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Past editions of the Medieval Fest: programmes, events and materials documenting the festival’s journey.
2025 edition - the 800th anniversary
The 13th edition celebrated 800 years since the imperial wedding of Frederick II and Isabella of Brienne, held in Brindisi Cathedral on 9 November 1225.
Sunday 9 November 2025 - The grand finale
- 10:00-13:00 and 15:00-18:00
Animated visits “In the footsteps of Frederick II” - Swabian Castle
Departures every hour · special opening with the Italian Navy · booking required on PastPuglia.it - 18:00-21:00
Village of Crafts and Flavours - Casa del Turista, Lungomare Regina Margherita 44
Tastings, ancient crafts, music and performances · immersive itinerary by the History Digital Library · free access
Other events of the edition
- Friday 5 September, 18:30
Talk with historian Giacomo Carito on Brindisi in the age of Frederick II - Palazzina Belvedere; followed by the video mapping “Frederick II and the Crusade of Peace” on the Casa del Turista. - Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 September, 17:30
Treasure hunt “In the footsteps of Frederick II”; afterwards (19:00-22:00) the Villages of Crafts and Flavours at the Casa del Turista and the former Scuole Pie convent. - Tuesday 23 September, 16:30
Alessandro Barbero - one of Italy’s best-known and most followed historians, whose lectures have brought the Middle Ages to an audience of millions - presented his book San Francesco at the Teatro Impero, with ATS EPICA, Feltrinelli and the Regional Library and Museum Network. One of the most anticipated events of the edition.
A living museum of the Middle Ages
Re-enactors, historians, artisans and performers tell the story of Frederick II’s court and of Brindisi as gateway to the East - between the Swabian Castle, the Cathedral and the Casa del Turista on the seafront.