Swordsmanship Museum and Academy

09/01/2026

This weekend is VIKING WEEKEND! Come on our to our historical educational Scandinavian Viking Warriors encampment at the Michigan Renaissance Festival to learn about the historical weaponry in the Viking arsenal and the historical interpretations on how they were used!

09/01/2026

This weekend! We are bringing our Revolutionary War Swordsmanship Encampment to the amazing The Fair at New Boston reenactment! Come to the event to enjoy an amazing historical experience, and stop by our camp to learn about swords and blades of the Revolutionary War, and maybe see some sword fights or veggie-chopping demos!
(If you like historical reenactments, be sure to like and follow our sister organization, the Military History Academy!)

08/29/2026

Learn sword fighting skills at the Michigan Renaissance Festival!! Every weekend we will be hosting our historical encampments in the grotto behind the Viking village, including Swordsmanship classes whenever we can. This weekend at 1 and 5 each day, you can learn the historical techniques of the Scottish Highlanders by our qualified instructors!

08/29/2026

Come on out to the Michigan Renaissance Festival this weekend for Highland Fling and check out our historical Scottish Highlander Swordsmanship camp! Boat learn about both the Jacobite rebels and the Highland regiments of the Redcoat army!

08/22/2026

Weekend 1 of the Michigan Renaissance Festival!!! Pirate Weekend! Come find our swordsmanship encampment in the back of the Viking Village area! ⚔️

08/19/2026

Tomorrow!!

Come one, come all! We're so excited to present Swordsmanship Museum and Academy for two FUN and FREE events THIS THURSDAY August, 20th.

Session 1 - History of Scottish Highlander Combat for all ages

Session 2 - Scottish Basket Hilt Sword Class for ages 15+

Link to register for session 2 in the comments ⬇

08/14/2026

While we do have open Spar from noon to 2:00, open range, normally from 2:00 to 4:00, is canceled tomorrow due to our participation in the Enchanted Woods Fantasy Faire by the Grand Rapids Original Swing Dance Events! Consider joining us for that event as well! See you there!

08/14/2026

We LOVE attending the The Fair at New Boston and setting up our Revolutionary War swordsmanship encampment! Definitely come support the event and see our educational setup to learn about swordsmanship in the colonial era!

Please share our new 2026 poster will all your friends!!!!

08/12/2026

Crossed Swords at Hollygrove, our largest annual Historical Swordsmanship Tournament hosted at the Michigan Renaissance Festival!

We already have a large number of participants, but let's keep it rising! This link is ONLY for HEMA practitioners with their own equipment and training to register for the tournament, open to anyone with experience in the world of HEMA and their own tournament-level kit. Registration is also now up on our website. Please share it around to HEMA friends!

https://www.swordsmanshipmuseum.org/events/tournaments