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Saturday 1 September, 11am-6pm
Venue: Nottingham Racecourse
Tickets: you can buy tickets on the door or in advance at a reduced price by clicking on the website link above. Discounts are available for children, families and OAPs.
Breaking into its third year on the festival circuit, the Vintage Carnival is a huge one-day family-friendly event that returns to Nottingham Racecourse on Saturday 1st September to celebrate all things vintage.
Visitors can expect top quality vintage shopping, a classic car display, delicious street food, gin and real ale bars, live music, a pop up hair and beauty salon, free dance lessons, craft workshops, fairground amusements, children’s activities and much more. This year’s festival promises to be bigger and better than ever, while continuing to support independent traders from across the UK.
The event is back in Nottingham by popular demand after more than 5,000 customers visited the first Vintage Carnival in the city in 2016.
The Vintage Marketplace
Expect a curated selection of vintage wares from some of the UK’s top traders. With stalls indoors and outdoors, there will be clothing, jewellery, crafts and collectables from the 1920s to the 1980s.
Food and Drink
Think an authentic Airstream turned burger bar and a horsebox re-invented as a Prosecco bar. The talented caterers will be dishing up fantastic street food from quirky vehicles in the food forecourt. Customers can stop for an elegant afternoon tea in the grandstand tearoom, provided by VinTEAge. For table reservations email: vinteage@hotmail.co.uk.
Live Music and Entertainment
The Rock ‘n’ Roll Stage will host the best of rocking rhythm and blues from bands including The Memphis Cruisers, The Hotshots and The Tombstone Buzzards.
On the Pavilion Stage, visitors can grab a deckchair and enjoy music from the Bluebird Belles and Kal’s Kats. Dance duo Red and Ginger will be teaching lindy hop and jive at two free afternoon drop-in sessions.
There will also be a best-dressed customer competition and a jive dance off.
Vintage Hair and Beauty
The team at Chez Titine hair and beauty salon will be offering customer makeovers, with perfect pin curls, victory rolls, bouncing bouffants and classic cat flicks. For appointments email cheztitine@outlook.com
Classic Vehicle Exhibition
A range of vintage vehicles will be on show around the racecourse, with everything from ‘50s Cadillacs to VW campervans, military motorcycles to Morris Minors.
Activities and Attractions
Enjoy the views from the top of the vintage ferris wheel or have a go at the traditional fairground amusements like the high striker. There will be a bouncy helter skelter, face-painting and lawn games to keep kids young and old entertained.
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