2020 Viking Festivals in Scandinavia and Northern Europe - including Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Icelandic, Dutch, German, Finnish, Irish and UK Viking Festivals
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 many Viking festivals have now been cancelled for public safety and to prevent the spread of this terrible virus. Click on any event to see the current status.
Click on a month below to view all the festivals in that month, or scroll down to view all festivals.
January February March April May June July August September October November December
(If you want your festival adding then please email me the details to brian@thevikingdragon.com and include your official page, dates & main image for us to use)
January 2020
| Name | Location | Country | Start | End | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up Helly Aa | Lerwick, Shetland Islands | UK | 28-Jan | 28-Jan | 1 |
February 2020
- 15-Feb - 23-Feb | Jorvik Viking Festival - York, England, UK
- 15-Feb - 23-Feb | Vikings At Whitby - Whitby, England, UK
April 2020
- 10-Apr - 13-Apr | Archeon Easter Market - Alphen Aan Den Rijn, Netherlands
- 10-Apr - 13-Apr | Haithabhu Spring Viking Market - Busdorf, Germany
- 27-Apr - 03-May | Ribe International Viking Market, Ribe, Denmark
| Name | Location | Country | Start | End | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archeon Easter Market | Alphen aan den Rijn | Netherlands | 10-Apr | 13-Apr | 3 |
Ribe International Viking Market
May 2020
- 16-May - 17-May | Portadown Viking Experience - Portadown, Northern Ireland, UK
- 20-May - 24-May | Vikings At Archeon - Alphen Aan Den Rijn, Netherlands
- 29-May - 01-Jun | Jork Viking Market - Jork, Hamburg, Germany
- 29-May - 31-May | Vikingting - Tingvatn, Norway
- 30-May - 01-Jun | Eindhoven Viking Festival - Eindhoven, Netherlands
| Name | Location | Country | Start | End | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viking Experience | Portadown | Northern Ireland, UK | 16-May | 17-May | 2 |
| Name | Location | Country | Start | End | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vikings at Archeon | Alphen aan den Rijn | Netherlands | 20-May | 24-May | 5 |
| Name | Location | Country | Start | End | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jork Viking Market | Jork, Hamburg | Germany | 29-May | 1-Jun | 4 |
| Name | Location | Country | Start | End | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-May | 1-Jun | 3 | Eindhoven Viking Festival | Eindhoven | Netherlands |
June 2020
- 04-Jun - 07-Jun | Avaldnes Viking Festival - Avaldnes, Karmøy, Norway
- 05-Jun - 07-Jun | Neustadt Glewe Viking Festival - Neustadt Glewe, Germany
- 05-Jun - 07-Jun | Bjørgvin Marknad - Fana, Bergen, Norway
- 16-Jun - 21-Jun | Hafnarfjörður Viking Festival - Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
- 19-Jun - 21-Jun | Trondheim Viking Market - Trondheim, Norway
- 22-Jun - 28-Jun | Foteviken Viking Market - Höllviken, Malmö, Sweden
- 27-Jun - 28-Jun | Vikingdays at Bolstad - Bolstadøyri, Hordaland, Norway
| Name | Location | Country | Start | End | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Viking Festival, Avaldsnes | Avaldsnes, Karmøy | Norway | 04-Jun | 07-Jun | 4 |
| Name | Location | Country | Start | End | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neustadt Glewe Viking Festival | Neustadt Glewe | Germany | 05-Jun | 07-Jun | 3 |
Neustadt Glewe Viking Festival
| Name | Location | Country | Start | End | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bjørgvin Marknad | Fana, Bergen | Norway | 05-Jun | 07-Jun | 3 |
| Name | Location | Country | Start | End | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hafnarfjörður Viking Festival | Hafnarfjörður | Iceland | 16-Jun | 21-Jun | 6 |
| Name | Location | Country | Start | End | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foteviken Viking Market | Höllviken, Malmö | Sweden | Jun-22 | Jun-28 | 7 |
| Name | Location | Country | Start | End | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vikingdays in Bolstad | Bolstadøyri, Hordaland | Norway | Jun-27 | Jun-28 | 2 |
July 2020
- 03-Jul - 05-Jul | Borre Viking Market - Borre, Norway
- 03-Jul - 05-Jul | The Battle Of Trelleborgen & Viking Market - Trelleborg, Sweden
- 04-Jul - 05-Jul | Jelling Viking Market - Jelling, Denmark
- 09-Jul - 12-Jul | Haithabu Summer Viking Market - Busdorf, Germany
- 10-Jul - 12-Jul | Ingólfshátíð 2020 - Reykjavík, Iceland
- 10-Jul - 12-Jul | Bronseplassen Viking Market - Høvåg, Kristiansand, Norway
- 11-Jul - 12-Jul | Fröja Thing - Löddeköpinge, Sweden
- TBC........... | Trelleborg Viking Festival - Slagelse, Denmark
