Some festivals give you music, others give you food, and some decide the correct answer is to dress up like knights on horseback and let steel settle differences. On September 26th and 27th, Queanbeyan Showgrounds will host a full-blown medieval festival. The modern world will briefly vanish to make way for tourney fields, roving merchants and enough old-world spectacle to make it feel as though someone has blown a trumpet and opened the castle gates. Secure thy passage by purchasing tickets here.
26 September 2026 10:00 + more dates
Few things command attention quite like a jousting tournament, and this Medieval Festival knows it. Professional riders in full armour, equipped with lances, will enter prepared for the kind of dramatic contest that once entertained royal courts and rowdy crowds alike. But that’s not all: the Buhurt tournament, coming to the festival for the first time, delivers combat in a rougher form. Competitors wearing chainmail step into battle equipped with blunted steel, where the mood is less about grace and more about surviving the glorious chaos.
If you’re seeking calm from the battlefield antics, take a stroll through the Artisan Village and market, where stalls offer handcrafted goods, old-world accessories, leatherwork, forged weapons and curiosities that are perfectly suited to the medieval vibes.
You’ll find drinks on hand, because no gathering of this sort feels complete without something brewed, poured and enjoyed over hearty cheers. Socialise with fellow cosplayers as you show off your crafted outfits, while improvising titles and LARPing as though you’re in your own version of The Lord of The Rings.
For two days, these two places will feel less like modern-day cities and more like entering another century. If your weekend could use more steel, cosplay, and mead, then consider this your summons to purchase your tickets! Revelry and glory await…
Queanbeyan Medieval Festival
26 September 2026 10:00 + more dates