July · August · Historic centre of the circuit medieval village
For the historical reenactment groups and court companies bringing to the festival the armour, costumes, dances and music of the Venetian Middle Ages, the Pro Loco and organising committees that run the evening logistics, the schools and lower-secondary institutes bringing classes to the medieval history workshops, the folk groups and the area cultural associations animating the performance calendar, the costume and historical arms artisans setting up the workshops in the cloister during the event, the taverns and the restaurateurs curating the kitchens of the medieval tradition of the area, the delegates from the twin groups of the European medieval circuits, the sponsors of local culture and history — branded shoppers for the public of the evenings, limited editions of traditional medieval objects in coordinated packaging, coordinated gadgets for the court company performances, gifts for the schools attending the workshops and for the twin group delegations, coordinated materials for the taverns and the restaurateurs and for the artisan workshops — delivered in time for the opening of the Venetian Medieval Festival evenings in the historic centre of the circuit medieval village.
The Venetian Medieval Festival — as it is organised across editions by the Pro Loco of the circuit medieval village that runs its programme — brings together historical reenactment groups and court companies of the Venetian Middle Ages, Pro Loco of neighbouring villages, schools and lower-secondary institutes, folk groups and area cultural associations, costume and historical arms artisans, traditional taverns and restaurateurs, delegates from the twin groups of the European medieval circuits, third-sector bodies working with schools on medieval history, sponsors of local culture and history, and a broad public of visitors who pass through the evenings between court company performances, artisan workshop markets, school workshops, medieval history round tables, court company awards and traditional cuisine.
For the historical reenactment groups, the court companies, the Pro Loco, the schools, the folk groups, the costume artisans, the taverns and the sponsors of the Venetian Medieval Festival, Corp-Merch.IT manages from its operating hub the full chain for the different audience categories: intake of the court company’s, Pro Loco’s, school’s, folk group’s, costume artisan’s, tavern’s or organising committee’s master graphic files (AI, EPS, PDF/X-4 with CMYK images at 300 dpi, FOGRA39 colour profile for print, Pantone for textiles), adaptation for the different personalisation techniques (water-based screen printing on GOTS-certified organic cotton for the coordinated uniforms of the court companies on the festival evenings, hot foil on FSC-certified paper for the festival booklets, laser engraving on chestnut wood for the labels of the limited-edition medieval tradition objects, computerised embroidery on cotton and linen for the tavern aprons, sublimation printing on cotton for the public’s tote bags, UV printing on PVC for the performance and award signs), physical pre-production sample with Pantone colour map and technical sheet, production on Italian supply chains (Como textile for the cotton of the coordinated uniforms, Tuscan organic cotton for the public’s tote bags, Collodi wood for the labels and small decorative objects of the limited editions, Fabriano paper for the festival booklets, Faenza ceramics for the tavern tasting bowls, Maniago steel for the small metalwork and historical arms replicas, Empoli glass for the limited-edition jars, Padova for the technical paper of the limited-edition slipcases) and delivery to the Pro Loco warehouse, the church cloister or the medieval guild hall on slots confirmed by the festival calendar.
Historical reenactment groups and court companies bringing to the festival the armour, costumes, dances and music of the Venetian Middle Ages look for coordinated uniforms for the festival evenings (shirt in GOTS-certified organic cotton with computerised embroidery of the court company name and home village, coordinated apron for the performances, sturdy fabric shopper, peaked cap for the peak hours of the performance evenings), branded shoppers for the public of the evenings, limited editions of medieval tradition objects in coordinated packaging, small coordinated objects (magnets with the court company badges, illustrated postcards of the court companies, enamel pins of the company badges). Schools and lower-secondary institutes bringing classes to the medieval history workshops need educational kits of medieval history (small booklets of the medieval history of the area, coordinated shopper, annotation notebooks), festival booklets on FSC-certified paper, coordinated uniforms for the teachers. Folk groups and area cultural associations animating the performance calendar want coordinated uniforms for the performances, performance booklets on FSC-certified paper, group shopper, small coordinated objects for the ticket counters. Costume and historical arms artisans setting up the workshops in the cloister want limited editions of medieval tradition objects in packaging coordinated with the festival graphic line. Traditional taverns and restaurateurs curating the medieval kitchens want coordinated placemats, tavern shopper, small coordinated objects for the traditional kitchens. Twin group delegates from the European medieval circuits want coordinated gift kits, limited-edition medieval tradition objects, packaging coordinated with the institutional colours of the twin group. Third-sector bodies working with schools on medieval history want coordinated gadgets for their training days.
Most historical reenactment groups, court companies, Pro Loco, schools, folk groups, costume artisans and taverns of the Venetian Medieval Festival coordinate their operations from their Venetian seat, but launching a coordinated collection of court company uniforms, public shoppers or limited-edition medieval tradition objects requires a district supply chain that our hub can orchestrate across the Italian territory. Como for the cotton of the coordinated uniforms, Scandicci for the leather of the tavern aprons, Maniago for the steel of the metalwork and historical arms replicas, Empoli for the glass of the limited editions, Faenza for the ceramics of the tavern tasting bowls, Padova for the technical paper of the slipcases, Fabriano for the paper of the festival booklets, Collodi for the wood objects of the labels and the educational kits: the hub lets us consolidate the client’s graphic files, run a physical pre-production sample across Italian supply chains and dispatch the lot to the Pro Loco, the church cloister or the medieval guild hall on a short courier window, twenty-four to forty-eight hours from the national territory. For programmes that involve a twin group delegation from the European medieval circuits (twinning between the circuit medieval village and the medieval villages of Tuscany, Umbria, France, Germany and Spain that animate the great European reenactment circuits) we manage bilingual materials (Italian and English at minimum) and, on request, full multilingual release with translations aligned with ISO 17100.
