We offer medieval feasts to companies

A feast is a dinner in medieval traditions with an abundant choice of food and unlimited amount of delicacies – you will be served as much food as you wish. A feast begins with the hand-washing ritual; then guests are guided to the table covered with appetisers. Before eating, the head of the table is chosen from amongst the company who breaks bread, which is a cue for others that feasting can begin. The servant maidens introduce all the dishes set out on the table. The main dishes are also served on platters and in bowls so that guests can share everything with each other. This creates a lighter atmosphere for freer communication. A dessert is served at the end of the feast.

A feast is a medieval dinner that lasts at least two hours – a good memory for a long time.

Grand Guild Celebration

Perhaps the most festive and memorable event in Olde Hansa is the Grand Guild Celebration. This plentiful experience gives an idea of what the city’s grandest celebration might have looked like 700 years ago. In addition to a rich selection of food, guests will be delighted by medieval troubadours, the Herald, a procession in the Old Town and an illusion dish.

The Grand Guild Celebration begins at the Viru Gates, where the Herald greets the guests with troubadours and flag bearers. Together they start moving to Olde Hansa in a festive procession accompanied by music. The Herald announces across the streets that the distinguished guests are on their way to the Rich Merchant’s House. There, the House Lord or House Lady greets the honored guests and offers them a warming welcome drink. To make the experience even more memorable, the guests have the opportunity to enter the house through the side door and along an authentic medieval spiral staircase. Upon arrival, the appetizers are already waiting for the guests on the table. It could be considered that the procession, welcome drinks and walking up the spiral staircase can take 30-40 minutes.

The celebration is hosted by the Herald. He introduces the customs and festive dishes of the time, organizes medieval games for the guests and keeps the mood up. During the evening, guests can listen to troubadours, who play cheerful tunes alongside the meal.

As always with the feasts in our house, all the dishes are brought to the table, which the guests can share among themselves in a brotherly manner. If the table runs out of something, the servants will bring more if necessary. Therefore, it is wise to show up to the celebration on an empty stomach. The highlight of the evening is an illusion dish brought in between two men. Usually it is a medieval cog ship, and in it a dessert is brought to the hall – Velvety Delight of the Nobility – rose pudding.

The cost of the program part of the Grand Guild Celebration is 1200 € per group of  21-100 people, which adds to the price of the selected feast. The duration of the celebration is 3 hours.