Nordfyn Viking Market 2027: early September, dates not announced
Nordfyn Viking Market is a family-oriented two-day market on the first weekend of September in Glavendruplunden, the grove around the Glavendrup rune stone on the island of Funen, twenty-five minutes north of Odense. Around 200 reenactors camp, trade, fight and demonstrate crafts beside Denmark's longest runic inscription.
Quick facts
To be announced- Dates
- Early September 2027, dates not announced
- Hours
- Saturday 10:00 to 17:00, Sunday 10:00 to 16:00.
- Where
- Glavendruplunden, Stenager 12, Skamby, Nordfyn, Denmark
- Nearest airport
- Billund (BLL), about 1 h 30 min
- From Odense
- 25 min by car
- Organizer
- Foreningen Nordfyns Vikingemarked
- Admission
- 50 DKK for adults in 2026, 30 DKK under 12, free for children shorter than a sword.
- Payment
- MobilePay and cash only. No credit cards, so bring cash for the stalls.
- Kids
- Yes. A straw fortress, a warrior school with shields and wooden swords, archery, spear throwing and horse rides.
- Dogs
- Allowed, with care around the animals.
- Camping
- Not confirmed
- Accessibility
- Disabled parking near the entrance and an accessible toilet, but the ground is uneven grass.
- Language
- Not confirmed
What happens
A market in a grove around a real monument: the Glavendrup stone, raised around 900 with the longest runic inscription in Denmark, and the ship setting of standing stones beside it. Stalls, smoke, music, staged combat, a warrior school for children, archery and spear throwing, craft demonstrations, Icelandic horse rides, live owls and guided tours of the monument. In 2026 a boatbuilder brought a small Viking ship for the first time. Food comes from a Viking-inspired inn and the local village association.
What visitors say
We have not found independent visitor reviews in English. The organizer calls it Funen’s cosiest Viking market, and the regional tourist board puts the number of participating Vikings at more than 200. The market is run by an association founded in 2016 and has kept the same weekend since.
Our take
Nordfyn is a small, cheap, genuinely local market, and the setting is the reason to go: you walk among the reenactors’ tents with a thousand-year-old rune stone at the centre. It is a half day for families staying on Funen or driving between Copenhagen and Jutland, not a destination in itself. Note the payment rule, unusual in Denmark: cards do not work here. The same weekend has Ishøj outside Copenhagen and Gunnes gård outside Stockholm.
Our take is based on visitor reviews, reenactor forums and the organizer’s own program, not on a visit. We say so because we think you should know.
Getting there
Glavendruplunden is in open country between Søndersø, Skamby and Otterup, twenty-five minutes north of Odense by car; from the E20 take exit 54 at Vissenbjerg towards Morud and Søndersø. Parking is free in a field with signs. There is no public transport to the site at weekends. Odense is an hour and a quarter from Copenhagen by train, and Billund Airport is an hour and a half away by car.
Sources
The organizer’s site with its practical information, about the market and association pages, the VisitNordfyn listing, and historiskmarked.dk.
Past editions
- September 5–6, 2026
Last checked 2026-09-08 against the organizer's website: Foreningen Nordfyns Vikingemarked. Dates can change; confirm before you travel. Back to Denmark, near Aarhus or the full calendar.