Tewkesbury Medieval Festival Programme

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Tewkesbury's Medieval Festival 2018
PROGRAMME

Tewkesbury Medieval Festival Programme Cover

We strongly recommend picking up a copy of the Free Festival Guide (cover on left) at the event (donation requested), there's 48 pages packed with high quality information, including event and town maps. It's also available from the Tourist Information Office (Monday to Saturday 10am to 4pm, Sunday closed).

Festival Site Map or find Festival Information Tent

Saturday 14 July 2018

10:00 Abbey Gatehouse Open Day close at 4pm

11:00 Festival Site Opens to the public

In addition to the events below there are:

Roving Minstrels
Jesters and Jugglers
Dragons
Wild Man of the Woods and a friendly Bear
Owain Leech Barber Surgeon - displays of medieval medicine throughout the day

All day Events for Children:

Puppet shows from Theatrix and medieval inspired crafts in the - Bright Knight Tent
Circus Skills and Entertainment - Children's Arena
Traditional Tales from John Row and Ruth Cooke – See blackboards for details - Story Teller's Garden

11:00 Medieval Market Open

11:30 Guided Battlefield Walk (meet at information tent)

12:00 Official Opening at information tent (by Professor Ronald Hutton) Information Tent

12:00 Kimizi Dance Beer Tent

12:30 Guided Battlefield Walk (meet at information tent)

12:30 Penatcle Drummers Beer Tent

13:30 TADS - performing Whitchsmeller General (Blackadder) Beer Tent

13:30 Guided Battlefield Walk (meet at information tent)

14:00 Mythago Morris Dancers Beer Tent

14:30 Guided Battlefield Walk (meet at information tent)

14.45 Hands on Harps Beer Tent

15:00 Troops Muster for Battle round the festival site

15:15 Kimizi Dance Beer Tent

15:00 Falconry Display on Battler Field

15:30 Guided Battlefield Walk (meet at information tent)

15.30 Circulus (Princes in the Castle) Beer Tent

16:00 Battle of Tewkesbury re-enactment on the battlefield

16:30 PerKelt / Slainte

18:00 Main Festival Site Closes for the night

Saturday Events at Tewkesbury Abbey

18.00 Giant Warbow on the Abbey Lawn

18:30 Zooted Jesterson (medieval comedians)

19.30 Skirmish, trials and mock executions

20:00 Compline in the Abbey (Prayers)

Sunday 15 July 2018

10:00 Abbey Gatehouse Open Day close at 4pm

11:00 Festival Opens to the public

11:00 Medieval Market Open

11:15 Medieval Carnival Parade (starts Town High Street)

In addition to the programme below there are:

Roving Minstrels
Jesters and Jugglers
Dragons
Wild Man of the Woods and a friendly Bear
Owain Leech Barber Surgeon - displays of medieval medicine throughout the day

All day Events for Children:

Puppet shows from Theatrix and medieval inspired crafts in the - Bright Knight Tent
Circus Skills and Entertainment - Children's Arena
Traditional Tales from John Row and Ruth Cooke – See blackboards for details - Story Teller's Garden

11:30 Guided Battlefield Walk (meet at information tent)

12:30 Kimizi Dance Beer Tent

12:30 Guided Battlefield Walk (meet at information tent)

13:00 Mythago Morris Dancers Beer Tent

13:30 Waytes and Measures Medieval Band - Beer Tent

13:30 Guided Battlefield Walk (meet at information tent)

13:45 Merry Morgana Dancers Beer Tent

14:00 Troops Muster for Battle (round festival site)

14:00 Falconry Display on the battlefield

14.15 Tewkesbury Pub Singers Beer Tent

14:30 Guided Battlefield Walk (meet at information tent)

14.45 Pentacle Drummers Beer Tent

15:00 Battle of Tewkesbury re-enactment on the battlefield

15:15 TADS - performing Whitchsmeller General (Blackadder) Beer Tent

15:45 No Good Nancys Beer Tent

17:00 Main Festival Site Closes

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