KALUNDBORG
MEDIEVAL FESTIVAL 2025
KALUNDBORG
MEDIEVAL FESTIVAL August 15 - 17, 2025
On 15 - 17 August
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The smell of bonfires and food spreads in and around Højbyen when we finally and for the sixth time hold the Kalundborg Medieval Festival in 2025!
It will be a blast of a festival, and the square will be teeming with clowns, knights, musicians and traders, and in the many stalls you can find all kinds of delicacies.
Look forward to fantastic fire shows, music and theater and let the children play and be creative in the family area.
All the performers live in the camp by the square, and you are welcome to take a look inside.
Kalundborg Medieval Festival is a historical festival which takes place right where major important events took place in the Middle Ages - namely in and near Højbyen in Kalundborg.
The festival was first held in 2015 and has only grown in size since then. The last festival was held in 2023, where around 5.000 happy guests passed by.
Kalundborg Middelalderfestival is a collaboration between Museum Vestsjælland, Kalundborg Municipality, group of priests and parish council at Our Lady's Church, local associations, businesses, voluntary and charitable institutions and the local press
YOU CAN EXPERIENCE THAT AT THE KALUNDBORG MEDIEVAL FESTIVAL
VALDEMARS WORKSHOP
At the festival, there are several activities for children - you will find them all in the large family area, which we call Valdemar's Workshop!
FAMILY EXPERIENCES
Look forward to a wealth of experiences for the whole family!
- amazing fire shows
- theater shows
- nerve-wracking clown shows
- medieval music
- storytelling and much, much more
Also take a trip to the camps where jesters and zealots live and cook and get a feel for how people lived and lived in the Middle Ages.
FOOD AND DRINKS
At the market place, you can stock up on delicious food prepared on a grill and fire – for example whole roasted piglet or sausages.
In our drinking booth on the square and in the historic beer cellar, you can buy local beer on tap. We also serve lovely mead and applesauce. A bottle of water is also an option, but we do not serve coffee.
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THE STORY OF THE FOUNDATION OF KALUNDBORG
Kalundborg was founded in 1167 by Esbern Snare. He was the first person to lay the foundation stones for what we today call Højbyen in Kalundborg, where the medieval festival takes place. Esbern Snare was the brother of Bishop Absalon and foster brother of Valdemar the Great. At this point in history, all three brothers build castles in different cities in Denmark – Absalon in Copenhagen, Valdemar the Great in Vordingborg and Esbern Snare in Kalundborg. At the Kalundborg Medieval Festival we celebrate Esbern Snare's founding of Kalundborg with theatre, music and clowning on the ruins and the old Kalundborg. Take city walks in the area and learn more about Højbyen's history and watch our fantastic play that tells the story of Esbern Snare and the founding of Kalundborg exactly where it took place in 1167.
THE PRACTICAL
Opening hours:
Friday 15 August at 16.00-21.00 / Saturday 16 August at 10.00-21.00 / Sunday 17 August at 10.00-16.00
Price: it costs nothing to enter the festival grounds and you can experience all performances completely free of charge.
Parking: the car parks at Kalundborg Museum and Our Lady's Church will be closed during the festival. We refer to the other car parks in Kalundborg Midtby or parking at Kalundborg Gymnasium, HF or Bredgade.
Public transport: Højbyen is located 800 meters from Kalundborg station, approx. 10 minutes walk.
CONTACT US
Museum West Zealand, Kalundborg Museum
Adelgade 23, 4400 Kalundborg