The Valhalla Feast

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The Valhalla Feast

In The Great Mead Hall

One of the biggest experiences at Valhalla Viking Festival is the Valhalla Feast in our Great Mead Hall.

Set in a wooden pole canvas marquee, with a bar at one end and a stage at the other, the Feast is all about the atmosphere: long rows of tables, hundreds of fellow Vikings, shared food, flowing drinks, live music, stories, chants and the feeling of being part of the Horde.

Feast access is separate from standard festival access unless your ticket specifically includes The Feast. Please read the details carefully before booking.

What to Expect

A Viking-style dining experience built around atmosphere, community and celebration.

A Night in the Mead Hall

If you are familiar with the scenes from medieval and Viking films and TV shows — rows of long tables in a mead hall, people celebrating, eating, drinking and singing together — that is what we are aiming for at the Valhalla Viking Feast.

After a day of axe throwing, activities, battles and blacksmithing, the Mead Hall opens its doors to hundreds of Heathens, Vikings and Pagans attending the festival.

The Feast lasts approximately 3 hours. Sharing platters of food will come out to the tables, along with ale, mead and other drinks. Each night will be slightly different, with different performances and atmosphere.

Valhalla Feast atmosphere

How The Feast Works

This is not a restaurant meal. It is a shared Horde feast.

  • Form a queue outside the Feast Hall around 6pm
  • Signage will be posted and the entrance will be clear
  • You will need to provide proof of being a Feast ticket holder
  • You will be seated alongside hundreds of other Vikings in the Mead Hall
  • A platter of mains and a platter of sides will come to each table to share
  • Servers in Viking kit will come around with top-ups of different dishes
  • Side platters will be replenished as they are emptied
  • Enjoy the food, music, performances, chants and atmosphere
The Feast is about the atmosphere, community and experience. It is not how a restaurant or wedding meal works.

Food & Drink

Sharing platters, top-ups, mead, ale, cider and the Mead Hall atmosphere.

Food

We work to put together a generous feast with sharing platters and regular top-ups. Expect German-style platters, meats, meat alternatives, cheeses, breads, sides and vegetarian or vegan-friendly options.

The feast will be slightly different each night, but the amount of food served will be planned to be generous across the weekend.

Drinks

During the Feast, drinks may include mead, session mead, ale, cider, lager, non-alcoholic beer, soft drinks, water and fruit juices.

During the day, the Mead Hall operates as a paid bar. Outside Feast times, the hall is open to all ticket holders.

Please drink responsibly. The Feast is about enjoying food, drink and atmosphere — not racing to get drunk.
Valhalla Feast food platters

Feast Rules

These rules help keep the Feast safe, fair and enjoyable for everyone.

  • You must have valid Feast access to enter the Feast Hall during Feast times
  • You may be asked for ID if you are lucky enough to look under 25
  • You cannot stack alcoholic drinks
  • You cannot down drinks in order to get a top-up
  • Top-ups may be refused if your glass or horn is not empty
  • Top-ups may be refused if you are rude, heavily inebriated or too rowdy
  • Rude or aggressive behaviour may result in removal from the Feast Hall or festival without refund
  • Please be respectful to the servers and volunteers
Enjoy the atmosphere with your fellow Vikings. That is what this experience is all about.

What The Feast Fee Covers

The Feast fee covers much more than the food placed on the tables.

If something is a cost directly for and only for the Feast, it is covered by the cost of your Feast ticket. If something is only partly associated with the Feast, your ticket covers a portion of the cost.

Roughly £30-£35 of the cost of the Feast goes towards drinks and food. The rest goes towards things like:

  • Feast Hall hire
  • Hiring the tables
  • Hiring the benches
  • Hiring the 3 fridge trailers
  • Generator costs and fuel to run the kitchen, stage and Feast Hall
  • Buying the plates and cutlery
  • Cost of Feast-only wristbands
  • Kitchen equipment rental
  • Kitchen consumables
  • Staff costs in the kitchen and serving
  • Waste disposal directly associated with the Feast
  • Bands playing during the Feast
  • Drinks including ale, mead, cider and soft drinks
  • Food including cold sharing platters, breads, hot mains, sides and top-ups

Please bear in mind part of the ticket fee also goes towards HMRC fees and payment processing fees.