The Venetian Medieval Festival window is spread out and must be planned with a calendar that includes the medieval village set-up days opening the previous Wednesday, the Friday reenactor welcome ceremony, the Saturday and Sunday performance evenings, the school workshops of the following week, the medieval history round tables on Tuesday and the grand finale of court company awards the following Saturday. For historical reenactment groups, court companies, Pro Loco, schools, folk groups, costume artisans and taverns the gap between confirmation of the festival graphic line and the opening of the performance evenings is normally below ten weeks, and any object that must be at the court company, Pro Loco, school, artisan workshop, tavern or organising committee warehouse by the first evening must be closed and dispatched at least one week before opening. We work backwards from that moment: production must close two to three weeks before the welcome ceremony; the courier slot must be booked for the Wednesday or Thursday of the festival week; the addressee list must be finalised at the same time as the performance-evening calendar is confirmed; the specific edition details (year, edition number, badges of the participating court companies) only add a small reprint to an already-produced neutral graphic base.
For Italian clients with a VAT number the invoice is issued through the Italian Revenue Agency’s Sistema di Interscambio (SdI) with 22% VAT applied in EUR; reduced rates of 4%, 5% or 10% are available for the product categories that allow them (publishing, art objects, traditional territory products). Reverse charge for intra-EU buyers registered in VIES, split payment for public administration bodies, recipient code or PEC for electronic invoice delivery. For clients in scope of CSRD reporting (D.Lgs. 125/2024, transposing Directive (EU) 2022/2464) we provide a sustainability sheet per order with Scope 3 CO₂e estimates under the GHG Protocol Corporate Value Chain on the internal legs and from the named production supply chains.
Shirt in GOTS-certified organic cotton or cotton-linen blend with computerised embroidery of the court company name and home village, coordinated apron for the performances, sturdy fabric shopper, peaked cap for the peak hours of the performance evenings, metal badge for the larger uniforms of the court companies.
Limited-edition medieval tradition objects with coordinated packaging and hot-foil printing of the court company name and home village, FSC-certified paper labels, technical-paper slipcases for the festival tradition object selections and for the kits of the European medieval circuit twin groups.
Faenza ceramic bowls, Tuscan organic cotton shoppers, Scandicci leather small goods, Maniago steel accessories, limited editions of medieval tradition objects, packaging coordinated with the institutional colours of the participating court companies.
Illustrated booklets of the medieval history of the area printed on FSC-certified paper, organic cotton shoppers for the class kits, bilingual agenda, single-stitched notebook for the medieval history workshop annotations, limited edition of a medieval tradition object of the area.
Before launching production, graphics, quantities per recipient, packaging and named receiving point must be confirmed. The final delivery address is defined in the weeks leading up to the Venetian Medieval Festival against the calendar issued by the Pro Loco or the organising committee responsible for the festival: the historic centre of the circuit medieval village often has narrow access streets and regulated vehicle gates; the church cloister has its own delivery hours that must be coordinated with the parish contacts; the medieval guild hall has loading windows coordinated with the Pro Loco contacts; the Pro Loco consolidation warehouse is often decentralised from the centre and must be reached with suitable couriers. Historic-centre ZTL zones condition courier access, which is why most teams opt for early-morning or post-19:30 deliveries, when heavy vehicles are again allowed in ZTL areas of the centre.
For an Italian programme routed via the national hub, deliveries are consolidated and shipped to the Pro Loco, the church cloister, the medieval guild hall or the organising committee warehouse with twenty-four to forty-eight-hour windows via BRT, SDA, GLS or DHL Express Italia, by appointment for sites requiring telephone pre-notice. For programmes above 1,000 pieces we propose appointment delivery with telephone pre-notice and, on request, on-site set-up by our staff at the Pro Loco or the organising committee warehouse. For materials requiring controlled environmental conditions (limited-edition medieval tradition objects, limited-edition glassware) we coordinate transport with climate-controlled specialised partners. For educational kits destined for the schools and welcome packs for the twin group delegations we handle multilingual labelling (Italian, English, French, German, Spanish) and packaging in tamper-evident envelopes with a bilingual packing list addressed to the recipient.
Eight to ten weeks is the safest window for limited-edition medieval tradition objects, coordinated uniforms for court companies on the festival evenings, court company performance gadgets and educational kits for the schools. Tighter programmes are possible only after stock, print methods and access to the Pro Loco or church cloister have been confirmed.
Only after the Pro Loco or organising committee has confirmed the loading window, the gate access and the named recipient. Limited-edition medieval tradition objects and packaging require specific packing conditions to be agreed in advance.
Yes. Court company uniforms, limited-edition medieval tradition objects, court company performance gadgets and educational kits for the schools can be packed and labelled as separate lots, each tied to its audience and delivery point.
No. Corp-Merch.IT is an external, independent B2B supplier that helps historical reenactment groups, court companies, Pro Loco, schools, folk groups, costume artisans, taverns and culture sponsors prepare their merch for the Venetian Medieval Festival. It does not organise, sponsor or represent the Pro Loco of the circuit medieval village or the festival organising committee.
Corp-Merch.IT is an external, independent B2B supplier to the historical reenactment groups, court companies, neighbouring-village Pro Loco, schools, folk groups and area cultural associations, costume and historical arms artisans, medieval tradition taverns, European medieval circuit twin group delegates and Venetian Medieval Festival organising committees. This page helps teams prepare their merch for the festival; it does not represent the Pro Loco of the circuit medieval village, the organising committee, the court companies or any sponsor of the event.