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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 : 11/06/2024

June


Weekend of 15th & 16th June

14th-16th ~ Ecclesbourne Valley Railway steps back to the 40s 

  • Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
    Wirksworth Station
    Station Road
    Coldwell Street
    Wirksworth
    DE4 4FB
    United Kingdom


  • FACEBOOK PAGE 


14th-16th ~ Hingham 1940s Weekend

  • Hingham Sports and Social Club, Watton Rd, Hingham, Norwich NR9 4HD
  • FACEBOOK PAGE


14th-16th ~ Belvoir Castle 1940s

  • WEBSITE


15th-16th ~ Ashby Parva Vintage Revival

  • Website


15th-16th ~ The Romney Marsh Wartime Weekend 

  • WEBSITE


15th-16th ~ Wartime in the Vale - Ashdown WW2 Camp 

  • WEBSITE


15th-16th ~ Bletchley park 1940s 

  • WEBSITE


15th-16th ~ 1940’s weekend. Epping Ongar Railway

  • WEBSITE


15th-16th ~ Back to the 40’s Helston Railway

  • FACEBOOK

Weekend of 22nd & 23rd June

22nd ~ Heywood 1940s Day

  • FACEBOOK


22nd-23rd ~ Crowland & Thorney 1940s Weekend

  • Park Farm, Thorney, Peterbrough
  • FACEBOOK GROUP

                        


22nd-23rd ~ Springwell Village 1940s Weekend 

  • Springwell Village NE9
  • FACEBOOK


22nd-23rd ~ Hever's Home front 

  • Hever Castle
  • WEBSITE


22nd-23rd ~ Past times Living History Event 

  • Crich Tramway Museum
  • WEBSITE

Weekend of 29th & 30th June

    29th ~ Saltaire 1940's Day

  • £15 all day
    The Victoria Hall,
    Victoria Rd
    Saltaire
    West Yorkshire
    BD18 3JS
  • FACEBOOK


29th ~ Armed forces Day - Rushden Transport Museum 

  • WEBSITE


29th~30th ~ Padiham on parade

  • WEBSITE


29th-30th ~ Severn Valley Railway part 1

6th-7th  ~ Severn Valley Railway part 2

  • WEBSITE


30th ~ 1940s Day

  • Elsecar Heritage Centre 
  • Wath Rd, Elsecar, Barnsley S74 8HJ

July


Weekend of 6th & 7th July


5th-7th ~ Capel Military Show

  • WEBSITE


6th-7th ~ Ingleton 1940s Weekend

  • Ingleton community centre, Ingleton, LA6 3HG
  • 10:00am - 5:00pm Saturday & Sunday
  • Main Event is FREE, Live music and live singers throughout the weekend, parades, living history displays, 1940s fashion show, learn to dance, and so much more!!!!
  • Free evening Friday dance at the Ingleton Community Centre by Miss Charlotte Porter
  • Saturday evening dance at The Community Centre £15 on the door with The Mike Brown Band & Paddy O’Kaye DJ
  • Sunday afternoon tea dance at The Community Centre £5 on the door with Hep to the jive & Jeep Johnson.
  • FACEBOOK , WEBSITE


6th-7th ~ Back to the 40s - South Devon Railway 

  • WEBSITE


6th-7th ~ Isle of Wight railway 1940s Experience

  • WEBSITE


6th-7th ~ Severn Valley Railway part 2

  • WEBSITE


6th-7th ~ Peak Rail 1940s Weekend

  • Rowsley South Station, Derbyshire, DE7 2LF 
  • 10am - 5pm 
  • £5 Event
  • £15 Train Ride
  • Free Parking
  • Dog Friendly
  • Live Entertainment
  • Military and Homefront Displays
  • Steam Train Trips To Matlock
  • WEBSITE


6th-7th ~ Thorpe camp 1940s

  • Live 1940s music and dance
  • Vintage Military and Civilian Vehicles
  • Allied and Axis  re-enactment groups on display in order to represent a wider section of history.
  • Food and drink
  • Collectibles, vintage clothing and militaria
  • Something for all the family and various competitions
  • Thorpe Camp buildings will be open for you to see exhibits 
  • Live performances by 1940s Vocalists 
  • Battle of Britain Memorial Flight flypasts*
  • WEBSITE


6th ~ Harrys 1940s day

  • Barnby dun Cricket Club,Doncaster
  • Traders
  • Entertainers
  • Displays
  • FACEBOOK


