Castlefest 2023 48 The Spleen Orchestra by pagan-live-style on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

Photo's taken in 2023 on the 4 day Castlefest festival in the village of Lisse in the Netrherlands.

Castlefest where fantasy becomes your reality, is held in Lisse in the Netherlands since 2005 , it is held in the first weekend of August around the Pagan Sabbat of Lughnasadh. Wikipedia:

First time this Festival was in 2005 for 3 complete days, and had 3500 visitors, in 2007 around 16.000 and in 2019 it was up to 42.000, and is now a 4 day festival. (Due to Corona there was no 2020 & 2021 edition).

All my Castlefest photo's from the previous years see : www.deviantart.com/pagan-live-…

More about Castlefest................

"Imagine yourself in a completely different world at Castlefest, the medieval/Fantasy festival of the Netherlands.

A fest for young and old, where, as soon as you enter the gates, you find yourself in the Other World.

Castlefest is a total experience with lots of music, fantasy writers, themed catering, medieval crafts and a large market which offers everything a fantasy fan is looking for.

A large amount of bands are performing at the various festival stages, from Pagan Folk to World Music, from Medieval Rock to Indie. In short, for each music lover his own!

Castlefest characterizes itself by a unique ambiance. This makes that regular visitors are looking forward to the next edition a year in advance. It creates a feeling where you find yourself in a completely different world, causing a daze and homesickness for weeks after the event took place.

The Castlefest-feeling is difficult to define, but something everyone needs to experience themselves.

The highlight of the festival is the Wickerman-burning at the Saturday evening. Together with visitors, bands, exhibitors, entertainers, caterers and the staff you are living towards the moment the Wickerman is lit. The energy that is then released is a special experience that cannot be missed".

Wikipedia Wickerman Burning: