Salute to the '40s

Start planning your vintage outfit and perfecting your victory rolls now. Travel back in time with live music, classic cars, fashion parades and so much more.

The UK’s premier wartime ensemble, The D-Day Darlings, is set for ‘sweet’ sessions and joining the Britain’s Got Talent finalists will be popular wartime musical and entertainment acts, including harmony vocal trios The Knightingales and ‘Pearly’ suited and booted variety artist Mickie Driver.

As well as a jam-packed programme of showstopping performances and dance workshops, browse the buzzing vintage street market and shop for everything 40s, from genuine collectibles and housewares to reproduction clothing and accessories. Fashion played a huge part in the mid-war era, with a generation of Brits getting creative to copy coveted Paris couture, by ‘making do and mending’. Classic clothing collections are proudly paraded by enthusiasts, with visitors often choosing to don 40s inspired outfits too.