Severn Valley - Step Back to the 1940s, 7-8 & 14-15 June
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13-15th Ecclesbourne Valley Railway - (Wirksworth, 1940s
Come and join us in June 2025 for the second year of our 1940s event set in the beautiful town of Wirksworth in Derbyshire.
We have live music, trade stalls, re-enactors, and train rides to take you back into the 1940s. There'll be a few surprises in store, too!
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14th Ropergate 1940s
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14-15th Lotherton hall 1940s Weekend ~
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14-15th Dig for Victory Show
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21 June - The Blitz 1940s events at The Staffordshire Regiment Museum.
The Staffordshire Regiment Museum, DMS Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 9PY. https://staffordshireregimentmuseum.com/events/the-blitz-1940s-event-221 -
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22 June - Wartime in the Vale. Ashdown Farm, Badsey, Nr. Evesham, Worcestershire, WR11 7EN. https://ashdowncamp.com
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21-22nd Metheringham 1940s
The Visitor Centre Westmoor farm, Metheringham, Lincoln LN4 3WF
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,
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21-22nd Crowland and Thorney 1940s Weekend
Park farm, Thorney, Peterborough, PE6 0TF
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.
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21-22nd Maldon Promenade Park 1940s ~
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21-22nd Damhouse 1940s event
Astley Hall Drive, Astley Manchester M29 7TX
10:00-17:00 Saturday- 1940s radio and Kyle Evans as George Formby Sunday- Dj Windy and the Lancashire Belle
All things 1940, a whole weekend of Forties history and entertainment, singers, dancers, vintage stalls, re-enactors, military vehicles and vintage cars.
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27-29th Springwell 1940s
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28-29th 1940s weekend celebrating 80 years of Brief Encounter
Carnforth Heritage Visitor Centre, Carnforth Train Station, Warton Road, Carnforth LA5 9TR
5-6th Peak Rail 1940s Event
Rowsley South Station DE4 2LF
Rowsley £5 Adult, or £15 Train Fare, open from 9am each day, live music and entertainment, military and home front displays, battle re-enactments, vehicles, steam railway
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4-6th Ingleton 1940s
5-6th Thorpe Camp 1940s
5-6th Bottisham Airfield Museum
Cambridge CB25 9BU
10-4pm
10-14th VINTAGE FOR VICTORY - Vintage Festival Wales 2025
12-13th Black Country Living Museum 1940s
Discovery Wy, Dudley DY1 4AL
11-13th Woodhall Country Park 1940s
19-20th southern at War Bluebell Railway 1940s Event
19-20th We will meet Again
19-20th Rails to victory
19-20th Clipstone at warl
26-27th Military Festival
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26-27th Aln valley 40s weekend
Aln Valley Railway Lionheart enterprise park. Alnwick northumberland NE66 2EZ
A vintage railway station with steam trains. Living History displays. Military and civilian vehicles. Reenactors. Entertainment
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26-27th The 80th Anniversary WW2 Show Warminster
Warminster Lakeside Park Weymouth Street Warminster BA12 9NP
The Stand Up Historian and The Royal British Legion present a weekend of WW2 nostalgia. Re-enactment battles, living history displays, weapons displays and demonstrations, war time talks and a host of war time entertainers will bring Warminster Town Park to life on July 26th and 27th 2025. A full bar and food court including vegan and vegetarian offerings will be available throughout the show weekend, together with a full vendors market offering a host of goodies. All ticket proceeds which go on sale in January will go to the Royal British Legion. Opens 9:30 am . Tickets £5.75 adults £3.75 children per day .
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27th Stepping back to the 40s Wythenshawe Hall
1-3rd Operation Marked Harborough
Market Harborough Showground. Leicester Road. Market Harborough. LE16 7WB
WW2 and post war re-enactment and Vehicle displays.
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1-3rd Battle of Britain Display
We’ll meet again museum, shore road, freiston, pe22 0ly
Commemorating the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Britain 3 day fully immersive display from the hawker hurricane to the cook house and where they slept. 10am to 4pm each day.
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2-3rd 1940s weekend
Mid Norfolk Railway, Dereham station, Dereham, Norfolk, NR191DF
Full weekend of 1940s events
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8-10th Yorkshire Wartime
The Yorkshire Wartime Willows Farm, Moss road, Kirkhouse Green, Doncaster DN7 5TA Www.yorkshirewartime.co.uk
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9-10th Salute to the 1940s
15-17th White Horse Military Show
16-17th Lytham 1940s Weekend
16-17th Sleap Airfield 1940s
Shrewsbury, SY4 3HE
16-17th Chasewater railway 1940s
Brownhills west Station
WS8 7NL
16-17th Ramsey 1940s weekend
PE26 2XB
22-25th Twinwood Festival
29-31st The Victory Show
6-7th Milton Keynes Museum 1940s Event
McConnell Drive, off H2 Millers Way, Wolverton, MK12 5EL
Pack up your kit bag, and bring your family and friends together to enjoy a step back in time to the era dominated by World War II.
Watch displays and re-enactors who will preserves and promotes the memory of those who volunteered during the conflict.
Join in with a good old sing-song and boogie and show off your Lindy Hop or dance the Jitterbug or, if that sounds a bit too energetic, simply pull up a chair and enjoy a nice hot brew.
There will be plenty to keep the kids entertained, including arts and craft activities and the opportunity to hunt for the spy who will be hiding in the grounds!
Remember, pay once and visit for free all year!
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6-7th Avro Heritage Museum 1940s Weekend
The Avro Heritage Museum Lacastrian Way Wood Ford Gardens Stockport Sk7 1QS
The event is 2 days and it is about living in the 1940s There are re enactors There is displays of vehicles There is singers and dj playing 1940s music Thereis an Artisan market And many more attractions The Museum is open 10 till 4.oo both days
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13th Desborough 1940s
13-14th RAF Snaith Museum 1940s
19-21st Lee Victory Festival
19-21st Sheringham Back to the 40s
20-21st West Somerset Railway Forties Weekend
26-28th Welshpool 1940s Weekend
Harlaxton Manor 1940s Weekend, 4th & 5th October 2025
Harlaxton Manor Harlaxton Grantham Lincolnshire, NG32 1AG
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4-5th Battles Through History Military Show
South of England Showground, Ardingly, West Sussex RH17 6TL
A multi period living history show, with military vehicles, reenactors, wargaming, movie props and actors, Authors, huge variety of traders and evening entertainment for campers. Full arena programme and lots of battles
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4-5th Harrys Day
Barnby Dun, Kirk Sandall Sports Association, Doncaster Rd, Barnby Dun, Doncaster DN3 1SR
1940s day in memory of local history loving lad who sadly lost the battle with cancer age 15. Day is set up to honour the past and present and members of the Armed Forces, remember the fallen, while raising awareness for cancer charities.
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4-5th Wallingford - Back to the 40s
5th Dogdyke Pumping Station 1940s ~
11-12th A Victory Harvest - 1940s Weekend
11-12th Eden Camp Back to the 1940s
18-19th Papplewick Pumping Station 1940s