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Event Dates 2024

Disclaimer: Love of the 40s are not affiliated with any of these events. Events are subject to change, please check before you travel. Where possible we have tried to link events to their website or Facebook page.


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 : 30/11/2023

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January

Weekend of 6th & 7th January

     

Weekend of 13th & 14th January

     

Weekend of 20th & 21st January

     

Weekend of 27th & 28th January

28th ~ Stoneleigh Militaria Show

  • The Exhibition Centre, Stoneleigh Park, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV8 2LZ
  • WEBSITE

February

Weekend of 3rd & 4th February

     

Weekend of 10th & 11th February

     10th Feb ~  Vintage Fayre

  • Parklands sports and social club DN2 4LT
  • 11-5PM
  • £3 Entry

Weekend of 17th & 18th February

     17th-18th ~ Eden Camp, The Great Escape

WEBSITE

Weekend of 24th & 25th February

     

March

Weekend of 2nd & 3rd March

     

Weekend of 9th & 10th March

     

Weekend of 16th & 17th March

     

Weekend of 23rd & 24th March

     

Weekend of 30th & 31st March & 1st April ~ EASTER WEEKEND

31st-1st ~ 1940's Weekend

  • The Trolleybus Museum, Belton Rd, Sandtoft, Doncaster DN8 5SX
  • 10:30am - 4:30pm
  • Car Parking Free
  • Evening Dance at a separate location
  • Re-enactors tickets available (limited amount)
  • WEBSITE , FACEBOOK GROUP , FACEBOOK EVENT

April

Weekend of 6th & 7th April

     Thursday 11th ~ Chesterfield 1940s Market

  • Chesterfield Market Place, Derbyshire
  • 10-4pm 

Weekend of 13th & 14th April

     

Weekend of 20th & 21st April

     

Weekend of 27th & 28th April

27th-28th ~ Kelham Hall Vintage Festival (ME)

  • Kelham Hall, Nr Newark
  • FACEBOOK GROUP

May

Weekend of 4th & 5th & 6th May ~ BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND

     4th-5th ~ Operation Ashbourne

  • Darley Moor Airfield, Ashbourne,Derbyshire DE6 2BX 
  • £5 Adult £3 Child over 10  
  • FACEBOOK PAGE

Weekend of 11th & 12th May

11th-12th ~ 1940s Melton Mowbray

  • FACEBOOK PAGE

Weekend of 18th & 19th May

17th-19th ~ Haworth

WEBSITE


18th-19th ~ Spirit of Wartime Sherwood

  • Thoresby Park, Newark
  • FACEBOOK GROUP

Weekend of 25th & 26th & 27th May ~ BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND

25th-26th ~ Ironbridge WW2 Weekend

  • Dale End Park, Ironbridge
  • WEBSITE


31st-2nd ~ vintage nostalgia festival

  • Stockton park Warminster, wiltshire
  • WEBSITE

June

Weekend of 1st & 2nd June

1st-2nd ~ Glossop Heritage weekend

  • Norfolk square, Henry street, glossop  SK13 8BW
  • WEBSITE

Weekend of 8th & 9th June

     8-9th ~ Ye Olde Fighting Cocks Arnside 1940s Weekend

  • The Promenade, Arnside, Cumbria, LA5 0HD
  • WEBSITE

Weekend of 15th & 16th June

14th-15th-16th ~ Hingham 1940s Weekend

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

Weekend of 22nd & 23rd June

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

  • Park Farm, Thorney, Peterbrough
  • FACEBOOK GROUP

                        


22-23rd ~ Springwell Village 1940s Weekend 

  • Springwell Village NE9
  • FACEBOOK

Weekend of 29th & 30th June

     29~30th ~ Padiham on parade


July

Weekend of 6th & 7th July

5th, 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 ~ 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

Weekend of 13th & 14th July

     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
  • FACEBOOK PAGE 

Weekend of 20th & 21st July

20th-21st ~ Clipstone at War

  • Clipstone Headstockes, Mansfield Road, Mansfield, NG21 9EH
  • Adults £8.50, Under 12s Free
  • Evening Dance on Friday and Saturday
  • FACEBOOK PAGE

Weekend of 27th & 28th July

27th-28th ~ Salute to the 1940s

  • Stapleford Estate, Nr Melton Mowbray
  • FACEBOOK GROUP

August

Weekend of 3rd & 4th August

  • 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

     

Weekend of 17th & 18th August

17th-18th ~ Lytham 1940s Wartime Weekend

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 


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

     

Weekend of 31st August & 1st September

     

September

For 1st September please see listing above

     

Weekend of 7th & 8th September

     7~ 8th ~ Milton Keynes Museum 1940s

  • FACEBOOK

Weekend of 14th & 15th September

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

Weekend of 21st & 22nd September

     

Weekend of 28th & 29th September


27th-29th ~ Wicksteed Park Vintage Festival

  • FACEBOOK



27th-29th ~ Welshpool 1940s Event

  • Welshpool Town Centre
  • 10:00am Start
  • 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

     

Weekend of 19th & 20th October

     

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

     

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

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