Nádasdy Historical Festival

Date

2025. 07. 18.17:00 -19:00

Location

Nádasdy-Castle, Sárvár

The Nádasdy Historical Festival will be held in Sárvár again in 2025. Visitors to the festival – which will be held between July 18-20, 2025 – will be able to learn about the war preparations as well as the busy life of the kitchen maids, but there will certainly be no shortage of wine and roasted meat, because people called into the army also have to be fed.

 

The Nádasdy Historical Festival is the region’s leading heritage-tourism event, during which visitors can take an imaginary journey back in time to the everyday life of the Turkish-era Kingdom of Hungary, taking a look at the everyday life of a market town of the time. The event will be held within the walls of the historical castle of Sárvár. Unforgettable programs are offered for all ages, but especially for the younger ones, such as crafts, acrobats’ performances, and during the day the castle park and the castle itself will be under siege.

 

Friday, July 18

17:00

 

Sundial

Wreath-laying ceremony at the statue of Fekete Bég

 

17:30

City

Parade of traditional troops

(castle back gate – 5th district – Post Square – Ady Street – castle park)

18:15

Main Stage

Opening

and the student inauguration of Nádasdy Elementary School

18:50

Battlefield

Nádasdy’s pages vs. marauders battle

19:00

Main Stage

Sons Left Behind

20:00

Wine Stage

Folk ON 45

21:00

Main Stage

Lóci plays

22:20

Wine Stage

Jambalaya light

23:15

Main Stage

Heroes

00:15

Wine Stage

DJ ERnő Piaf

Saturday, July 19

9:00

Wine Stage

Renewed Nádasdy Cooking Competition

(9:00 – 16:00)

10:00

Children’s Corner

Puppet Storyteller

10:00

Castle Park

Educational Trail of 9 Hungarian Dog Breeds

(10:00 – 16:00)

10:30

Pákász Farm

Beside the Ancient Fires – Tibor Somlai’s Book Launch

11:00

Siege area

16th-17th Century Horse Show

11:30

Battlefield

Pages vs. Marauders Battle (for children)

Mercenaries of the West End

11:30

City

Rad on the city

12:30

Scaffold

Interrogation and sentencing

13:00

Battlefield

Savaria Legion

demonstrations of dress, weaponry and fighting style

13:30

Battlefield

Tradition-Preserving and Archery Association of Sárvár

14:00

Battlefield

Ottoman Conquerors

demonstrations of dress, weaponry and fighting style

14:00

Spital camp

Medicine in the course of history

14:30

Battlefield

16th-17th century artillery demonstration

15:00

Siege field

Equestrian show

15:00

Battlefield

Presentation of American World War II traditionalists

16:00

Wine stage

Nádasdy Cooking Competition results announcement

16:30

Siege area

XVI.-XVII. 19th century

GREAT BATTLE

17:15

Wine Stage

Gábor Góczán

18:00

Main Stage

Andalgó

19:00

Wine Stage

Teddy Harpo

20:00

Main Stage

Nagy Bogi

21:15

Wine Stage

Nemvagyokazapád

22:00

Main Stage

PartYssimo

00:30

Wine Stage

DJ Suefo

Sunday, July 20

10:00

Battlefield

Roman Legionnaires’ Battle Show

10:00

Wine Stage

Paprikajancsi Puppet Theatre

10:30

Scaffold

Testimony and Judgment

11:00

Battlefield

The Hungarian hajdú

11:30

Siege area

Equestrian show

12:30

Battlefield

Traditionalist and Archer Association of Sárvár

13:15

Battlefield

16th century skirmish

15:00

Children’s Corner

Puppet Storyteller

16:00

Main Stage

Varnyú Country Children’s Concert

17:00

Wine Stage

Kanona Band

18:00

Wine Stage

Festival’s closing

Permanent Programs During the Three Days

Permanent Exhibitions in the Nádasdy Ferenc Museum, Nádasdy Wine Forum, Craft Fair, “Following S.’s Friend” Mystery, Pony Riding, Border Castle, Ottoman, Hajdú and Mercenary Camps in the Castle Park.

Tradition-preserving troops:

🛡️Savaria Legion – Roman era

⚔️Tradition-Preserving and Archery Association of Sárvár – Conquest era

🛡️Nádasdy Ferenc Banderium – Turkish conquest era

⚔️Bocskai’s Angels – Turkish conquest era

🛡️Gyulaffy László Banderium – Turkish conquest era

⚔️Hajdús of Kapuvár and Musketeers of Garta – Turkish conquest era

🛡️Batthyány Equestrian Banderium – Turkish conquest era

⚔️Ibrahim Martalócai – Turkish conquest era

🛡️Mercenaries of the Western Regions – Turkish conquest era

⚔️Western County Order of Valor – Turkish conquest era

🛡️Free Hajdús of Galgament – Turkish conquest era

⚔️Hussar Tradition-Preserving Association of Szombathely – Dualism and World War I

🛡️World War II American Heritage Circle of Friends – World War II

 

In addition to the teams, there will also be:

🩺Historical Spital – contemporary medicine

🪓Pákász – showing the difference between the older lifestyle and the later occupation

 

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