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25^th - 28^th August 2017

The Ultimate Vintage Festival For Music & Dance

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Twinwood Arena

The Main Arena is the festival focal point and takes you through a musical journey from the 1920s to the favourites of the 1940s and 1950s, and ending in the early 1960s.

Surrounded by woodland, the beautiful grass banked arena is the perfect place to sit with a picnic or just take everything in from the elevated decked bar area.

There are two dance floors, undercover viewing boxes and marquees, as well as traders and food vendors. We advise you to bring your own folding chairs. The Arena opens for breakfasts at 7am to campers only, and opens fully to the general public at 10.30am on Saturday, Sunday & Monday.

The Control Tower Stage

The Control Tower stage boasts three days of toe-tapping Rock ‘n’ Roll from the best live bands around. Hosted by Strollin' Steve and Galaxie Bob - and with a large undercover dance floor - this is the place for jiving.

In 2016, after the Rock 'n' Roll during the day, on the Saturday and Sunday evenings the stage will go back even further in time to host top Swing bands, playing the classic and endlessly danceable Swing Jazz of the 1920s, 30s and 40s.

The area also houses a large undercover seating area, traders, a bar and food vendors.

The Colonial Club

This venue features the very best in 1930s and 1940s entertainment. In the daytime you can take a seat at one of the many tables and enjoy tea, coffee, sandwiches, cake and hot food or browse the fascinating vintage market hosted by Discover Vintage, featuring homewares and clothing from the 1900 onwards.

The Colonial Club is home to a very popular all-day Carvery where you can enjoy classic British roast dinners and also vegetarian options. The carvery has its own large seating area, and due to its popularity, you will be able to make reservations next year to book your table in advance.

In the evening, this huge themed marquee offers a superb array of live acts well into the early hours, all hosted by the dynamic Dusty Limits. The Colonial Club also hosts the finals for the Mr and Miss Vintage UK competition during the festival, as well as an exciting new talent competition; details of this for 2016 will be announced soon.

Le Monde Électrique

Set in a clearing in the woods and festooned with multi-coloured Chinese lanterns, this outdoor glade comes alive at night with live bands in a number of energetic genres. Expect some Rockabilly, Garage Rock, Electro Swing and more in 2016 - certainly not one to be missed for all party animals!

The Nag's Head

The Nag's Head is Twinwood Festival's very own pub, complete with three locally brewed real ales, a range of ciders and lots of rustic charm, it's just a short stroll from the Arena along the Woodland Walk. Pop along on Saturday and Sunday night and you might even get a good old fashioned sing-a-long.

The Casablanca Club

Open on Saturday and Sunday evenings, this Moroccan-style club takes you back to the 1940s in French occupied Casablanca, complete with authentic bellydancing! Think Humphery Bogart and Ingrid Bergman at Rick’s Café.

Le Café de Bois de Jumeau

This venue offers authentic period French & European entertainment on Saturday and Sunday night in this beautifully themed and decorated venue. This is a chance to see superb artists singing in many languages in an intimate setting.

The Dance Marquee

Ever wanted to learn to dance? Well now’s your chance as this venue offers many different vintage-style dance lessons taught daily by an array of experienced instructors on a massive sprung dance floor. See the programme for full class details.

Then at night, Strollin' Steve takes over to host a Rock 'n' Roll extravaganza, finishing only when the last couple drops!

The Hangar and Officer's Mess Bar

This intimate and atmospheric venue is part of the original RAF Twinwood and retains much of that history today. The Officer's Mess Bar is straight out of the 1940s with many period features preserved and on display, and it offers a wide range of drinks in an authentic setting.

Meanwhile, next door The Hangar offers a great dance floor where daily dance classes are taught by some of the very best instructors, followed by an evening of sizzling 1940s music to keep you dancing 'til late into the night!

The Tin Hat Club

The Tin Hat Club boasts a superb wooden sprung dance floor and during the daytime hosts our regular intermediate dance classes taught by the very best swing dance instructors, to top 1930s and 40s tunes. Then at night the venue comes to life as a 1960s disco full of the Mod and Rock sounds of the "British Invasion", the Surf sound of the US, and more!

The Soulshack

This nightclub-style venue offers original Soul favourites from the early 60s, and a sprinkling of Northern Soul for good measure from some fantastic DJ’s with sets that keep the dance floor packed until the early hours!

Twinwood Tiki Bar

New for 2016! A 1950s/60s Surf Rock and Tiki themed bar just off the Woodland Walk, serving a variety of cocktails day and night - just look for the colourful covered seating! More details coming soon...