Held on Sunday October 26, AlfredFest honoured Wantage's heritage as well as the Anglo-Saxon monarch, who was born in the town.
The war leader reigned from his Wessex base between 871 and 899, scoring several major victories against Viking invaders.
The festival included a tour of his 'lost palace', a church procession to the Victorian statue of the King and a talk on the Battle of Edington, an 878 AD victory for Alfred over the Viking Guthrum.
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"What an incredible event AlfredFest turned out to be," said Wantage Town Council.
"We even managed to plan the weather. The first drop of rain fell just as the final note of the finale played."
The festival ran between 11am and 3pm across the town including the marketplace, the Vale & Downland Museum, and the King Alfred's Head pub.
AlfredFest 2025 in the marketplace (Image: Wantage Town Council)
Other activities ranged from a display of early Medieval boardgames to a fancy dress competition, Anglo-Saxon music to a showing of a film about the monarch.
The spokesperson added: "It was amazing to see so many of you out and about, enjoying the activities and live entertainment, all while supporting your town.
"So a huge thank you to everyone who came along and helped make Alfredfest such a success."
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The town council also thanked the event's sponsors, performers, speakers and stall operators.
"And a big well done," they said, "to our worthy costume winners. You looked brilliant".
Mayor of Wantage Iain Cameron was in an Anglo-Saxon costume and said beforehand that AlfredFest was important in bringing people together.
There were a range of talks at AlfredFest 2025 (Image: Wantage Town Council)
"He is somebody we can celebrate together," said the 69-year-old, who added: "He did so much about education for the country; you do not get called 'the great' for nothing."
The King promoted literacy in his under-siege kingdom, including within the church and through the sponsorship of chronicles about his reign.
The mayor added that some of those who were most grateful for the town's events were people in new-build developments such as the Kingsgrove estate, where 1,500 homes are being built.
The festival celebrated King Alfred the Great (Image: Wantage Town Council)
Although pleased by how the festival went, especially considering it was the biggest AlfredFest ever put on, the town council is now asking for feedback from the public for next year.
Locals are asked to complete this feedback form: https://forms.gle/t4eYcaWkh8WCijtF7
"Help us make future events even bigger," they said, "and better by letting us know what you loved and what we could improve".
"Thank you for helping us celebrate our heritage in a way King Alfred himself would have been proud of."