Friday 12/8

9:30-14:30 Children's theater - From concept to reality
Laikgard'n, One-day camp where children may be
involved in setting up a theater from idea to reality.Ends at 14.30 then the children perform at Forum Vulgais. . Age: 8-12 years. Cost: SEK 80 incl. refreshments. Please bring your own lunch. Organiser: IOGT-NTO/JUNIS on Gotland.

10:00 -14:00 Medieval Camp
At the Tournament Arena. Experience a little nice medieval tent camp. Try archery and pony rides. Organiser: Gantarna

10:00 The storyteller's tales (swedish)
St:Pers Ruin. An interactive Fairytale for all ages. Travel to magical places where anything can happen. Free admission, voluntary donation in the "hat". Organiser: The narrator, Jean-Pierre Salkvist

10:00 - 17:00 Medieval Army Camp
Östergravar. Welcome to experience the medieval society real close! Soldiers sign in for the coming battle. The kitchen cooks medieval foods . Musicians play forgotten songs. Craft techniques is taught so the important knowledge is not forgotten and lost. Visitors to the camp are greeted by a throng of authentic folklore. Entrance vx SEK 40, children 20 SEK. Organiser: Battle of Wisby.

11.00- 17:00 Visby Glasblåseri
Mellangatan 56, glass factory. Get yourself inspired of medieval technics and shapes. Between 16.00-17.00 o’ clock you can blow your own bottle (price: 350 kr). Free admission. Host: Visby Glasblåseri.

12.00 Noon prayer
St. Maria Cathedral.
Organizer: Visby Domkyrkoförsamling.

12:00 - 16:00 Krumelurum - children's workshop
Gotland fornsal. Create, build and have fun! Creative workshop for the whole family.
Fee: Museum Admission for adults and material costs 20 kr / child. Organiser: Gotland Museum.

12.00-20:00 Medieval Week Market
Gotlandsänget. Gotlanders and visitors from near and far, artisans, scribes, merchants, good food, jesters and musicians. Not only a market but the heart of the Medieval Week. Free admission, but you’re welcome to donate in our donationcans!

12.00 -01:00 Kapitelhusgården Artisans, idyllic market with a wide selection of items, herb garden, and a medieval inn offering food and drink. The shop is open 12.00-18.00, the inn 12.00-23.00. Free admission to the courtyard. Organizer: Kapitelhusgården I Wisby.

12:30 - 18:30 Laikgard´n
Try-on activities and excitement for everyone. Crafts and games, test your luck against quintana or compete in games. Free admission, small fee for some activities will be donated to underprivileged children in Burundi. Organiser: Barns Framtid

13.00 Biblical reflections with Bastardus SaNs (Swedish)
Gotlandsänget. Sweden's most handsome jesters, the gentlemen in Bastardus Sans give you the answer on how it all began. Bible directly interpreted with help from the audience. We meet God on earth and his son Jesus Themakesrsson and get the story of The Beginning, where we meet Adam, (Eve??) & the devil. Improvisations, lying and fabrications. Organiser: Gycklarkompaniet Bastardus Sans

13:00 - 17:00 Medieval Fair at Burs Prästgård
Burs Prästgård. Atmospheric Medeival market on Gotland countryside. Organiser: Burs Församling.

13:00- 18:00 LARP School for children and parents
PaviljongPlan. The LARP school, you learn everything you need to start LARP. You can try to fight with special LARP weapons and you can make your first LARP stuff in the craft corner. From 6 years. Organiser: Sverok.

14:00 A TOUR WITH A COG
Visby harbour. Feel the history when you go out on a unique tour in the Hanseatic League's waters. The Cog was the Hanseatic League's main vessel. From Malmö the cog "Tvekamp of Elbogen" has sailed to strengthen the alliance between our cities. Price: Adult 200 Sek Children 80 Sek
Arr.Fotevikens Museum, Malmö City and Medltidsveckan on Gotland.

14:00 Patriarkus concert - "Bohemica"
St. Hans ruin. Patrakus gives you medieval songs in a relaxing atmosphere. Request a song and have a snack in the shade of a tree. Kick off the sandals and enjoy! Admission: Voluntary donation. Organiser: Patriarkus

14:00 TriX present: Gyckel, Gyckel, Gyckel! (Fun, Fun, Fun!)
Forum Vulgaris. The most crazy jestershow Visby has ever seen! Admission: A donation in the hat.
Organizer: Gycklargruppen TriX

15:00 Jesters and street theatrecourse / workshop
Drottens ruin. We focus on meeting with the audience and the scenic appearance. We work with techniques borrowed from clown, Comedia del Arte, Impro and Meisners acting technique. You will learn the importance of attendance, take your time, do one thing at a time and connect! If you work, want to work, or just curious about how we are doing. Organiser: Gycklarkompaniet Bastardus Sans

15:15 Cultural performance at "Brudporten"
St. Maria Domkyrka. Fun on the medieval scene at Domkyrkotrappan with jestergroup PAX. . Organiser: Visby Domkyrkoförsamling, Sensus and Medeltidsveckan

16:00 Nordic region's largest long-bow contest
Tornerspelsarenan . Gutars Bågskyttar with guests from all over the country and outside spanning their bows and show their skills in a thrilling contest. Registration on the spot with arms control 14:00 to 15:30.

