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April 2025
11th-13th April - Kelham Hall Vintage Festival
11th-13th April - Kelham Hall Vintage Festival
11th-13th April - Kelham Hall Vintage Festival
Lets us take you back to the golden age of Jazz to the rock n roll years of the 1950s. An excellent weekend of shopping, music and dancing awaits. Over 40 high quality traders will be on site selling original and reproduction clothing and accessories. We now have camping pitches at Kelham Hall available which can a brought from - https://kelhamhallvintagefestival.co.uk/april-2025-camping For anybody wishing to have extra options like showers etc there is a campsite two miles away at Smeaton Lakes - http:/www.smeatonslakes.co.uk
Tickets for the Kelham Hall Vintage Festival - April 2025 are now available at early bird prices - https://kelhamhallvintagefestival.co.uk/april-2025-tickets
12th-13th April - No Mans Land
11th-13th April - Kelham Hall Vintage Festival
11th-13th April - Kelham Hall Vintage Festival
Join us for our exciting Living History Weekend! This is a family event with plenty to see and do. Under 16's are free!
Come and join us for our Multi-Period Living History Weekend! This is a family event with plenty to see and do across the weekend. Over 600 re-enactors will be on site throughout the weekend as part of bringing to life over 2000 years' worth of History. They will be displaying authentic period uniforms, original and replica equipment and weapons from a wide range of historical eras.
For our 2025 event we are once again expanding our multi-period aspect even further with a plan to recruit even more historical eras and impressions to provide you with an unmissable historical experience.
This is the perfect opportunity to experience hands-on history, while getting up close to and speaking to our experts. Be sure not to miss the chance to walk alongside Ancient Greeks, witness the power of Roman artillery and hear the clash of Viking swords. There's plenty to see and do as part of an action-packed weekend that we have lined up with some exciting additions to the event once again this year.
As well as the chance to talk to our re-enactors, there will also be much more each day, including:
- Firing displays and arena demonstrations
- Military Vehicles
- Trade stalls
- Refreshments
- Beer tent
- Live music
- & much more!
Our event will be held at Bodrhyddan Hall, Dyserth, North Wales on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th April 2025 from 10am until 4pm each day.
19th-21st April - Sandtoft
11th-13th April - Kelham Hall Vintage Festival
19th-21st April - Sandtoft
Join us at Easter all forms and Information HERE
may 2025
4-5th May ~ Fort Paull
10-11th May ~ spirit of wartime Sherwood
10-11th May ~ spirit of wartime Sherwood
1940s weekend with Skirmishes, Firepower Display, Entertainment, Churchill Talks and Weapon Demonstrations
10-11th May ~ spirit of wartime Sherwood
10-11th May ~ spirit of wartime Sherwood
10-11th May ~ spirit of wartime Sherwood
Set in the beautiful grounds of Thoresby Park be taken back to WW2.
Experience life in military camps, from the view of both Allied and Axis.
See how life on the Homefront was and vehicles that would have graced our roads.
Treat yourself to something Vintage from the traders in the Vintage Village.
As if this wasn't enough, take a seat and enjoy listening to songs from the 40s sung by the wonderful entertainers.
Bring a picnic and enjoy a day out with family, friends or by yourself and make new friends
10-11th May ~ Melton Mowbray 1940s
10-11th May ~ Melton Mowbray 1940s
10-11th May ~ Melton Mowbray 1940s
1940 weekend melton Mowbray will be celebrating be day May 10th 11th 2025 We promise to deliver on entertainment , and this year all through the streets of melton town centre and the streets with some amazing names like
miss lily lovejoy,
lady Mary kingsworth,
jeep Johnson ,
Beau Norton ,
kyle, and Rebecca,
loads of shopping,
groups and displays
and loads of things for families .
23-25th May ~ Ironbridge 1940s
10-11th May ~ Melton Mowbray 1940s
10-11th May ~ Melton Mowbray 1940s
A community charity fundraising event in the historic Ironbridge Gorge, proudly supporting military charities by staging a World war 2 re-enactment event the last bank holiday weekend in May. We re-create the experience of life during the war on the Home Front and in occupied Europe, with Allied and Axis re-enactors and much more.
june 2025
7-8th June ~ Operation Ashbourne
13-15th June ~ Ecclesbourne Valley Railway/ Worksworth
7-8th June ~ 14-15th Severn Valley
7-8th June ~ 14-15th Severn Valley
13-15th June ~ Ecclesbourne Valley Railway/ Worksworth
7-8th June ~ 14-15th Severn Valley
13-15th June ~ Ecclesbourne Valley Railway/ Worksworth
13-15th June ~ Ecclesbourne Valley Railway/ Worksworth
13-15th June ~ Ecclesbourne Valley Railway/ Worksworth
14-15th June ~ The Dig For Victory Show
14-15th June ~ The Dig For Victory Show
13-15th June ~ Ecclesbourne Valley Railway/ Worksworth
21-22nd June ~ Metheringham 1940s
14-15th June ~ The Dig For Victory Show
21-22nd June ~ Crowland and Thorney
take a trip back in to the 1940s
Just a few Miles away from Woodhall spa
We have Music and Dancing in the Day and an Evening Dance
we Also have traders, the cafe inside the muesum will have the cafe open and a Bar will be with us day to supply your favourite tipple,
Due to limited car parking spaces we are selling pre book tickets only for the day time event and Evening Dance,
21-22nd June ~ Crowland and Thorney
14-15th June ~ The Dig For Victory Show
21-22nd June ~ Crowland and Thorney
Join us for a fabulous 40s weekend at Thorney near Peterborough. The Crowland and Thorney 1940s weekend will bring people together to remember past times, share memories, and give you a chance to meet the living history groups and re-enactors who keep history alive.
