Can anyone tell me about the Visby, Sweden Medieval Week?

[DragonOfTheSeas]

Assuming our Baltic cruise will move forward this summer and that the ports remain the same. [except St Petersburg] All of this is a big assumption, but I would like to gather as much information as I can.  

 

We are scheduled to port in Visby, Sweden on August 7, 2022.  I see that Visby is famous for its medieval festival each August and that the dates for 2022 are August 7-14.  This is a link to some information.  Welcome - Medieval Week on Gotland (medeltidsveckan.se)

 

Has anyone attended this in the past?  I am not sure if there will be that much going on the first day of the festival--but it is a weekend day.  Festivals are usually very active on weekends.  I see they have a Medieval Pass good for events/activities for the whole week. [~$50 for seniors] Do they usually offer a day pass? How far is the dock from the walled city?

 

This year the theme is fantasy. 

 

Sorry for so many questions. 🙄

 

[Desdichado62]

I have never been there during Medeltidsveckan but expect it to be very crowded.
Distance is about 1.2 km (1200 meters) from the cruise terminal.

 

Did read the Q/A now and there will be day passes as well but I can't really find any information about it or where/how to buy it. They say their website that many of the events can get fully booked to booking in advance is recommended.

 

Possible at the visitors centre at  https://www.google.com/maps?q=Paviljongsplan  is somewhere where you can buy tickets.

 

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Edited February 27, 2022 by Desdichado62

[Desdichado62]

The visitors centre is located on the southern end of Paviljongplan.

Edited February 27, 2022 by Desdichado62

[DragonOfTheSeas]

2 hours ago, Desdichado62 said:

I have never been there during Medeltidsveckan but expect it to be very crowded.
Distance is about 1.2 km (1200 meters) from the cruise terminal.

 

Did read the Q/A now and there will be day passes as well but I can't really find any information about it or where/how to buy it. They say their website that many of the events can get fully booked to booking in advance is recommended.

 

 

Thank you for the information.  I saw on one site that the deadline to submit forms to participate is not until tomorrow. So, I doubt they are not sure of the details.  We look forward to being there during this festival.  We hope our port stop is not changed.  I am sure they will be deleting St Petersburg and that may result in differing port days.