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2026 Festival Program
2026 Valhalla Viking Festival Schedule
Please check back regularly for updates as more some things/timings may change.
This is not the finalised schedule yet, more to be added soon.
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Tuesday - 21st July 2026
Volunteers & Set up only
Wednesday - 22nd July 2026
Volunteers & Set up only
Thursday - 23th July 2026
09:00 Volunteers, Traders & Set up only on main site
16:00 Car park opens for early arrival campers
17:00 Early check in opens for campsite access only
17:30 Ale, Cider and Mead Bar OPEN
20:00 Trivia night starts (Top prize, free 2027 weekend tickets)
22:00 Early check-in closes for campsite access only
23:30 Last Orders at the Bars
00:00 Campers must vacate towards the campsite
00:00 Midnight Storytelling by the main campsite firepit (weekend campers only)
Friday - 24th July 2026 - General Festival Schedule
10:00 Gates open
10:00 Market opens
10:00 Little Valhalla opens (day care/drop off Viking 1h50min sessions for children)
10:00 Viking Hair & Make Up / Face-painting open
10:00 Henna Tattoos open
10:00 Willow Weaving have-a-go opens
10:00 Tattoos open
10:00 Have a go at Archery opens (Archery Zone) - no prebooking needed
10:00 Axe Throwing opens - no prebooking needed
10:00 Trebuchet Game open - no prebooking needed
10:00 Willow Weaving have-a-go - no prebooking needed
10:00 Various workshops start (check workshop schedules below)
10:00 Living History Villages open (by reenactment arena and woodland)
10:00 Birds of Prey open for meet and greet
11:00 MUSIC Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer (main stage in Mead Hall)
12:00 Battle (in reenactment arena)
12:45 MUSIC Damh the Bard (main stage in Mead Hall)
13:45 Terry The Science Viking: Weapons Demonstration (in reenactment arena)
14:00 MUSIC Solfyr (on main stage in Feast Hall)
15:00 Opening Ceremony (in Woodland Temple)
17:00 Mead MAKER's COMPETITION (by Feast Hall)
15:45 Battle (in reenactment arena)
16:00 MUSIC Bruni (on main stage in Feast Hall)
16:00 Firewalking Assembly (Firewalking Zone)
16:30 Kids VS. Vikings (in reenactment arena)
17:00 Storytelling (in Woodland Temple)
17:00 Strongman performance (in reenactment arena)
17:00 Mead Tasting & Talk (Afon Mel stall, by Feast Hall)
17:45 Adult formations: Battle training for the pubic (in reenactment arena)
18:00 Feast starts letting in (Feast Hall)
18:30 MUSIC Kayt (on main stage in Feast Hall)
19:15 Storytelling (in woodland temple)
19:45 MUSIC Perkelt (on main stage in Feast Hall)
21:00 Feast ends, Feast hall becomes open to all
21:15 MUSIC Blóð Dýr (on main stage in Feast Hall open access to all)
22:45 MUSIC Thunarwulf (on main stage in Feast Hall)
23:00 Storytelling (in woodland temple)
23:30 Bar last orders
00:00 Deadline for day visitors to vacate the festival grounds
00:00 Midnight Storytelling by the main campsite firepit (weekend campers only)
00:30 Car park gates close for the night
Saturday - 25th July 2026 - General Festival Schedule
10:00 Festival opens to the public
10:00 MUSIC Kayt performing by the entrance
10:00 Market opens
10:00 Little Valhalla opens (day care/drop off Viking 1h50min sessions for children)
10:00 Viking Hair & Make Up / Face-painting open
10:00 Henna Tattoos open
10:00 Willow Weaving have-a-go opens
10:00 Tattoos open
10:00 Have a go at Archery opens (Archery Zone) - no prebooking needed
10:00 Axe Throwing opens - no prebooking needed
10:00 Trebuchet Game open - no prebooking needed
10:00 Various workshops start (see workshops below)
10:00 Living History Village opens (by reenactment arena)
10:00 Willow Weaving have-a-go - no prebooking needed
10:00 Birds of Prey meet and greet open
10:30 Meet & Greet/ Q&A with Chaka Schipper of Heilung (on main stage in Feast Hall)
11:30 Battle (in reenactment arena)
12:00 MUSIC Olaf the Skald (on main stage in Feast Hall)
12:30 Handfasting in woodland temple (real pagan wedding ceremony, anyone welcome to watch but please be respectful of the couple if you wish to spectate and wish them well in their union)
13:15 MUSIC Bruni (on main stage in Feast Hall)
13:15 Puppet Show (next to Woodland Temple)
