Battling knights come to Hinckley for medieval weekend

Guests will also be able to watch The Crown and the Quill, a play about King Richard III

A fire-breathing jester, battling knights and a gruesome barber surgeon will be in Hinckley this weekend.

The Medieval Fair is being held by Hinckley’s High Street Heritage Action Zone in Argents Mead from 10 am until 5 pm.

Guests will also be able to watch The Crown and the Quill, a play about King Richard III run by Red River Theatre. The play tells the imaginary tale of an afterlife where Shakespeare arrives at the gates of heaven, only to be met by a guide who is revealed to be King Richard. 

Executive Member for Events at the Borough Council, Councillor Mark Bools said: "It’s great to see the Hinckley High Street Heritage Action Zone fund another event that families and visitors can come along and enjoy for free. This promises to be a fun-filled family event, with something for everyone over the weekend. Come along and learn all about the Battle of Bosworth, watch our spectacular fire-breathing jester, enjoy an archaeology talk, or be entertained by the gruesome barber surgeon. We hope to see you there."

The timetable for the event on both days is:

10am: Fair opens: music and have-a-go dancing
10.30am: Barber surgeon and children’s Battle of Bosworth
11am: The Crown and the Quill, Richard III play
11.30am: Jester and archaeology talk at Castle
12pm: Music and have-a-go dancing
12:30pm: Medieval knights in combat
1pm: The Crown and the Quill
1:30pm: Jester and archaeology talk at Castle
2pm: Music and have-a-go-dancing
2:30pm: Barber surgeon and children’s Battle of Bosworth
3pm: The Crown and the Quill
3.30pm: Jester and archaeology talk at castle
4pm: Medieval knights in combat
4.30pm: Music and have-a-go dancing