain peak times, the Festival Club may have restrictions on entry due to fire regulations. At these times, we ask you to form an orderly queue outside and you shall be permitted access once a sufficient number of people have left.
Sessions are encouraged, with local and visiting artistes getting together to play a tune. There are four main rooms in the Club, three with pianos, plus the main concert venue (when concerts/sound checks are not being held). There are also numerous staircases, hallways and cupboards available for tunes if you so fancy!
For an idea of what the Festival Club is like, check out this amazing gallery of photos by Lieve Boussauw (including an attempt to stop a session at 5am when the Festival Club closes!)
30th Festival merchandise will be on sale during the Festival at the Club. This will once again include the Anniversary Booklet that was produced in 2005 to commemorate our 25th birthday. It reveals the history, stories and photos from the first 25 Folk Festival years.
Artiste's merchandise will only be sold at the venues that they are performing at.
In line with Scottish Law please remember that ALL venues used by the Festival are strictly Non-Smoking - this includes the Festival Club.