Medieval Market of Turku

Medieval Market of Turku
Booths at the market

The Medieval Market of Turku (Finnish: Turun keskiaikaiset markkinat, Swedish: Åbo medeltidsmarknad) is an annual historical reenactment event organised in the historic city centre of Turku, Finland. It involves a handicrafts market in period costume at the Old Great Square, one of the city's oldest market squares, as well as a number of different open-air performances and exhibitions.

The event has been organized since 1996, and is constantly growing in popularity. In 2005, it drew in approximately 100,000 visitors, and employed over 100 voluntary and professional actors and actresses.

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  • Turku Medieval Market

  • Rope twisting

  • Voluntary actor as a soldier

  • Turku Medieval market, bourgeois.jpg
  • Turku Medieval Market, handicrafts.jpg

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