SFFS Membership

Festival Membership isn't required, but it certainly helps to make the most of the weekend!

Membership Price

Festival Membership for 2025 will be priced at  :

• £20 for an adult
• £10 for a child (under 18 on the first day of the festival)
• £40 for a group/family (consisting of two adults and up to 3 under-18s)

Any children under the age of 2 on the first day of the Festival do not require a membership or ticket.  This is on the provision they do not occupy a seat at any of the programmed and ticketed events.

Child/Under-18 members will be given a different coloured wristband to adult members but please note, proof of age may still be requested at Festival bars and when collecting their wristband.

2025 SFFS Membership is required for access to the Festival Club (including for the ticketed lates)

What does Membership entitle you to?

Membership is excellent value for money.  As well as making concert tickets considerably cheaper, it provides you with access to fantastic daytime programming and activities within our bustling Festival Club at Islesburgh Community Centre.  The Festival Club is open to members from Thursday to Sunday, 11am-6pm (exact times to be confirmed).   You will need to be a member if you want to buy a ticket for the late night Festival Club programming on Friday and Saturday nights too.

We are building on the success of recent Festivals where we have had really positive feedback to our packed programme of daytime activity in the Festival Club, predominantly operating on the middle floor of Islesburgh Community Centre.  Of course, we actively encourage members to buy concert tickets too (particularly if you want to guarantee a seat or seeing a particular act) but in a cost of living crises, membership alone will provide attendees with a culturally rich experience.

Once again we will host a wide range of daytime activities within the Festival Club - workshops, album launches and programmed live music in Room 16, and let's not forget the sessions!  We will be actively encouraging sessions during the day as they are such an important part of the Festival for many. We have some resident club musicians whose role will be to help keep the sessions going.

There will be a late night Festival Club (3am closing) on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.  Thursday late Club is not ticketed and predominantly for sessions only.  Friday and Saturday late Club are ticketed.  Only 2025 Festival members will be able to buy tickets for this, and performers will not be unveiled until the night. 

Children age 14 and over will be able to attend the late night Festival Club but ONLY if accompanied by a responsible adult at all times.

For customers with mobility or impairment issues, please contact the Festival organisers in advance and we will be happy to make provisions for access and seating at our venues.

We continue to be grateful to NorthLink Ferries for their sponsorship and contribution towards the core costs of the Festival.  In 2025, NorthLink are offering a 30% discount to members travelling to the Festival. The discount applies to passage and vehicles only (not cabins).  The code required to secure the discount will be emailed with the membership confirmation and applies to travel between 23 April and 12 May 2025.

Membership Sales

Membership sales for the 2025 Festival are open.

Early SFFS Membership are available to purchase online for 2025 from now until 28 February 2025.

You can pay online using a PayPal account, or by using a Credit/Debit card. We have separate ‘Pay with PayPal’ and ‘Pay with Card’ options (provided by Stripe), so click the preferred button at checkout.

For anyone who misses out on early membership, they go back on sale at 5.30pm (UK time) on Monday 10 March 2025.  As soon as your membership numbers are through you can progress to ordering some concert tickets at membership prices.

Membership will not be required for purchasing tickets for our late night concerts at the Legion BUT early members will have priority booking of those tickets too.

Membership Receipts

The email notification of membership numbers is all that customers will receive. You must retain this email, as you will need the information when ordering tickets online and when collecting your membership wristband at the Festival Club once the Festival commences.

Membership Wristband Collection

Membership holders may only collect their own wristband.  No wristbands can be collected on behalf of others.  You can collect your wristband from the Festival Club on the following dates:

Wednesday 30 April 2025: 5pm - 8pm

Thursday 01 - Sunday 04 May 2025 - 11.00am - 11.00pm each day.

Ticket Sales to Early Members

Tickets for early members go on sale from 6pm (UK time) on Monday 03 March 2025. This is one week before tickets go on sale to the general public. 

Non-membership priced tickets will only go on sale on Monday 10 March 2025 at 6pm (UK time).  It is not possible for early members to buy non-membership tickets until that date.

Click here for more information on tickets

Memberships issued by the Shetland Folk Festival Society are non-transferable and non-refundable.