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Disclaimer: Love of the 40s are not affiliated with any of these events. Please check there are no changes before you travel. Were possible we have tried to connect you to the events own website or facebook page.  Details for the event have been taken off the event links.


While the dates of these events have been announced not all the details have been stated. More details will be add once they are announced.


Abbreviations: MP = Multi Period (this is for listings where periods of history out of the 1900s are involved in the event). ME = Multi Era (this is for listings where it covers different eras of the 1900s). TBC = this is where dates have been announced but still need to be confirmed.


LAST UPDATED : 12/07/2022

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August

Weekend of 6th & 7th August

Sat ~ 6th ~ East Kirkby Airshow

  • Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Spilsby, Lincs, PE23 4DE
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 6/7th  ~ Morecambe 1940s Revival

  • Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 5
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 6/7th ~ Harborough at War (MP)

  • Market Harborough Showground, Public Access ~ Innovation Ctr Roundabout, Market Harborough, Leics, LE16 7WB
  • 9:00am – 5:00pm both days
  • Dog Friendly
  • Evening Dance
  • TICKETS
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 6/7th ~ The Defence of Blaenavon

  • Blaenavon Ironworks, North Street, Blaenavon, NP4 9RQ, WALES
  • 11:00am - 4:00pm
  • FACEBOOK 

Sun ~ 7th~ Poppies on the Prom

  • Mablethorpe (Sea Front), Lincolnshire, LN12
  • 10;00am - 5:00pm
  • FACEBOOK

CANCELLED EVENTS FOR THE 6/7th August

  • Mid Norfolk Railway at War
  • Yanks are back in Saddleworth

Weekend of 13th & 14th August

Fri/Sat/Sun ~ 12/13/14th ~ Salute to the 40s, 

  • International Bomber Command Centre, Canwick Ave, Lincoln LN4 2HQ
  • WEBSITE

Fri/Sat/Sun ~ 12/13/14th ~ Yorkshire Military Experience

  • Hunsworth Lane, Hunsworth, Nr Bradford, BD4 6RN
  • 10:00am - 5:00pm
  • WEBSITE 

Sat/Sun ~ 13/14th ~ Alford 1940s Weekend

  • Alford, Lincolnshire, LN13 9 
  • FACEBOOK 

Sat/Sun ~ 13/14th ~ 1940s Weekend

  • Stonehurst Family Farm & Museum, Bond Lane, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, LE12 7AA

Weekend of 20th & 21st August

Sat/Sun ~ 20/21st ~ Lytham 1940s Weekend 

  • Lytham Green, Lytham, Lancashire, FY8 5LD
  • FREE
  • 10:00am - 5:00pm
  • Parking £5 per car per day Lytham Green
  • FACEBOOK , WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 20/21st ~ Ramsey 1940s Weekend

  • The Camp, Wood Lane, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire.  PE26 2XB
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 20/21st ~ RAF Harrowbeer 1940s Weekend

  • RAF Harrowbeer, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 6BT
  • FREE
  • 10:00am - 5:00pm
  • Parking details can be found HERE
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 20/21st ~ Whitehorse Military Show (MP)

  • The Hollow Bratton, Westbury, BA13 4TT
  •  £5, under 18s free
  • 10:00am - 5:00pm
  • FACEBOOK

Sat/Sun ~ 20/21st ~ 1940s Weekend

  • Chasewater Railway, Chasewater Country Park, Brownhills West Station, Pool Lane, Brownhills, Staffordshire, WS8 7NL
  • 10:00am - 5:00pm
  • FACEBOOK

Weekend of 27th & 28th August ~ BANK HOLIDAY

Sat ~ 28th ~ 1940's Day

  • Holton-le-clay Cricket Club, Tetney Lane, Grimsby, DN36 5AS
  • 11:00am - 6:00pm
  • Evening Disco 7:30pm
  • FACEBOOK PAGE

Sat/Sun ~ 27/28th ~ AUGUST LIVING HISTORY WEEKEND

  • Eden Camp Modern History Museum Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 6RT
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun/Mon ~ 27/28/29th ~ Military Odyssey (MP)

  • Kent Showground, Maidstone, ME14 3JF
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun/Mon ~ 27/28/29th ~ Whitby Historical Experience (MP)

  • Next to Whitby Abbey, Hawsker Lane, Whitby, YO22 4JR
  • 10:00am-5:00pm Sat & Sun, 10:00am-4:00pm Mon
  • Dogs welcome on lead
  • Camping avaiable
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun/Mon ~ 27/28/29th ~ The Way We Were (30s-50s) (MP)

  • East Somerset Railway, Cranmore, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4QP
  • Dog Friendly
  • 10:00am - 4:30pm
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun/Mon ~ 27/28/29th ~ Tanks Trucks and Firepower

  • The show ground is situated just 1 mile from Dunchurch Village Center on the A426 in Warwickshire and 5 miles from Rugby. Easy access off the A45 and M45. 
  • SATNAV POST CODE: CV22 6NR
  • WEBSITE

September

Weekend of 3rd & 4th September

Thurs/Fri/Sat/Sun ~ 1/2/3/4th ~ Dig for Victory

  • Beamish Museum, Beamish, County Durham, DH9 0RG
  • Dogs Welcome please see WEBSITE
  • WEBSITE

Fri/Sat/Sun ~ 2/3/4th ~ The Victory Show

  • Foxlands Farm, Cosby, Leicestershire, LE9 1SG
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 3/4th ~ 1940s Weekend

  • Milton Keynes Museum, McConnell Drive,  off H2 Millers Way,  Stacey Bushes,  MK12 5EL
  • FACEBOOK

