Program

Continuous entertainment on the festival grounds – all activities for the kids are completely free! And for the adults as well. Among these :

Selfiecorners

There are two special kiddie corners with a lot of activities on the festival grounds

Continuous birds of prey show

Archery for young and old with longbow and crossbow
Learn sword fighting - for big and small

Medieval blacksmith making swords, weapons, armour, ornaments, etc - The making of chainmail

Court Jesters - Musicians – Dragon stilt-walker - Grimme for kids - Nail tapping - Acrobats - Juggler - Fire eaters - Leatherworkers - wood turner - woodworker - stonecutter - pharmacy - rope making - wool processing ...

Saturday 9 July

09.30 Knight's procession through Snellegem (Merovingians, Carolingians, Vikings, Knights,
Crusaders, Templars, Hospitallers, mercenaries and craftsmen) to the Oosthof entrance gate

Sunday 10 July

09.30 Medieval wedding (civil and ecclesiastical) and walk with the newly weds from the
Romanesque church to the festival

Saturday and Sunday

10.00 Gates open – quick entrance row for presale tickets

10.20 Archery Show
Medieval dancing for everyone

10.30 Start of the agility trials for knights and damsels on horseback at the event arena
Javelin throwing, ring stabbing, apple splitting, etc

10.45 Medieval theatre - stage

11.00 Appetizer concert 11 July and speech (on Sunday)

11.15 Behourd fight knight against knight – small arena

11.40 Archery Show
Medieval dancing for everyone

12.00 Medieval lunch

12.30 Performance by Sassenachs stage

13.15 Behourd fight knight against knight – small arena

14.00 The count, countess and their court arrive at the joust
Fire eaters, court jesters, watchmen, birds of prey, heralds, musicians, acrobats etc

14.15 The joust ! A real tournament – nothing has been pre-arranged, this is a real competition –
at the big arena

15.00 Archery Show
Medieval dancing for everyone

15.20 Medieval theatre - stage

15.45 The big battle – at the big arena

16.15 The big kiddiebattle ! – at the big arena

16.45 Joust, the big final – at the big arena

17.30 Behourd fight knight against knight – small arena

18.00 Festival closes on Sunday

Saturday evening 9 July 2022

19.00 Medieval BBQ in the presence of the count, countess and their court

20.00 Performance by Trio Lucas Florent - stage

21.00 Performance by Sassenachs – stage

22.00 Start fire show – at the big arena

23.00 Site closure for the public

Performances and fire show are included for all who have a ticket for Saturday, Sunday or the weekend. BBQ at your own expense, not included in the entrance fee.

De Heeren van Altena

Sassenachs

Middeleeuws Collectief Via Nobilis

Middeleeuws Collectief Via Nobilis

Trio Lucas Florent