Daily Events

                               Open 12:00- 19:00

                  NB Sunday 14 July - changed times - look att Day by Day

12:00  Hova Stadsvakt - the Guard of Hova - opens the daily events with a salut from the great cannon. Start betting on the medieval Hasardgame. Draw at 14:00

12:00-16:00

The Museum next to the church is open and shows old rural and local equipment and tools.

12:00- 18:00 Visit Barnens Riddarland for all children - with its castle, good for climbing and playing.

Sagovandring - a guided walk for children 5- 9 years old. Sun, Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat

Klurigt uppdrag - a tricky task for childen 9-12 years old. Find all the letters to the secret word. A reward to those who solve the task.

 Buy your tickets at Barnens Riddarland

12:00-17:00 Pyssel -pottering for children. You can also buy Swedish "fika" - coffee, fruit drink and buns.

12:00-14:00 Jester for a day- Subscribe in Barnens Riddarland . There is a drawing at 14:00. The prize is to join Narrarna -the Jesters- for two hours and take part in their performance at Ladan. www.narrarna.se

12:00-19:00 The Medievial Market at Riddarbyn is open.

Listen to and watch the entertainers of the day. Kristin Svensson sings and plays the   fiddle; the jesters Narrarna act and joke; listen to Galta Galdr.

12:00- 19:00 The medieval tavern Ladulås Lada serves

·          Jungfru Magdalena's spicy cabbage soup

·          Galne Galten, barbecued pork tenderloin with chickpea sallad,

·          Bread

·          Alströmare – baked potatoes and herb butter

·          Cecilia's Sallad

·          Golden baked pan-cakes with jam.

·          Coffee, juniper berry drink, linonberry- and appledrink

13:00, 15:00, 17:00  Historical lectures and histories from the stage next to the railway station.

14:00 Skittle Game at Riddarparken

16:00 Visit the Knights' camp at the site for the tournament. You get a chance to talk to them, look at their weapons and watch them prepare for the tournament. www.stnicolai.se

12:00- 18:00 At Hova Församlingshem, Hova torg, the square next to the bus stop you can find exhibitions with

·          photos

·          Old techniques in knitting and crochet from 1800 til now

·          Art and paintings by local artists

·          Café with traditional home baked bread.

12:00—18:00 Småslöjdarna sell crafts and stitchwork in the middle of Hova (next tothe yellow house Vera's)

12:00-18:00 Exhibitions, lectures, facts and you can try many things. It all takes place next to the railway station.

12:30- 14:30 Pony rides for children next to the railway station.

13:00- 14:00 At Barnens Riddarland Knights are dubbed and Princesses are coronated by a real knight.

14:00 Guided historical walk at Hova. Starting point at the Information. 

Price 70:-/pers, including a book with medieval places in the region worth visiting.

15:00 Start betting money on tne mediaval game - Hasardspelet. Draw at 17:00

 15:00- 16:00 Meet real Knights from St Nicolai Knights at Barnens Riddarland. They are the organizers of the tournament.

 16:00 Narrarna, the jesters act and joke outside Ladan, the tavern, with their own performance and “their apprentice of the day”

17:30 The Grand Cortege starts from Hova torg and walks to the place for the tournament.  If you are dressed in medieval clothes, want to join the cortege and watch the Tournament, you can buy a cortege ticket for 50SKr/pers. These tickets are only sold at the departure of the cortege 17:00-17:30 at Hova torg.

        EVERYONE DRESSED IN MEDIEVAL CLOTHES

       ARE WELCOME JOIN THE CORTEGE !

18:00         TOURNAMENT

St Nicolai Knights www.stnicolai.se perform the great tournament between the knights. The narrative is connected with the battle at Hova, which really took place in 1275 and settled that Magnus took the crown from his brother Valdemar.

Tickets are sold in the Information, Riddarbyn and at the entrance for the Tournament.

                                             WELCOME!