Weekend of 13th & 14th July

12th-14th ~ Vintage to Victory

  • WEBSITE 


13th-14th ~ Metheringham 1940s Experience

  • Metheringham Airfield visitor Centre, Westmoor Farm, Martin Moor, Metheringham, Lincolnshire,LN4 3WF
  • 11.00-5PM Both Days
  • £5 Advanced Tickets - LINK
  • Dog Friendly
  • Live Entertainment
  • Traders
  • Evening Dance 
  • Full Size  C47 Douglas Dakota aircraft

FACEBOOK PAGE 


13th-14th ~ Black Country 1940s Weekend

  • 10am - 5pm 
  • Child £12.95, Adult £25.95
  • Black Country Living Museum
    Discovery Way
    Dudley, DY1 4AL
  • FACEBOOK

Weekend of 20th & 21st July

20th ~ The Blitz 1940s Event

  • Staffordshire Regiment Museum
  • WEBSITE


20th-21st July ~ Rails to victory

  • Statfold country park
  • FACEBOOK 


20th -21st July ~ Clipstone At War

  • Displays
  • Entertainment
  • Facebook


20th - 21st July ~ 1940s Weekender

  • Sleap Airfield SY4 3HE
  • 10-1700 
  • Adults £10, 
  • Children (5-16) £5,
  •  Over 65's £5 
  • Under 5's Free
  • Facebook


Weekend of 27th & 28th July

27th-28th ~ Old Buckenham Airshow 

  • FACEBOOK


27th-28th ~ The Suffolk Military Show

  • WEBSITE 


27th-28th ~ We will meet Again 

  • Betteshanger Park, Kent
  • WEBSITE

August


Weekend of 3rd & 4th August

3rd ~ ARNHEM - Staffordshire Regimental Museum

  • WEBSITE


3rd ~ East Kirkby Airshow

  • WEBSITE


3rd-4th ~ Morecambe 1940s Revival

  • Poulton Square, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 5PZ
  • 9.00am - 5:00pm
  • Free event
  • All venues dog friendly
  • Saturday Night Dance at the Memorial Hall £10.00 entry.
  • Vintage market and vintage hair stylist both days stalls £10 each day
  • Free dance lessons both days
  • WEBSITE , FACEBOOK PAGE


3rd-4th ~ Operation Market Harborough

  • Market Harborough Showground
  • 9.00am - 5:00 pm 
  • £10 Enterance fee 
  • Free Parking 
  • Dog Friendly 
  • WEBSITE

Weekend of 10th & 11th August

9th-11th - Salute to the 1940s

  • International Bomber Command Centre
  • Friday 9th August – BBQ with Johnny Victory
  • Saturday 10th August – Blackout Blitz Ball with Kalamazoo
  • Sunday 11th August – 1940’s Vintage Afternoon Tea and Dance with ENSA performer, Samantha

To book any of these events please click here


9th-11th ~ The Yorkshire Wartime Experience 

  • WEBSITE


9th-11th ~ Retro Festival

  • WEBSITE


10th-11th ~ Alford 1940s Weekend

  • FACEBOOK


Weekend of 17th & 18th August

17th-18th ~ Lytham 1940s Wartime Weekend

  • Traders
  • Displays
  • Entertainers
  • Beautiful seaside Location 
  • Only 10 mins Drive to Blackpool

FACEBOOK 


17th-18th ~ Chasewater Railway 1940s weekend

  • 10am -4:30pm
  • Situated in Cannock chase country park, Chasewater Railway will be hosting their 1940s weekend on the 17th and 18th August 2024. Step back in time and Immerse yourself in steam and the history of WW2.
    https://www.chasewaterrailway.co.uk//events/
    Facebook - Chasewater Railway 


17th-18th Armourfest - Norfolk Tank Museum

  • WEBSITE


17th-18th ~ RAF Harrowbeer 1940s Weekend

  • WEBSITE


Weekend of 24th & 25th & 26th August ~ BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND

    

23rd-26th ~ Twinwood Festival

  • Lots of Great Bands
  • 100s of Traders
  • Displays
  • Dance Lessons 
  • Website


 24th-25th ~ Telford Steam Railway 1940s Weekend

  • TF4 2NF
  • WEBSITE


24th-26th ~ Military Odyssey

  • WEBSITE

Weekend of 31st August & 1st September

 30th-1st ~ The Victory Show

  • WEBSITE

September


For 1st September please see listing above

     

