Viking Age Festival
On June 12–14, the Viking Age returns to Gamla Uppsala.
Viking Age Festival 2026
The biggest festival of the year in Gamla Uppsala. Camp life, crafts, food, and a marketplace. Historical reenactors from several countries gather by the royal burial mounds and welcome visitors to their Viking camps.
Viking groups dressed in period clothing will visit Gamla Uppsala and set up camp in front of the museum. There will be a Viking market and camp life where you can watch Viking-age crafts and buy fine replicas of Viking-era objects.
There will also be fascinating lectures, guided tours, and activities for children.
Programme
11:00–17:00, Friday–Sunday: The museum and the Viking Festival are open.
Daily tours outside
In English, duration 15 min
12.30 The Mounds. Follow the guide up to the mounds.
13.00 Viking runestones in Gamla Uppsala
13.30 A temple for cult and sacrifices, is it myth or truth?
14.30 The Mounds. Follow the guide up to the mounds.
15.30 A temple for cult and sacrifices, is it myth or truth?
16.00 Viking runestones in Gamla Uppsala
Archaeology School Friday–Sunday
Try excavating like an archaeologist. Recommended for children up to around 12 years old.
11:30–12:30 The Archaeology School is open
14:30–16:00 The Archaeology School is open
Market
Many of the Vikings in the camp sell their own handicrafts inspired by the Viking Age. This year, the market is bigger than ever.
Performances and Activities Saturday, June 13
12:00 Outdoor family performance with the jester LuQas
14:00 Combat demonstration in the camp with Ulls Vikingar and Fornföreningen Fibula
14:00 “Viking-Age Slavery: The Archaeology of an ‘Invisible’ Population”, short lecture by Ben Raffield, researcher at Uppsala University. 30-minute lecture in English, inside the museum.
15:00 Outdoor family performance with the jester LuQas
16:00 The choir Dissonantia performs inside the museum
Performances and Activities Sunday, June 14
12:00 Outdoor family performance with the jester LuQas
14:00 Outdoor combat demonstration in the camp with Ulls Vikingar and Fornföreningen Fibula
14:00 “Lights, Camera, Vikings! Reimagining the North on the Screen”, short lecture by Alberto Robles Delgado, postdoctoral researcher at Uppsala University. 20-minute lecture in English, inside the museum.
15:00 Outdoor family performance with the jester LuQas
