Park in Freisen turns into medieval town

The Nature Wildlife Park Freisen will hold its 16th Medieval Market Saturday and Sunday. On a meadow area of about 60,000 square meters, around 400 tents will be put up to house approximately 2,000 actors.

There will be more than 120 groups including Vikings, Celtics and Normans demonstrating life in the Middle Ages.

More than 110 vendor and craftsmen stands can be found in the main market area. Visitors can watch how things were made in former times and buy leather goods, clothes, ceramics, soap, jewelry, games, dolls, candles, knives, swords, marmalades, vinegar, liquors, beer, spices and honey products.

Medieval food such as ox on the roast, flat cakes, potato pancakes, bread dumplings and crepes will be served. Drinking specialties include mead, Bedouin coffee, wines, whiskey, teas and juices.

Knights will show off their horses and demonstrate fights.

The stage program will feature musicians with medieval instruments, dancers and jugglers.

A horse show with fire will be at 10 p.m. Saturday to be followed by a fire show at 10:30 p.m.

The medieval market will be open from 10 a.m. until midnight Saturday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.

Admission fee to the medieval market for adults 14 years and older is €10 without costume and €6 for visitors in medieval costumes. Children 13 years and younger are admitted for free. A combination ticket to grant access to the medieval market and the wildlife park is €15 for adults and €10 for children and visitors in medieval costumes.

Freisen is on autobahn A62, northwest of Glan-Muenchweiler. The park’s address is Hermbacherhof 1, 66629 Freisen.

For more information, visit the event’s website at www.mittelaltermarkt-freisen.de or the park’s website at www.naturwildpark-freisen.de.