Normandy’s top medieval fairs

This beautiful site is set within an arboretum. The programme features jousts, falconry displays and a medieval market.

Now the third largest medieval festival in France!  With its medieval market stalls clustering around the cathedral, there are street pageants, a medieval mass an a grand parade.

The programme features re-enactors in a Carolingian, Viking and Norman setting. Meet the keen men and long-suffering partners who set out to bring to life Ornavik, an experimental archaeological site near Caen.

Head to Ornano Park at Womens’ Abbey! The 11th-century Church of the Holy Trinity is a fine example of Norman architecture and houses the tomb of Queen Matilda, wife of William the Conqueror. The displays and performances are free, while the stalls include medieval cooking to mark your fun day out.

Step back in time, and take a day out in the Middle Ages, when the young and not-so-young can pit their wits against the inhabitants of the seigneurie in period costume, all in an attempt to Solve the Enigma! There is no other historical reenactment quite like it in the whole of France!

Bring back to life the Middle Ages within the fiefdom of William the Conqueror. Knights on horseback jousting, medieval encampments, stalls (“échoppes” in old French) are all on the fun-loving menu!

Tournaments, jousts, re-enacted combat, all this and more awaits the visitor to this twelfth century Abbey deep in the demesne forest of Lyons.

Trollball, rôle-play, concerts, etc. Some of the spectacles are performed at night, and the activities centre on Fantasy and Steampunk. Not to be missed – and all beside the seaside!

With the Dieppe castle in the background, this newcomer in the festival world mixes medieval and marine fantasy …

In this medieval town full of character, street plays, medieval markets, processions, banquets and jousts await!