October 2026
Nice Imperial Days
An annual celebration of Nice's Napoleonic-era heritage held at the Villa Masséna and other historic sites in the city, organized by the City of Nice together with local historical associations including the Souvenir Napoléonien Alpes-Maritimes. Known locally as Journées impériales de Nice.
L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue Viking Festival
The 7th edition of a substantial Viking festival in Parc Gautier, Provence, organised by Mad Girl Events with the town's tourism office. Known locally as Fête Viking de L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue.
Battle of Bailén Reenactment
Annual multi-day living-history event in Bailén (Jaén) commemorating the 19 July 1808 Battle of Bailén, the first open-field defeat of a Napoleonic army, in which Spanish forces under Castaños forced the surrender of roughly 17,000 French troop… Known locally as Recreación de la Batalla de Bailén.
Hall in Tirol Historical Bonfire Festival
A historical festival on Hall in Tirol's Upper Town Square recreating civic 'Freudenfeuer' (joy-fires) once mandated for special occasions around the year 1500. Known locally as Haller Freudenfeuer.
Perryville Battlefield Commemoration
Living historians camp on the ground where the Battle of Perryville was fought on 8 October 1862, the largest and bloodiest Civil War engagement in Kentucky and the end of the Confederate bid for the state.
Rosenburg Knights' Tournament — Excalibur
A staged mounted jousting tournament held in the arena of the 12th-century Renaissance castle Schloss Rosenburg in the Waldviertel region of Lower Austria. Known locally as Ritterturnier auf der Rosenburg – EXCALIBUR, Eine Legende erwacht.
Duxford Flying Finale
The Duxford Flying Finale is IWM Duxford's last flying display of the year, closing out the museum's 2026 flying season with a single day of vintage and warbird aircraft over the former Battle of Britain fighter station in Cambridgeshire.
Lleida Air Challenge
An annual aeronautical trade fair and public air festival at Lleida-Alguaire Airport, combining industry exhibitions with free public aerobatic displays; reached its 12th edition in 2026.
Matsushima Air Base Air Festival
Matsushima in Miyagi prefecture is the home base of the Blue Impulse, which makes its air festival the team's own show and the one at which they fly in front of their home crowd. Known locally as 令和8年度松島基地航空祭 (Matsushima Air Base Air Festival).
San Francisco Fleet Week Air Show
The flying centrepiece of San Francisco Fleet Week, held annually since 1981 and flown over San Francisco Bay with the Golden Gate Bridge and the city skyline as a backdrop - among the most photographed settings of any air show anywhere.
Battle of Hastings, 960th Anniversary
Each October, English Heritage restages the 1066 Battle of Hastings on the battlefield beside Battle Abbey, the abbey William the Conqueror founded to mark his victory over King Harold.
Back to the 1940s (Eden Camp)
An annual immersive 1940s living history weekend at Eden Camp Modern History Museum, a former WW2 prisoner-of-war camp near Malton, featuring reenactors, a 1940s evening dance and access to the original wartime huts.
Pickering 1940s Weekend
A town-wide wartime-Britain celebration in the North Yorkshire market town of Pickering, run by Pickering Town Community Interest Company in partnership with Eden Camp Museum, with costumed characters, swing music, historic vehicles and a heritage steam backdrop from the North Yorkshire Moors Rai…
Battle for the Airfield
The American Heritage Museum, built around the Jacques Littlefield tank and vehicle collection in Hudson, Massachusetts, stages a two-day WW2 battle reenactment each October billed as one of the premier events of its type in the country.
Fischingen Monastery Medieval Market
A medieval-themed market held in the courtyard of Kloster Fischingen, a historic monastery in Thurgau, featuring craft vendors, historical clothing sellers, a town herald, period drinks and children's activities, run alongside the tradition… Known locally as Mittelaltermarkt im Kloster Fischingen.
Battle of Camp Wildcat Reenactment
Confederate troops from Tennessee attack the Union base camp at Camp Wildcat in a reenactment staged on the battlefield itself, at the foot of Wildcat Mountain in northern Laurel County.
Battle of Jena–Auerstedt — 220th Anniversary
A weekend of public commemorative and living-history events marking the 220th anniversary of the 1806 twin battles of Jena and Auerstedt, organised by the City of Jena together with Arbeitsgemeinschaft Jena 1806 e.V. Known locally as Schlacht von Jena und Auerstedt - 220. Jahrestag.
Oviedo Carlist War Reenactment — El Desarme
Annual Oviedo festival commemorating the city's 1836 defence against Carlist forces during the First Carlist War, combining a well-known gastronomic tradition (the 'menú del Desarme') with a costumed military re-enactment and parade — troops in 1836-period uniform mar… Known locally as El Desarme.
Sekigahara Battle Festival
Every October, Sekigahara stages the Battle of Sekigahara Festival, the small Gifu Prefecture town's biggest annual event, built around a full-scale costumed re-enactment of the 1600 battle that ended the Sengoku period and opened the way to the Tokugawa shogunate. Known locally as 関ケ原合戦祭り.
Elst Roman Festival
A one-day Roman-heritage festival in the village of Elst (Overbetuwe), part of the province-wide 'Romeinen in Gelderland' heritage programme run jointly by Provincie Gelderland, Erfgoed Gelderland, the Groene Metropool Regio Arnhem Nijmegen and Gemeente Nijmegen. Known locally as Romeinenfestival.
Battle of Cedar Creek 162nd Anniversary Reenactment
Over a thousand reenactors recreate the last major battle of the Shenandoah Valley on the original ground where Sheridan and Early fought in October 1864.
Battle of the Nations Anniversary Reenactment — Liebertwolkwitz 1813
An annual, ticketed public reenactment weekend held in Liebertwolkwitz, a district of Leipzig, recreating military and civilian life of the 1813 Battle of Nations (Volkerschlacht bei Leipzig) with se… Known locally as Reenactment zum Jahrestag der Völkerschlacht bei Leipzig (Liebertwolkwitz 1813).
