Festivals and Events Calendar 2026

Medieval and fantasy festivals are gaining popularity every year. Throughout Europe, enthusiasts come together to experience history, fantasy and craftsmanship — from intimate village fairs to large-scale international events. 2026 promises to be another action-packed festival year, with a growing range of medieval festivals, living history events, LARP's and Comic Cons.

A festival in your own country is often easy to access and familiar. You can get there quickly, you know the area, and accommodation is easily arranged. But festivals abroad have their own charm too. They offer the chance to combine an event with a vacation, roadtrip or city break, and to discover new regions, cultures and communities. Whether you choose a weekend away or a longer trip, an international festival can be an experience in itself.

To help you plan your festival year, we've put together an overview of special worldwide events in 2026. In the calendar below you'll find a selection of medieval and fantasy festivals, LARP and living history events and Comic Cons spread across different countries. Use this agenda as inspiration, discover new festivals and plan your ideal festival and event route for 2026.

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January

2-4 Helicon LARP run 5 (DK)
2-6 Dresdner Rauhnächte (DE)
17-18 MegaCon Live Dublin (IE)
23-25 Icarus Foundation — Immersive LARP run 1 (BE)
24-25 FantasyXpo (NL)
24-25 Hoggetown Medieval Faire (FL, US)
27 Up Helly Aa (UK)
30-31-1 Orihuela Medieval Market (ES)

February

1 Imbolc
6-8 Icarus Foundation — Immersive LARP run 2 (BE)
14-15 Normannia (FR)
14-22 Jorvik Viking Festival (UK)
19-22 Sturmwacht LARP (DE)
20-22 Helicon LARP run 6 (DK)
21-22 Cernunnos Pagan Fest (FR)
21-22 Fantasy Fest (NL)
28-1 London Comic Con (UK)

March

7-8 Festival Yggdrasil (FR)
7-8 Leipziger Umschlag (DE)
14 LARP Con Germany (DE)
14-15 Mittelalterspektakel Weida (DE)
14-15 Mercado Medieval Bilbao (ES)
18-19 Roman Army Weekend Park In The Past (UK)
21-22 Phantastisches Zauberdorf Kranichfeld (DE)
21-22 Mittelalterliche Burgspektakel Schloss Wildeck (DE)
28-29 Phantastisches Zauberdorf Römhild (DE)
28-29 13. Mittelalterspektakel Egeln (DE)
20 Ostara

April

1 1 April Brielle (NL)
3-5 Trolls & Legends (BE)
5-6 Historisch Spektakel 1674 Grave (NL)
11-12 FACTS Comic Con (BE)
18-19 Médiévales d'Ouffet (BE)
18-19 Médiévale de Lisieux (FR)
18-19 Fantasy Medieval Fair (AU)
21 Natale di Roma (IT)
25-26 Glastonbury Abbey Medieval Fayre (UK)
25-26 MPS Bad Säckingen (DE)
30 - 3 Chronicles of Mythodea LARP (DE)
30 Edinburgh Beltane Fire Festival (UK)

May

1 Beltane
1-3 Annotopia Mergentheim (DE)
1-3 La Battle des Mondes, Amnéville Moselle (FR)
2-3 Medieval Fair Cannenburg (NL)
2-3 SA Medieval Fair (AU)
3-4 Comic Con Holland (NL)
7-10 Ibiza Medieval Fair (ES)
8-10 Elfia Vorden (NL)
8-10 Tuscany Medieval Festival (IT)
9-10 Médiévale de Trazegnies (BE)
10-11 Comic Con Brussels (BE)
14-17 MPS Rastede (DE)
14-16 Fantasy Basel (CH)
15-17 International Viking Festival Archeon (NL)
16-17 Melbourne Renfair (AU)
16-17 Médiévales de Ripaille (FR)
16-17 Boyne Valley Viking Experience (IE)
22-24 MCM Comic Con London (UK)
22-25 Wave Gotik Treffen Leipzig (DE)
23-24 Fête Médiévale Crest (FR)
23-25 Festival Terres de Rohan (FR)
28-31 Oslo Middelalderfestival (NO)
29-31 Medieval Market Etterbeek (BE)
30-31 Auxilia Park In The Past (UK)
30-31 Runeheim (NL)
31-1 (June) Comic Con Stockholm (SV)
End of May Médiévales de Rouen