14:00 Terry The Science Viking: Weapons Demonstration (in reenactment arena)
14:30 MUSIC Blóð Dýr (on main stage in Feast Hall)
14:30 Puppet Show (next to Woodland Temple)
15:15 Battle (in reenactment arena)
16:00 Kids VS. Vikings (in reenactment arena)
16:00 MUSIC Perkelt (on main stage in Feast Hall)
16:15 Puppet Show (next to Woodland Temple)
16:00 Firewalking assembly (firewalking zone)
16:15 Puppet Show (next to Woodland Temple)
16:45 Strongman Performance (in reenactment arena)
17:00 Mead Tasting & Talk (Afon Mel stall, by Feast Hall)
17:30 Storytelling (in woodland temple)
17:45 Adult Formations (in reenactment arena)
18:00 Feast starts letting in (Feast Hall)
18:30 MUSIC Seidrblot (on main stage in Feast Hall)
19:15 Storytelling (in woodland temple)
20:00 MUSIC Ravensdale (on main stage in Feast Hall)
21:00 Feast ends, Feast hall becomes open to all, please enter and enjoy the music
21:15 Fire Show starts (in reenactment arena)
21:45 Boat Burning Ceremony (weather/drought depending)
23:00 MUSIC Galdorcræft (on main stage in Feast Hall)
23:15 Storytelling (in woodland temple)
23:30 Bar last orders
00:00 Deadline for day visitors to vacate the festival grounds
00:00 Midnight Storytelling by the main campsite firepit (weekend campers only)
00:30 Car park gates close for the night
Sunday - 26th July 2026 - General Festival Schedule
10:00 Festival opens to the public
10:00 Market opens
10:00 Little Valhalla opens (day care/drop off Viking 1h50min sessions for children)
10:00 Viking Hair & Make Up / Face-painting open
10:00 Henna Tattoos open
10:00 Willow Weaving have-a-go opens
10:00 Tattoos open
10:00 Have a go at Archery opens (Archery Zone) - no prebooking needed
10:00 Axe Throwing opens - no prebooking needed
10:00 Trebuchet Game open - no prebooking needed
10:00 Living History Village opens (by reenactment arena)
10:00 Various workshops start (see workshops below)
10:00 Willow Weaving have-a-go - no prebooking needed
10:00 Birds of Prey meet and greet opens
10:30 Viking Tournament (reenactment arena, YOU CAN ENTER AND IT'S FOR A GOOD CAUSE, sign up here)
10:30 MUSIC 2 Elves and a Dwarf (on main stage in Feast Hall)
10:30 Puppet Show (next to Woodland Temple)
11:00 Challenge the Jarl (in reenactment arena, after tournament finishes, time is approximate)
11:30 Fenrir's Howl competition (in reenactment arena, after Jarl Challenge finishes, time is approximate)
11:45 MUSIC Bruni (on main stage in Feast Hall)
12:00 Puppet Show (next to Woodland Temple)
12:30 Handfasting in woodland temple (real pagan wedding ceremony, anyone welcome to watch but please be respectful of the couple if you wish to spectate and wish them well in their union)
13:15 Viking Battle (in reenactment arena)
13:30 MUSIC Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer (on main stage in Feast Hall)
13:45 Puppet Show (next to Woodland Temple)
14:30 Storytelling (in woodland temple)
15:00 MUSIC Ravensdale (on main stage in Feast Hall)
15:15 Viking Battle (in reenactment arena)
15:45 Kids VS. Vikings (in reenactment arena)
16:00 Firewalking assembly (firewalking zone)
16:15 MUSIC Seidrblot featuring Chaka Schipper of Heilung (on main stage in Feast Hall)
16:15 Cairn for the dead (in Woodland Temple)
16:30 Terry The Science Viking: Weapons Demonstration (in reenactment arena)
17:00 Storytelling (in woodland temple)
17:00 Mead Tasting & Talk (Afon Mel stall, by Feast Hall)
17:45 Adult Formations (in reenactment arena)
18:00 Feast starts letting in (Feast Hall)
18:45 MUSIC Ravenhymn (on main stage in Feast Hall)
20:15 MUSIC Olaf the Skald (on main stage in Feast Hall)
21:00 Feast ends, Feast hall becomes open to all
21:00 Closing Ceremony Start (in reenactment arena)
21:30 Closing Ceremony moves (in woodland temple)
22:15 Storytelling (in woodland temple)
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
Monday - 27th July 2026
10:00 Visitors vacating deadline
Volunteers & Take-down only after
19:00 Volunteers, traders and performers thank you party for anyone helping with Set up, during the festival and take down
Tuesday - 28th July 2026
Volunteers & Take-down only
WORKSHOP SCHEDULE IS ONLY FOR ACTIVITIES THAT NEED TO BE PREBOOKED.