Air Festa Hamamatsu 2026
Hamamatsu in Shizuoka prefecture is the JASDF's principal training base and the site of the Air Park public relations centre, a free aviation museum holding preserved aircraft and a flight simulator that opens year-round. Known locally as エアフェスタ浜松2026 (Air Festa Hamamatsu 2026).
Wings Over Houston Airshow
A long-running Texan air show at Ellington Airport in Houston, distinguished among American shows by the depth of its Second World War content, drawn largely from Commemorative Air Force collections.
November 2026
Hikone Castle Festival Parade
The 73rd Hikone Castle Festival parade winds through the centre of the former Ii clan castle town on Culture Day. Known locally as ひこねの城まつりパレード.
Iruma Air Base Air Festival
Held every year on Culture Day, 3 November, at Iruma Air Base on the north-western edge of the Tokyo conurbation, this is the most heavily attended air festival in Japan, regularly drawing crowds in the low hundreds of thousands because of… Known locally as 入間航空祭2026 (Iruma Air Base Air Festival).
Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show — NAS Pensacola
The closing show of the Blue Angels' season, flown over their home station at Naval Air Station Pensacola in the Florida panhandle, where the team is based and trains.
Gifu Nobunaga Festival
Each November, Gifu commemorates Oda Nobunaga's 1567 capture of Inabayama Castle - the victory that gave the city its name - with a costumed mounted procession through the city centre. Known locally as Gifu Nobunaga Matsuri.
Carolinas Revolutionary War Weekend (Battle of Camden Reenactment)
The largest force-on-force Revolutionary War reenactment in the United States, and a Kershaw County tradition of more than half a century.
Ashiya Air Base Air Festival
Ashiya in Fukuoka prefecture is a JASDF pilot training base on the northern Kyushu coast, and its air festival is built around basic and intermediate trainer aircraft flown in formation, with a Blue Impulse display in 2026. Known locally as 令和8年度芦屋基地航空祭 (Ashiya Air Base Air Festival).
Gifu Air Base Air Festival
Gifu Air Base at Kakamigahara is the home of the JASDF's Air Development and Test Wing, which gives its air festival a character no other Japanese open day has: test aircraft in special high-visibility markings, prototypes and one-off air… Known locally as 岐阜基地航空祭2026 (Gifu Air Base Air Festival).
Battle of Austerlitz Anniversary
Each November, Slavkov u Brna and the fields around Tvarozna and the Santon hill host a multi-day commemoration of the 1805 Battle of the Three Emperors, fought here between Napoleon's army and the combined Austrian and Russian forces.
Tsuiki Air Base Air Festival
Tsuiki Air Base in northern Kyushu flies the F-2, the Japanese-developed derivative of the F-16, and its air festival is one of the few places to see the type demonstrated in numbers. Known locally as 令和8年度築城基地航空祭 (Tsuiki Air Base Air Festival).
December 2026
Air Festa Nyutabaru 2026
Nyutabaru in Miyazaki prefecture is a front-line fighter base on Kyushu, home to F-15 units and formerly to the JASDF's aggressor squadron, and its December air festival is the last big flying event of the Japanese season. Known locally as 航空自衛隊新田原基地エアフェスタ2026 (Air Festa Nyutabaru 2026).
Hyakuri Air Base 60th Anniversary Air Festival
A special edition of the Hyakuri air festival marking sixty years since the base opened. Known locally as 百里基地開庁60周年記念航空祭 (Hyakuri Air Base 60th Anniversary Air Festival).
Nuts Weekend — 82nd Bulge Anniversary
The 81st anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, marked in the town McAuliffe refused to surrender.
Manhay '44
Annual December commemoration of the Battle of the Bulge held in Grandménil, part of the Manhay municipality, one of the fiercest engagement zones of the December 1944 fighting; organised by the asbl Ardennes History Remember 44/45, the free weekend draws convoys of period military vehicles, reen…
Churashima Air Festa 2026
The Okinawan air festival, held at JASDF Naha Air Base beside Naha Airport and named for the Okinawan word churashima, meaning beautiful island. Known locally as 美ら島エアフェスタ2026 (Churashima Air Festa 2026).
January 2027
Up Helly Aa
≈1,000 guizers · Viking Age
February 2027
The Alamo — Commemoration (191st anniversary)
For thirteen days the Alamo marks the 1836 siege day by day, matching the calendar of the original investment from 23 February to the fall of the mission on 6 March.
March 2027
Ides of March Reenactment
Annual costumed reenactment of the assassination of Julius Caesar, staged by the Gruppo Storico Romano every 15 March at Largo di Torre Argentina (the site of the ancient Curia of Pompey), under the supervision of the University of Rome Tor Vergata's Department o… Known locally as Le Idi di Marzo.
April 2027
SUN 'n FUN Aerospace Expo (53rd)
Known in American aviation as the season opener, SUN 'n FUN is the second-largest fly-in and air show in the United States after Oshkosh, drawing over two hundred thousand people to Lakeland Linder International Airport in central Florida for six days each spring.
AERO Friedrichshafen
Europe's largest general-aviation trade show, held annually at Friedrichshafen's Bodensee-Airport, combining a major GA/ultralight/glider/business-aviation trade fair with static aircraft displays and a public flying display day featuring aerobatic and warbird performers.
Rome's Birthday Festival — Natale di Roma (27th)
1,000+ from 16 countries · Antiquity
Kawanakajima Sengoku Battle Pageant
≈900 combatants · Samurai
Battle of Lexington, Dawn Muster
Early Modern
Alcoy Moors and Christians Festival
Spain's most historically significant Moros y Cristianos festival, held in Alcoy (Alicante) since at least the 16th century and designated a Fiesta of International Tourist Interest. Known locally as Fiestas de Moros y Cristianos de Alcoy.
Almansa 1707
≈800 reenactors · Early Modern
Orléans Joan of Arc Festival (598th)
Medieval
Yonezawa Uesugi Festival
≈700 armored · Samurai
May 2027
Hiraizumi Spring Fujiwara Festival
Hiraizumi's Tourism Association stages a costumed procession re-enacting Ōshū Fujiwara lord Fujiwara no Hidehira welcoming the fugitive general Minamoto no Yoshitsune, alongside Noh performances at Chūson-ji and Mōtsū-ji — the temples at the he… Known locally as 春の藤原まつり (Haru no Fujiwara Matsuri).
