2026 Shetland Wool Week Online Membership

Your membership helps us sustain a vibrant programme that celebrates the wool, people, skills, and stories of Shetland — the community at the heart of Shetland Wool Week.

We’re offering three membership tiers for SWW 2026:

• In Person Membership – £38
• Online Membership – £20 
• Supporter Membership – £6 

This year’s online membership package is made up of 3 highlight events which will be made available online so that you can join from the comfort of your home or anywhere in the world!

This is an online membership for Shetland Wool Week - if you’re unable to be with us in person – this is the next best thing! Upon purchasing this membership, you will receive the perks via email in the lead up to and during Shetland Wool Week.

By becoming an online 2026 Shetland Wool Week Member you will receive:

• Live-stream access to the Opening Ceremony (Sunday 27th September, evening)
  
  
• Early access to the programme (at least one week before tickets for on sale on 21st July 2026)
  
  
• Access to Live Stream/Recording of a special afternoon in Unst with our SWW26 Patron which includes a panel discussion on Unst lace with local knitters alongside some cultural entertainment
  
  
• Live-stream access to the SWW26 Patrons Talk (Tuesday 29th September, evening)
  
  
• Entry to our prize draw with a chance to win a copy of the SWW 2026 Annual and new SWW merchandise

FAQ:

• Memberships are annual (not rolling subscriptions)
• Event tickets go on sale: Tuesday 21st July at 14:00 BST
• Any physical items which are part of the membership are required to be picked up from Shetland Museum and Archives during Shetland Wool Week 2026 and will not be posted to your address. (Not including Prize Draw items) 
• Membership is available to all countries including customers in the EU/EAA 
• You don’t need to be a member to attend SWW, but membership gives you a head start on planning your itinerary
• Our popular SWW Annual will be available for pre-order from early September (not included in membership)
• A small range of SWW merchandise will be available during the festival

Our charity depends on its many supporters in everything it does. Your generosity is important to us and provides us with the life blood to continue delivering a varied and inspiring event, as well as helping to preserve Shetland’s textile heritage and its rural crofting community for future generations to enjoy.