This year marks the 39th Festival, which celebrates the legend of Robin Hood, Maid Marian and the outlaw band who have made Sherwood Forest famous the world over.

Robin Hood Festival | Sherwood Forest

• Dates: 
  • Films in the Forest - Friday 25th July to Sunday 27th July 2025
  • Medieval Jousting Display - Saturday 2nd August to Sunday 3rd August 2025
  • Fantasy in the Greenwood - Saturday 9th August to Sunday 10th August 2025
  • Grand Finale weekend - Saturday 23rd August to Monday 25th August 2025
• Location: Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve, Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire, NG21 9RN
• Suitable for: All ages
• Price & Booking: Free. No booking required.

Each year, the Festival attracts visitors from all over the world. They come to enjoy spectacular jousting displays, hand-to-hand combat demonstrations, historical re-enactment and much, much more.

In 2024, the Festival once again welcomed tens of thousands of people across each weekend of late July and August. This year, the Festival begins with another weekend of outdoor cinema.

Events of 2025:

• Our Films in the Forest event is now firmly established in the Festival line-up, with six films being shown on the big screen between Friday 25th and Sunday 27th July. Inevitably, there will be a Robin Hood film or two. But with so many to choose from, which ones will make the cut this year?
• Then on Saturday 2nd August and Sunday 3rd August, the fabulous Knights of Nottingham Medieval Jousting Display team headline the show, with twice daily performances in the main arena. Since making their Festival debut in 2022, the Knights have wowed audiences with their fantastic equestrian skills and formidable battle scenes.
• Fantasy in the Greenwood is a weekend (9th and 10th August) to celebrate folklore of all kinds. Witchers and Orcs roamed the forest in 2024. Will they return in search of more recruits for their respective armies?
• Then comes the Grand Finale weekend, with three days of fun concluding on Bank Holiday Monday! The magnificent Sherwood Outlaws will be back with dazzling cut and thrust performance that once again pits Robin and his gang against the Sheriff of Nottingham and his forces.

In addition to the shows, we will have traders selling unique and unusual products, as well as delicious food and drink options.

It is free to walk on to the reserve and to watch the events. There are no tickets sold for the Robin Hood Festival, so please ignore any comments or messages you may see which do advertise them for sale.

There is special event parking charge for use of our car parks, however. This will be £15 per vehicle per day. That means if you bring a family or friendship group of five, it costs just £3 each per day.

Visit the website to learn more!

Image credit: Visit Sherwood Forest