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August
1-3rd Operation Marked Harborough
Market Harborough Showground. Leicester Road. Market Harborough. LE16 7WB
Running in place of Harborough at War, Operation Market Harborough’s second show is set to take place over the weekend of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd August 2025.
The venue is still the excellent Market Harborough Showground, Leicestershire and the organisers promise the same wonderful mix of history, education and loud bangs!
Entertainment will be in abundance with a full roster of singers and music in the marquee throughout the day and evening.
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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
Our much loved annual 1940s Weekend is back for 2025. Join us on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd August for a unique opportunity to explore our history and experience the period in person.
Two vintage steam trains will be running services across the weekend to transport you back in time to engage with many historical displays and demonstrations. There will be multiple period-appropriate vehicles on display and interactive exhibits that showcase life during this era. A live firepower demonstration at Dereham Station showcasing various period firearms is not to be missed!
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
Held in over 30 acres of land just north of Doncaster, with easy access to the A19, M18 and M62. Yorkshire Wartime provides an opportunity for us to begin to understand what it was like to live through and serve in the wars and conflicts of the 20th century.
Visitors can witness battles re-enacted in meticulous detail by respected living history groups, walk amongst "British Tommie's" of the First World War, "GI Joe's" from the beaches of Normandy, the Women's Land Army of the Second World War to more recent conflicts.
There will also be some of the largest and rarest military vehicles both on static display, and during the daily vehicle parades.
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9-10th Salute to the 1940s
international Bomber Command Centre
Join us for our free annual Salute to the 40’s weekend at the IBCC, 9th – 10th August. It gets bigger and better every year!
Come along and enjoy tea and cake on vintage crockery in the Marquee while listening to our wide variety of 40’s entertainment. Stroll around the grounds and chat to all our Re-enactors or treat yourself to something stylish and vintage from one of the many trade stands. Vehicle enthusiasts will be wowed by our selection of 1940s cars and military vehicles. With talks on bomb disposal and Mission briefings there really is something for everyone!
Back by popular demand…
On Saturday 9th, join us for a fabulous free Glen Miller concert with Kal’s Kats, from 2.00.
Entry is Free (Parking charges apply which can be paid for at reception on arrival)
The staff & volunteers at the IBCC are ready to welcome you for a fabulous weekend of 40’s Fun!
Our Exhibition will be open each day and tickets are available here
The Hub Café & IBCC Gift Shop will be open throughout the weekend.
The Learning Team will be here from 10am to 4pm on Saturday 9th August and Sunday 10th August. They will running free children’s activities ensuring the whole family can join in the fun.
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15-17th White Horse Military Show
Neston Park Estate, Melksham, Wiltshire
Here at the WHITE HORSE MILITARY SHOW, we hope to give you a different experience, a Military Re enactment show. We would like you to become immersed in a different period of our history – for a day at least.
Let’s say a detox from modern life?
You will be able to walk through time to different areas. Smell the cooking and open fires from the American Civil War groups through to the Wyoming’s authentic Western Society. Travel along the front line groups of WW2 of British and American forces to the German Area with Die Seawolf our very own copy of a German U boat conning tower.
Perhaps travel along the home front visiting families telling their stories of Wartime at home. Maybe you wish to go to the Movies at our Rialto Cinema where you can sit and eat popcorn purchased from the Foyer and watch period films and news reels shown on genuine reel to reel projectors.
Perhaps you’re not the one driving home so why not visit the Garison Arms and enjoy the feel of a Vintage pub and listen to all the music acts in the next door marquee. Don’t forget to pop in to see the ladies at the Womens Land Army. See the great work they are doing to keep the nation fed. There is also a 1 to 1 copy of the top of Bath Abbey here.
Much more for you to discover in this wonderful world after WW2 with ‘The Cold War Era’ camps and ‘Vietnam’ and finally finishing our journey with Gulf War 1.
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16-17th Lytham 1940s Weekend
Lytham Green Lytham Saint Annes FY8 5LD
Lytham re lives the 1940s wartime era with a weekend of forties singing, dancing, weapons displays, historic vehicles, military charities, vintage traders and so much more…
There will be an impressive display of historic military vehicles by the MVT (Military Vehicles Trust), post war vehicles and more, parked up on Lytham Green opposite the Clifton Arms Hotel. Each day at 1pm there will be a military vehicle procession that passes through the centre of Lytham, led by Winston Churchill and you’ll see jeeps, trucks, vintage bicycles and so much more…
Plus there will be a classic civilian vehicle convoy through Lytham each day at 12 noon.
