Tewkesbury Medieval Festival Programme

 

Click for   Festival Page       f  Share       t      Tewkesbury's Medieval Festival PROGRAMME   The Festival content can vary each year, the following is only an indication of typical content.   We recommend picking up a copy of the Free Festival Guide (cover on left) at the event (donation requested), there's around 50 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, Medieval Festival Sunday open).       Festival Site Map     or find     Festival Information Tent       Saturday   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 typicaly: Roving Minstrels Jesters and Jugglers Dragons Wild Man of the Woods and a friendly Bear Barber Surgeon - displays of medieval medicine   All day Events for Children: Puppet shows and medieval inspired crafts in the - Bright Knight Tent Circus Skills and Entertainment - Children's Arena Traditional Medieval Tales 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   12:00 Dance Troup Beer Tent   12:30 Guided Battlefield Walk (meet at information tent)   12:30 Drummers Beer Tent   13:30 Medieval Theatre and Comedy Beer Tent   13:30 Guided Battlefield Walk (meet at information tent)   14:00 Morris Dancers Beer Tent   14:30 Guided Battlefield Walk (meet at information tent)   14.45 Harp Music Beer Tent   15:00 Troops Muster for Battle round the festival site   15:15 Dance Troup Beer Tent   15:00 Falconry Display on Battler Field   15:30 Guided Battlefield Walk (meet at information tent)   15.30 Entertainment Beer Tent   16:00 Battle of Tewkesbury re-enactment on the battlefield     16:30 Entertainment   18:00 Main Festival Site Closes for the night   Saturday Events at Tewkesbury Abbey   18.00 Giant Warbow on the Abbey Lawn   18:30 Medieval Comedians   19.30 Skirmish, trials and mock executions   20:00 Compline in the Abbey (Prayers)     Sunday   10:00 Abbey Gatehouse Open Day close at 4pm   11:00 Festival Opens to the public   11:00 Medieval Market Open   11:00 Medieval Carnival Parade (starts from Quay Street off 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 Barber Surgeon - displays of medieval medicine   All day Events for Children: Puppet shows and medieval inspired crafts in the - Bright Knight Tent Entertainment - Children's Arena Traditional Medieval Tales Story Teller's Garden   11:30 Guided Battlefield Walk (meet at information tent)   12:30 Dance Troup Beer Tent   12:30 Guided Battlefield Walk (meet at information tent)   13:00 Morris Dancers Beer Tent   13:30 Medieval Music - Beer Tent   13:30 Guided Battlefield Walk (meet at information tent)   13:45 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 Drummers Beer Tent   15:00 Battle of Tewkesbury re-enactment on the battlefield   15:15 Medieval Commedy (eg: Blackadder) Beer Tent   15:45 Music Beer Tent   17:00 Main Festival Site Closes     Click for   Festival Page       f  Share       t

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