St Wilfrid's Medieval Fair
Finale Weekend - FREE

Sunday 24 October
12.30pm - 6.30pm
Stockport Market Place

Enjoy a glimpse into medieval life. The day promises armoured knights, storytelling, musicians and dancers. Don’t miss the ferocious 14ft smoke-breathing dragon.  The fearless can try their hand at archery or train with a sword and axe. The day will end with a spectacular fire finale.

Fire Show Finale
Main Arena Area
Sunday 24 October - 5.55pm

As the evening draws to a close, the Medieval Parade will begin; culminating in an amazing dance of fire choreographed to music that will illuminate the Market Place. The jets of flames will delight and amaze, as they leap and twist creating an unmissable finale from approximately 6 pm.

Call 0161 474 4444 for more information
FREE

Please note due to the health and safety of visitors the Market Area on the Sunday will be a NO SMOKING AREA.

SUNDAY 24 OCTOBER 2010
FINALE ACTIVITIES PROGRAMME

On the Mile and in Castle Yard

Step back in time with our Living History Encampment, demonstrations and activities from:

• Apothecary  / herbs  and accessories
• Armourer / Mail Maker
• Clother / Weaver / Spinner
• Chandler  / Candle maker
• Surgeon
• Coiner
• Basket Maker
• Cordwainer / Shoe Maker
• Calligrapher
• Potter
• Crusader
• Wise Woman
• Braiding / Tablet Weaving
• Medieval Tile Making
• Wattle and Daub
• Hautbois performing beautiful music from the historical medieval periods from a reproduction canvas covered wagon.
• Culture, Tourism and Venues Publicity presents the latest event offerings along with the Running Orders for the Weekend

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St Mary's Church
in front of Church Yard

12.30pm - 1.15pm:                      
Archery Demonstration with the Archers from the National Plantagenet's Society.

1.15pm - 2.00pm:                  
Squire training - Calling all budding Knights to undertake Sword and Pell Board Training with the Plantagenet's.

1.30pm - 5.00pm:
Have a go at Archery yourself - drop in, drop out!

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Main Arena
outside the Covered Market Hall

12.30pm - 1.00pm:
Circo Rum Ba Ba presents The Dragon - 14ft smoke breathing dragon guaranteed to delight audiences of all ages with his Dragon Keeper.

1pm - 1.25pm:            
What a Palaver - undertake a jaw dropping Bed of Nails Show.

1.30pm - 1.50pm:                        
Ya Raqs dance troup perform traditional dances
from the Medieval period to delight audiences.

2pm - 2.50pm:                        
The Lady Plantagenet's arrive with an elegant display of Medieval dancing and participatory workshop.

3pm - 3.50pm:                        
Full Knight Battle by the National Plantagenet Society. Watch and learn and be amazed with one of the Weekends Highlights not to be missed!

4pm - 4.20pm:                        
Meet and Greet the Knights! - You have seen them in action, now have an opportunity to talk and get up close and personal with our brave Shining Armour Chivalrous Knights.

Main Arena closes in preparation for the Finale
shows continue in the area of the covered Market Hall:

4.45pm - 5.10pm:                        
What a Palaver - undertake a jaw dropping Bed of Nails Show to make you grimace with delight.

5.10pm  - 5.40pm:
Court Jesters provide verbal wit, tomfoolery, and comic magic make these idiots everybody’s fools

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Churchgate
outside St Mary's Church Entertainment Area

12.30pm - 1pm:
Nathaniel Bagshot and his giant guillotine show awaits you.

1.05pm - 1.25pm:
Peter Optical is a multi-talented medieval entertainer whose skills include juggling, fire eating, traditional music, storytelling, poetry and mime.

1.30pm - 2pm:
Court Jesters provide verbal wit, tomfoolery, and comic magic make these idiots everybody’s fools

2pm - 2.25pm:
What a Palaver  - This mad cap duo spectacular will delight audiences with their Fire Show.

2.30pm - 2.50pm:
Sylvester the Jester - A seasoned performer of jolly capers, a fine musician and singer of old ballads

3pm - 3.30pm:
Nathaniel Bagshot and his giant guillotine show awaits you.