Odawara Hōjō Godai Festival
≈1,700 marchers · Samurai
Nagashino Battle-Banner Festival
Samurai
Sealed Knot — Siege of Basing House
Early Modern
Wartime Britain (REME Museum)
A living history weekend at the REME Museum in Lyneham, Wiltshire, featuring WW2 reenactors, military vehicles and Home Front displays.
The Master Draught Historical Festival, Rothenburg
Medieval
Haworth 1940s Weekend
A three-day event along the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway between Keighley and Oxenhope recreating 1940s Britain, with steam trains, period music, WW2 reenactors and living history displays at stations along the line, centred on Haworth.
Sendai Aoba Festival
Samurai
Kyoto Aoi Festival
One of Kyoto's three great festivals, the Aoi Festival re-creates a Heian-era imperial rite with a procession of some 500 participants in aristocratic dress, ox-drawn carriages and mounted retainers, travelling from the Kyoto Imperial Palace to the Shimogamo and… Known locally as 葵祭 (Aoi Matsuri).
Kehl Flying Days
A binational German-French general-aviation airshow and fly-in run by Aero-Club Kehl e.V. Known locally as Kehler Flugtage — Ein Flugtag für Europa.
Reims Joan of Arc Festival
≈2,000 costumed · Medieval
Sōma Nomaoi
≈400 riders · Samurai
Biscarrosse International Seaplane Rally
Held at the historic Latécoère seaplane base on Biscarrosse's lake, this free family airshow is one of the world's few dedicated seaplane rallies, bringing together classic flying boats such as the Catalina PBY and Grumman Albatross along… Known locally as Rassemblement International d'Hydravions.
Palio di Legnano
Medieval
D-Day Reenactment Camps — Cotentin
Second World War
June 2027
Carentan Liberty March / Four Days in June
≈250 reenactors, 12+ countries · Second World War
D-Day Reenactment Camps — Calvados
Second World War
Kanazawa Hyakumangoku Festival
≈2,500 marchers · Samurai
D-Day Anniversary Week
Second World War
Reading World War II Weekend
Held each June at the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum's own airfield in Reading, Pennsylvania, World War II Weekend — subtitled 'A Gathering of Warbirds' — pairs a large static and flying display of WW2-era aircraft with hundreds of living-history reenactors portraying Allied and Axis forces, period ente…
Kjeller Air Day
A one-day family flying display at Kjeller outside Lillestrøm, Norway's oldest airfield, run for over three decades by volunteers. Known locally as Flydagen på Kjeller.
Avaldsnes Viking Festival
The largest Viking festival in western Norway, held each June at the reconstructed Viking farm at Avaldsnes on Karmøy — Norway's oldest royal seat and the residence of Harald Fairhair. Known locally as Vikingfestival Avaldsnes.
Provins Medieval Festival (42nd)
≈1,000 in parade · Medieval
Estonian Aviation Days
Annual aviation festival billed by its organiser as the largest aviation event in the Baltics, held at Tartu Airport (Lange, Kastre municipality).
Royal Air Force Airshow (ex-RAF Cosford)
Military
Paris Air Show (Salon du Bourget), 56th
~320,000 attendees; 2,400 exhibitors · Trade
Waterloo Anniversary Reenactment
≈2,000 reenactors · Napoleonic
Vichy Celebrates Napoleon III
An annual Second Empire festival in Vichy, the spa town whose development Napoleon III personally championed. Known locally as Vichy fête Napoléon III.
Five-Petalled Rose Festival, Český Krumlov
The 38th edition of one of Europe's oldest continuously-revived municipal historical celebrations, recreating Renaissance-era Cesky Krumlov under the Rozmberk (Rosenberg) family, commemorating a 1586 event tied to Jan Zrinsky's 20th birthday. Known locally as Slavnosti pětilisté růže.
Fréjus Imperial by Augustus
New annual Roman-heritage festival created by the Fréjus tourist office, in which around fifty reenactors set up a Roman military camp and parade in full costume and equipment through the streets of the old town, celebrating the city's origin as the… Known locally as Fréjus l'Impériale by Auguste.
Tempora in Aquileia
≈500 reenactors · Antiquity
La Gleize Militaria Fair (December 44)
200+ exhibitors, 2,500m of stands · Second World War
Arezzo Saracen Joust — San Donato Edition
≈400 in procession · Medieval
Landshut Wedding 1475
The Landshuter Hochzeit restages the 1475 wedding of Duke Georg "the Rich" of Bavaria-Landshut to the Polish princess Hedwig Jagiellon, an alliance marriage the organisers call the last Adelsfest — noble festival — of European scale in the late Middle Ages. Known locally as Landshuter Hochzeit 1475.
Nijmegen Roman Festival
Antiquity
Shuttleworth Festival of Flight
Warbird
Motril Air Festival
Military
July 2027
Gettysburg Anniversary Reenactment
Several thousand · 19th Century
Medieval Turku
An open-air medieval living-history event held annually in Turku's Old Great Square (with additional programming at Turku Castle, Turku Cathedral and the Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova Museum), running since 1996 and now one of Finland's largest summer events. Known locally as Keskiajan Turku.
Kaltenberg Knights' Tournament
≈100,000 visitors · Medieval
Medieval Days (Tallinn)
A Hanseatic-themed medieval market and living-history festival filling Tallinn's Old Town, centred on Town Hall Square and St Nicholas' Hill.
Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
≈2,000 reenactors · Medieval
Baltic International Airshow
Large international airshow at Spilve Airport in Riga, billed by the organiser (SIA Baltic Airshow) as the largest air show in the Baltics, with participants from about 12 countries: military fighter jets, aerobatic teams, historic aircraft and helicopters.