july 2025
11-13th July ~ woodhall 1940s
11-13th July ~ woodhall 1940s
11-13th July ~ woodhall 1940s
19-20th Southern at war
11-13th July ~ woodhall 1940s
19-20th July ~Rails to victory
Bluebell Railway’s Southern At War event returns for 2025, with military displays, vehicles, bikes, aircraft’s, reenactments and entertainments of the 40s. More information and regular updates on our website bluebell-railway.com
19-20th July ~Rails to victory
26-27th July ~ Military Festival
19-20th July ~Rails to victory
Step aboard and be transported back to a bygone era and Statfold on the Home Front, with living history and vintage vehicle displays and live entertainment throughout the weekend.
Dress up in your best period attire and join in with this celebration of vintage years gone by!
Booking in details for living history displays, vehicle exhibitors and traders to follow shortly
25-27th July ~ B H V F
26-27th July ~ Military Festival
26-27th July ~ Military Festival
26-27th July ~ Military Festival
26-27th July ~ Military Festival
26-27th July ~ Military Festival
AUG 2025
16-17th August ~ Sleep Airfield
16-17th August ~ Chasewater Railway
16-17th August ~ Chasewater Railway
Join us again at an original 1940’s RAF station, Sleap Airfield, nr Shrewsbury. A full weekend of 1940’s nostalgia for all the family, Saturday 16th – Sunday 17th August. 10:00am to 5pm - Both Days (Pre-Booked Camping from Friday 15th August) Our unique event will be bringing you; Warbird ‘Fly-In’s Period Trade Stalls Living History & Re-Enactment Groups Military & Period Vehicles Spitfire Simulator Battle Skirmish (Est 45mins per day) 40’s Period Entertainment New Kids Entertainment Area Unique 40’s Pleasure Flight Experience – Fly in the AVRO Anson Sat or Sun (Separate Booking / Payment Facility) 1940’s Big Band Dance – Saturday Night Only – Separate Tickets Will Apply for This Sell Out Event
16-17th August ~ Chasewater Railway
16-17th August ~ Chasewater Railway
16-17th August ~ Chasewater Railway
sept 2025
19-21st Sept - Victory Festival
19-21st Sept - Victory Festival
19-21st Sept - Victory Festival
Victory Festival - VF25 Held on the South Coast in the seaside village of Lee on the Solent, Hampshire where we come together for several days of Celebration and Entertainment for the commemoration and remembrance of the 80th Anniversary of VE & VJ Days. Since starting in 2021 the event is growing and we're back for our third event where will see an amazing array of WWII / Post War Vehicles & Living History, Military Charities, Crafts & Pop-Up Food & Beverage Stalls, Funfair, Music, Song and Dance with an air and static aircraft display on both days of the event and a military parade on the Saturday only. https://www.leevictoryfestival.co.uk/
Oct 2025
4th-5th Wallingford Back to the 40s
11th-12th Eden Camp Back to the 1940s
11th-12th Eden Camp Back to the 1940s
Experience the 1940s and the Second World War with authentic re-enactors, Home Guard, Allied Forces, Special Operations and Home Front displays along with 1940s singers and vintage vehicles. Be sure to help our Policeman by keeping an eye out for any illicit black market deals happening at the station. Interact with our re-enactors throughout the site, they’ll be able to tell you their story and have a surprise or two for you. WHAT'S ON: A 1940s experience recreating the sights and sounds of Wallingford, and further afield, during World War 2. Vintage vehicles - traction engines, military vehicles, classic cars and motorbikes. Live music - fabulous singers performing the sounds of the 1940s to get your feet moving. Exciting interactive experiences with surprises in store throughout the day. Heritage train rides available on our rural branchline throughout the day. Food and drink. Plus, much, much more!
11th-12th Eden Camp Back to the 1940s
11th-12th Eden Camp Back to the 1940s
11th-12th Eden Camp Back to the 1940s
After the overwhelming success of this year’s event, we’re thrilled to announce that Back to the 40s will return on Saturday 11 & Sunday 12 October 2025 at Eden Camp!
Step back in time to the vibrant 1940s:
Explore our 22 historic POW huts filled with inspiring wartime stories
Marvel at vintage military vehicles and classic cars
Enjoy live music, trade stands, and Saturday night’s Evening Dance in The Garrison Bar 
Trade stand applications open January 2025.
Mark your calendars and get ready for a weekend packed with nostalgia, lively entertainment, and timeless charm! 
To find out more and to sign up to our newsletter visit [https://edencamp.co.uk/whats-on/back-to-the-1940s/](https://edencamp.co.uk/whats-on/back-to-the-1940s/)