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This is a list of common questions about the festival and their answers. If you have a question that isn’t covered on this page, feel free to send us an email.
Fantasy Court is a fantasy festival with a large variety of stalls, activities, and organizations that fall within the category of “fantasy”. This includes Larp associations, themed board games, unusual foods, a Larp-swordfighting tournament, Larp-archery, and a large variety of merchants and artists, among others.
Fantasy Court does not have an ATM/cash machine on-site. Many vendors accept both cash and card payments, but some can only accept one of the two. Please make sure you are prepared for this in advance with sufficient cash. The closest ATM is about a kilometer away (by foot) on the Kruisstraat.
We have a group of loyal volunteers from the Eindhovense Studenten Rollenspel Genootschap Knights of the Kitchen Table (Eindhoven’s roleplaying and board game association), whose blood, sweat, and tears make Fantasy Court possible. We have also been fortunate enough to receive a financial contribution in 2024 and 2025 from StEHven, which allows us to pay for the facilities. Furthermore, we receive funds from the Rabo Clubsupport.
Starting last year, we have also begun offering our own merch at the festival info stand, which allows our visitors to support us directly!
We have a huge variety of stands each year. Among them are vendors who make fantasy clothing by hand, game vendors, and visual artists, but also much more! You can find a description of each stand on the list of stalls page.
Fantasy Court offers live music. As soon as we have booked the artists, you can find them on the list of performers page.
It’s wonderful that you would like to perform for us, we are always super enthusiastic about adding new musicians to our lineup! Send us an email to discuss the details with us.
Food, drinks, and snacks are all available for purchase at various stalls within our market. Free tap water is also available, but you will need to bring your own bottle or cup.
It is permitted to bring food and drink for your own consumption.
Fantasy Court takes place on a flat, grassy field (with some possibility of mud if it has recently rained). As long as this is not an issue, everything should be accessible for wheelchair users. There will be a wheelchair-accessible outhouse toilet.
The EHBO (emergency first aid) kit will be present at the Fantasy Court info stand. Fantasy Court volunteers will always be present at the stand to provide first aid equipment if needed. We will also have BHVers (people authorized to do emergency first aid) present on the field at all times, with the lead BHVer recognizable by their neon vest.
You can sign up on-site at the Fantasy Court info stand. Reserving a spot to participate in the tournament works on a first-come, first-serve basis, so be sure to go by the info stand and sign up as soon as you arrive at the festival.
The tournament works on an elimination bracket system, composed of one-on-one duels limited to two minutes each. An overview of the rules can be found on the Activities page, but a printout will also be available to review at the tournament location.
You can sign up on the day of the festival at the Fantasy Court info stand to take part in the costume contest. There are only a certain number of participation time slots, which will be filled on a first-come first-serve basis, so sign up as early as possible. Signups close at 13:30 at the latest, or earlier if all slots are filled.
The costume contest is open to all ages. You can participate with any outfit or costume that you have designed and (mostly) made yourself, even if someone else wears it as your ‘model.’ Direct cosplays are not permitted, but reimaginings/original interpretations of existing characters are. Our own grand jury will judge the costumes. Self-made costume pieces will be judged favorably, and the jury will collectively decide the winner. You can find an overview of the rules on the Activities page.
Definitely! We love when people take photos at our event. We will be even happier if you also send them to us at pictures@fantasycourt.nl. We may even share some of them on our own social media pages.
We unfortunately do not offer a place for visitors to store their items.
We do not have designated changing rooms at the festival.
Found items will be stored at the Fantasy Court info stand.
Bringing pets to the festival is permitted as long as they remain on-leash. Of course, please clean up after your pet. If the pet causes damage, the organization may need to ask you to leave the festival.
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend Fantasy Court in costume, cosplay, or historical clothing. Please make sure that your costume is acceptable to wear in a public space where children will also be present.
Bringing foam larp swords to Fantasy Court is permitted. You may fight using foam props in the designated areas. Each person is responsible for maintaining the safety of their own foam props up to standard. The organization may perform a safety check on any person’s props at any time and ask unsafe props to be removed from the festival area. The safety rules for larp fighting (see the bottom of this page) apply to any duel or sparring that occurs at the festival, so please keep them in mind at all times.
Carrying or fighting with hard wooden, metal, or plasic weapons is not permitted, and neither is carrying highly realistic looking larp weapons. Fantasy Court takes place in a public area, so we must comply with regular weapon laws. Knives or other weapons purchased at the festival must remain in their packaging for the duration of the festival.
The golden rule is ”don’t do anything that forces us to make our weapon rules stricter”. Use common sense and do not push boundaries so that we can all continue to enjoy the current freedoms.
See you at the court!