Desford Heritage Festival

Take a step back in time this summer with the Desford Heritage Festival. Make it a weekend to go down in history, there is something for everyone:
• Funfair through time
• Themed local pubs, 1940s café and local food vendors
• WW1 and WW2 barracks
• Green spaces with Medieval encampments
• Military re-enactment groups
• Tudor sports and costumed entertainers
• Live music including Desford Colliery Band
• Evening event ‘Hits of the Blitz’
• Victorian school life experience
• Maypole and Morris dancing
• Victorian tea rooms + period actors
• Desford’s 'Pop-up' Museum + vintage vehicles
• Heraldry and Genealogy workshops
.....and so much more
Register your interest here and follow our page for more information and updates over the coming months.
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Saturday and Sunday 10.00 - 7.00pm
Festival Programmes will be available to purchase at a cost of £5. The programme outlines all the attractions and timed events on offer throughout the weekend and will gain you entry to workshops, encampments, and concerts.

Desford Village Leicestershire LE9 9GR

Sat 2 Jul 2022 and Sun 3 Jul 2022

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Contact telephone: 07747 129893 Call to check latest times or cancellations.

Website: www.desfordheritage.org/festival

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