Tønsberg Viking Festival 6.-9. August 2026
See vikingsaga.no for more information and updates.
Tønsberg Viking Festival 2026 – Programme
Thursday 6 August
19:00 Market opens
21:00 Market closes
22:00 Opening Show at Vikingodden
Experience the spectacular opening show with music, dance, film and fire, inspired by the Viking Age. Performers include Folket Bortafor Nordavinden, Musicantus, Stella Polaris, Liv Neslove, Elfi Sverdrup, Morten Richter, and dancers Rebekka, Hanna and Embla.
Free admission.
Friday 7 August
Activities throughout the day: archery, glima (Viking wrestling), Viking games, rune workshop, blacksmithing, boat building, textile crafts and more.
Music: Folket Bortafor Nordavinden and Musicantus.
11:00 Market opens
11:00 Slottsfjell Museum opens
13:00 Viking Games at Lekeodden, by Støperiet
16:00 Slottsfjell Museum closes
17:00 Viking boat rowing
17:00 Archery begins at Lekeodden, by Støperiet
17:00 Viking Games at Lekeodden, by Støperiet
18:00 Viking boat rowing
18:00 Glima (Viking wrestling) at Lekeodden, by Støperiet
19:00 Archery ends
20:00 Market closes
Saturday 8 August
Activities throughout the day: archery, theatre, Viking games, rune workshop, blacksmithing, boat building, textile crafts and more.
Music: Folket Bortafor Nordavinden and Musicantus perform throughout the day at Vikingodden.
11:00 Market opens
11:00 Archery begins at Lekeodden, by Støperiet
11:00 Viking boat rowing
11:00 Slottsfjell Museum opens
12:00 Viking boat rowing
13:00 Viking Games at Lekeodden, by Støperiet
15:00 Viking boat rowing
15:00 Glima (Viking wrestling) at Lekeodden, by Støperiet
16:00 Slottsfjell Museum closes
17:00 Viking Games at Lekeodden, by Støperiet
17:00 Archery ends
20:00 Market closes
Sunday 9 August
Activities throughout the day: archery, glima (Viking wrestling), Viking games, rune workshop, blacksmithing, boat building, textile crafts and more.
Music: Folket Bortafor Nordavinden and Musicantus.
11:00 Market opens
11:00 Archery begins at Lekeodden, by Støperiet
11:00 Viking boat rowing
11:00 Slottsfjell Museum opens
12:00 Glima (Viking wrestling) at Lekeodden, by Støperiet
13:00 Viking boat rowing
13:00 Viking Games at Lekeodden, by Støperiet
15:00 Viking boat rowing
16:00 Slottsfjell Museum closes
16:00 Archery ends
16:00 Market closes