Medieval Yule December 4-6, Visby, Gotland
Welcome to a historic Yule atmosphere in the St. Nicolai ruin 4-6 December 2026.
Medieval Yule market for the whole family, entertainment, fire, food and drink and hopefully sparkling snow. When the December darkness descends over the St. Nicolai ruin, history comes to life. During Medieval Yule you can wander through an atmospheric market where warming fires are lit, music fills the vaults and the scents of Yule mix with the sound of laughter from both young and old.
Here, old crafts and contemporary music meet in a unique environment where you can discover everything from needle-tied mittens to fairy tales, experience concerts in the winter evening and taste food and drink that warms your heart. A historical atmosphere in the light of torches and, if the weather gods wish us, crunching snow under your shoes.
Medieval Yule is inaugurated with an atmospheric torchlight procession starting at Österport on 5 December. Then we walk together down through Visby’s alleys to the St. Nicolai ruin. Medieval Yule is an atmospheric experience for the whole family. A journey back in time, filled with community, magic and Yule spirit.
According to tradition, Medieval Yule begins with a torchlight procession from Österport to the medieval Yule area that is being built in the St. Nicolai ruin. Here you can experience our fine market, music, flea market, crafts and lots of Yule coziness. The whole city is bustling with Yule spirit.
Welcome!
PROGRAM: MEDIEVAL CHRISTMAS 2026
Additional program items may still be added. Unless otherwise stated, the activity takes place in the ruins of St. Nicolai.
Friday, December 4
- 16.30 Torchlight procession from Österport; the procession departs at 16:40—please arrive on time if you wish to join.
- 17.00 – 22.00 Market, flea market, entertainment, bar & food in the ruins of St. Nicolai (Free admission)
- 17.00-17.30 Jultrion
- 17.00-20.00 Try blacksmithing
- 17.30-18.00 Galt
- 18.00-18.30 Troll & Älva
- 18.30-19.00 Galt
- 19.00-20.00 Stormfrun
- 20.30-21.30 Stormfrun
- 17.00 – 19.00 Christmas buffet (Julbord) in the medieval-style tavern at Frimis (Pre-booking required)
- 22.00 – 02.00 Bistra Haren Pub, Frimis Medieval Cellar
Saturday, December 5
- 11.00 – 22.00 Market, flea market, entertainment, bar & food in the ruins of St. Nicolai (Free admission)
- 11.10 – 11.55 The Storyteller
- 11.00-19.00 Try blacksmithing
- 11.00 – 15.00 Book sale with Calle Brobäck, Gamla Apotektet, Strandgatan 28
- 11.00 – 15.00 Visby Glassblowing Mellangatan 56
- 12.00 – 14.00 Meet Mrs. Claus & Santa Claus
- 12.25 A Capella Holmensis
- 13.00-14.00 Jultrion Visby Cathedral (Sankta Maria)
- 13:00 Jousting tournament, Torneamentum Knights. Note: Weather permitting. Hästarnas Dal, Östergravar
- 13.00-14.00 The Storyteller Frimis celler
- 13.00-13.30 Troll & Älva
- 13.00-14.00 SCA-Fighting Outside S:t Nicolai ruin
- 13.30-14.30 Painting Swords and Shields with Queen Märta Af Fluffenburg
- 14:00 – 15:00 Flax – the most useful lecture of all, with Maria Neijman. Sävesalen, Gotland Museum IN SWEDISH (ticket required)
- 15.00-16.00 St. Nicolai Church Service Visby Cathedral (Sankta Maria)
- 15.00-16.00 Hema (Historical European Martial Arts) with Visby Historical Fencing School
- 15.00-16.00 Tomteparad (Santa Claus parade) starts at Södertorg, ends at Visby Cathedral
- 16.30-17.00 Galt
- 17.00-17.30 A Capella Holmensis
- 18.00-18.30 Jultrion
- 19.00-19.40 TRiX Fire Show
- 19.30-20.10 Konrad’s Medieval Christmas – A dramatized tour of the Visby Cathedral attic (Ticket required)
- 20.00-21.00 A Capella Holmensis
- 21.00-21.30 Galt
- 17.00 – 19.00 Christmas buffet (Julbord) in the medieval-style tavern at Frimis (Pre-booking required)
- 22.00 – 02.00 Bistra Haren Pub, Frimis Medieval Cellar
Sönda 6 december
- 11.00 – 15.00 Market, flea market, entertainment, bar & food in the ruins of St. Nicolai (Free admission)
- 11.00-11.15 Galt
- 11.15-11.50 The Storyteller
- 11.00-15.00 Try blacksmithing
- 11.00 – 15.00 Book sale with Calle Brobäck, Gamla Apotektet, Strandgatan 28
- 12.00-13.00 Painting Swords and Shields with Queen Märta Af Fluffenburg
- 12.00 – 12.30 A Capella Holmensis
- 12.25-13.00 Galt
- 13.00-13.30 Jultrion
- 13.00-14.00 The Storyteller, Frimis Cellar
- 13.55-14.25 Troll & Älva
- 14.30-15.00 Galt
- 15.00-16.00 Christmas Concert: Campus Gotland Chamber Choir, Visby Cathedral (Sankta Maria)
- 17.00-17.40 Konrad’s Medieval Christmas – A dramatized tour of the Visby Cathedral attic (Ticket required)
Would you like to be a market exhibitor or participate in an activity during Medieval Christmas 2026 in St. Nicolai Ruin? Email [email protected]
2026 Medieval Christmas is arranged in collaboration with: Destination Gotland, Region Gotland, Kultudralen, Frimis/Matmuren, Strand Hotel, ABF, Visby Cathedral Parish, Visby Centrum, Gutars Bågskyttar, Torneamentum, Stora Coop, IVisby Tryckeri, Roxy Kulturförening, Gotlands Museum, S:t Clemens Hotell.
Volunteer for Medieval Christmas?
To create all this, we need help. As a volunteer at Medieval Christmas, you are part of creating a magical experience for yourself and for others. Welcome behind the scenes at Medieval Christmas and one of the coziest weekends of the whole year. We offer our volunteers a meal per shift and a fun group that works together. Travel/accommodation is your responsibility. As a volunteer, you do not work all the time, every little effort counts. Help us with things like building a cozy Medieval Christmas environment, selling, lighting marshals, torches, scanning tickets and maybe serving food. Volunteer applications open in October 2026.
