Saturday, June 7, 2025 from 10:00am - 4:00pm

Visit Alma, Wisconsin on Saturday, June 7, 2025 for Castlerock Museum’s annual Fire in the Shire event, a citywide celebration of all things medieval. 

The highlight of the day will be the various demonstrations taking place on the street in front of the museum. Kazimir the Hungry will be breathing fire and swallowing swords at 10:00am, 12:20pm and 3:10pm. The Wisconsin Historical Fencing Association will demonstrate the longsword at 10:30am, rapier, dagger, and smallsword at 11:40am, the quarterstaff and poleaxe at 1:20pm, and messer and sword and buckler at 2:30pm. Visitors can learn about Armor through the Ages at 11:10am. Clann Tartan will do a pike demo at 12:50pm and a non-firing matchlock demo at 2:00pm. 

There will be ongoing displays by Clann Tartan, A Life Medieval, and Hangin’ with the Bard in the museum courtyard. Bardmageddon will perform in the museum theater at 1pm and 3pm and One Eye Dave’s Hotdogs will provide concessions. The museum closes at 4pm.

Admission wristbands are $8 for adults and $5 for students. Visitors in ancient, medieval, or renaissance era dress get $2 off and children four and under are free.

Visitors interested in searching for the fabled “Holy Grail” in the shops of the shire can enter a drawing to win the treasured artifact along with $100 Alma Dollars. The drawing will be held at  3:40pm at the Castle. Participating businesses include Fire & Ice, Alma Leather, W Whiffs, Water Lily Gifts, Wings Over Alma, Happy Hub, Alma Bakery, Stump Town Gallery, Riverside Bait & Liquor, Unparalleled Farms, and The Garden Gate.

There will be plenty of merry making with the Midwest Renaissance Actors Guild and Luna Ruh Belly Dancers performing on Main Street. Check out the museum’s Facebook page for the latest event info.

Castlerock Museum has over two thousand years of history in a building that looks like a castle! See authentic arms and armor from Romans, Dark Age Warriors, Vikings, Crusader Knights, and Renaissance "Knights in Shining Armor." New galleries cover American history from the Colonial Era through the late 1800's and include a hundred period firearms.

402 South 2nd Street
Alma, WI
608.685.4231
info@castlerockmuseum.com

The Alma Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center is located in the Wings Over Alma Building on Main Street. Let us know if you have any questions or comments. We are happy to provide more details. Please email us 24/7 or call us to learn more.