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 […]
Step into the medieval streets of Visby during Medeltidsveckan på Gotland, one of Scandinavia’s most atmospheric medieval festivals. Expect jousting, fire shows, live music, markets, historical crafts, storytelling, workshops, guided walks, taverns, and family-friendly performances throughout the week. Set among Gotland’s old stone walls and ruins, the festival brings the Middle Ages to life with a mix of history, fantasy, food, and spectacle.
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 […]
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 […]
The Medieval Festivals of Olite take over the historic town of Olite in Navarra, Spain, with a lively medieval market, music, parades, performers, jousting, workshops, and costumed celebrations around the famous Royal Palace. For one weekend in August, the town returns to its past as a royal court, creating one of Navarra’s most atmospheric medieval […]