June

3-7 Jenseit der Siegel LARP (DE)
5-7 Viking festival Avaldnes (NO)
6-7 Fête médiévale de Guérande (FR)
6 Sussex Inlet Viking Festival (AU)
12-13 Feuertanz Festival (DE)
13-14 Médiévales de Provins (FR)
13-14 Limes Fest Xanten (DE)
16-21 Viking festival Hafnarfjordur (IS)
19-21 Pyrkon Fantasy Festival (PL)
21 Litha
20-22 Heroes Dutch Comic Con (NL)
20-21 Briones Medieval (ES)
25-27 Hörnerfest (DE)
26-28 The Ancients LARP (UK)
27-28 Fable & Fantasy (NL)
28-29 Waterloo 1815 (BE)

July

3-5 Danehof Festival (DK)
3-6 Imaginarium Festival (NL)
4-5 Midsummer Fair Archeon (NL)
10-14 Kandorya LARP (FR)
11-13 Festa dell'Unicorno (IT)
11-12 Tewkesbury Festival (UK)
11-12 Visegrád Palace Games (HU)
14 Fête Médiévale de Josselin (FR)
16-19 Tortosa Renaissance Festival (ES)
17-19 Fantasy Forest Sudeley Castle (UK)
17-19 Bitwa pod Grunwaldem (PL)
18-19 Heysham Viking festival (UK)
19-26 Sletten Vikings (DK)
22-26 IMCF World Championships (DK)
23-26 NärCon (SE)
24-26 Valhalla Viking Festival (UK)
25-2 (Aug) Vianden Medieval Festival (LU)
25-26 Oblężenie Malborka (PL)
28-2 (Aug) DrachenFest (DE)
30-2 (Aug) Castlefest (Netherlands)
31-1 (Aug) Lughnasad (CZ)

August

1 Lughnasadh / Lammas
2-9 Medeltidsveckan Gotland (SE)
7-10 Lofotr Viking festival (NO)
3-17 Roman Festival Archeon (NL)
5-9 ConQuest of Mythodea LARP (DE)
7-9 Das Grosse Treffen (DE)
8 Turniej rycerski o Pierścień Księżnej Anny Mazowieckiej w Liwie (PL)
8-9 Fête Médiévale de Bouillon (BE)
9-10 Elftopia (BE)
14-16 MPS Weil am Rhein (DE)
14-16 Medieval Winschoten & Fantasy Festival (NL)
14-16 Condacum Vivit Kontich (BE)
15-16 Fête Médiévale de Remouchamps (BE)
22-23 MPS Speyer (DE)
21-23 Fête Médiévale du Grand-Fougeray (FR)
21-23 Annotopia Lüdinghausen (DE)
23-25 England's Medieval Festival (UK)
26-30 Castro Marim Medieval Festival (PT)
27-30 Arbor Pagan Festival (CH)
28-29 Horsens Middelalderfestival (DK)
28-30 LARP summer festival (NL)

September

4-6 Annotopia Rotenburg (DE)
4-6 Fantasy Forest Hatfield House (UK)
5-6 Medieval festival Ter Apel (NL)
5-6 Prehistoric Weekend Archeon (NL)
5-6 Roman Festival Carnuntum (AT)
4-6 MPS Luhmühlen (DE)
9-13 The Brandywine Festival (UK)
11-13 Festival-Mediaval (DE)
12-13 Les Médiévales de Bouliac (FR)
12-13 History Alive (AU)
12-13 Eggenburger Zeitreise ins Mittelalter (AT)
12-14 Medievales Pelaudes, St Symphorien sur Coise (FR)
12-16 XXXI Festyn Archeologiczny w Biskupinie (PL)
18-20 The Ancients LARP (UK)
18-20 Midgard Viking Fest (IT)
18-20 Fantasy Festival Esbjerg (DK)
19-20 Elfia Arcen (NL)
19-20 Cidre et Dragon (FR)
26-27 Wilde Furda (BE)
22 Mabon

October

9 British Fantasy Society Fantasycon (UK