The Tournament in Conwy – Celebrating the Year of Legend

The town of Conwy will host the Tournament on the 24th and 25th of June this year. The epic event will see the town transported back to medieval times as part of the celebrations for the Welsh Year of Legends.

Over the two days Conwy will be filled with all things medieval:  jousting, archery and sword tournaments; knights, nobles, musicians, jesters and strolling players; plus much, much more.

The Wizard of Conwy will be performing all weekend, so be sure not to miss his magical shows.

Events are taking place all across Conwy, no matter where you are in the town there will be something exciting going on!

Official website: www.thetournament.co.uk

Keep up to date with all the latest news on the official Facebook page.

Meet the new Wonderful Wizard of Conwy!

Jay was in the news recently, when he was revealed as the official Conwy Tournament Wizard.

THERE is a new Wizard in town and he is hoping Conwy will fall under his spell.

Conwy Chamber of Trade have named award winning magician Jay Gatling as the official Conwy Tournament Wizard; the tournament is coming to the town in June. The historical re-enactment event will feature a “throng” of knights, nobles, Vikings, musicians, actors, jugglers, merchants and jesters.

Jay, a Llandudno based magician, received news of his prestigious title this week and swiftly tweeted images of his new wizarding robes.

He said: “I couldn’t believe it. The news came completely out of the blue.

 

The Conwy Wizard will be appearing at the Tournament this summer. As well as the Wizard, the event will feature over 300 re-enactors, jousting knights, travelling fools, minstrels and Erwyd le Fol the Conwy Jester

You can see the full article by clicking on the image to the left, or click here to read it on the North Wales Pioneer website.

 

 

Update:
A variation on the above article appeared in the printed version of the North Wales Pioneer, as shown in the image below.