Reenactor application
Sign up as a reenactor using the button below. Remember to read the applicant’s guide before you apply.
For reenactors
Reenactor information
Dear reenactor. As always, it is a pleasure to have you at KHM. Here you can read what to expect as a reenactor at KHM – and how, and as what, to sign up.
Sign-up
Apply and order food
Reenactor food
Your order is binding from 1 May 2026. If you do not cancel before this date, you will still have to pay.
Payment is made in cash or by card when you collect your food tickets. If that is not possible for you, write to info@khm.dk.
Before you apply
Applicant’s guide
We recommend that everyone – even if you have taken part for many years – reads the guide before sending an application.
How you can take part
Types of reenactor
Sales stall / stallholder
A sales stall is, as a rule, any stall that sells goods at KHM.
Sales stalls pay 10% commission on turnover above DKK 4,000 – see the worked example below.
Group
One or more people who take part in KHM for the atmosphere, or to join shows and fights.
As a rule, groups may not sell.
Craft with active demonstration
A stall that practises a craft at KHM, and talks about and shows its craft.
Craft stalls are welcome to sell goods and – unlike stallholders – pay no commission on sales. Active demonstration is checked; if it is not kept up, the stall pays on the same terms as a stallholder.
Mead stall
Mead stalls sell mead at KHM and, like stallholders, must be approved. Commission is agreed individually.
Mead stalls may offer tastings but may not serve drinks.
Food stall
Food stalls sell food at KHM and, like stallholders, must be approved. Commission is agreed individually.
Food stalls may not serve drinks.
Selling drinks
KHM handles all sales of drinks to guests and is, as a rule, the only one allowed to sell drinks at the market.
Children’s activity
Children’s activities are, as a rule, placed in the roleplay area. Exceptions require further dialogue.
You accept the tokens KHM sells and exchange them for kroner after the market by bank transfer.
Worked example: commission for a sales stall
Sales stalls pay 10% commission on turnover above DKK 4,000. If you sell for DKK 5,000, the sum looks like this:
- Turnover
- DKK 5,000
- Commission-free amount
- − DKK 4,000
- Turnover above DKK 4,000
- DKK 1,000
- Commission (10%)
- DKK 100Paid at the office in the volunteer camp before you leave KHM.
Did you know …
Good to know as a reenactor
Shower trailer
As a reenactor, you have access to a shower trailer.
Rubbish collected twice a day
The volunteers collect rubbish twice a day – both before opening and after closing.
Volunteer work
KHM is run by volunteers.
What you might not know about KHM
Cultural experiences for everyone
Copenhagen Historical Market is an NGO whose purpose is to provide cultural experiences for children and young people, and for people who face challenges in society.
We invite schools, institutions and charities to our events free of charge. Our record is 11,000 children, young people and vulnerable people who attended for free.
A selection of those who attended for free in 2025
- Mødrehjælpen
- SIND
- Mandecentret
- Danish Red Cross
- Blue Cross Denmark
The reenactor list
See which reenactors, stalls and groups are at KHM this year.