Thursday 27.6.2024

The medieval Turku in 2024
Thursday 27.6.
from 12:00 to 20:00

Programme

 Now won’t be a possibility of missing out on the important notifications or news! The City Holler Pentti Kaakkuri makes sure that the visitors at the market will be up to date with information. When you hear a sharp sound of a bell, stay attentive: the holler has something to say.

THE OLD MAIN SQUARE: THE STAGE OF TOWNHALL

14:00 The Dance of  Life and Death, Scene 1: There’s Life in Turku

14:30 The Dance of  Life and Death, Scene 3: The Agreement

15:45 The Dance of  Life and Death, Scene 6: Jester’s play: Joka-Jaakko

16:00 The Dance of  Life and Death, Scene 7: Pole

16:30 The Dance of  Life and Death, Scene 9: Bread, alms

16:45 The Dance of  Life and Death, Scene 10: Death

17:15 The Dance of  Life and Death, Scene 11: Turun Nuori Teatteri Presents

17:45 The Dance of  Life and Death, Scene 13: Life for Life 

19:00 The Dance of  Life and Death, Scene 16: The Great Dance

THE OLD MAIN SQUARE: THE WELL

15:30 The Dance of  Life and Death, Scene 5: The Shame

18:15 The Dance of  Life and Death, Scene 14: Suspicion Awakes

THE OLD MAIN SQUARE

19:00 The world’s largest middle ages dance, to which everyone from the marketplace is invited to!

BRINKKALA’S STAGE: BURGESS KLEMET’S YARD

14:15 The Dance of  Life and Death, Scene 2: At the Burgess Klemet’s yard

14:45 The Dance of  Life and Death, Scene 4: Sweet Chords for the Groom 

16:15 The Dance of  Life and Death, Scene 8: One step to the side, one step back

17:30 The Dance of  Life and Death, Scene 12: Verraton Auni

18:45 The Dance of  Life and Death, Scene 15: Does Life Taste Good

TEINI’S YARD: THE ALE HUT

13:45 Music: Margaretha Ante Porcos

15:30 Music: Morus Musica

17:15 Music: Satu Lankinen

18:00 Music: Morus Musica

PORTHAN’S PARK: VIA TRIBUNAL’S TERRACE

16:00 Music: Satu Lankinen

THE YARD OF THE ARTHOUSE

16:30 Dance: Unikankare, accompaniment by Yrjänä Ermala, Kati Hatakka and Samuli Laine

17:30 Dance: Unikankare, accompaniment by Yrjänä Ermala, Kati Hatakka and Samuli Laine

CHILDREN’S PLAY AREA 12:00-20:00

There will be a lot of games and plays in the play area

12:30 The Hero School, hosted by Auran tytöt

15:00 The Hero School, hosted by Auran tytöt

VIRO-CENTRE, BRINKKALA’S COURTYARDHOUSE, 2ND FLOOR (15:30 Poetry performance Moment in the Universe (Free entry, but limited places – ticket distribution starts 30 minutes before the performance.)

THE LIBRARY YARD, LINNANKATU 2 (in case of rain, in the information section (new part’s 2nd floor) 

15:45 Music: Margaretha Ante Porcos

17:00 A timetravel to the Middle Ages, Ilari Aalto and Elina Heikala, the creators of the books Travelquide to Finland and a Year in Finland’s Middle Ages as interviewees.

Medieval Turku Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova -museum

12:00 Miniature model exhibition, which illustrates Turku’s Great Markets in the Summer of 1499 

Medieval Turku, Turku’s main Library 

Library’s yard, Linnankatu 2 (in case of rain, in the information department –  2nd floor on the newer area) 

15:45 Music: Margaretha Ante Porcos

17:00 A timetravel to the Middle Ages, Ilari Aalto and Elina Heikala, the creators of the books Travelquide to Finland and a Year in Finland’s Middle Ages as interviewees

Medieval Turku, Turun Tuomiokirkko

12:00 Service

13:00 Guides to medieval Cathedral, tickets 2€ from Domcafé

14 -16:30 Public lectures about pilgrimages in medieval and modern times 

16:00 Guides to Medieval Cathedral, tickets 2€ from Domcafés

19:00 Turun Vanha musiikki ry:n Sprezzatura-yhtyeen concert, tickets 15€

In the Chapel of the Holy Spirit  in the downstairs of the house Casagrande (Linnankatu 3)
17:00 Vesper in French
18:00 Vesper

Medieval Turku, Rohan-stalls

Tuomionkirkontori
16:00 Jousting performance Veren tahrimat
Tickets 16€ /children under 12 v 11€. Tickets can be bought in advance from https://www.rohan.fi/event/turnajaisetturku2024/ or from the gates beforehand