Medieval feast and festival coming to Hallaton this weekend
A special medieval festival is being held in a Harborough village this Sunday, celebrating St Morrell on his feast day.
St Michaels and All Angels Church, in Hallaton, will host the festival on Sunday, September 13, with the fun kicking off at 2.30pm.
There will be a service in the church to dedicate the new St Morrell’s chapel. A medieval procession will begin at 3pm at the church and make its way to the Buttercross – where children from the village will show off their handbell ringing skills.
People can expect to see volunteers getting into the stocks on the village green.
And to top it all off, the feast will start at 4pm, with cooks serving up a hog roast. There will also be a cash bar selling the famous Hallaton cider.
All funds raised will be given to the village’s charities.
St Morrell was the Bishop of Angers in France in the fifth century. The Martival family was given the Lordship of the Hacluit Manor in Hallaton in the thirteenth century. They brought their patron saint with them, and Hallaton became a major centre of pilgrimage up until the Reformation.
Organiser Bryan Hollier said: “ Hear ye, hear ye, good people of Hallaton! Tickets for the St Morrell’s Day Medieval Feast are selling fast!
“Come for the story, procession and medieval mischief; stay for a delicious hog roast, cider and live music from 4 to 6pm.
"Even the weather is joining in – sunny and 20°C are forecast!”
Tickets can be found at https://www.tickettailor.com/events/hallatonmuseum/2349451