- 14-Jul - 19-Jul | Gudvangen Viking Market - Gudvangen, Norway
- 17-Jul - 19-Jul | Sarpsborg International Viking Festival - Sarpsborg, Norway
- 23-Jul - 25-Jul | Saltvik Viking Market - Saltvik, Åland Islands, Finland
- 25-Jul - 27-Jul | Moesgård Viking Moot - Moesgård, Århus, Denmark
- 25-Jul - 29-Jul | St Olav Viking Festival - Sticklestad, Norway
- 27-Jul - 02-Aug | Viking Warriors At Ribe - Ribe, Denmark
- 31-Jul - 02-Aug | Festival Of Slavs & Vikings - Wolin, Poland
- 31-Jul - 02-Aug | Hornbore Ting - Hamburgsund, Sweden
| Name | Location | Country | Start | End | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Battle of Trelleborgen and Vikingmarket | Trelleborg | Sweden | 3-Jul | 5-Jul | 3 |
The Battle of Trelleborgen and Vikingmarket
| Name | Location | Country | Start | End | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronseplassen Viking Market | Høvåg, Kristiansand | Norway | 10-Jul | 12-Jul | 3 |
| Name | Location | Country | Start | End | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fröja Thing | Löddeköpinge | Sweden | 11-Jul | 12-Jul | 2 |
| Name | Location | Country | Start | End | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarpsborg International Viking Festival | Sarpsborg | Norway | 17-Jul | 19-Jul | 3 |
Sarpsborg International Viking Festival
| Name | Location | Country | Start | End | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moesgård Viking Moot | Moesgård, Århus | Denmark | 25-Jul | 27-Jul | 3 |
| Name | Location | Country | Start | End | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saltvik Viking Market | Saltvik, Åland Islands | Finland | 23-Jul | 25-Jul | 3 |
| Name | Location | Country | Start | End | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Olav Viking Festival | Sticklestad | Norway | 25-Jul | 29-July | 5 |
| Name | Location | Country | Start | End | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolin Festival of Slavs and Vikings | Wolin | Poland | 31-Jul | 2-Aug | 3 |
Wolin Festival of Slavs and Vikings
| Name | Location | Country | Start | End | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hornbore Ting | Hamburgsund | Sweden | 31-Jul | 2-Aug | 3 |
August 2020
- 05-Aug - 09-Aug | Lofotr Viking Festival - Bøstad, Lofoten Islands, Norway
- 06-Aug - 09-Aug | Tønsberg Viking Festival - Tønsberg, Norway
- 14-Aug - 15-Aug | Ballerup Viking Festival - Ballerup, Denmark
- 16-Aug - 23-Aug | Archeon Viking Festival - Alphen Aan Den Rijn, Netherlands
- 22-Aug - 23-Aug | Lunden Vikingmarked - Næs Jernverksmuseum, Nes Verk, Norway
- 29-Aug - 29-Aug | Magnus Barelegs Festival - Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, UK
- 29-Aug - 06-Sep | Largs Viking Festival - Largs, Scotland, UK
- 30-Aug - 31-Aug | Vikings Of Middle England - Rockingham Castle, Rockingham, England, UK
| Name | Location | Country | Start | End | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lofotr Viking Festival | Bøstad, Lofoten Islands | Norway | 5-Aug | 9-Aug | 5 |
| Name | Location | Country | Start | End | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archeon Viking Festival | Alphen aan den Rijn | Netherlands | 16-Aug | 23-Aug | 8 |
| Name | Location | Country | Start | End | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunden Vikingmarked | Næs Jernverksmuseum, Nes Verk | Norway | 22-Aug | 23-Aug | 2 |
| Name | Location | Country | Start | End | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnus Barelegs Festival | Downpatrick, Northern Ireland | UK | 29-Aug | 29-Aug | 1 |
| Name | Location | Country | Start | End | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largs Viking Festival | Largs, Scotland | UK | 29-Aug | 6-Sep | 9 |
| Name | Location | Country | Start | End | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vikings of Middle England | Rockingham Castle, Rockingham | UK | 30-Aug | 31-Aug | 2 |
Vikings of Middle England at Rockingham Castle
September 2020
| Name | Location | Country | Start | End | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midgard Viking Folk Fest | Viadana, Lombardy | Italy | 11-Sep | 13-Sep | 3 |
October 2020
- 11-Oct - 12-Oct | Battle of Hastings - Battle, East Sussex, UK
- 17-Oct - 17-Oct | Stonham Barns Saxon & Viking Festival - Stonham Aspal, Suffolk, UK
| Name | Location | Country | Start | End | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle of Hastings | Battle, East Sussex | UK | 10-Oct | 11-Oct | 2 |
| Name | Location | Country | Start | End | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stonham Barns Saxon & Viking Festival | Stonham Aspal, Suffolk | UK | 17-Oct | 17-Oct | 1 |
Stonham Barns Saxon & Viking Festival
TBC = Dates To Be Confirmed