There will be a static Spitfire display from the Lytham St Annes Spitfire Display Team. Plus, do go and support the military charities, Spirit of the Home Front and the many and varied re-enactment groups, including a canon firing display.
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16-17th Sleap Airfield 1940s
Shrewsbury, SY4 3HE
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
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16-17th Chasewater railway 1940s
Brownhills west Station
WS8 7NL
Chasewater Railway’s 1940s Remembered Event – A Journey Into the Past!
Step into wartime Britain for a weekend of nostalgia, remembrance, and living history. Expect an unforgettable blend of:
Heritage Steam Trains 
Re-enactors & Military Displays 
Entertainment Vehicles 
Vintage & Themed Traders 
Live Music 
A Moving Remembrance Ceremony …and much more!
Tickets available now: www.chasewaterrailway.co.uk/events
Keep an eye out for the release of our evening dance Tickets for the Saturday Knees Up!
Whether you're passionate about the 1940s, looking for a meaningful day out, or simply love the charm of vintage Britain — this is one not to miss.
If you'd like to get involved, please email events@chasewaterrailway.couk
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16-17th Ramsey 1940s weekend
The Camp, Wood Lane, Ramsey, Huntingdon,
PE26 2XB
The Camp was built as a searchlight battery unit in 1939. The Ramsey Camp Committee has taken on the role of restoring the buildings to maintain their 1940s features and putting on a 1940s weekend every year in August. All money raised is put straight back into the Camp and our wonderful volunteers put a lot of their time into helping to achieve this.
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16-17th RAF Harrowbeer 1940s Weekend
Buckland monachorum, Devon
RAF Harrowbeer is a former WWII Fighter Airfield at Yelverton, Devon. Our main website for all the history of the Airfield has always been: www.rafharrowbeer.co.uk but this website was written using early website software and will not be updated. We have created a new site, www.rafharrowbeer.com and this will be used from now on.
The 1940s Weekend started life in 2011 as a one-off event for the 70th Anniversary of the opening of the Airfield on the 15th August 1941. It proved so popular that after a gap of one year, the 1940s Weekend was created in 2013. It has been held every year since, apart from 2019 & 2020. In 2018, a violent Atlantic storm led to the cancellation of the Sunday of the event when the whole site was flooded.
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22-25th Twinwood Festival
Bedford MK41 6AB
Twinwood has sold out every year since 2008—gate tickets are not available, so without an advance ticket you’re out of luck . If you camp, you don’t just get a pitch—you also get Friday’s entertainment included for free, saving you from buying a separate day ticket. Your ticket covers all festival areas on your chosen days, including concerts, shows, dance lessons, museums—no need to pay extra once you’re inside. No gold circle , A full bank holiday weeknd of entertianment for a lot less than most one day music events happening over the summer.
The venues:
THE MAIN ARENA
THE CONTROL TOWER STAGE
LE MONDE ELECTRIQUE (EVENINGS)
THE CENTURY CLUB
MOONSHIRE GLADE (DAYTIME)
THE CASABLANCA CLUB (EVENINGS)
LE CAFE DE BOIS DE JUMEAU (EVENINGS)
THE PALAIS (LIBERTY STAGE & SOUL SHACK)
THE DANCE MARQUEE
THE TIN HAT CLUB & CARNABY CLUB
CLUB MARLENE (ADULTS ONLY CABARET)
THE NAGS HEAD
THE OFFICERS CLUB
THE NAFFI CAFE
CHILDRENS CLUB (DAYTIME)
Don't miss out buy tickets now :
https://twinwoodevents.com/tickets/
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29-31st The Victory Show
Foxlands Farm, Croft Rd, Cosby LE9 1SG
"The Victory Show is an annual event that replicates the 1940's War Year; the largest WWII re-enactment of its kind in the UK. The Show runs for 3 days and is an event not to be missed. The Victory Show takes place at Foxlands Farm, Cosby, Leicestershire and offers something for everybody young and old. Visitors can view one of the largest displays of period vehicles, artillery and soft skinned vehicles, some of which participate in the re-enactment battles. One of the many attractions is the extensive air display that runs throughout the weekend with wartime aircraft such as the Spitfire, Dakota DC-3 and P-51 Mustang, enhancing the static displays."
