Valhalla Viking Festival

Valhalla is a 3 day Viking Festival full of entertainment and activities.
You'll feel like you've entered a whole new realm as soon as you pass through the giant Dragon Skull to enter Valhalla.
You can learn how the Vikings lived in our Living History Village, spectate reenactment battles in the arena, see weapons demonstrations, witness a 26ft Viking boat burning, enjoy daring fire shows in the evening and even have the little ones face the Vikings in the arena. You can take part in numerous workshops such as Blacksmithing, leatherworking, jewellery casting, willow weaving, tablet weaving, medieval calligraphy, naalbinding, runology, firewalking and many more or peruse our historic market traders to find unique handmade items.
You can enjoy activities such as games, archery and axe throwing or relax listening to stories of the Gods told by our traditional storyteller in our woodland temple, surrounded by human height wood carved statues of the Norse Gods. The woodland temple will see various ceremonies over the weekend including two Viking handfastings (weddings).
There is live music on the stage in our Mead Hall all day long and at night you can join hundreds of people in our Viking Feast with food and drinks included (this activity is ticketed separately to the festival entry).
A giant Throne is open for all to experience and use for photos symbolising some of the most important creatures in Norse Mythology. Painstakenly carved in high detail by the world famous chainsaw artist, Matthew Crabb.
You can even meet and hold Birds of Prey and meet a real raven.
You can spectate, be entertained, relax or take part in many things
This is only a small preview of all that is planned for an exciting weekend. The festival is open to all ages and is dog friendly too.

Friday 26th July 2024
10:00 Gates open
10:00 Market
10:00 Viking Hair and Make Up
10:00 Henna Tattoos
10:00 Willow Weaving have-a-go
10:00 Tattoos
10:00 Have a go at Archery
10:00 Axe Throwing
10:00 Trebuchet and Crossbows Games open
10:00 Willow Weaving have-a-go
10:00 Various workshops start
10:00 Living History Village opens
10:00 Birds of Prey open for meet and greet
12:30 MUSIC The Dark Bardess
12:30 Battle
14:00 Music Solfyr
14:00 Weapons Demonstration
15:00 Opening Ceremony
15:30 Battle
16:00 MUSIC Perkelt
16:00 Firewalking Assembly
16:10 Kids VS. Vikings
17:00 Storytelling
17:00 Strongman performance
17:45 Adult formations
18:00 Feast starts
18:45 MUSIC Anna Tam
19:30 Storytelling
20:15 MUSIC WOJTEK GODZISZ
21:30 Fire Show starts
22:00 MUSIC Vlka Fenrika
23:00 Storytelling
23:30 Bar last orders
00:00 Deadline for day visitors to vacate the festival grounds
00:30 Car park gates close for the night

Saturday 27th July 2024
10:00 Festival opens to the public
10:00 Market
10:00 Viking Hair and Make Up
10:00 Henna Tattoos
10:00 Willow Weaving have-a-go
10:00 Tattoos
10:00 Have a go at Archery
10:00 Axe Throwing
10:00 Trebuchet and Crossbows Games
10:00 Various workshops start
10:00 Living History Village opens
10:00 Willow Weaving have-a-go
10:00 Birds of Prey meet and greet
11:00 Breathwork, glass walk, ice bath workshop
11:30 Battle
11:45 MUSIC Oldaf the Skald
12:30 Handfasting in woodland temple (real pagan wedding ceremony, anyone welcome to watch)
13:00 MUSIC Anna Tam
13:30 Weapons Demonstration
14:00 Storytelling
14:30 MUSIC Sprigganmist
14:45 Battle
15:25 Kids VS. Vikings
16:00 MUSIC Albion
16:00 Firewalking assembly
16:15 Strongman Performance
17:00 Storytelling
17:45 Adult Formations
18:00 Feast starts letting in
18:30 MUSIC Kayt
20:15 MUSIC Seidrblot
21:30 Fire Show starts
22:00 Boat Burning Ceremony
22:15 MUSIC Perkelt
23:00 Storytelling
23:30 Bar last orders
00:00 Deadline for day visitors to vacate the festival grounds
00:30 Car park gates close for the night

Sunday 28th July 2024
10:00 Festival opens
10:00 Market
10:00 Viking Hair and Make Up
10:00 Henna Tattoos
10:00 Willow Weaving have-a-go
10:00 Tattoos
10:00 Have a go at Archery
10:00 Axe Throwing opens
10:00 Trebuchet and Crossbows Games
10:00 Living History Village opens
10:00 Various workshops start
10:00 Willow Weaving have-a-go
10:00 Birds of Prey meet and greet
11:00 Breathwork, glass walk, ice bath
11:30 Battles/Viking Games start ad hoc
11:30 MUSIC Kayt
12:00 Handfasting in woodland temple (real pagan wedding ceremony)
13:00 MUSIC Ravenhymn
13:00 Battle
14:00 Storytelling
14:30 Weapons Demonstration
15:00 MUSIC Ravensdale
15:30 Cairn for the dead
16:00 MUSIC Seidrblot
16:00 Firewalking assembly
16:00 Battle
16:40 Kids VS. Vikings
17:00 Storytelling
17:45 Adult Formations
18:00 Feast starts letting in
19:00 MUSIC Anna Tam
20:15 MUSIC Olaf the Skald
21:30 Closing Ceremony
22:00 Storytelling
23:30 Bar last orders
00:00 Deadline for day visitors to vacate the festival grounds
00:15 Car park gates close for the night

Prices:
Friday Adult: GBP 22.00,
Friday 13-17: GBP 12.00,
Friday under 12: GBP 0.00,
Saturday Adult: GBP 28.00,
Saturday 13-17: GBP 15.00,
Saturday under 12: GBP 0.00,
Sunday Adult: GBP 25.00,
Sunday 13-17: GBP 10.00,
Sunday under 12: GBP 0.00,
Weekend adult with camping: GBP 110.00

Artists / Speakers: Perkelt, Seidrblot, Vlka Fenryka, Spriggan Mist, Solfyr, Ravensdale, Ravenhymn, Olaf the Skald, Matthew Crabb, The Travelling Talesman, Anna Tam, Kayt, Wodjtek Godzsiz, Albion