Volkspark to transform this weekend for market

***image1***The association for medieval culture and fantasy role playing called “Die Legende,” the legend, is holding its seventh legendary medieval market today through Sunday at the Volkspark in Kaiserslautern.

The association, which celebrates its 14th anniversary this year, expects about 25,000 to 30,000 visitors.

In between old trees at the Volkspark, visitors will be taken on a journey into the Middle Ages.

An entertaining program will be presented with fire shows, activities on stage, artists presentations and walking acts including music groups, minstrel singers, dance groups, jugglers, court jesters, magicians and fire-eaters.

About 600 participants dressed in old costumes will display living in medieval times.
Craftsmen such as blacksmiths, lantern makers, basket makers, tanners, armourers, printers and makers of coats of mail will present former skills.

Vendors will sell handcrafted and other items such as perfumes, glass products, jewelry, wreaths, ceramics, candles and bee products.
Knights in armaments will demonstrate fights with different weapons in the knights’camp.

Culinary specialties being offered include pork roast, flat cakes and smoked fish. Fruit wines and mead will be served in clay mugs.

A special children’s program features a play tent, a wooden merry-go-round and Angvik’s dragon boat.

Children also can try archery, ride donkeys, do pottery, listen to fairy tales and watch magicians and puppet theater.
The seventh legendary medieval market is from 1 to 10 p.m. today, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. 

Admission is €6 for adults and €2 for children and visitors in medieval costumes. Children shorter than a sword (4.5 feet) are admitted free.

Advance tickets are available at the Thalia Book Store, Kerststrasse 9 in Kaiserslautern. Call 0631-36219814 for more information.

Advanced tickets are also available at Pop Shop, Spittelstrasse 8 in Kaiserslautern. Call 0631-64725 for more information.

A free shuttle bus takes visitors from the P+R parking lot near autobahn exit Kaiserslautern-East to the medieval market in the Volkspark.

Buses will run every 30 minutes on all three days during the market’s opening hours until one hour after closing.