Horsens Middelalderfestival på FÆNGSLET

Festivals, town fairs and markets

Photo: Alexander Poulsen

Do you want to go to a mussel festival, a trip back to the Middle Ages or into the world of crime fiction behind bars? In Kystlandet you can come to all kinds of festivals, flea markets, art markets, food markets and other fun and festive events.

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ILLUSIONS
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ILLUSIONS

ILLUSIONS is a magic festival in Horsens, held during the school autumn break in week 42. There are not many magic festivals that can match the caliber and size of ILLUSIONS, making it one of Europe's...

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Christmas market at FÆNGSLET
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Christmas market at FÆNGSLET

Jul på FÆNGSLET is one of the first and largest Danish Christmas markets of the year, held annually in November at FÆNGSLET in Horsens. Here, you can experience everything a good Christmas market shou...

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European Badminton Championships 2025
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European Badminton Championships 2025

In 2025, Europe’s badminton elite will gather in Horsens for the individual European Championships held at Forum Horsens, and you have the chance to experience a major international sporting event up ...

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Horsens Medieval Festival (Horsens Middelalderfestival)
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Horsens Medieval Festival (Horsens Middelalderfestival)

Experience the nerve-wracking knights’ tournaments, the eccentric entertainers and make a bargain with the stallholders at Northern Europe’s largest medieval festival. Every year, the modern city of H...

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Habengut Marked in Horsens
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Habengut Marked in Horsens

Come and have a look at all the flea treasures at this big flea market in the prison in Horsens where you will have plenty of opportunity to make a bargain and have a really nice day in the company of...

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Horsens Teaterfestival
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Horsens Teaterfestival

Come and join a world of theatrical experiences as Horsens Municipality invites you to Denmark's largest performing arts festival for children and young people. Every year, on the third weekend of Sep...

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Beers Behind Bars
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Beers Behind Bars

Discover a world of beer at the old state prison in Horsens at this large, yearly beer festival. Bring your friends for a day where you get to choose from more than 350 different kinds of craft beer.

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Juelsminde Havnefest
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Juelsminde Havnefest

There is always lots of atmosphere in the port town Juelsminde during summer whenever the sun is shining. But the atmosphere always peaks in July, when the biggest harbour festival on the Danish east ...

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Fever-Tree Spirits & Mixers Festival
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Fever-Tree Spirits & Mixers Festival

Come along for cosy summer atmosphere at the manor Serridslevgaard near Horsens for this annual celebration of gin & tonic. You can taste more than 200 different types of gin, enjoy delicious food, or...

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Odder Byfest
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Odder Byfest

Odder Town Fête is the very essence of cosiness with smiling faces filling the streets and tents with food and drink. Throughout the week, activities such as bicycle races, concerts, activities for ch...

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European Badminton Championships 2025
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European Badminton Championships 2025

In 2025, Europe’s badminton elite will gather in Horsens for the individual European Championships held at Forum Horsens, and you have the chance to experience a major international sporting event up ...

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Rock i Lunden
Photo: Flemming Ege

Rock i Lunden

If you enjoy music, to sing along, festive atmosphere, bright nights, and beautiful natural surroundings - then Rock i Lunden is for you. Here you’ll find great concerts spread throughout the summer, ...

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Horsens Marked
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Horsens Marked

Go explore the more than 250 booths at the annual open-air Horsens Flea Market. This traditional Danish town-fair-style event offers live music, a small tivoli, food stands, and much more.  

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Arts and crafts market in Juelsminde
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Arts and crafts market in Juelsminde

The Arts and Crafts Market is a fully-fledged event where you can buy exciting and unique products. Have a look at the many stalls where talented artists sell their own quality products.

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au2parts Rally Juelsminde
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au2parts Rally Juelsminde

On August 16-17 2024 not only the streets of Juelsminde, but also parts of the Juelsminde Peninsula will be vibrant. EC Sikring Juelsminde Sprint will be held that weekend, as the fourth round of the ...

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Horsens Holder
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Horsens Holder

Horsens Holder is Horsens' new four-day festival week, which will be taking place for the third time in 2024. Horsens Holder will be a large public celebration throughout the city, where you can exper...

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Horsens Dyrskue
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Horsens Dyrskue

Come and experience one of Denmark's oldest, coziest, and most tradition-rich agricultural shows with over 150 years of history. At the fairgrounds in Horsens, you can witness large machinery, farm an...

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Palsgaard Sommerspil
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Palsgaard Sommerspil

Every summer, you can experience a beautiful and well-produced musical performance in the enchanting setting of the lovely park at Palsgsaard Castle

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Hou Havnefest
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Hou Havnefest

Hou is turned topsy-turvy when this year's harbour festival kicks off in the first weekend in July. As usual, the port festival offers a wonderful mix of harbour fun, sports, music, partying and enter...

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Makværk Festival
Photo: Hanne Nielsen

Makværk Festival

Get ready for a festival where children and teenagers can unfold their creativity. Every second year during Week 11, you can attend workshops and activities or listen to talks about the different genr...

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Snaptun Havne- og Muslingefest
Photo: Anders Nielsen

Snaptun Havne- og Muslingefest

The cosy harbour and marina in Snaptun is transformed into a festive party and buffet with free clams once a year in a maritime setting at Horsens Fjord. 

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Design & Streetfood at FÆNGSLET
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Design & Streetfood at FÆNGSLET

Come and experience unique handicrafts, delicacies, and good food at street level when FÆNGSLET opens its gates for their annual design market in the raw yet cozy surroundings.

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Krimimessen
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Krimimessen

Northern Europe’s biggest festival for crime fiction is held every spring behind the walls of FÆNGSLET (the former prison) in Horsens. This is your chance to meet some of the most well-known Nordic an...

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Se også:

Menneskemuren, Bjørn Nørregaard
Art in Kystlandet
The Prison (FÆNGSLET) in Horsens - a part of the Coastal Land in Denmark
Visit Horsens
Efterår i Juelsminde
Visit Juelsminde
Family on a treasure hunt in the streets of Odder - part of Destination Coastal Land
Visit Odder

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