Vannes Historical Festival
Each July, Vannes' walled old town in Brittany becomes a medieval stage for two days: a costumed village of period trades (blacksmiths, coin-minters) fills the Jardin des Remparts, jousting and puppet shows run through the afternoon, costumed processi… Known locally as Fêtes Historiques de Vannes.
Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT)
The Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) is the world's largest military airshow, held annually at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.
Battle of Grunwald Reenactment — Grunwald Days
Each July, some 1,300–1,400 reenactors from Poland and abroad restage the 1410 Battle of Grunwald on the original battlefield near Stębark, the clash in which the Polish-Lithuanian army broke the Teutonic Knights and killed their… Known locally as Inscenizacja Bitwy pod Grunwaldem / Dni Grunwaldu.
Medieval Montfort
Billed by its organisers as the largest medieval spectacle in the southern Netherlands, this two-day festival is staged among the ruins of Montfort Castle in the Limburg village of Montfort, now in its 10th annual edition. Known locally as Middeleeuws Montfort.
Stralsund Wallenstein Days
Northern Germany's largest historical folk festival, held every July in the Hanseatic old town of Stralsund since its revival in 1991. Known locally as Wallensteintage Stralsund.
Dinan Ramparts Festival
Medieval
Moesgaard Viking Moot
≈1,000 vikings · Viking Age
Liepāja Airshow
Mixed
The Saint Olav Drama — Stiklestad
Norway's largest and oldest outdoor historical drama, staged annually since 1954 on the field at Stiklestad where King Olav Haraldsson fell on 29 July 1030. Known locally as Spelet om Heilag Olav.
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
~600,000 attendees · Mixed
War & Peace Revival
≈4,000 vehicles · Second World War
Sommeregg Castle Knights' Games
A weeks-long medieval spectacle staged at Burg Sommeregg above Millstätter See in Carinthia, combining a daily free-entry medieval market (crafts, food, entertainment) with a ticketed knights' tournament in a dedicated arena. Known locally as Ritterspiele Burg Sommeregg.
August 2027
Viking Festival of Catoira
A folk commemoration held every year on the first Sunday of August at Catoira, Pontevedra, re-enacting the Viking and Norman raids that once sailed up the Ulla river to threaten the treasury of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela — a costumed longs… Known locally as Romería Vikinga de Catoira.
Cinque Torri Great War Living History Day
An annual living-history day at the Cinque Torri open-air Great War museum in the Dolomites, where European reenactors in period Italian and Austro-Hungarian uniforms camp among preserved WW1 trenches and rock-cut shelters and demonstrate high-altitude… Known locally as Toccare la storia con mano.
Klaipėda City Birthday — Reborn Medieval Town
Klaipėda's official city-founding anniversary festival, held every year on 1 August at the Klaipėda Castle site (Klaipėdos piliavietė) and marking the Teutonic Order's founding of Memelburg castle in 1252. Known locally as Klaipėdos miesto gimtadienis — Atgimęs viduramžių miestas.
Festival of Slavs and Vikings
≈2,000 warriors · Viking Age
Yorkshire Wartime Experience
First World War
Schleswig Viking Days
One of Europe's largest Viking-age living-history events, held annually in the town of Schleswig on the Schlei fjord since 1986, within sight of the Hedeby (Haithabu) UNESCO World Heritage archaeological site. Known locally as Wikingertage Schleswig.
Abbotsford International Airshow
Abbotsford International Airshow fills three days each August at Abbotsford Airport in British Columbia's Fraser Valley with military and civilian flying displays.
Autun Roman Days
Free open-air festival in the old Roman city of Augustodunum, organised by the Centre d'Histoire Vivante d'Autun with reinforcement from reenactment group LEG VIII, recreating first-century imperial Roman army life through military camps, artillery demo… Known locally as Journées Romaines d'Autun.
Siege of Fort Erie
≈800 reenactors · Napoleonic
Rotor World
Mixed
Kenshin Kōsai — Battle of Kawanakajima
The 101st Kenshin Kosai honours Uesugi Kenshin, the 'Dragon of Echigo', at the foot of Kasugayama, his mountain castle.
Festival Arelate — Roman Days of Arles
Arles spends six days as Arelate, the 'little Rome of the Gauls'. Known locally as Festival Arelate — Journées romaines d'Arles.
Tanks in Town
The 25th edition of Tanks in Town, commemorating the liberation of Mons on 2 September 1944 by the 83rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd US Armored Division.
Roman Days 2026
Every two years the grounds of the LWL-Römermuseum in Haltern - Roman Aliso, once a principal legionary base on the Lippe - become a living camp again for the Römertage 'Brot und Spiele'. Known locally as Römertage.
Poznań Fortress Days
For one weekend a year Poznań opens its fortress ring: the fourteenth Dni Twierdzy give access to twenty to thirty fortifications spanning a thousand years of military history, from the medieval walls of Ostrów Tumski through the ma… Known locally as XIV Dni Twierdzy Poznań (Poznań Fortress Days).
Kentwell Hall — Tudor High Summer: Hands on History
Interactive, hands-on Tudor-era living history for visitors across Kentwell Hall's moated manor and gardens in Long Melford, Suffolk, part of the hall's annual sequence of named Tudor events.
Overloon Eyewitness Event
A two-day living-history weekend at the War Museum Overloon with 500+ reenactors portraying American, British, Canadian, German and Dutch units, including staged mock battles with blank ammunition, pyrotechnics and armoured vehicles, multi-nation encampments with trenches and fortifications, and…
Monflanquin Medieval Festival (34th)
Each August, the 13th-century bastide town of Monflanquin in Lot-et-Garonne turns its streets and squares over to some 116 performers from 14 companies for a day of mounted knight tournaments, staged combat, troubadours, fire-breathers and jugglers. Known locally as Fêtes Médiévales de Monflanquin.
Texel "Wings over Holland" Fly-in
Described by its organisers as the largest fly-in in the Netherlands, held annually at Texel International Airport in De Cocksdorp on the Wadden island of Texel, drawing hundreds of civilian aircraft from the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and France, plus an aviation trade fair.
