New to 2021 ARM has partnered with Avoncroft Museum in Bromsgrove to bring you more events and entertainment.
For this year we have the history of Halloween 30/31st October. A Medieval to 1700’s Christmas on 4/5th December and a Victorian Christmas 11/12th December
Anyone interested in taking part as a trader or Living history please contact [email protected]
The history of Halloween (Late night opening) opening times – 10 am-5 pm – evening starts at 6 pm till 10 pm
- Story telling
- Celts/Vikings – History of Samhain
- Medieval – Preparing for All hallows eve
- Tudor – Witchcraft talks
- Victorian – History of Halloween
- C20th – History of Halloween (maybe how it has changed)
- Multi Period Traders
- Lantern Trail
- Torchlight parade/Bonfire
Medieval – 1700’s Christmas (Late night opening) opening times – 10am-5pm – evening starts at 6pm till 10pm
- Medieval groups bringing in the green/preparing for christmas
- Tudor groups discussing the traditions/wrapping a spinning wheel in ivy/the twelve days of Christmas/Boxing day traditions/the lord of Misrule etc
- Civil war – When Christmas was banned/underground christmas’
- Carolling
- Multi Period Market
Victorian to 1950’s Christmas (Late night opening) opening times – 10am-5pm – evening starts at 6pm till 10pm
- Traditional Green Father Christmas – Christmas Parade
- Carolling
- Christmas tree/cards
- Horse and Carriages
- Church service in the Mission Church
- Dancing and Performing (Vic to 1950’s)
- Soldiers returning from war (Vic – ww2)
- Vintage Vehicles