Breathtaking energy and traditional folk, wrapped in a modern punk garb, result in a unique symbiosis that is transferred to the audience from the very first second. This seven-piece Band from Gevelsberg, Germany, has transported their love and joy for Irish music into the world since 2011. With their Irish folk punk, The O’Reillys and the Paddyhats deliver an extraordinary sound that creates the perfect atmosphere everywhere.

Whether club show or festival – a huge party is guaranteed. Their reach speaks for itself: Throughout Europe, the band brings their show to an enthusiastic audience on stage!

Also at legendary festivals, such as the Wacken Open Air, the band has already proven this several times. Over 140 million views on YouTube, over 50 million music streams and several album chart placements pave the promising path to the upcoming shows in 2024!

You know, music is more than a fancy—it is power. Through study and adventure, you have mastered song, speech, and the magic within.”

Calling all Elves, don’t miss your next Roll! Join Master Musicians The Trouble Notes at the Bard’s Corner and receive your Bardic Inspiration. Crowd Control your enemies and embolden your allies at this special afternoon event in the Kingdom.

Fancy yourself a singer? We invite you to sing along to a unique repertoire of some of the greatest Folk and Fantasy songs ever written.
Play an instrument? Join the musicians as they perform a handful of iconic folk tunes.
Love to dance? Dance along!

Don’t miss your chance and play a Critical Role at the Bard’s Corner on Saturday!

A melange of rousing electro beats and classical to jazzy cello sounds.
Harmoniously elegant, dizzyingly eclectic. The two musicians create worlds of sound – between deep house, dubstep and drum’n’bass – that take you on a timeless journey through the night.

Gehe started doing cosplay a decade ago, driven by the wide variety of artistic fields that fit this hobby.
As a fine arts student, Gehe has combined cosplay with his career and cosplayed over 40 characters dedicating himself to professional cosplay and illustration.
He is extremely skilled in character makeup for Cosplay but also talented in props and armor making.
With more than 400,000 followers and guest appearances in various international events such as EuroCosplay, International Cosplay League and European Cosplay Gathering, we can’t wait to welcome Gehe at Elfia!

Gain insights into propelling your cosplay and artistry in the digital realm. Learn about self-promotion and the most effective practices to rise to prominence while at Elfia! This will all be explained by Gehe and Ayuru in their panel!

In a parallel universe where the Vikings discovered synthesizers and started ​headbanging, EIHWAR has joined Season of Mist! Discovered in 2024 at festivals ​such as Hellfest, Rockstadt Extreme Fest, Motocultor, Wave Gotik Treffen, and ​Leyendas del Rock, EIHWAR produces brutal pagan dancefloor music, combining ​Nordic folk sounds, ritual chants, shamanic drums, and powerful electro beats. ​Prepare to enter the trance, brothers and sisters of Midgard!

Pyrolysis is a young and energetic acoustic folk band. Although their self-written songs mostly nod to Celtic folk music, full-force punk, gypsy and pirate influences can also be clearly heard. Five young musicians brimming with enthusiasm, armed with bouzouki, accordion, bodhrán, fiddle and bass, play a rock-solid, energetic, but still intimate and convivial performance that takes the audience to a place where one can forget all worries. Cheers!

Aylin Lab, which is also the name of her workshop, has been cosplaying for about ten years and for the past four years, she’s been a professional artisan, specializing in creating costumes themed around movies and video games. Experimenting with various materials is something she really loves, from rubbers and resins to natural materials like wood and straw, she is also an expert in using classic cosplay materials such as Foam, Forex, Worbla, and frequently employ 3D printing. In 2017, she won the Italian National Championship and participated in prestigious competitions like the ICL in Madrid and the TOC in Vienna.

We are looking forward to welcoming Aylin Lab as our guest and judge for the Costume Parade!

Aylin will also hold a panel: dive into the world of armor making with professional costume maker Aylin Lab and learn about the most advanced techniques and materials to make the coolest armors ever!

The Trouble Notes is a progressive world folk trio. Known for their explosive energy and worldly melodies, the band was formed in 2013 by violinist Bennet Cerven. Since then, they have been well-known on the international world folk scene. The core of the band comes from three different continents: American violinist Bennet Cerven, German guitarist Florian Eisenschmidt and Australian drummer Julian Lardis. Their shows are full of surprises and are known for international guest artists. They contribute to the energetic worldly sounds at the heart of their repertoire. They have toured extensively in Europe and North America, performed on television in the US, Europe, Japan and Brazil, played on many of Europe’s major festival stages and with major international acts such as Jethro Tull, Rodrigo y Gabriela and America.

Yuji is a cosplayer, model and crafter known as Yuji Koi Cosplayer. Originally from Vietnam she is now based in Switzerland. Since 2014, she started to get into cosplay stage performance and has been attending many cosplay competitions, from which she achieved many prizes (World cosplay summit 2017 Vietnamese representative, 1st prize Dubai Comic-Con anime category, 1st prize Best Coser of the Year in Vietnam 3 years in a row 2014-2015-2016, ECG Swiss solo representative 2023, etc).

Well known for the ability to bring many popular characters to life as well as her dedication when it comes to cosplay acting, she could travel around the world to conventions as a guest and jury for well-known international cosplay competitions, such as ECG preliminaries and WCS prelims and final. On the side, she also had the opportunities to work with companies like Riot Games, HoYoVerse, Sharkmob, Tencent, Vinagame and Com2uS.

Through time, cosplay and streaming is gradually becoming her full time job. At the moment, she is constantly holding workshops and panels to share her own knowledge and experience about cosplay make up as well as cosplay acting to inspire more people to get into competitive cosplay performing.

Yuji Koi will also give a make-up masterclass; learn the secrets to bring your characters to life with exclusive tips and tricks by the Makeup expert Yuji Koi!

The Dolmen is a powerhouse of Celtic Rock! With a die-hard fanbase that travels with them all across Europe, they are true stalwarts of the festival scene and one of the front-runners in the genre. Winners of countless awards, their eclectic back-catalogue consists of over 20 albums covering everything from traditional Celtic folk right through to electric rock.

We are thrilled to announce that Drag superstar ChelseaBoy is coming to Elfia! Known from Drag Race Holland Season 1 and as a judge on “Make Up Your Mind,” ChelseaBoy brings a unique “Gender Hybrid” character inspired by the supernatural, blending nostalgic performances with extraterrestrial elements.

Join us in exploring their utopian vision where creativity, inclusivity, self-acceptance, and love reign supreme! Don’t miss this out-of-this-world experience!

From the streets to Wacken Open Air. From a cage in hell to a world of freedom!On the wings of the dragon, forward to the stars!

Irdorath is a project from Belarus, which creates its own musical world: noble andwild, dark and exciting, filled with Slavic legends, echoes of the Middle Ages and folkmusic of different nations. Their performance is made up of equally strong music and visualappearance. The sound is based on aggressive medieval bagpipes, a powerful drumset mixed with groovy electronics, the specific voice of a hurdy gurdy, the sound ofcello and bouzouki, as well as memorable vocals.

Irdorath is an professional experienced team, capable to rock big festivals maintaining a powerful sound of acoustic instruments. There are so many shades inthe music of Irdorath that the band fits perfectly in medieval, metal, gothic, fantasy, ethno and world music festivals. For example: Irdorath became the first Belarusians who performed at the “Wacken Open Air” (the largest metal fest). They also performed at such diverse festivals like “Wave GotikTreffen” (the largest gothic fest), Mittelalterlich Phantasie Spectaculum (the largest medieval fantasy fest), Folkest(Italian’s famous folk fest) and Castle Kolpa (large Slovenian music fest).

And now, we welcome Irdorath at Elfia!

Songs about ancient magic, the dance of life and death and the power of stories. A hypnotic mixture that invites you to dance. Wild melodies that alternate with intimate and spherical moments; with lyrics that simultaneously tell of ancient myths and the universal human experience: of joy, sadness and longing for more.

On historical and modern instruments, the band creates its mystical sound with influences from modern rock and European folk. Danceable rhythms are combined with catchy melodies and four unique vocals enchant the audience.

Let them enchant you at Elfia!

Tales of Nebelheym is a band that was founded in the year 569 NE on the wrecked ship “Maelstorm”.

A mysterious plague killed almost all of the crew and passengers on the voyage. The only survivors were seven people who came from very different regions of Nebelheym. Hardly any of them had any strong seafaring skills or were able to demonstrate them. For this reason, they decided to roll the dice to decide who would take on which position on board. As the journey continued, it quickly became clear that they all had two things in common: They love music and they have something to hide. Because none of them introduced themselves to the others by their real names. Each decided to keep their real identity secret and pretend to be a character they knew from the history of their homeland. They then formed a band to bring the many stories to people in musical form.

Ayuru is a Spanish cosplayer and artist who started in the hobby around 2012 with the main goal of having fun. With time, she developed a more professional profile, focusing on sewing, characterization and photography. She is also very interested in the social part of cosplay, and the amazing creativity that this hobby allows to explore in different fields.

She was the Spanish representative for Tokyo Game Show 2017 and winner of Clara Cow’s Cosplay Cup 2018, and has been ambassador for brands such as Riot Games, Blizzard, Bernina and Bandai. Additionally, she has a great experience being guest and judge in different international competitions, having judged several semifinals of ICL, C4, ECG and Eurocosplay in different countries.

She’s also an artist and illustrator, and enjoys sharing her drawing process in livestreams and social media.

Gain insights on how to promote your cosplay and art in the digital world. Learn about self-promotion and the most effective ways to get noticed on Elfia! This will all be explained by Ayuru and Gehe in their panel!

Extraordinary music of the old world in a medieval-fantastic guise on unusual instruments: pipe bags, shawms, chalumeau, shepherd’s flutes, nyckelharpa and percussion send the listeners on imaginary sound journeys through paintings by Hyronimus Bosch, whether inferno or redemption… The musical influences come from the minstrel – Troupe from the stylistic areas of ethno, folk, jazz, world music, rock, experimental and medieval.

Irish & Scottish Folk, Shanties & Pirate songs!

Drums beat through the mists of time.
A thousand voices herald the meeting of clans, their songs heard through vale and sky.
A lone piper stands atop the hill, hailing the ancient ones.
A melody of flute and fiddle dances through the embers of the fire.
Children of Ceridwen, we bring to you…

CELTIC GIANTS

Thundercrow is a musical art project, based on the (sliding-) didgeridoo and bass-clarinet.
The combination of these instruments together with live looping, acoustic and electronic sounds results in: Hybrid World Beats.

Are you having a nice picnic, your table is hijacked by a bunch of pirates!
Only they don’t bring out sabres and thunderbusses, but musical instruments…..
Before you know it, you’re in the middle of a jam session of folk and shanties.
And you will not be chased away, but rather cordially invited to join in yourself. Listening, singing or playing along at all levels is appreciated.
Do you have a special occasion during the event (e.g. pirate shoot)? Feel free to ask this crew for a musical contribution (we do it ‘for the fun and free beer’).
We hope to see (and hear) you in the queue, on your picnic blanket, or in one of those corners where no other band comes…..

You are invited to dream with your eyes open with unique performances that will perfectly blend the art of aerial dance with magic. Don’t miss Acrobatic Dreams in Giostra Fortunia both Saturday and Sunday and their special appearance at the Elfia Masquerade Ball!

On Innerpeace, two paths come together to continue together in one.
It is the path of the Shaman and the path of the Priestess. A young and
enthusiastic team that you would like to meet. They are a part of Spirit
Elfia.

A place where the seen and the unseen come together, where fantasy
and reality merge.
At Arcen you can get acquainted with different forms of Divination and
card reading.

Sat 10:00 to 21:00 Sun 10:00 to 17:00 – continuously.
Saturday 18.30 a (magic/forrest) ritual – for everyone – from Innerpeace.
Feel free – be welcome

Sir Roly will also be back in Arcen with new, interesting stories, namely;

Doyle’s Mystical Worlds
Join Roly Rotherham for a delightful dive into the world of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle! Best known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes, he also believed in faeries and was deeply into Spiritualism. But did you know he was also a real-life detective? Discover the many sides of this fascinating man with a love of chocolate.