Airshow London — SkyDrive
Canada's original drive-in air show, staged at London International Airport in southwestern Ontario, where spectators watch from marked parking bays as well as from the ground.
Air Show Atlantic
Atlantic Canada's principal air show, run by the Nova Scotia International Air Show Association and staged in 2026 over Saint John harbour in New Brunswick.
Somme International Airshow
Held at Amiens-Méaulte airport, birthplace of Henry Potez's aircraft works, the Somme International Airshow bills itself as the largest air event in the Hauts-de-France region, mixing French military assets such as the Patrouille de France and Rafale Marine with historic WWII warbirds like the Sp…
French FlyAir
French FlyAir gives Menton three consecutive days of free aerial displays above its Mediterranean seafront, pairing civilian aerobatic solo acts with French military aircraft passes against the backdrop of the town and coastline.
Wismar Swedish Festival (26th)
A four-day August festival in the UNESCO-listed old town of Wismar marking the 155 years the Hanseatic port spent under the Swedish crown, and billed as the largest Swedish festival outside Sweden. Known locally as Schwedenfest Wismar.
Häme Medieval Festival
A large medieval reenactment festival held at Kantola event park in Hämeenlinna (near, though not on, the grounds of Häme Castle). Known locally as Hämeen Keskiaikafestivaali.
Battle of Bosworth Anniversary
Medieval
Roskilde Airshow
Mixed
Dittingen Flying Days
Mixed
England's Medieval Festival
A large medieval-and-Renaissance festival held over the August bank holiday weekend at Pippingford Park in the East Sussex countryside, combining jousting knights, historic military encampments with cannon demonstrations, multiple entertainment stages, craft traders and camping/glamping, billed a…
Augusta Raurica Roman Festival
Switzerland's largest Roman living-history festival, held at Augusta Raurica near Basel — one of the best-preserved Roman sites north of the Alps. Known locally as Römerfest.
Relief of Groningen (Bommen Berend)
Annual city-wide commemoration in Groningen of the lifting, on 28 August 1672, of the siege by Prince-Bishop Christoph Bernhard von Galen of Münster ('Bommen Berend'); costumed reenactors playing 1672 soldiers, burghers and craftspeople populate the city centre… Known locally as Groningens Ontzet.
September 2027
Istanbul Airshow (15th)
Trade
Arezzo Saracen Joust — Madonna del Conforto Edition
≈400 in procession · Medieval
Roanne Airshow
Mixed
Market Garden Commemorations
The 82nd Airborne commemorations across the Arnhem region.
WW1 Reenactment Weekend, Meaux
Each September the Musée de la Grande Guerre, just outside Meaux, hosts a two-day living-history weekend with around 300 reenactors from 28 associations portraying French, German and Italian troops of the First World War. Known locally as Weekend de reconstitution 14-18.
Rothenburg Imperial City Festival
Rothenburg's Reichsstadt-Festtage turns the walled old town into a multi-era living-history stage for a weekend, spanning a medieval core through Thirty Years'-War-era troops to later historical groups, all marking the city's centuries as a Free… Known locally as Rothenburger Reichsstadt-Festtage.
Aalen Roman Days
The Römertage (Roman Days) turn the Limesmuseum and its adjoining fort grounds in Aalen — built on the site of the largest Roman cavalry fort north of the Alps — into a two-day Roman living-history camp. Known locally as XIV. Römertage Aalen.
Sealed Knot — Windsor Castle
The Sealed Knot's Prince Rupert's Bluecoats garrison Windsor Castle's Moat Garden for a living-history weekend marking the castle's role in the English Civil War, when Charles I was imprisoned there before his execution.
Sealed Knot — Moseley Old Hall
Sealed Knot living historians recreate the aftermath of the 1651 Battle of Worcester at Moseley Old Hall, one of the National Trust properties where Charles II hid during his flight to exile.
Sealed Knot — Fernhurst Furnace
A free heritage day at a former Wealden ironworks that once cast cannon, combining guided furnace-site tours and falconry with Sealed Knot living-history and drill demonstrations, 11am-5pm both days.
Sealed Knot — Corsham
A single-day Sealed Knot living-history display at the Alms Houses in Corsham, Wiltshire, running midday to mid-afternoon.
English Civil War Society — Basing House
The English Civil War Society's own muster at Basing House, distinct from the Sealed Knot's separate event at the same site — the two societies hold independently organised weekends there on different dates.
Kentwell Hall — Tudor Michaelmas Weekend
Costumed interpreters present Tudor-society living history at Kentwell Hall to mark Michaelmas, part of the hall's recurring annual programme of named Tudor events.
Karlštejn Grape Harvest Festival
Staged in the grounds beneath Karlštejn Castle, this grape-harvest festival re-creates the court of Emperor Charles IV, who founded the castle in 1348. Known locally as XXVIII. Karlštejnské vinobraní (Karlštejn Grape Harvest Festival).
Steam Back to the Forties (Sheringham 1940s Weekend)
The North Norfolk Railway's 'Steam Back to the Forties' event transforms Sheringham, Weybourne and Holt stations into a 1940s scene with steam trains, reenactors and period entertainment, coinciding with the town's wider Sheringham 1940s Weekend programme.
The Victory Show
A large-scale WW2 re-enactment show at Foxlands Farm, Cosby, Leicestershire, billed as one of the largest WW2 living history events in the UK, with historic military vehicles, aircraft, tanks, battle reenactments and a 1940s dinner dance.
Welshpool 1940s Weekend
A three-day 1940s-themed festival in the Welsh market town of Welshpool with vintage vehicles, a Spitfire display, reenactors and wartime entertainment across the town hall and other venues.
Napoleon at Fernneuendorf — Historical Reenactment Weekend
A one-day public living-history event in the small Brandenburg hamlet of Fernneuendorf, staged as part of the village's 550th-anniversary festival, featuring a Napoleonic-era battlefield demonstration with infantry,… Known locally as Napoleon in Fernneuendorf - Historisches Reenactment-Wochenende.
