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Tents are set up in the Freisen Wildpark to house more than 2,000 actors Saturday and Sunday.
Every year on the first weekend in August, Germans, Celtics, Vikings and noble men come to the village of Freisen. The local wildlife park will turn back time for about 1,000 years, when it will sponsor a medieval market Saturday and Sunday.
On a meadow area of about 60,000 square meters, about 800 tents will be put up to house approximately 2,000 actors.
There will be knights’ camps, vendors, craftsmanship presentations, music groups, jugglers and medieval food and drink specialties. Visitors can watch blacksmiths creating iron items, and Vikings demonstrating the art of making glass pearls.
The medieval market in the Freisen Wildpark features a parade with all participants Saturday and Sunday.
Knights will show off their horses and demonstrate fights. A camel caravan will come from Bavaria giving children the opportunity to take a ride on them.
The stage program will feature musicians with medieval instruments, jugglers and a magician. A fire show is scheduled for Saturday night. Food will include ox on the roast, flat cakes, potato pancakes and crepes.
The medieval market will be open from 10 a.m. until midnight Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. Admission fee for the medieval market is €8 for adults, and €5 for children and visitors in medieval costumes. A combination ticket to grant access to the medieval market and the wildpark is €14 for adults and €9 for children and visitors in medieval costumes. Children shorter than a sword (1.20 meters) are admitted for free. The tickets are valid for both days. Freisen is on autobahn A62, northwest of Glan-Münchweiler. For details, visit www.naturwildpark-freisen.de.
