Viking Festivals & Markets

  Up Helly Aa is a Viking fire festival held on 29th January this year in the Shetland Islands town of Lerwick. It has been a tradition since the 1800's and takes place every winter almost witho...

 The Gudvangen Viking Market has been thriving for almost two decades now and is filled with the energy of the Viking Age. Market stands are overflowing with jewelry, ironwork, clothing, weaponry,...

We have always been an avid supporter of Viking festivals and markets and have attended many of them over the years, both as re-enactors and traders. Below is a selection of our favourite events as...

Every year in early August, Vikings from Norway and across Europe gather at the Lofotr Viking Festival in the far north of Scandinavia. The festival takes place at the Lofotr Viking Museum i...