The fest of medieval culture «Knights Fest. Mstislavl - 2014»

The fest of medieval culture «Knights Fest. Mstislavl - 2014»

The holiday of medieval culture «Knights Fest. Mstislavl - 2014» will be held in Mstislavl on 26-27th of July. The program of the festival is becoming more intense every year. In addition to traditional knightly tournaments and competitions, vintage dance outdoors, performances of medieval music groups, various workshops, demonstrations, exhibitions, competitions, this year organizers promise surprise guests by various medieval games, including mouse and cockroach races. Also the festival provides a medieval programs for children and family holidays.
The event will be attended by clubs of historical reconstruction, ethnographic and folklore groups, artisans from Belarus and Russia.

Festival Program:

July 26th (Saturday)

09.00 Meeting guests at the outposts of the city

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, the Carmelite church
09.00 Prayer in honor of soldiers - Mstislavets who died for their country on the battlefield

Central Square
11.30 - 12.30 grand opening celebration: the procession and presentation of knight clubs, horse-historical club «Golden Spur»
22.30 - 24.00 dance performances «Flammeya» (dance «New Flamenko»), the music group «Lity thaler». Fire show (performance groups: «Elemental», «Yavaryna», «Maiori»)
24.00 Fireworks

Yurchenko Street
12.00 Exhibition and exposition of the organizations, enterprises, institutions of the city «Ancient Mstislavl»
12.00 - 13.00, 16.00 - 17.00 Representations of theaters «Medieval Mysteries»

Castle Hill
13.00 - 14.00 Opening of jousting «Ratna kolo». Dancing group «Flammeya» («Ave Maria», «Andalusian dance»). Knight's Tournament equestrian (horse-historical club «Golden Spur»)
14.00 - 15.00 Archers' Tournament
15.30 - 16.20 Demonstrations and games with the audience (Military Sports Club «Warta»)
16.20 - 16.40 Performance and master class for viewers on medieval dances from the dance group «Yavaryna»
16.40 - 17.30 Fives' Tournament
18.00 - 18.10 Music and choreography program «People's medieval» performed by dance group «Flammeya»
18.10 - 18.40 Knight's horse fun (club «Golden Spur»)
18.40 - 19.40 The battle of the two armies
20.00 - 21.00 Concert of the band «PAWA»
21.00 - 22.00 Night buhurts
00.30 - 00.50 Fire show (group «Yavaryna»)
00.50 - 01.50 Concert of the folk group «Irdorath»
01.50 - 03.00 Medieval disco

Carmelite church
12.30 - 19.00 tour in the Carmelite church with a visit to the towers and cellars

Jesuit monastery Ensemble
12.30 - 15.00 Excursion at the territory of the collegium of the Jesuit monastery with a visit to the exhibition and tasting of wine and soft drinks, dairy and bakery products «Manastyrskі pagrabok»
15.00 - 16.00 Cockroach Races: in the race are Madagascan hissing cockroaches, reaching a length of 6-10 cm, the race 2-4 minutes
17.00 - 18.00 Rat maze. All of your company will monitor with passion and sinking the movements of white travelers through the maze and help them overcome obstacles and to bid!

Town Square
12.30 - 15.00 Video shop on the dance floor (Demonstration of the movie for children «Justin and the Knights of Valor»)
15.00 Exhibition hounds
19.00 - 21.00 Video shop on the dance floor (Demonstration of the movie for adults «Knights» (2013)). Tennis. Billiards.

Sovetskaya, Urickogo and Kalinin streets
10.00 «City of Masters», rides, fair

Children's Square
12.30 - 15.00 Concert and entertainment, gaming programs for children
12.30 - 17.00 Pony rides

July 27th (Sunday)

Jesuit monastery Ensemble
11.30 - 14.00 Excursion at the territory of the collegium of the Jesuit monastery with a visit to the exhibition and tasting of wine and soft drinks, dairy and bakery products «Manastyrskі pagrabok»

Castle Hill
12.00 - 12.10 Opening of the second day of the holiday. Dancing group «Flammeya» (Spanish dance)
12.10 - 12.50 «Four era of the Belarusian cavalry» (club «Golden Spur»)
12.50 - 13.00 Performance of the collective «Yavaryna»
13.00 - 13.30 Storming the Castle (3 nominations: storming the bridge, assault Palisade, storming the castle)
13.30 - 14.00 Closure holiday. Summarizing knightly tournaments, awarding knight clubs

Venue: Mogilev region, Mstislavl
Time: 26-27th of July 2014