If you wish to book any of these workshops please visit the TICKETS page.
Archery and Axe throwing are also available as not pre-booked activities. Just walk up to their area for having a go at either of these on the day.
If any of the workshops show up as sold out on the website, please enquire with the workshop leader if there are any no-shows as you may still be able to join on the day.
The workshops being held in each tent will be on a list outside of the workshop tent. Just check the list on the day. All workshop tents are next to each other. For workshops being held in other places, please see the festival map in the printed program which will be available to collect free of charge at the entrance tent.
Friday - 24th July 2026 - Workshop Schedule
10:00 Spiritual Art (Workshop Tent)
10:30 Archery Extended Session (Archery Range)
10:30 Blacksmithing (Blacksmith's Encampment)
10:00 Leather bracelet (Workshop Tent)
11:10 Archery Extended Session (Archery Range)
11:30 Blacksmithing (Blacksmith's Encampment)
11:50 Archery Extended Session (Archery Range)
12:00 Willow Weaving (Vidor Willow's encampment)
12:30 Leather Belt Stamping workshop (Workshop Tent)
12:30 Blacksmithing (Blacksmith's Encampment)
12:30 Archery Extended Session (Archery Range)
13:10 Archery Extended Session (Archery Range)
13:30 Medieval Calligraphy (Workshop Tent)
13:30 Henefetafl Game (Workshop Tent)
13:30 Blacksmithing (Blacksmith's Encampment)
13:50 Archery Extended Session (Archery Range)
14:00 Journey of the Viking Spirit: A Shamanic Voyage (Firewalking zone)
14:00 Willow Weaving (Vidor Willow's encampment)
14:30 Blacksmithing (Blacksmith's Encampment)
14:45 Medieval Calligraphy (Workshop Tent)
15:00 Leather Necklace with Norse Beads (Workshop Tent)
15:30 Viking Games (Workshop Tent)
15:30 Blacksmithing (Blacksmith's Encampment)
15:30 Have-a-go Tablet Weaving (Workshop tent)
16:00 Willow Weaving (Vidor Willow's encampment)
16:00 Archery Extended Session (Archery Range)
16:00 Firewalking (Firewalking Zone)
16:30 Blacksmithing (Blacksmith's Encampment)
16:30 Have-a-go Tablet Weaving (Workshop tent)
16:40 Archery Extended Session (Archery Range)
17:30 Blacksmithing (Blacksmith's Encampment)
17:30 Leather Carving Arm Guard (Workshop Tent)
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Saturday - 25th July 2026 - Workshop Schedule
10:00 Leather Belt Holder (Workshop Tent)
10:00 Viking Games (Workshop Tent)
10:30 Archery Extended Session (Archery Range)
10:30 Blacksmithing (Blacksmith's Encampment)
10:30 Blacksmithing (Blacksmith's Encampment)
11:00 Willow Weaving (Vidor Willow's encampment)
11:10 Archery Extended Session (Archery Range)
11:30 Blacksmithing (Blacksmith's Encampment)
11:50 Archery Extended Session (Archery Range)
13:00 Willow Weaving (Vidor Willow's encampment)
12:30 Leather Belt Stamping/Carving (Workshop Tent)
11:30 Blacksmithing (Blacksmith's Encampment)
11:50 Archery Extended Session (Archery Range)
13:00 Willow Weaving (Vidor Willow's encampment)
12:30 Leather Belt Stamping/Carving (Workshop Tent)
12:30 Blacksmithing (Blacksmith's Encampment)
