Les Médiévales de Bayeux transform the historic centre of Bayeux into a medieval town filled with parades, street performances, concerts, artisan demonstrations, reenactments, taverns, and a large medieval market around the cathedral. One of France’s major medieval festivals, it draws thousands of visitors each year and celebrates Bayeux’s rich medieval heritage with a lively weekend […]
International Palace Games of Visegrád is Hungary’s largest medieval festival, held every July at the Royal Palace of Visegrád. The three-day event celebrates the famous royal meeting of 1335 with knight tournaments, royal processions, medieval music, dancers, jugglers, falconry, games, markets, and reenactors from across Europe. Set in the palace gardens and historic tournament field, […]
Festa dell’Unicorno is Italy’s biggest fantasy festival, filling the historic town of Vinci in Tuscany with cosplay, medieval fantasy, steampunk, horror, concerts, markets, live shows, reenactments, workshops, and family activities. Across three days, visitors can explore themed areas full of elves, pirates, magical creatures, performers, and fantasy worlds in the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci.
Tewkesbury Medieval Festival is one of Europe’s largest free medieval gatherings, centred on the dramatic reenactment of the Battle of Tewkesbury from 1471. The festival fills the town with living history camps, medieval traders, entertainers, music, food, and thousands of reenactors recreating life during the Wars of the Roses. It takes place beside Tewkesbury town […]
Mercado Medieval de Óbidos transforms the walled town and castle area of Óbidos into a medieval world of knights, merchants, music, theatre, food, crafts, and costumed performances. Set beneath the castle walls, the festival recreates the atmosphere of medieval Portugal with markets, shows, historical characters, and lively street entertainment throughout the old town. The 2026 […]
Sighișoara Medieval Festival brings Romania’s famous UNESCO-listed citadel to life with knights, troubadours, theatre, music, crafts, parades, medieval markets, and costumed performances. Set inside one of Europe’s best-preserved inhabited medieval towns, the festival turns Sighișoara’s cobbled streets, towers, and squares into a vivid Transylvanian medieval world. The 2026 edition runs 24–26 July.
MPS — Mittelalterlich Phantasie Spectaculum is a travelling German medieval-fantasy festival mixing medieval markets, music, knights, fire shows, camps, crafts, food, and fantasy performances. Rather than being strictly historical, MPS is known for its colourful “not authentic, but fantastic” atmosphere, with bands, traders, reenactors, and costumed visitors creating a large open-air medieval world across different […]
Castlefest is one of the Netherlands’ biggest fantasy festivals, held at Castle Keukenhof in Lisse. Visitors can expect a magical mix of live folk and medieval music, fantasy costumes, market stalls, crafts, food, and immersive performances in a fairytale setting. It is a great event for fans of fantasy, history, cosplay, and medieval-inspired culture.
Wolin Viking Festival, officially the Festival of Slavs and Vikings, is one of Europe’s largest early-medieval reenactment events, held at the Slavs and Vikings Centre in Wolin, Poland. Visitors can explore a reconstructed settlement, watch Viking and Slavic battles, craft demonstrations, rituals, music, archery, spear throwing, and living-history camps inspired by the 9th–11th centuries. The […]
MPS — Mittelalterlich Phantasie Spectaculum is a travelling German medieval-fantasy festival mixing medieval markets, music, knights, fire shows, camps, crafts, food, and fantasy performances. Rather than being strictly historical, MPS is known for its colourful “not authentic, but fantastic” atmosphere, with bands, traders, reenactors, and costumed visitors creating a large open-air medieval world across different […]