That's a Wrap for 2025!

Prepare for an Epic Return!

The Heysham Viking Festival 2025 has sailed into the history books!

Thank you to everyone who took part and supported this year’s event – from our incredible volunteers and re-enactors to our amazing visitors who brought the Viking village to life once again.

Below is a copy of our 2025 event flyer to give you a taste of what to expect if you’re planning to visit in 2026. However, this will be our 10th anniversary year, so we’re planning something much bigger and better than ever before!

If you visited this year and would like to make a donation to support this year’s event and help us create an even more spectacular 10th anniversary celebration in 2026 – keeping it free for all to attend – please follow this link.

See you next year for our milestone celebration!

Saturday - July 19th

10:00Heysham Viking Festival Begins!
11:00Viking March (village to headland)
13:00Weapons Display
14:00Kiddy Vike
15:00Viking Combat Competition
16:0 Acting in the living encampment
16:30Viking Battle Re-Enactment
17:00Close

Sunday - July 20th

10:00Heysham Viking Festival Day 2 Begins!
11:30Viking March (village to headland)
13:00Wepaons Display
14:00Kiddy Vike
15:00Viking Combat Competition Final
16:00Acting in the living encampment
16:30Main Viking Battle Re-Enactment
17:00Presentations & Close