13 articles tagged Festival Guide.
Planning
What a Mittelaltermarkt, a Mittelalterfest and a Ritterturnier are, and Germany's 2027 festivals in date order: Kaltenberg, Landshut, the Meistertrunk, MPS and the Advent markets.
Elke Brandt · 10 min read ·
Festival Guide
Tilt versus mêlée, how a joust is scored, what the lance and the armour weigh, which festival jousts are theatre and which are sport, and where to watch one.
Tom Saxby · 10 min read ·
Festival Guide
The Battle of Hastings re-enactment is in Battle, not Hastings, on the real 1066 slope: what the day contains, 2026 tickets, where to stand, and who it suits.
Tom Saxby · 7 min read ·
Planning
What happens on the field at a European medieval festival, an American renaissance faire and a living-history site, whether Europe has faires, and which one to pick.
Tom Saxby · 10 min read ·
Festival Guide
Nobody in a camp wants to hear huzzah. How to talk to reenactors, what not to touch, when to photograph, whether to dress up, and the one rule behind all ten.
Tom Saxby · 8 min read ·
Festival Guide
The turkey leg is not medieval and the roast pork is. What people ate before 1500, what to drink, which festival stalls are impostors, and what to queue for.
Elke Brandt · 9 min read ·
Planning
What a day at a medieval festival actually contains, what it cost in 2026, how it differs from a renaissance faire, and which one to try first.
Wren Ashdown · 9 min read ·
Planning
Fifteen medieval festivals in ten countries from September 2026 to August 2027, in date order: which are free, which are ticketed, and who each one suits.
Wren Ashdown · 11 min read ·
Planning
About 1,400 armoured fighters restage 15 July 1410 on the original field in Poland, free, at 15:00 on a Saturday. The 2027 date, where to stand and how to get there.
Tom Saxby · 9 min read ·
Planning
Landshut re-stages a 1475 ducal wedding with 2,500 townspeople in costume, 25 June–18 July 2027. What's free, what needs a ticket, and why you book on 9 January.
Tom Saxby · 8 min read ·
Festival Guide
Portugal's biggest medieval recreation runs twelve days under a real castle 30 km from Porto. When it runs in 2027, what a day ticket costs, and when to arrive.
Tom Saxby · 8 min read ·
Festival Guide
Free entry, a 1471 battle fought twice, a river meadow that behaves like one: when Tewkesbury runs in 2027, where to stand, where to park and where to sleep.
Tom Saxby · 8 min read ·
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