Windsor Castle
Join Roly Rotherham for a captivating journey through Windsor Castle! As the largest continually inhabited castle in the world, it’s a true jewel in the crown. Discover why it was a favorite of Queen Elizabeth II and why it holds a special place in Roly‘s heart. Get a glimpse of its incredible history and treasures in this fascinating talk.

Which story will you dive into?

Looking for a unique experience?
Discover the Power of Shamanic Healings by Sanna van Bentveld!

Indulge in a journey to inner balance and healing with Sanna’s shamanic healings. Experience ancient techniques of ‘blowing & whistling’, among others, to cleanse and purify, creating space for calm and peace. More inner peace, and a deep flow in your system, helping you find deeper connection with yourself. Sanna does this together with her drum, rattle, power feathers, which give the ultimate healing effect. Know that everything happens in Love, compassion and equality. These 25-minute 1-on-1 sessions offer a safe space to get acquainted with Sanna’s Shamanic Healing.

Where: Spiritual Valley
Times: Saturday: 6pm to 9pm (Register via registration form at the tent)
Sunday: 5pm to 6pm

Shaman Lectures
Join Sanna’s Shaman lectures where she explains how she works with the four elements:
earth, water, air and fire in her treatments. Discover how these forces affect your
daily life and learn practical rituals to harness their energy. She will
also give a short Shamanic Power healing in the process so you can experience and feel it.
Everyone will be handed something from the Spirit world in a ‘magical’ way.
Sanna uses her drum, rattle and power feathers. If you want to experience it once come
to Spirits of Elfia field. This interactive and enriching lecture offers valuable insights that you can take home with you.

Where: In the Yellow Gazebo (Italian Gardens)
Times: Saturday: 11am-30min and 2.30pm-30min
Sunday: 11am-30min and 2.30pm-30min

Here you can find a peaceful place, a moment to just be. Take a seat, a deep breath and open up for the healing and loving energy. During the session you will receive an energetic healing through the Elemental Method and Reiki and help to balance them. The elements Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Spirit all have their own specific traits, colours and symbols. Which one will you take with you?

A healing can bring you peace, love, light, relieve of physical, mental or emotional struggles, and a boost of energy so you can explore the rest of the Kingdom refreshed! Could you use some of this, or maybe you are curious to experience a healing with the Elements? You are most welcome!

Is your soul ready for the Soul Slinger?

Our court scientist Micha-elo Da Vinci devised the Soul Slinger; a module that simulates a kind of weightlessness. You spin freely in space 360 degrees in all directions and get the feeling of being detached from gravity. Anyone who enters this device is strapped to the Soul Slinger with their feet and can influence the direction and speed of rotation themselves by shifting their weight.

However, you should be warned. During a test, a young man’s soul was ejected from his body, turning him into a kind of hapless zombie. As you can see from the picture, Micha-elo did everything possible to prevent the soul from leaving the body, but the forces of the 11th dimension seemed too strong, probably due to the extremely low weight of the young man’s soul in question.

The Jugglers and Flowartists of “Elements of Fire” from Hannover are performing spectacular
Fire- and Lightshows since 2009. Their fireshows build a magical atmosphere, which leaves
their audience in awe. Flaming choreographies and impressive light-effects create a world full
of adventure and magic. Rains of Fireflies and flaming stunts will be presented, as they put
up a flaming pirate show for the kingdom of Elfia.

With their innovative light- and sound show “Elements of Fire” are creating new worlds of
imagination exclusively in the Giostra Fortunia. By creatively using the Medium of sound
and light together, a new playful act was created, in which the Captain and the Mermane (Not
mermaid!) will set sails and take you out to sea.

Hopping for the border practised? Didn’t?
No problem, those wacky border guards will help you with that.
All Elfians will safely cross the border again with a leap of happiness.
See you at Elfia!

