MaciejWisłoujście 1628 is the next edition of the event we are organising, this time we take on the role of the armies of the Commonwealth of Both Nations and the city of Gdańsk, the crew of the Wisłoujście Fortress in the face of the Swedish threat in the 17th century. An important part of the event is also the recreation of the atmosphere and culture of old Gdańsk.
Where: Wisłoujście Fortress – a branch of the Gdańsk Museum, 1 Stara Twierdza Street, 80-551 Gdańsk
When: 4-6 July 2025
Contact: Maciej Flis, tel. +48 512 418 731, e-mail m.flis@muzeumgdansk.pl
Link to registration: Participant registration
The entire event will take place in the Wisłoujście Fortress – a branch of the Gdańsk Museum, a fortification monument unique on a global scale, with origins dating back as far as the 15th century. In the 17th century, the fortress served as a lighthouse, a control point for ships entering the Vistula River, a naval base and, above all, an external garrison for the city of Gdańsk.
In 2025, we will take on the roles of a fortress garrison during both peacetime and times of threat. You will be divided into garrison companies (according to regulations from that period), families living in the fortifications, royal and Swedish troops, and assigned various roles: military officers, non-commissioned officers, civilian crew members such as the fortress scribe, standard-bearer, chaplain of the local parish, house mistress overseeing the kitchen, kitchen crew, a feldsher and a surgeon, sentries on guard duty, craftsmen, and sutlers offering their services to the fort crew.
This year’s battle will take the form of skirmishes taking place in the area familiar to you from previous editions. We are also planning one day dedicated to joint maneuvers and drills. Full garrison alerts are also being considered, in case enemy forces approach the fortress walls.
Please plan your arrival and departure accordingly, as the best option will be to arrive no later than Thursday evening (3rd of July) and leave on Sunday (6th of July) after 4:00 PM. During the event, there will be traffic restrictions within the fortress grounds. If necessary, arrival on Friday will only be possible in the evening hours. On Sunday, to shorten the packing time, you may have all your belongings packed and stored in your tent from the morning, so that after 4:00 PM all you need to do is fold up your tent, load the car, and head off.
As always – our shower containers will be available a few days before i.e. from Tuesday (1st of July) until the following Tuesday (8th of July). We encourage you to arrive early and, if possible, leave later and take the option to explore our beautiful city.
Essential Information for Participants:
- The event takes place on 4-6 (Friday-Sunday) VII 2025, 10am-6pm; There is an option to arrive a few days before the event and leave 1-2 days after the event;
- There will be accommodation for participants on Thursday 3 VII 2025, departures are not possible until Sunday 6 VII 2025 from 4pm.
- Dating of clothing and equipment 1590-1650.
- We offer the possibility of overnight accommodation:
- In your tents on the bastions of the fort and outside fort: in the woods on the East Sconce. We do not provide tents.
- In the barracks premises. The rooms are empty and can be arranged according to your own ideas. Accommodation will be provided in groups (several people per room); registration is required.
- For those planning to run workshop, craft, or other visitor-oriented stands, ground-floor rooms in the tenement buildings will be made available. These spaces are provided only with the organizer’s approval.
5. Wood and straw will be available on site. There is one hearth in the courtyard of the Fort, kindling of others is possible on portable hearths and with the permission of the organiser (Referring to familiarity with the organiser is not equivalent to permission from the organiser).
7. The Fort has a restroom with sinks. Additionally, from 2nd of July (Tuesday) to 8th of July (Tuesday), a sanitary container with showers and sinks will be available.
8. It is possible to receive funding for educational and craft stations that run their programs during all three days of the event, during the site’s opening hours. (Please note that an axe stuck in a stump does not qualify as an educational stand of an executioner). This is subject to individual arrangements with the organizer, and to apply, you must send your proposal to the following address: m.flis@muzeumgdansk.pl.
9 Food: We make the fortress kitchen available for the catering of participants. You will have to provide the products yourself. Remember that there are no shops around the fortification. You will have to go to the town centre for products.
The event is co-organised by: Projekt Wisłoujście, Kompania Kaperska
Since 2016, we have been supported by:
Rebel Regiment, Polish Regiment, Red Regiment (UK), Šance pro Šanci (Czech Republic), Polský Svaz z.s. (Czech Republic), Brać Herbowa Ziemi Rawskiej, Gustavus Adolphus Rex Sveciae (Finland), Yecla -Siglo de Oro- Recreación Histórica (Spain), Al Sarq – Arquería Histórica (Spain), Stowarzyszenie Rekonstrukcji Historycznych Tempora Militum, Stowarzyszenie Chorągiew Rycerstwa Ziemi Lubelskiej, Zamojska Grupa Rekonstrukcji Historycznej im. Jana Sobiepana Zamoyskiego (Sobiepany), Polish Haiduking Team, Smocza Kompania, Pospolite Ruszenie, Wataha Jarzębiaka, Zaciężna Rota Piechoty Polskiej, Chorągiew Jakuba Wejhera, Projekt Rotella, Towarzystwo Szabli i Miecza, Wolna Kompania Sarmacka, Garnizon Gdańsk, Nadworna Chorągiew Dragońska imci Pana Zygmunta z Pleszowic Fredra Kasztelana Sanockiego Starosty Krośnieńskiego, Ogólnopolskie Stowarzyszenie Braci Rycerskiej Malleus Maleficarum, More maiorum, Chorągiew Komputowa Stefana Czanieckiego, Kompania Dragonów Pana Zebrzydowskiego Starosty Lanckorońskiego, Podolska Chorągiew Pancerna, Regiment Króla Jego Mości Władysława IV Wazy, RES NOVAE, Garnizon Fortecy Czestochowskiej, Xiazeca Druzyna, Grex Venalium, Kompanija Oleśnickich Waszmościów, Chorągiew przyboczna Chmurczysławencji pierwszej przepuszystej z ziemi Nasielskiej, Die Diebgasse.
