Medieval programme: what we stage at a medieval fair
This is the full programme we work a weekend medieval fair or market with. It is not a single act: it is an atmosphere built hour by hour, from the Friday afternoon opening to the fire show that closes on Saturday night.
Everything that follows is filmed at real fairs for councils and promoters. The team adjusts to the budget you are working with: it can be staged with three performers or with fifteen.
You can also see the page for this theme, with videos and photographs of real performances.
The shows in the programme
Stilt-walking kings
Three-metre figures in leather masks inspired by the Commedia dell'arte. They advance through the crowd granting improvised audiences and proclaiming extraordinary decrees. It is the act that generates the most photographs of the whole fair.
Jesters and minstrels
The counterpoint: mischief, impossible juggling and tireless dancing. They work at street level, in among the stalls, and they are the ones who break the ice with the crowd still watching from a distance.
Enchanted forest
Goblins, fauns and elves that appear among the crowd to the beat of drums. It is the most poetic part of the programme and the one that works best with families and small children.
The night
Warriors with sabres, steel juggling and tormented monks begging for your soul. It raises the adrenaline and sets the mood for the fire.
Fire show
The close. Real fire — not cold fire — in the square as night falls, with live narration. It is what people remember the next day and what gets shared on social media.
Children's entertainment
Storytelling with elves, balloon modelling, a bubble workshop and «The Challenge of the Kingdom», a treasure hunt across the whole market looking for hidden clues. It keeps the children busy while their parents shop.
Format and length
- Sets per day: Five: two in the morning, two in the afternoon and one at night.
- Short weekend: Friday afternoon, all of Saturday and Sunday: two afternoon sets and one night set on the Friday.
- Street parade: 30 minutes per set, working around the site.
- Static show: 25 minutes in a square or on a stage.
- Sound: Our own sound system and microphones included.
- Team size: From a single performer to the full company, depending on budget.
What the quote includes
- Performers registered with Spanish social security
- Period costume and props
- Travel to anywhere in Spain and Europe
- Accommodation and per diems for the team
- Sound system and microphones
- Coordination of the programme with the council or the promoter
Download the full programme
If you would rather have the programme as a PDF to forward or print, here it is with all the photographs.
If you are finalising the programme for a medieval fair and want to know what can be staged with your budget, call us on +34 657 966 975: ask for a quote with no obligation.
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Other themes
Piratepirates, mermaids and seaside entertainment
- CelticCeltic markets and Samhain night
- Romangladiators and Roman entertainment
- ArabianArab souks and belly dancing
- Renaissance / BaroqueRenaissance and Baroque markets
- Equestrianmedieval jousting and horse shows
- Falconrybirds of prey displays
- ChristmasChristmas shows and the Three Kings parade
- Mobile discoDJ, dancers and lights
- Drag showdrag queens and drag shows
- Horrorhaunted house and Halloween
- Tribute acts80s and 90s tribute shows
- FuturisticLED robots and mirror man
- Childrenchildren's shows and magicians
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