12:30 Archery Extended Session (Archery Range)
12:30 Archery Extended Session (Archery Range)
13:00 Willow Weaving (Vidor Willow's encampment)
13:10 Archery Extended Session (Archery Range)
13:15 Medieval Calligraphy (Workshop Tent)
13:30 Blacksmithing (Blacksmith's Encampment)
13:30 Chainmaille (Workshop Tent)
13:50 Archery Extended Session (Archery Range)
14:00 Journey of the Viking Spirit: A Shamanic Voyage (Firewalking zone)
14:30 Blacksmithing (Blacksmith's Encampment)
15:00 Willow Weaving (Vidor Willow's encampment)
15:00 Willow Weaving (Vidor Willow's encampment)
15:00 Leather Bracelet (Workshop Tent)
15:00 Have-a-go Tablet Weaving (Workshop tent)
15:30 Blacksmithing (Blacksmith's Encampment)
16:00 Have-a-go Tablet Weaving (Workshop tent)
16:00 Archery Extended Session (Archery Range)
16:00 Firewalking (Firewalking Zone)
16:30 Blacksmithing (Blacksmith's Encampment)
16:40 Archery Extended Session (Archery Range)
16:00 Have-a-go Tablet Weaving (Workshop tent)
16:00 Archery Extended Session (Archery Range)
16:00 Firewalking (Firewalking Zone)
16:30 Blacksmithing (Blacksmith's Encampment)
16:40 Archery Extended Session (Archery Range)
17:00 Willow Weaving (Vidor Willow's Encampment)
17:30 Leather Carving Arm Guard (Workshop Tent)
17:30 Henefetafl Game (Workshop tent)
17:30 Blacksmithing (Blacksmith's Encampment)
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Sunday - 26th July 2026 - Workshop Schedule
10:00 Spiritual Art Workshop (Workshop Tent)
10:00 Willow Weaving (Vidor Willow's encampment)
10:00 Leather Necklace with Norse Beads (Workshop Tent)
10:00 Viking Games (Workshop Tent)
10:30 Blacksmithing (Blacksmith's Encampment)
10:30 Archery Extended Session (Archery Range)
11:10 Archery Extended Session (Archery Range)
11:30 Blacksmithing (Blacksmith's Encampment)
11:30 SURUNA Drumming circle with Chaka Schipper of Heilung
11:45 Viking Games (Workshop Tent)
11:50 Archery Extended Session (Archery Range)
12:00 Medieval Calligraphy (Workshop Tent)
12:30 Blacksmithing (Blacksmith's Encampment)
12:30 Archery Extended Session (Archery Range)
12:30 Leather Bracelet (Workshop Tent)
13:00 Willow Weaving (Vidor Willow's Encampment)
13:10 Archery Extended Session (Archery Range)
13:15 Medieval Calligraphy (Workshop Tent)
13:30 Blacksmithing (Blacksmith's Encampment)
13:50 Archery Extended Session (Archery Range)
14:00 Journey of the Viking Spirit: A Shamanic Voyage (Firewalking zone)
14:30 Blacksmithing (Blacksmith's Encampment)
15:00 Leather Belt Stamping (Workshop Tent)
15:30 Blacksmithing (Blacksmith's Encampment)
16:00 Firewalking (Firewalking Zone)
16:00 Archery Extended Session (Archery Range)
16:30 Blacksmithing (Blacksmith's Encampment)
16:40 Archery Extended Session (Archery Range)
17:30 Blacksmithing (Blacksmith's Encampment)
17:30 Leather Carving Arm Guard (Workshop Tent)
16:30 Bookbinding (Workshop Tent)
17:45 Bookbinding (Workshop Tent)
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Do you organize something we don't have on the list? We'd love to hear from you if you'd like to be a part of this! Get in touch