Living History 2025

All day, Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 February 2025 | The Commandery 

Come face to face with the past at The Commandery’s biggest weekend of the year!

Explore living history encampments and watch marvellous military displays at Worcester’s historic Commandery.

The site will be alive with performances by musicians and dancers, and you can learn about traditional crafts too.

Encounter reenactors throughout the beautiful Grade-1 listed building and gardens, where they’ll be demonstrating and displaying historical weaponry.

Living History 2025 is organised in partnership with The Worcester Re-enactors.

Plan your visit

Opening hours

• Saturday 22 February, 10am – 5pm (last entry 4pm)
• Sunday 23 February, 10am – 4pm (last entry 3pm)

Schedule

View the full schedule for the weekend.

Here are the times of military firing displays:

Saturday 22 February

• 10.30 – 11am | 17th century pike drills and musket firing display
• 1.10 – 1.40pm | Napoleonic drill (British) with musket drill display
• 1.50 – 2.10pm | Twang to Bang – from archery to gunfire display
• 4.20 – 4.50pm | Twang to Bang – from archery to gunfire display

Sunday 23 February

• 10.30 – 11am | 17th century pike drills and musket firing display
• 3.10 – 3.40pm | Twang to Bang – from archery to gunfire display

Admission

Usual admission applies; free admission to those with a season or residents’ pass. Find out more.

Book day tickets to The Commandery. Advance booking is not essential, you can just turn up, pay in the shop, and enjoy!

While you’re here…

See how many things you can tick off The Commandery’s top 10 highlights list!