Sat/Sun ~ 3/4th ~ Mizens Railway 1940s Weekend

  • Mizens Railway, Barrs Lane, Knaphill, Woking, Surrey, GU21 2JW
  • Free parking on site
  • Dogs welcome on leads at all times
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 3/4th ~ Vintage by the Sea (ME)

  • The Midland Hotel, Marine Rd W, Morecambe LA4 4BU
  • WEBSITE , FACEBOOK

CANCELLED EVENTS FOR THE 3/4th September

  • Life on the Home Front Build up to D Day, Embsay Bolton Abbey Railway

Weekend of 10th & 11th September

Fri/Sat/Sun ~ 9/10/11th ~ Step back in Time

  • The Venue at Roses, Roses sports Field, North Warren Road, Gainsborough, DN21 2TU
  • FACEBOOK EVENT , FACEBOOK

Fri/Sat/Sun ~ 9/10/11th ~ Forties Weekend

  • West Somerset Railway, The Railway Station, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 5BG
  • FACEBOOK

Sat/Sun ~ 10/11th ~ Salute to the 40s,

  • Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust, 1st Floor North, Fitted Rigging House, Anchor Wharf, The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TZ
  • SAT NAV Postcode ME4 4TY
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 10/11th ~ Duxford Battle of Britain Airshow

  • IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire, CB22 4QR
  • 10:00am - 4:00pm
  • WEBSITE

Sat ~ 10th ~ Desborough 1940s Day

  • Desborough Town Centre, Station Road, Kettering
  • 12:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Free Event
  • FACEBOOK

CANCELLED EVENTS FOR THE 10/11th September

  • 1940s Weekend Lincolnshire Wolds Railway
  • 1940s Day, Sandtoft Airfield
  • Salute to the 1940's, Marske Hall

Weekend of 17th & 18th September

Fri/Sat/Sun ~ 16/17/18th ~ Grassington 1940s Weekend

  • National Park Centre, Grassington, Skipton BD23 5AT
  • 10:00am - 4:00pm
  • WEBSITE

Fri/Sat/Sun ~ 16/17/18th ~ 1940s Military Show

  • Betteshanger Park, Sandwich Road, Deal, Kent CT14 0BF
  • Tickets ~ Pre Booked  £7.50  (on the gate  £10.00) under 13's Free
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 17/18th ~ 1940s Weekend 

  • Holt/Sheringham, North Norfolk Railway
  • HOLT STATION ~ A free park & ride service using vintage buses will operate from Holt Rugby Club, Bridge Road (NR25 6QT) OR Parking will also be available at Gresham School (NR25 6EA), a short walk from Holt Station
  • WEYBOURNE STATION ~ A private car park will operate next to the railway at Sandy Lane, Weybourne (NR25 7AW) (a charge will apply – proceeds to Sheringham Youth Football Club)
  • SHERINGHAM STATION ~ There is very limited parking in the North Norfolk District Council car park adjacent to Sheringham Station (charges apply)
  • WEBSITE

Weekend of 24th & 25th September

Fri/Sat/Sun ~ 23/24/25th ~ Welshpool 1940s Weekend

  • Welshpool, Powys, Wales, SY21 7JQ
  • FREE
  • WEBSITE 

Sat/Sun ~ 24/25th ~ Fort for Victory

  • Gravesend Fort Gardenss, Gravesend, DA12 2BT
  • 10:00am - 5:00pm
  • FACEBOOK EVENT
  • FACEBOOK PAGE

Sat/Sun ~ 24/25th ~ Bletchley Park 1940s Weekend

  • Bletchley Park, Sherwood Drive, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK3 6EB
  • WEBSITE

CANCELLED EVENTS FOR THE 24/25th September

  • Avon Valley Railway 1940s Weekend

October

Weekend of 1st & 2nd October

Sat/Sun ~ 1/2nd~ Wallingford Back to the Forties

  • Cholsey & Wallingford Railway, Wallingford Station, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 9GQ
  • FACEBOOK , WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 1/2nd ~ Tanat Valley Light Railway WWII Event

  • Tanat Valley Light Railway, Nant Mawr Visitor Centre, off Blodwel Bank, Nant Mawr, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY10 9HW
  • Evening Dance
  • WEBSITE , FACEBOOK

Sat/Sun ~ 1/2nd ~ 1940s Historical Extravaganza

  • Bassetlaw Showground, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 0UN
  • 10am-5pm
  • £5.00 per adult, under 16s (with paying adult) Free
  • Camping Available, email worksop40s@outlook.com to book
  • Dog Friendly (there will be a battle in the afternoon)
  • Saturday Evening Dance
  • FACEBOOK PAGE

Weekend of 8th & 9th October

7-9th ~ Pickering Event Cancelled

Weekend of 15th & 16th October

Sat/Sun ~ 15/16th ~ 1940s Weekend

  • Papplewick Pumping Station, Rigg Lane, Ravenshead, Nottingham, NG15 9AJ
  • 10:30am-4:00pm
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 15/16th ~ 1940s Weekend

  • Rushden Transport Museum, Rushden Station, Station Approach, Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10 0AW
  • WEBSITE

Weekend of 22nd & 23rd October

Weekend of 29th & 30th October

November

Weekend of 5th & 6th November

Weekend of 12th & 13th November

Sat ~ 12th ~ Ossett in the 1940s

  • Ossett, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF5
  • 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Evening Dance
  • FACEBOOK

Weekend of 19th & 20th November

Weekend of 26th & 27th November

December

Weekend of 3rd & 4th December

Weekend of 10th & 11th December

Sat/Sun ~ 10/11th ~ Wartime Christmas 2022

  • National Emergency Services Museum, The Old Police/Fire Station, West Bar, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S3 8PT
  • WEBSITE

Weekend of 17th & 18th December

Weekend of 24th & 25th December

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Weekend of 31st December & 1st January

HAPPY NEW YEAR

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