Perry will be your guide through the magical performances that will light up this edition of Giostra Fortunia and the exclusive acts at the Elfia Masquerade Ball! With Perry at the helm, you’re in for a night of wonder, excitement, and unforgettable memories.

The clock is ticking—are you ready for the most magical time of the year? Let Perry lead you into a world where dreams come alive and every moment is filled with enchantment!

There you are, walking proudly in your homemade cosplay of your favourite, or perhaps self-conceived, character…. But suddenly something pops off and you suddenly have to hold things together by hand to prevent it from becoming a nudist festival. You bale! This is not how you imagined Elfia, walking around all day with one hand clinging to your costume (insert frowning face here…).

But then suddenly you remember that at Elfia there is always a very nice and accessible team of social and skilled repairmen at the Cosplay Repair! So that you have 2 hands free again and can fully enjoy everything Elfia has to offer. This time we will even be reinforced by two artists in the field of grimace and make-up, so if you need a little touch-up, tint here, tint there, come on over!
But even if nothing is broken you are more than welcome to come and say hello, because in the end it’s all for ‘fun’ and conviviality!
See you then!

Welcome to the Green Earth Lady,  a witch from Haarlem with her roots in the Celtic
pantheon.

You are welcome to participate to meditation based on the elements Earth, Water, Air, Fire
and Spirit. Receive a matching chakra pouch beloning to one of the elements.  You’re also
welcome to receive a lovely tarot reading!

Workshops, SideQuests, Readings and other activities – during both days in the Heroes Hall

Anneke and Ruud are a duo whose repertoire is prayer embedded in the folk music. They play jigs, reals and sing lyrics from the background of Celtic, Breton or American culture. Anneke plays the recorder, tin whistle an the flute. Ruud plays guitar.

Witte gazebo stage: 1400u and 1800u
Gele gazebo: 12.30u and 1700u

Delve into the magical world of The Compendium; a world of magic, mystery and of creativity.
We will show you our secrets to craft your own magical wand, conjure up a spellbook, brew some mystical potions or perhaps you would like to try your hand at our sorcerous dice sets?

For a small fee, we will grant you passage to our crafting area and you can unleash your creative mind. We are very curious what crafty people will visit our magical booth this edition!

Keep an eye on our website and our socials so we can share you the secret location during each event!

Blackshieldforge.com webshop and fight demos including fight lessons for the audience.

Travel through time to this post-apocalyptic camp and make proof that you have been there by taking a cool photo yourself at the photo point!

Dancing with swords or playing with fire – these men can do it all!

The Folk Dandies, equipped with amplifiers on their backs ands dressed in pure steampunk style, bring a Folk-Rock repertoire with amazing arrangements in bluegrass and celtic style.

Don’t miss the chance to get lost into an immersive musical journey through the Imaginary world of Tim Burton. Burtonesque will perform at Elfia both Saturday and Sunday, will you be there to sing along with us?

We are a Dutch steampunk/fantasy Entertainment Group with a camp were we will take you back to the Victorian/steampunk period. We provide kids entertainment, storytellers and more. We’ll take you back in time with our vehicles and steampunk objects so you can have a look in the past!

Welcome to the Schminckfairies, where you’ll become even more beautifull, elegant curles,
saturated colours and magical creations will transform your face, we are waiting for you in our tent
at Spiritual Valley!

We are the Brotherhood of the Black Dragon.
With our dragons, we bring happiness and blessings to you and the event.
We look forward to seeing you!

We are the Jump Stilts Crew and having fun is what we do! Always wanted to expand your cosplay with heigth? Wanna have fun with jumping or just want to walk around? Always wanted to try jumpstilts? We give workshops with jumpstilts for young and old! If you like them, you can rent them, if you love them, you can buy them! For the people who are less of a dare-devil we also have flow art, to try and for sale! We give the basics workshops with poi for free, if you always wanted to see if you can do it, then this is your chance! Just want to watch? Also possible! Come to our stand and have some fun!

Welcome to Luisterend-hart, Jolet Faber-Maarhuis.
You can find me at Spirits of Elfia this weekend.
On saturday and sunday you’re welcome to receive a healing between 11.15-12.45.
It’s a healing with the energy of dragons and all the elements, this healing is connected with the
Druids of Glastonbury. Be curious and drop inn!

