Building Hours
Tuesday - Sunday: 9am - 11pm.
Cafe Bar Hours
Tuesday - Thursday: 10am - 9pm
Friday and Saturday: 10am - 12am.
Sunday: 10am - 9pm.
If you have any other questions please don't hesitate to get in touch on info@shetlandarts.org, via our social media or over the phone on 01595 745500 during opening hours.
Mareel FAQs
- Opening hours
- Booking
All of our films and events are on sale online here, over the phone on 01595 745500 and in person.
We accept cash (in person only) and card payments.
We will print physical tickets for customers who book in person - online and phone bookings will have e-tickets automatically sent to the customer's provided e-mail address along with their booking reference.
- E-Tickets
Your e-ticket can be found as a PDF attachment in the confirmation email after you've booked with us.
E-tickets can be downloaded to digital wallets on smartphones.
At the Cinema
- Why are their fewer films on at the moment?
Mareel is open Tuesday - Sunday at the moment, and closed on a Monday. This means we have fewer screenings each week and so have space for slightly fewer films. We still try to make sure there's a balanced mix of blockbusters, family films, documentaries, classics, and arthouse and foreign language films.
- Why are big films not showing on their release date?
When a cinema shows a film from its release date there's usually a requirement to screen it for three shows a day for two weeks. That's a lot of screen space for one film to take up, and, with Mareel only having two cinemas, means other smaller films might not get shown at all! So, we generally only show the biggest films on their release date, and appreciate your patience in waiting for a week or two for the rest!
- Are there still cheap day cinema tickets?
Our cinema prices are:
Tuesday - £5.50 all day
Wednesday & Thursday - £5.50 daytime, £7.50/£5.50 after 5pm
Friday - £7.50/£5.50 daytime, £10/£7.50 after 5pm
Weekends – £5.50 mornings, £10/£7.50 after 12pm
Under 16s - £5.50 for all screenings.
Age Ratings
- Why might you ask for ID when I buy a ticket to a film?
We're required to ensure that all films we screen are classified by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). We may ask you for proof of age when buying a ticket at the Box Office, or when you show a ticket at the cinema doors.
Check out the BBFC Guidelines below to make sure you view what's right for you - you can download a plain text version of this graphic under the image.
| Name | Type | Size |
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| BBFC plain text guidance | docx | 19.0 kB |
This page was last updated on Wednesday 15 January 2025.
