Battle Of Evesham

FIRST WEEKEND OF AUGUST ANNUALLY FREE TO ENTER • 700+ re-enactors, soldiers, archers & living history performers • 20+ Knights on war-horses • A trebuchet siege engine • 150 medieval modern artisan crafts traders and food and drink stalls • GRAND PARADE Saturday 10am. All 700 performers, Knights on their war horses will be march though the streets of Evesham in full armour and medieval costume, joined by musicians, dancers and our regional Mayors. All in a fantastic parade of colour and noise. BATTLE REENACTMENTS BOTH DAYS including all soldiers, archers and mounted Knights, fighting to the death in medieval mayhem. Come and enjoy a spectacular weekend of medieval action and education in the heart of Evesham, a riverside Market Town on the edge of the Cotswolds with a big part to play in history. The festival commemorates the defeat of Simon de Montfort in 1265, but celebrates the survival of his ‘Representative Parliament’ now we call this the House of Commons.