Medieval Grunwald

Battle of Grunwald Reenactment

Grunwald, Poland

Every July around 1,400 armoured re-enactors restage the 1410 Battle of Grunwald on the original battlefield in Warmia-Masuria, watched by crowds quoted at around 100,000. The free event, held since 1998, anchors the multi-day Dni Grunwaldu with knights' camps, tournaments and a medieval fair.

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Battle of Grunwald Reenactment: 1410, Re-fought on the Real Field Every July

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 · 14 Aug 2026

Lajkonik Procession

Kraków, Poland

Once a year a bearded rider in Tatar dress on a white hobby-horse — the Lajkonik, or Konik Zwierzyniecki — parades across Kraków with a band and a costumed retinue, from Zwierzyniec to the Main Market Square, tapping bystanders with his mace for luck. The pageant is held on the octave of Corpus Christi, the Thursday eight days after Corpus Christi, and is organised by the Museum of Kraków; the 2026 edition was on 11 June and 3 June 2027 is expected.

St. Dominic's Fair (Jarmark św. Dominika)

Gdańsk, Poland

St. Dominic's Fair is a three-week street fair in the centre of Gdańsk that traces its origins to a papal privilege of 1260, making it one of the oldest trading fairs in Europe. Around 700 stalls of craftspeople, antique dealers, artists and food sellers fill the Main Town from late July to mid-August, with some 200 concerts and events alongside.

Festival of Slavs and Vikings, Wolin

Wolin, Poland

The Festival of Slavs and Vikings on Ostrów island at Wolin is one of Europe's largest early-medieval gatherings, with around 2,000 re-enactors from some 30 countries camping in a reconstructed 9th–11th-century port settlement. Four days of crafts, battles with hundreds of warriors, boat regattas, rituals and music recall the town that medieval chroniclers knew as Jomsborg or Vineta.