Weekend of 7th & 8th September

6th-8th ~ The Goodwood Revival

  • WEBSITE


7th ~ 1940s Day 2024

  • 12pm-5pm
  • £6
  • The Cley Hall Hotel
    Spalding
    Lincolnshire
    PE11 1TX
    01775725157
    https://www.facebook.com/cleyhall/


7-8th ~ Milton Keynes Museum Celebrates the 1940s

  • FACEBOOK


7-8th ~ Avro Woodford 1940s Weekend 

  • Avro Heritage Museum
    Chester Road
    Woodford
    Stockport
    SQ7 1GD
  • 10-5 
  • £10 adults. OAP's and 40's dressed £7. Kids £5 (Price includes Museum entry)
  • WEBSITE

Weekend of 14th & 15th September

14th-15th ~ Homefarm, Home Front, Beamish Museum (Cancelled)

  •  WEBSITE


14th-15th ~ Battle of Britain Airshow 

  • IWM Duxford
  • WEBSITE


14th-15th ~ RAF Snaith 40s Weekend

  • Long Lane, Pollington, DN14 ODF
  • 10:00am - 5:00pm
  • £5.00 Adults, Under 10s Free
  • Camping Available
  • FACEBOOK EVENT


14th-15th ~ West Somerset Railway 40s Weekend

  • All along the line
  • 10:00-17:00
  • Free Event
  • Ticketed Dance and Trainride
  • Dog Friendly 
  • FACEBOOK PAGE


14th-15th Forties Weekend - West Somerset Railway

  • WEBSITE

Weekend of 21st & 22nd September

21st-22nd ~ Newstead Abbey 1940s

  • Live Entertainment 
  • Military Displays
  • Beautiful Setting 


21st-22nd ~ Grassington 1940s Weekend

  • WEBSITE


21st-22nd ~ Steam back to the 40s - North Norfolk Railway

  • WEBSITE

Weekend of 28th & 29th September


27th-29th ~ Wicksteed Park Vintage Festival

  • FACEBOOK



27th-29th ~ Welshpool 1940s Event

  • Welshpool Town Centre
  • 10:00am Start
  • Entertainers
  • Displays
  • Dog Friendly
  • Evening Dance
  • FACEBOOK , WEBSITE


28th-29th ~ Wallingford Back to the Forties

  • Wallingford Railway Station, 5 Hithercroft Road, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 9GQ
  • 10:00am-5:00pm Saturday, 10:00am-4:00pm Sunday
  • £12.00 Adults, £6.00 Child (3-18years)
  • Experience the 1940s and the Second World War with authentic re‑enactors, learn about rationing and the home front, along with singers and military & vintage vehicles and train rides throughout the day.
  • WEBSITE , FACEBOOK


28th-29th ~ Battles through History (MP)

  • South Of England Showground, Selsfield Rd, Ardingly, Haywards Heath RH17 6TH
  • WEBSITE

October


Weekend of 5th & 6th October

     

Weekend of 12th & 13th October

  12th13th ~ On the Homefront 1940s Weekend  

  • Avoncroft Museum of historic buildings
  • WEBSITE

Weekend of 19th & 20th October

     19th-20th ~ Papplewick Steps Back in Time 39-45

  • Displays
  • Entertainment 
  • Traders
  • Pumping station Open 
  • Classic Cars

Weekend of 26th & 27th October

     

Novemeber


Weekend of 2nd & 3rd November

     

Weekend of 9th & 10th November

     

Weekend of 16th & 17th November

     

Weekend of 23rd & 24th November

     

Weekend of 30th November & 1st December

29th ~ 1st Kelham Hall Christmas - ` 

40+ Traders 

3 nights of the entertainment

2 days of dance lessons and music

Website - https://kelhamhallvintagefestival.co.uk

December


Weekend of 7th & 8th December

     

Weekend of 14th & 15th December

     

Weekend of 21st & 22nd December

     

Weekend of 28th & 29th December

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR

2025


Weekend of April 19-20th

     1940's Weekend

  • The Trolleybus Museum, Belton Rd, Sandtoft, Doncaster DN8 5SX
  • 10:30am - 4:30pm
  • Car Parking Free
  • Live Music
  • Dog Friendly
  • Displays
  • Farm Animals
  • Sniffer Dog Display
  • Trolley Bus Rides
  • Horse box bar
  • Dancing
  • WEBSITE , FACEBOOK GROUP 

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