Here is a list of 1940s-themed events happening in the UK in 2024, along with their respective website links for more information:
Vintage to Victory
July 12-14 at Metheringham Airfield, Lincolnshire. Features live entertainment, traders, an evening dance, and a full-size C47 Douglas Dakota aircraft.
- Vintage to Victory
Black Country 1940s Weekend
July 13-14 at Black Country Living Museum, Dudley. Includes live music, period displays, and reenactments.
- Black Country Living Museum
The Blitz 1940s Event
July 20 at Staffordshire Regiment Museum.
- Staffordshire Regiment Museum
Rails to Victory
July 20-21 at Statfold Country Park, Staffordshire. Features vintage trains and reenactments.
- Statfold Barn Railway
Clipstone At War
July 20-21 in Clipstone, Nottinghamshire. Includes displays and entertainment.
- Clipstone At War
Old Buckenham Airshow
July 27-28 in Norfolk. Features air displays and vintage military vehicles.
- Old Buckenham Airshow
The Suffolk Military Show
July 27-28. Features military reenactments and displays.
- Suffolk Military Show
We Will Meet Again
July 27-28 at Betteshanger Park, Kent. Includes entertainment and period displays.
- Betteshanger Park
Morecambe 1940s Revival
August 3-4 in Poulton Square, Morecambe. Includes a vintage market, dance lessons, and a Saturday night dance.
- Morecambe 1940s Revival
Operation Market Harborough
August 3-4 in Market Harborough Showground. Features displays, entertainment, and a vintage market.
- Market Harborough Showground
Salute to the '40s
September 20-22 at Sheringham, North Norfolk. Features a vehicle parade, historical displays, live music, and reenactors.
- Experience Sheringham
West Somerset Railway Forties Event
September 14-15. Includes musical performances, costumed reenactors, and a platform dance at Minehead station.
- West Somerset Railway
Leeds Museums and Galleries 1940s Weekend
Various dates and locations in Leeds, including Kirkstall Abbey and the Leeds Industrial Museum, featuring historical exhibitions and themed events.
- Leeds Museums and Galleries
Salute to the '40s - Historic Dockyard Chatham
September 13-14. Includes classic cars, military vehicles, reenactors, and a vintage market.
- Historic Dockyard Chatham
Sheringham 1940s Weekend
September 20-22. Features a parade, live music, and various themed activities throughout the town.
- Experience Sheringham
These events offer a variety of activities including live music, historical displays, reenactments, vintage markets, and more, providing a rich experience of the 1940s era.
