A SELLOUT Abbey Medieval Festival saw about 25,000 visitors reenact their way across 1000 years of history from jousting to pottery, wrestling and swordsmanship.
The event, held on July 8 and 9 at Abbeystowe – St Michael’s College, Caboolture – was another smash hit for organisers with sunny skies and cool weather greeting attendees.
Glass House Mountains local Melanie Augustin said her family had a great day out.
“I could have spent the entire day just people watching with many of the visitors in all sorts of costumes,” she said.
“Of course I couldn’t resist a chance to play dress-ups myself.
“I totally got my geek on and had all sorts of interesting conversations with people that were so knowledgeable and passionate about their really niche interests; one with a woman about chainmail pattern-making and weaving, another about the commissioning process of trebuchets in medieval times.”
