Midgard Viking festival

Midgard vikingsenter 4. – 6. July 2025

General festival rules for Midgard Viking Festival

Midgard Viking festival is a family friendly, nonpolitical and inclusive event, with focus on educating the public about the Viking age
Vikings or others, who through behavior or actions break these rules will be asked to leave the festival
It is expected that all participants can teach the public about their own craftsmanship, equipment, or goods
All participants are expected to engage with the public in a friendly and presentable manner, and to the best of their ability meet the publics expectations
All participants are expected to follow our authenticity rules: Click for more information
All participants are expected to follow Norwegian law
All fires must be kept in a metal fire pit
All tents are required to have a fire extinguisher
All dogs are required to be kept on a leash, this is also required by law in the Borre park and on the coastal path
Garbage is to be disposed of at the designated garbage area only
As a participant, you agree to be photographed, pictures can be used by Vestfoldmuseene for the purpose of marketing
We wish for everybody to have a great festival experience, both participants and visitors. The rules are made with the intention of creating the best possible festival for everyone

The festival opening hours:

The festival area is available from Monday the 30th of June to Monday the 7th of July
All participants must register on arrival and is then assigned a tent spot. Registration is between 1100 and 1530 every day from Monday the 30th of June to Wednesday the 2nd of July. Please contact the reception at Midgard on arrival for more information
If you plan to arrive outside of this time, please let us know in advance. You are not permitted to put up your tent outside of your designated space
Thursday the 3rd of July, the registration is open from 9am to 9pm
During the week before the festival, the festival area is open to the public between 1100 and 1600. We require all participants that are staying during the week to maintain their tents historical appearance during opening hours
Cars should be taken from the festival area to the designated parking area for participants as soon as possible

The public is paying to experience the market until the market closes. You are not permitted to close your stand before the market closes
It is not permitted to drive cars down to the festival area earlier than 30 minutes after the festival closes on Sunday. If you for some reason need to leave the market earlier, this must be clarified with the museum in advance, and it will affect your placement at the festival
Before leaving the festival, clean up your campsite and dispose of your garbage
If you wish to stay longer at the area after the Viking festival, please apply for Viking summer. Be aware that you most likely are required to move your tent between the Viking festival and Viking summer

By sending an application for the festival, you are accepting to the general rules and the authenticity ruled for the festival
Groups sending in a joint application will be prioritized
Fighter groups register through a separate invitation organized by Borrefylkingen and do not apply here. For applying to the festival, please send an email to fredrik.bjonnes@vestfoldmuseene.no with the following information:
- Group name
- Contact person with email and phone number
- Number and name for all participants
- Time of expected arrival and departure
- What is your/your groups contribution to the festival? If possible, include pictures of your tent/goods/activity
- Size and orientation of tent opening for all tents (long or short side)
- Any allergies or other dietary requirements we should know about? (In case of a group application, please specify the person/persons with allergies). Ass usual, we are hosting a dinner for all participants, and we would like everybody to have a good meal