Empire Ball at Château de Maisons
A Sunday-afternoon Empire ball held in the grande salle de bal of the chateau de Maisons, the Francois Mansart masterpiece at Maisons-Laffitte, twenty minutes north-west of Paris. Known locally as Bal Empire au château de Maisons.
Dinton Pastures Medieval Weekend
A family-oriented medieval jousting weekend at Dinton Pastures Country Park near Wokingham, featuring the Knights of Middle England equestrian stunt and jousting troupe, birds of prey displays, medieval martial arts demonstrations and free archery, run by Wokingham Borough Council's countryside s…
Battle of Kulm Reenactment — Chlumec & Přestanov 1813
An annual reenactment of the August 1813 Battle of Kulm, a major Napoleonic Wars engagement of the War of the Sixth Coalition fought near Chlumec (German: Kulm) and Prestanov. Known locally as Bitva u Chlumce a Prestanova 1813 (Battle of Kulm Reenactment).
Rockford World War II Days
Midway Village Museum's 148-acre campus in Rockford, Illinois becomes a WW2-era European village each September for what its organisers bill as the largest World War II re-enactment in the Midwest.
Eisenhower Farm World War II Weekend
The National Park Service's free annual living-history weekend at the Eisenhower National Historic Site, the former president's farm adjoining the Gettysburg battlefield.
Villena Moors and Christians Festival
One of the largest Moros y Cristianos festivals in Spain, drawing an estimated 12,000 participants in Villena (Alicante) each September. Known locally as Fiestas de Moros y Cristianos de Villena.
Kamakura Hachimangu Grand Festival & Yabusame
Tsurugaoka Hachimangū's three-day grand festival, the shrine's most important annual rite, commemorates a purification and archery ceremony first performed in 1187 under Minamoto no Yoritomo. Known locally as 鶴岡八幡宮例大祭・流鏑馬神事 (Tsurugaoka Hachimangū Reitaisai — Yabusame Shinji).
Ginkel Heath Parachute Drop
A live mass parachute jump onto the historic Ginkel Heath drop zone, re-enacting the 1944 landing of the British 4th Parachute Brigade during Operation Market Garden. Known locally as Para Dropping Ginkel Heath.
Braine-le-Château Medieval Festival
Each September the historic centre of Braine-le-Château, in Walloon Brabant, is transformed into a medieval town for a three-day festival now in its 28th edition, drawing knights, minstrels, merchants and acrobats alongside a reconstruc… Known locally as Rencontres Médiévales de Braine-le-Château.
Villers Abbey Medieval Festival
The ruined 12th-century Cistercian abbey at Villers-la-Ville hosts a two-day medieval festival with more than 300 reenactors, an archery tournament of around 100 archers, craft demonstrations and a themed programme spanning medieval monastic… Known locally as Les Médiévales de l'Abbaye de Villers.
Auderghem Rouge-Cloître Medieval Festival
A new medieval festival at the Rouge-Cloître priory site in Auderghem (Brussels) fills the grounds with reenactor encampments, artisans and storytelling for a weekend the organisers hope will become an annual fixture. Known locally as Festival médiéval du Rouge-Cloître.
Lessines Historical Pageant
An annual Renaissance-themed civic pageant in the Hainaut town of Lessines, commemorating the town's successful 1578 defence against attackers during the Eighty Years' War, an episode local tradition credits to guard captain Sébastien de T… Known locally as Fêtes historiques du Festin de Lessines.
Grodziec Knights' Tournament for Duke Przemko's Treasure
A medieval knights' tournament held at the castle ruins in Grodziec (Jasienica municipality, Cieszyn Silesia), named for the 14th-century Duke Przemko I of Cieszyn. Known locally as Turniej Rycerski o Skarb Księcia Przemka I Cieszyńskiego.
Napoleonic French Brigade Re-enactment at Fort Amherst
The Napoleonic French Brigade of the UK stage a re-enactment weekend in the Gatehouse at Fort Amherst, a Napoleonic-era fortification in Chatham, Kent, with free grounds admission for the weekend.
Oerlinghausen Viking Days
An annual Viking-themed living-history weekend at the Archäologisches Freilichtmuseum (Archaeological Open-Air Museum) Oerlinghausen, combining Viking demonstrations with a curated living-history market distinct from… Known locally as Wikingertage im Archäologischen Freilichtmuseum Oerlinghausen.
Heichelheim Viking Festival
A small annual Viking living-history festival held at the Bürgerhaus Akazienhof grounds in Heichelheim (Amt Am Ettersberg, near Weimar, Thuringia), featuring a Viking camp, mock combat shows, a craft market, music and a 'Wiki-Olympics' of axe- and spear-… Known locally as Wikingerfest Heichelheim.
The Diversions of Malle
A one-day historical elegance event at the Château de Malle in the Sauternes wine region celebrating the 17th and 18th centuries, with period calligraphy demonstrations, Molière theatre performances, music by Lully, costumed reenactors playing mercha… Known locally as Les Divertissements de Malle.
Wijk bij Duurstede Viking Market
A free open-air Viking-themed market held in the historic Mazijk quarter of Wijk bij Duurstede, near the site of Dorestad, one of early medieval Europe's largest trading settlements. Known locally as Vikingmarkt Dorestad.
Battle of White Mountain Reenactment
Annual large-scale reenactment of the 1620 Battle of White Mountain, staged on the Bilohorska plain near the Hvezda Game Reserve in Prague 6, the actual site of the decisive Bohemian Revolt battle that opened the Thirty Years' War. Known locally as Bitva na Bílé hoře 1620.
Valhalla Days — Ciney
An annual Viking encampment and market staged in Ciney's Parc Saint Roch (Château Saint Roch), bringing together reenactment groups — currently listed by the organiser as Les couloirs du temps, La Gildi Nordraddar and Les amis de la forge du dragon — for craft demonstrations (forging, weaving, st…
Ponte a Cappiano Renaissance Festival
An annual Renaissance-themed festival at the fortified bridge of Ponte a Cappiano, a hamlet of Fucecchio in Tuscany, recreating the 16th century when the bridge and its Medici-built sluice complex were at the height of their commercial prosperity under Cosimo I d… Known locally as Il Ponte Rivive.