Dietary Requirements & Allergies

Please read this section carefully before booking if you have dietary needs or allergies.

Dietary Requirements

If your group has a person with a dietary requirement such as allergies, vegetarian, vegan or similar, you may be located on a particular row so the kitchen and serving volunteers can see to your needs.

There are hundreds of people and a small number of serving volunteers, so the designated dietary row helps make the experience smoother for guests and volunteers. Meat dishes will go out everywhere, but dietary requirement dishes will only be served on the designated row for logistics reasons.

If you have allergies, please get in touch before the festival so we can discuss whether we can cater to you safely.

Important Allergen Information

At Valhalla, we recognise the seriousness of food intolerances and allergies. All food for this gathering is prepared in a shared kitchen where common allergens may be handled, including nuts, grains, milk, eggs and other ingredients.

Some items may also be prepared in kitchens or factories that handle nuts, gluten and other allergens. Trace contact is possible. While we strive to honour special needs, we cannot offer made-to-order food or promise that any dish is free from allergens.

Cross-contact with allergens may occur despite our efforts. By eating at the Feast, you accept the risks of shared preparation and shared tables.

Feast Tickets

Feast access and festival access are not always the same thing.

Day Feast Tickets

Day Feast access may be available, but you also need to purchase a valid festival access ticket for the same day. The Feast access ticket does not include festival access.

  • You must have festival access for the day you booked
  • Feast passes are non-transferable for names or dates
  • If you book Friday, you cannot change it to another day later
  • No e-ticket is issued for day Feast access
  • Your payment confirmation, order number and ID are needed
  • The person on the order must be the one checking in, or part of the group checking in
  • Group bookings must check in together
Feast access is not a festival pass. You must purchase festival entry separately if it is not already included with your ticket.

Sold Out Feast Tickets

If the Feast is sold out, please check at the entrance tent for any no-shows. You may be able to purchase a spot on the day if any become available.

Do not buy Feast tickets from another person. Tickets are non-transferable and scam tickets will not be valid.

Scam Warning

If someone is offering to sell you their tickets directly, they will not be valid. You can only buy valid tickets from the Valhalla website.

You will need to present ID to prove you are the correct person. Do not pass money to a third party. We accept no responsibility for tickets bought from anyone claiming to have valid Valhalla tickets, and you will not be allowed on site without a ticket bought through the festival website with your name on it.

What Happens To Leftover Food?

The Feast is not just a good time. It can also put good into the world.

We stock up to feed an army every year. We fill large industrial fridge trailers with food from multiple suppliers and allocate a generous amount of food per person each night, but we do not always get through it all.

What is left over is offered to volunteers, people on the farm, local small businesses and workers. In 2024, a large part of it went to a local community fridge.

  • The donated food was distributed amongst 200 families
  • A YMCA received food so a large group of children could have proper meals
  • A homeless shelter housing 70 people also received food

Thank you to everyone who joins the Feast, and a huge thank you to the volunteers who helped find the community kitchen and deliver the food.

Common Feast Questions

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Can I see the exact menu?

This is not a restaurant-style event, so the exact menu may vary. The Food Guide above gives an idea of what you can expect, but the exact items may change each night.

What if I need help during the Feast?

If you need help regarding food and can’t see a server, please go to the left of the stage, not the bar. Someone will be posted there during the Feast to help.

If you want more of a specific food and missed the servers with top-ups, please come to the left of the stage. We are there to help you have an amazing time.

Is the Mead Hall open outside Feast times?

Yes. Outside Feast times, the Mead Hall remains open to all ticket holders, with music continuing and a paid bar open.

Last call at the bar is 23:30 and day visitors must vacate the festival site by midnight.

Will there be performances?

Yes. Performances vary each night. Please check the stage schedule to see who is playing and when.

Where can I ask further questions?

For further questions, please check the FAQ page.

We Look Forward To Feasting With You

We’ll drink, eat and be merry together as we celebrate this great Heathen gathering and drink to the Gods.

Let’s all have a good time with our old and new Viking friends.

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