Medieval Market with Knights' Tournament Düsseldorf-Eller

Medieval Market Düsseldorf-Eller — Three Days Journey into the Middle Ages

In the southeastern Düsseldorf district of Eller, the traditional Schützenplatz on Heidelberger Straße will transform into a medieval camp for three days from October 9th to 11th, 2026. It offers the full program of the medieval market scene: market stalls with live craft demonstrations, mead, and spit-roast, jugglers and musicians, and the knightly tournament on horseback as a visual highlight. An event for medieval enthusiasts, families, and Sunday visitors from southern Düsseldorf.

The Knights' Tournament — Jousting and Fire Spectacle

The highlight is the knights' games with armored riders competing against each other with swords and lances on horseback. Show times (based on previous editions):

• Saturday, October 10th, 2026 — 2:00 PM and 6:30 PM
• Sunday, October 11th, 2026 — 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM

The fire spectacle on Saturday evening at 6:30 PM is a special feature: riders and horses pass through flaming obstacles — a spectacular show that requires a specialized team experienced in dressage and fire-resistant.

Medieval Market and Camp

Around the tournament grounds, the typical elements of a medieval market are spread out:

• Market stalls with handcrafted products (leather goods, blacksmith products, jewelry, gemstones, glass beads, felt goods)
• Live craft demonstrations (blacksmith, woodturner, glassblower, felt maker)
• Mead stalls, medieval beer, soups, and stews
• Spit-roast stalls with suckling pig, sausages, potato pancakes
• Jugglers, fire eaters, musicians with bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy, drums
• Medieval camp of participants with tents, campfires, weapon demonstrations

Schützenplatz Düsseldorf-Eller

The Schützenplatz Eller has been a venue for folk festivals, funfair dates, and exactly these kinds of themed markets for decades. Its location in Düsseldorf-Eller (southeastern district 8, bordering the districts of Hassels and Reisholz) offers good accessibility via the A46 motorway and the Eller S-Bahn station. The area is large enough for a camp, market, and a riding tournament — which many inner-city squares cannot offer.

Medieval Scene in NRW

North Rhine-Westphalia has a particularly dense medieval market scene — from the Hanseatic city of Soest to Aachen, Düsseldorf, and Cologne. Events like the Medieval Market Eller, the castle festivals in the Eifel region, or the Hanseatic gatherings in Soest and Brilon show that the interest in medieval reenactment, crafts, and living history remains unbroken. The Medieval Market Eller is one of the recurring annual Düsseldorf dates in the event calendar of the scene.