Scandiano Palio dell'Angelica
A two-day historical pageant at the Rocca dei Boiardo in Scandiano (Emilia-Romagna) recreating the world of the 15th-century Renaissance poet Matteo Maria Boiardo, lord of Scandiano and author of Orlando Innamorato, whose heroine Angelica gives the event its… Known locally as Palio dell'Angelica.
Pienza Race of Pius II
A Renaissance historical pageant in Pienza (Siena province, Tuscany) commemorating Pope Pius II's 1462 transformation of his home village of Corsignano into the ideal Renaissance city of Pienza. Known locally as La Corsa di Pio.
Battle of Jičín 1866 Anniversary
A one-day commemoration of the Battle of Jičín (29 June 1866, also called the Battle of Gitschin), an Austro-Prussian War engagement fought around the town and the nearby Prachov rock formations. Known locally as Výročí bitvy u Jičína 1866.
Brussels 1830 Volunteers Commemoration
Each September the City of Brussels and the heritage association Pro Belgica hold a solemn commemoration at the Place des Martyrs / Martelaarsplein for the volunteers who died defending the city during the September Days of 1830, the street… Known locally as Herdenking van de Septemberdagen 1830.
Defense of the Isla de León Reenactment
Annual costumed living-history event in San Fernando (Cádiz), organised by the Fundación Legado de las Cortes with the Ayuntamiento de San Fernando, commemorating the defence of the Real Isla de León against the French s… Known locally as Recreación Histórica de la Defensa de la Real Isla de León.
Pákozd Homeland Defence Festival
Multi-day military-heritage festival at the Pákozd Military Memorial Park (Mészeg Hill), commemorating the 29 September 1848 Battle of Pákozd, the first Hungarian victory of the war of independence against the Habsburg-aligned Croatian army under Josip Jelačić. Known locally as Honvédfesztivál.
Bubikon Medieval Craft Market
An annual craft and living-history market held at the Ritterhaus Bubikon, a genuine 12th-century former commandery of the Order of St. Known locally as Mittelalter Handwerkermarkt im Ritterhaus zu Bubikon.
Duxford Battle of Britain Air Show
IWM Duxford's September set-piece air show stages historic Battle of Britain-era fighters — Spitfires and Hurricanes flown together in the museum's signature 'Big Wing' mass formation — alongside contemporary display teams such as the Red Arrows, at the former RAF fighter station that is now the…
NATO Days in Ostrava & Czech Air Force Days
Held every September at Leoš Janáček Airport in Ostrava since 2003, NATO Days in Ostrava & Czech Air Force Days bills itself as Europe's largest public security and defence show. Known locally as Dny NATO v Ostravě & Dny Vzdušných sil AČR.
International Sanicole Airshow
The International Sanicole Airshow, staged each September at Sanicole Airfield near Hechtel-Eksel in Belgian Limburg, is one of Belgium's longest-running air displays and reaches its 47th edition in 2026.
Air Legend
The eighth edition of Air Legend brings more than a hundred legendary aircraft to Melun-Villaroche, a former flight-test base on the Brie plain 40 km south-east of Paris where Dassault and Snecma once trialled their prototypes.
Breizh Airshow
Breizh Airshow is a two-day civilian air show at Morlaix-Ploujean aerodrome in Finistère, organised by the Armor Aéro Passion association.
Air Show del Garda
An annual lakeside display flown over the water in front of Desenzano del Garda, on the southern shore of Lake Garda.
Jesolo Air Show
Running since 1996 and now among the largest air displays in Italy, the Jesolo Air Show is flown over the sea in front of the town's eleven-kilometre beach, which becomes an open-air grandstand for a reported average of more than half a million spectators.
Festivolare — Trentino Air Show
The twelfth edition of the largest air show in Trentino-Alto Adige, staged at Trento's Gianni Caproni airport and built jointly by the businesses and clubs based on the field under the Kilometro Azzurro network.
Frecce Tricolori — Salerno Air Show
The closing Italian date of the Frecce Tricolori's 2026 display season, flown over the Gulf of Salerno and watched from the city's long seafront promenade.
Canadian International Air Show
North America's longest-running air show, flown over Lake Ontario off Toronto's waterfront on the Labour Day weekend as the closing act of the Canadian National Exhibition.
AERO Gatineau-Ottawa
The air show of Canada's capital region, now in its ninth edition, held at Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport about twenty kilometres east of downtown Ottawa and run in partnership with Vintage Wings of Canada, which gives the event an unusually strong heritage flavour.
MCAS Miramar Air Show
The largest military air show in the United States, staged over three days on an active Marine Corps air station and drawing something like seven hundred thousand people.
NAS Oceana Air Show
Held since 1953 at the US Navy's East Coast master jet base at Virginia Beach, the NAS Oceana Air Show is the largest air show on the American east coast and typically draws between a quarter and three hundred thousand visitors.
Cleveland National Air Show
Established in 1964 as an indirect successor to the National Air Races, the Cleveland National Air Show runs over the Labor Day weekend at Burke Lakefront Airport on the shore of Lake Erie, immediately beside downtown Cleveland.
Chitose Air Base Air Festival
The annual open day at JASDF Chitose Air Base in Hokkaido, which shares its runways with New Chitose Airport and hosts two squadrons of F-15 interceptors as well as the government's VIP transport fleet. Known locally as 令和8年度千歳基地航空祭「千歳のまちの航空祭」 (Chitose Air Base Air Festival).
Misawa Air Base Air Festival
Misawa in Aomori prefecture is the only air base in Japan shared by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, the United States Air Force and the United States Navy, and its air festival reflects that: Japanese F-35A and American F-16 units fl… Known locally as 令和8年度三沢基地航空祭 (Misawa Air Base Air Festival).
Komatsu Air Base Air Festival
Komatsu on the Sea of Japan coast in Ishikawa prefecture is home to two F-15 squadrons and is regarded by Japanese enthusiasts as one of the best flying displays of the air festival season, with tactical formations launched over the sea. Known locally as 令和8年度小松基地航空祭 (Komatsu Air Base Air Festival).
