Re-enactors at EMF - King’s Grove
Bring history to life at one of the UK’s most established medieval festival weekends.
EMF - King’s Grove invites re-enactment groups, living history camps, combat groups, archers, craftspeople, demonstrators, and period traders to be part of the UK’s premier Medieval - Renaissance festival, held annually at The King’s Grove within the grounds of Pippingford Park, East Sussex.
This is not just a display pitch. It is a full festival setting with public visitors, evening atmosphere, living history areas, demonstrations, camps, competitions, food and drink, entertainment, and a wider medieval world built around the people who bring the period to life.
Interested in joining us for 2026? You can register now, or read the details below before applying.
Register HereWhether your group specialises in combat, camp life, craft, archery, storytelling, military history, domestic life, trade, music, or demonstrations, King’s Grove offers space, scale, and atmosphere for re-enactors who want to be part of something memorable.
See the Living History World You’ll Be Part Of
From full encampments to battle displays, archery, craft, and camp life, King’s Grove gives re-enactors a setting with scale, energy, and audience engagement.
Why Take Part?
A proper living history setting
Set within the festival grounds, the re-enactor areas are part of the visitor experience, not hidden away from the main event.
Scale and atmosphere
With camps, demonstrations, traders, entertainment, food, drink, and evening activity, the weekend has the feel of a complete medieval village.
Engaged audiences
Visitors come ready to learn, ask questions, watch demonstrations, and experience the colour and detail of the medieval world.
A full weekend experience
Arrive early, settle in, stay through the festival weekend, and be part of the wider community that makes King’s Grove come alive.
Here’s what we provide for you and your group:
- Early arrival on Thursday night / Friday morning and departure on Tuesday morning
- Living History Camping Area on the Festival grounds for re-enactors only
- Participant Camping for re-enactors who prefer to use modern “plastic” camping
- Showers, washing sinks, water taps and toilets
- Parking beside your camping areas - no long walks
- Day and evening security
- Living History Competition with trophies and cash prizes
- Archery Tournament - longbow and crossbow with trophies and prizes
- Beer and food marquees with entertainment during the day and evening
- The opportunity to be part of one of the UK’s most established medieval festival weekends
Join the Living History at King’s Grove
If your group can add colour, knowledge, spectacle, skill, craft, or atmosphere to the festival, we would like to hear from you.
Register Here