3.30pm - 4pm:
Court Jesters provide verbal wit, tomfoolery, and comic magic make these idiots everybody’s fools

4.05pm - 4.25pm:
Peter Optical multi-talented medieval entertainer whose skills include juggling, fire eating, traditional music, storytelling, poetry and mime.

4.30pm - 5pm:
Brandywine Duo - A range of hypnotising songs and ballards will be performed ranging from 14th century to self- penned repertoires. Not to be missed.

5pm - 5.20pm:
Sylvester the Jester - A seasoned performer of jolly capers, a fine musician and singer of old ballads

5.25pm - 5.50pm:
Peter Optical multi-talented medieval entertainer whose skills include juggling, fire eating, traditional music, storytelling, poetry and mime.

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Dungeons on the Alley
with the Black Guide and Stockport Heritage Trust

All the way from bonny Scotland, The Black Guide, the Public Executioner will talk about punishment of thieves, perks of the job with his show and tell recreated tools of the trade. If your stomach can take the accounts of stories from bygone times. Finish your time travel tour with a visit into Stockport actual dungeons, opened kindly by Stockport Heritage Trust for the last time this year.
1pm - 2pm & 4pm - 5pm

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Warren Street

12.30pm - 12.50pm:                                
Ya Raqs dance troup perform traditional dances from the Medieval period to delight audiences.

1pm - 1.20pm:
Sylvester the Jester- A seasoned performer of jolly capers, a fine musician and singer of old ballads

1.30pm - 2pm:                                    
Brandywine Duo - A range of hypnotising songs and ballards will be performed ranging from 14th century to self- penned repertoires. Not to be missed.

2.10pm - 2.30pm:                                    
Peter Optical multi-talented medieval entertainer whose skills include juggling, fire eating, traditional music, storytelling, poetry and mime.

2.40pm - 3pm:
Ya Raqs dance troup perform traditional dances from the Medieval period to delight audiences.

3.30pm - 4pm: 
Brandywine Duo - A range of hypnotising songs and ballards will be performed ranging from 14th century to self- penned repertoires. Not to be missed.

4.15pm - 4.40pm:
Ya Raqs dance troup perform traditional dances
from the Medieval period to delight audiences.

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Walkabout and Mix and Mingle Programme
performing around the Market and Market Buildings unless mentioned otherwise*

Circo Rum Ba Ba presents The Dragon - 14ft smoke breathing dragon guaranteed to delight audiences of all ages with his Dragon Keeper.
12.30pm - 1pm (*Main Arena), 2.30pm - 3pm, 4.30pm - 5.00pm

Brandywine Duo - Brandywine Duo - A range of hypnotising songs and ballards will be performed ranging from 14th century to self- penned repertoires. Not to be missed.
12.30pm - 1pm, 5.30pm - 5.50pm

Peter Optical multi-talented medieval entertainer whose skills include juggling, fire eating, traditional music, storytelling, poetry and mime.
4.20pm - 4.40pm

Dante Ferrara specialises in music, song and entertainment of renaissance Europe. He sings romantic and bawdy songs in a variety of languages and plays a dazzling array of beautiful period instruments.
In and around Staircase House Museum (with breaks)

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Finale Celebrations
5.55pm

Arrive early and take your stand to watch our spectacular Fire and Light Finale. It is the eve of St Crispin's Day, the Battle of Agincourt that occurred on 25 October 1415.

The Prologue from Act 1 of Henry V will be read by Chief Knight Phil Pembridge from the National Plantagenet Society.

This will be followed by the St Wilfrids Medieval Parade that will loop around the Covered Market Hall culminating into a breath taking Fire Juggling Show.
A beautiful arrangement of medieval ballards will be sung before the senses will be set alight and delight in capture of Stockport Market 750 light and dancing fire show closing these proceedings. 

Event ends approx 6.20pm - 6.30pm

Catering and Toilet provision will be located on St Petersgate for the full event duration on the Sunday.

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