Cambrai Airshow
A regional airshow at Cambrai-Niergnies aerodrome pairing daytime flying displays and a static aircraft exhibition with an evening fireworks and drone show, aimed at a family audience in France's Nord department. Known locally as Meeting des Ailes de Cambrai.
Saint-Dizier Air Base Open Days
A rare full public opening of Base aérienne 113 Saint-Dizier–Robinson, a frontline Rafale fighter base in Haute-Marne, letting visitors see static aircraft, meet aircrew and watch flying demonstrations — one of the largest militar… Known locally as Journées Portes Ouvertes de la Base Aérienne 113.
Legend'Air Limousin
A themed vintage-aviation festival at Saint-Junien celebrating classic and homebuilt aircraft — from WWII-era trainers to Soviet-built Yaks and aerobatic Stampes — with each edition built around a rotating cultural theme. Known locally as Legend'Air en Limousin.
Grand Calais Airshow
A regional airshow at Calais-Dunkerque airport in Marck, part of the Grand Calais agglomeration's autumn events calendar. Known locally as Les Ailes de Grand Calais.
Carcassonne Airshow — Des Étoiles et des Ailes
A long-running biennial French airshow, now based at Carcassonne's Aéroport Sud de France after relocating from Toulouse-Francazal in 2024, mixing the Patrouille de France and Rafale Solo Display with foreign aerobatic teams, historic WWII… Known locally as Meeting Aérien Des Étoiles et des Ailes.
Le Touquet Air Show
A free public airshow along Le Touquet's seafront and airport, showcasing around forty aircraft — from military jets and helicopters to aerobatic planes from several nations — alongside a ground exhibition village with simulators and food vendors.
Salou Sky Festival
Billed as Spain's largest aerial spectacle, this three-day beachfront airshow launched in 2025 pairs Spanish military assets (Eurofighter, HA-220 Super Saeta, A400M, Tigre and Chinook helicopters, the PAPEA parachute team) with international civilian aerobatic teams… Known locally as Festa al Cel.
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Ajaccio Napoleonic Days
Napoleonic
Battle of Monmouth Reenactment
Hundreds of troops encamp at Monmouth Battlefield State Park to recreate the battle of 28 June 1778, one of the longest of the Revolutionary War and the day the Continental Army, retrained over the winter at Valley Forge, held the field against the main British army.
Bentonville Battlefield Anniversary Commemoration
Each March the state historic site marks the anniversary of the Battle of Bentonville, fought 19 to 21 March 1865 and the largest land battle ever fought in North Carolina, with a free day of living history: camps to walk through, historic weapons demonstrations, talks on the Carolinas Campaign a…
Calcio Storico — Florentine Historic Football
Medieval
Cognac Airshow
Military
D-Day Squadron / Daks over Normandy-type events
Warbird
English Civil War Society — Newport Pagnell Muster
The English Civil War Society's major end-of-season muster, held over the August Bank Holiday weekend at Newport Pagnell.
GWA Spring Combat / Eastern Front Tactical
First World War
Hahnweide International Vintage Fly-In
A major biennial gathering of vintage and historic aircraft at the grass Hahnweide airfield near Kirchheim unter Teck, drawing warbirds, classic gliders and pre-war/interwar aircraft from across Europe for static display and flyi… Known locally as Internationales Oldtimer-Fliegertreffen Hahnweide.
International Roman Festival — Archeon
Archeon, an open-air archaeology and living-history park, hosts an annual two-week International Roman Festival with dozens of international re-enactor groups portraying Roman military and civilian life, gladiator combat shows, Roman bat… Known locally as Internationaal Romeins Festival — Archeon.
International Roman Festival — Museumpark Orientalis
Museumpark Orientalis, an open-air museum near Nijmegen, runs an annual weekend Roman festival in early August with 50+ international re-enactor groups depicting the late Roman period, including military drills, crafts and… Known locally as Internationaal Romeinenfestival — Museumpark Orientalis.
Le Temps des Hélices — La Ferté-Alais Airshow
Warbird
Ligny Napoleonic Days
An annual two-day historical re-enactment and living-history event at the Ligny 1815 Museum site in Sombreffe, commemorating Napoleon's victory over the Prussians at the Battle of Ligny on 16 June 1815 — his last won battle. Known locally as Les Napoléoniennes de Ligny.
Manston International Airshow
Mixed
Mazury AirShow
A long-running civilian international air show at the historic Ketrzyn-Wilamowo airfield in the Mazury (Masuria) region, featuring dynamic flying displays and static aircraft exhibitions.
Medieval Week on Gotland
≈40,000 participants; 10 camps · Medieval
Napoleon at Golfe-Juan
≈350 reenactors · Napoleonic
Neuf-Brisach Napoleonic Bivouac
≈200 reenactors · Napoleonic
Płock Air Picnic
An annual civilian-military aviation picnic at Plock Airport billed as the region's largest aviation event, combining aerobatic team displays and civilian flying demonstrations, held under honorary patronage that has included the Ministry of National Defence. Known locally as Płocki Piknik Lotniczy.
Sedan Medieval Festival
Medieval
Shingen-kō Festival
≈1,000+ in armor · Samurai
Zeeland Flying Days
An annual family-oriented civilian aviation festival at Vliegveld Midden-Zeeland near Arnemuiden, featuring aircraft displays, gliding, drones, flight simulators, hot-air balloons and introductory flights, organised by Stichting Evenementen Midden-Zeeland. Known locally as Zeeuwse Vliegdagen.
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Battle of Grolle 1627 (400th Anniversary)
The Slag om Grolle 1627 reenacts Prince Frederik Hendrik's 1627 siege of Groenlo, when the Dutch States army broke the Spanish garrison holding the fortress town during the Eighty Years' War. Known locally as Slag om Grolle 1627 (400th anniversary).
ILA Berlin Air Show
Trade
Farnborough International Airshow
Farnborough is the UK's great biennial aerospace showcase, held in even-numbered years at the Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre in Hampshire, alternating with the Paris show.