Michigan Nordic Fire Festival

This year’s Michigan Nordic Fire Festival, featuring a blend of cosplay, live entertainment, historical reenactments, food, drinks and vendors, will be bigger than ever before.  

The festival will open Friday (Feb. 24) with a Viking ship burning and bonfire. Throughout the weekend, attendees can enjoy attractions such as axe throwing, beard and costume contests, organized group side quests, live sword fights, melees by historic reenactors and foam fighting for kids. 

Visit Corvus Cohort’s traveling swordsmanship museum and view its historical demonstrations to learn more about the art of sword fighting or stroll through recreations of Viking encampments to see what life was like for the burly sailors.  

There will be plenty of vendors and a new, larger Mead Hall with four different brands of mead as well as beer, cider and food. Bands such as Pictus, Wakefire and Belfast Gin will perform live Celtic music as you dine. 

The Daredevil Circus, Ring of Steel, Gwyd the Unusual and The Swords of Valor will also present live performances. 

Guests are encouraged to dress in Viking garb, which should include at least a coat and boots. 

A weekend pass is $25 for adults and $10 for kids ages 10 to 16, and day passes are $15 for adults and $5 for kids ages 10 to 16. Kids under 10 are free. Visit michigannordicfirefestival.com to purchase tickets and learn more.