16.00- 01:00 Bistra Haren
Frimis, Smedjegatan. 17, at St. Nicolai ruin. Medieval pub with large garden. Lamb feast, summer grill and poor man’s stew. Milling crowds, jesters and live music every night. Call 0498-21 03 60 to reserve a table. Welcome! Organizer: Frimis

17:00 PARTY ON THE COG
Visby Harbour. The Ships crew invites all to a party with entertainment, food and drink at sea. This is an experience not to be missed. Price .500 Sek including refreshments and entertainment!

17:00 Gotland Improbatalj - FINALS
St Karins ruin. The top two teams from this week improvisation Battles fights for the title of "Visby's champion" and a nice price in a thrilling battle in the overall improvisation. The winner will be announced. Free admission. Exit: No less than 40 Sek. Organiser: Improbataljen

17:00 Musica Instrumentalis - Concert with Skrål
St. Lars ruin. With bagpipes, percussion and stringed instruments Skrål plays groovy and captivating medieval music. Harmony singing and laughter is promised. Do not miss this! Entrance: 70 sek. Organiser: Skrål.

19.30 Kung Birgers Gästabud (King Birgers banquet)
St. Nicolai ruin. A party inspired by the Medieval where the visitors are part of a play. Who do you want to be? King, Queen, nobility, citizen or peasant? Exciting contemporary food is offered on spits. Entertainment of skilled jesters and musicians keeps the temper on the top! Booking: 0498-247955. Org.: www.frimisvisby.se.

20:00 Evening prayers
St. Maria domkyrka. Song: Schola Sancti Jacobi. Organiser: Visby Domkyrkoförsamling.

20:00 Loke in St Karin
St Karins ruin. Underground-ballad commander Loke is now a permanent feature of the medeival week, he mixes a repertoire of medieval and contemporary songs. A really emotional mixture of improvisation and easy-going. Entrance: 50 sek. Organiser: Loke.

21.00 Skönheten och odjuret
(The beauty and the beast)- a fairytale in flame
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Tornerspelsarena. The jestergroup Narrarna presents one of the worlds most beautiful fairytales. Floating dance and burning roses mixed up with explosive fire and the jesters humor to blow new life into this old fairytale. Admission: Adult 195 sek Student 160 Sek och Children 80 Sek Box office at Tornerspelsarna opens 2 hours before the play begins.Advanced booking: Infohut at the Market, www.medeltidsveckan.se, or in the touristbureau, Skeppsbron 4-6, Visby.

21:00 Patrask - MEDIEVAL WEEK UNPLUGGED
St. Lars ruin. Patrask make an epic and intimate VIP concert for a limited number of guests. Here you get a chance to hear unique versions of the tunes we all know and love. Joy, Sorrow, Confusion - Patrask has made ​​music that span the emotional spectrum. Take this opportunity to become one of the few who one last time will experience Patrask up close! Admission: Adult 120 sek, stud 100 sek, child 40 sek.

21:00 Concert with choirs
St. Clement Ruin.A Boys choir from Stockholm Cathedral, dating from the 1600s annually sings with Schola Sancti Jacobi at the Medieval Week. This concert includes the most beautiful songs from this year's week. Free admission. Organiser: Stockholm Gosskör and Schola Sancti Jacobi

21.00 Koenix at Kapitel
Kapitelhusgården. Koenix take you to the world of dance, joy and abundance! With its noisy bagpipes and drums the Swiss group plays for the fifth year in Visby. Free admission. Organiser: Koenix.

22:00 Eld Brinn i Natten (Fire burning in the night)
St Görans ruin, just outside the North part of the wall. Fireshow with the Jestergroup Pax. A performance of the plague, mysticism and the demon spirit. Fire mixed with acrobatics, music, dance and visits from the underworld. Please bring a blanket to sit on, and warm clothing.
Free admission, but please make a donation in the "hat".
Organiser: Gycklargruppen Pax.

22:00 TRIX presents: Dirty TRIX
St Karin. This year's dirtiest news! An R-rated show for the whole family. A little singing, some dancing and a little nudity! It´s so good it makes you feel sad for the ones outside the ruin! Entrance: Rich 150 sek, Poor, 100 sek. Organiser: The Dirty Jestergroup TRIX.





Tournament 2012
During the month of July, with a challenging ending during Medieval Week, they clash.
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Programme 2012
The programme for Medieval Week 2012 is under construction and will be presented in later spring. Have a look on last years programme in order to get an idea of it's extent and variety


Programme day by day
That happens during Medieval Week summer 2011:

Sunday 7/8

Monday 8/8

Tuesday 9/8

Wednesday 10/8

Thursday 11/8

Friday 12/8

Saturday 13/8

Sunday 14/8