There's No Time Like The Past!
Established in 2011, the Festival of Vintage- FOV as we like to call, it has grown into one of the UK's best loved Vintage Festivals.
Perfect for Dancers, Collectors and Vintage loving folk from across the UK & Europe. Our yearly festival takes place at York Racecourse and 2020 dates are 25th & 26th April. This will be our 10 year anniversary!
Celebrate the Fashion, Music & Style of the 1930's-1960's with an array of entertainment, displays, shows, shopping and live music. We are currently working on the 2020 lineup which will include 2 indoor stages with bands playing music from the 1930's-1960's , plus talks, fashion displays and much more
Why is the Festival of Vintage a 'must visit' for Vintage fans
from Across the UK?
Why is the Festival of Vintage a 'must visit' for Vintage fans
from Across the UK?
Festival of Vintage takes over 3 buildings and 4 floors of York Racecourse as well as having an extensive outdoor area for a Classic Vehicles and Displays.
There is plenty to see and do! This event is so much more than a vintage fair,
its a whole vintage weekender!
Enjoy our Vintage Dance Hall with a range of FREE Dance Lessons throughout the weekend as well as a chance for some social dancing and you could enter the Vintage Dance Competition
Explore the Nostalgia Hall with the Main 'Rockin Stage' and Dance Floor. Bar & Refreshments, Chap Lounge & Vinyl corner, Vintage Inspired Area & Vintage Hair Parlour.
The Vintage Arcade which is packed to the Rafters with arguably the Best selection of early vintage fashion in the UK. Plus a fantastic selection of specialist selling Art Deco, Atomic & Utility Home Items form the 1930's-1960's. You will also find the Victory Stage & Dance Area and plus several DJ's across the different floors and a Vintage Talk Corner.
New for 2020 (as part of our York 10th year celebrations) The Haberdashery Hall. We will be celebrating the Make Do & Mend era and encouraging the creative spirit of the 1930's-1960's by introducing a new hall full of original dress patterns, buttons, fabric, knitting and crochet equipment, sewing machines and trims. Perfect for those who love to lovely create accurate pieces of fashion and home soft furnishings
This was our 2019 Live Music & DJ Line Up back in April,
WE ARE WORKING ON OUR 2020 LINEUP NOW
This was our 2019 Live Music & DJ Line Up back in April,
WE ARE WORKING ON OUR 2020 LINEUP NOW
Live Music
Live Music
We have different stages at our Festival to cover different eras and genres of music. Enjoy a great line up live music both days from various top quality acts. Dancers are very welcome. All act are now confirmed!
Check the lineup for the Rockin Stage & Victory Stage as well as our outside performance areas
New for 2020
The Haberdashery Hall
New for 2020
The Haberdashery Hall
The Haberdashery Hall. We will be celebrating the Make Do & Mend era and encouraging the creative spirit of the 1930's-1960's by introducing a new hall full of original dress patterns, buttons, fabric, knitting and crochet equipment, sewing machines and trims. Perfect for those who love to lovely create accurate pieces of fashion and home soft furnishings
Vintage Fashion
Vintage Fashion
Vintage Fashion is a very big part of the festival. From the fantastic selection authentic original fashion traders we hand pick to sell to the top quality vintage fashion in our Vintage Arcade, where the dateline 1920's-1969 ensures great quality clothing, jewellery and accessories. We also have a dedicated Vintage-inspired area with the top repro brands. We have a showcase of talks to inspire and inform about
fashion style and history
Best Dressed Competition
Best Dressed Competition
We are lucky that many of our visitors dress to impress at the Festival of Vintage. Often spending weeks preparing their outfits. We hold a Best Dressed competition on both days so they can show off their look at the Victory Stage (check FREE Show guide on arrival)
The winner each day wins a cash prize as well as a Best Dressed Rosette.
You need to enter in advance.....
Festival of Vintage UK Dance Competition
Festival of Vintage UK Dance Competition
FOV UK Vintage Dance Competition
2020 Entry open 1st October
Its a partnered dance competition in the Vintage Dance Hall at York Racecourse. Find more and enter below
Vintage Vehicle Displays
Vintage Vehicle Displays
We welcome a variety of classic vehicles to the Festival dating from the 1930's-1960's including Cars, Buses, Motorbikes, Caravans, Motorhomes & Scooters. Many are rare with interesting history. If you want to enter your pride and joy into the lineup click here
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What our visitors are saying
What our visitors are saying
“
We regularly attend 1940s weekends around the country which are great, but this was much better with all the clothing etc, and so well attended, and the effort that people took to dress up etc was amazing!
Charlie from Beverley, East Yorkshire
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