The City Library in Venlo has an amazing geek community. We organise a lot of workshops and meet-ups, play D&D and read and draw mangas! Stop by our tent for an insiring mangaworkshop, let a gnome read to you, listen to an audiobook and complete the quests!

On Elfia Arcen , Gabs can be found at Spiritual valley. With her Element healing
sounds she takes you on a journey. What Element wish is there for you and
how may it grow and harvest this end of summer? Dream away or relax in the
Element healing sounds of Gabs. Be welcome! In addition, Gabs accompanies a
day opening every day at 11:00 am in which you as Elfian can also participate
with drums, rattles and a nature ritual to start the Elfia day wonderfully!

Element Healing sounds every day at: 13.00 and 17.30u www.gabslichthuis.nl

Gabs is in real life Emdr/Brainspotting and emotional Therapist were she
connects Mind& body to come to the core of your own magic and spirit, she is
also creator of Gabs & Aunty Ans children book and coordinator of this magical
Spiritual Village at Elfia Arcen so be welcome and enjoy the magic.

An acclaimed show in Italy, Portugal, Malta, Swiss, Denmark, Scotland, France, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Holland, Romania and Spain.
A show about circus techniques and comedy; juggler, jester, acrobat, fire show.
A Multi-talented performer, hilarious and histrionic character who entertains the audience with sarcasm and funny skills.

Volle Petaj is widely known as the founder of samba percussion in the southern regions of the Netherlands.
In their city of Maastricht, and the surrounding area, they have been widely imitated in recent years. Nevertheless, Volle Petaj manages to distinguish themselves time and again through their distinctive ‘sound’, their charismatic and heavily dynamic performances as well as their dark mystical image that is always drenched in a light sauce of black humour.

Volle Petaj is Maastricht dialect for ‘giving everything you’ve got with full force’. And that is exactly what you can expect from Volle Petaj: expressive dynamic performances, mixing various Brazilian percussion styles with ‘non-samba-related’ influences that form the basis for this group’s idiosyncratic sound.

Come and explore the Old Japan of the Samurai and see how trained fighters handle the samurai sword (katana), the spear (naginata), and the longbow (yumi) at the Samurai Events camp. And you too can take a brief training session with practice weapons at certain times for free (please inquire and register in advance at the camp – only if it is not raining).

The geisha and oiran will showcase traditional parlor games, serve tea, dance, and at noon, you can witness them dressing in intricately embroidered kimonos in various steps. The special Japanese drums (taiko) will be heard regularly in the camp, and you can also try out the drumsticks at programmed times in a free workshop.

And of course, the knights will regularly explore Elfia in armor… and you can come to the camp to view their displayed armor and ask for explanations about it.

Super Ale, little phenomenon of magic at just 9 years old he is already a professional magician, illusionist and mentalist. He has an innate talent for hand shadows and he knows how to divinely create a show that always excites the audience. Sweet, determined and talented, he will enchant you with his shadow performances!

Wim Didgeridoo welcomes you to a earthly didgeridoo sound healing.  Wim is giving sound
healings for a very long time and also gevestigd lessons to learn to play the didgeridoo
yourself.  Listen tot he Earth sounds and let the magic sparkel.

Tim Talesman tells his stories on multiple festivals and other events. As an awarded storyteller he has specialized himself in the old Norse and Germanic myths and saga’s. But Celtics stories are being told as well. He distinguishes himself by creating a bridge in his stories to modern situations. Awarded with the title of “young storyteller of the year” Tim Taleman has made it his goal to collect as many stories as possible and pass them on in his travels His creative approach to the traditional stories makes these antique stories relevant for today’s audience. A worldwide storyteller who will take you away on travels of the imagination

We are Jurassic Park Netherlands and we are a new fan and cosplay group and founded in 2023.
Jurassic Park Netherlands consists of a group of film lovers of various ages, one of our volunteers this year completely prepared his Ford Explorer as a replica of the original car from Jurassic Park film.