Castlefest

Castlefest is a medieval/fantasy festival in the Netherlands,[1] held on the first weekend of August[2] in the gardens of Castle Keukenhof in Lisse since 2005.

Omnia performing at Castlefest 2009

History

During the first edition in 2005, 3,500 visitors attended the event, in 2007 the festival attracted 16,000 visitors and in 2011 more than 24,000 visitors entered the gates of Castlefest. In August 2015 the festival attracted a record number of 35,000 visitors.[3] At the 14th edition in 2018, more than 40,000 people attended the festival.[4] Because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands, the 2020 edition was replaced by a three-day online event with music and guests, and the regional television station TV West aired a programme looking back at the 2019 edition.[5]

Activities

The festival takes part during 3 days on Friday, Saturday and Sunday with an opening concert on Thursday (since 2011). There are several folk bands performing each year at Castlefest. In addition to music, there are workshops, stands with medieval food and drinks, medieval dancing and writers of fantasy literature present.[5] The festival is based on the Celtic feast of Lughnasadh and Saturday night is the Pagan Night (most notable for the wicker burning each year).

See also

References
  1. Muste, Romy (June 29, 2010). "Terug naar de vredige Middeleeuwen". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  2. Eskes, Janny (July 6, 2009). "De prinsessenjurken van Daniellë". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  3. "Bezoekersrecord voor Castlefest in Lisse: 'In deze wereld is iedereen gelijk'". Leidsch Dagblad (in Dutch). 3 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 November 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  4. Kroon, Sybylle (5 August 2018). "Records gebroken op Castlefest in Lisse [video's, foto's]". Leidsch Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  5. Wolfsbergen, Mirjam (29 July 2020). "Castlefest, een feest van magische figuren, muziek en honingwijn". omroepwest.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 August 2020.

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