Events

11 Nov 2023 - 11 Nov 2023

Remembrance Day Service – 11 November 2023

11 Nov 2023 - 11 Nov 2023

Remembrance Day Service – 11 November 2023

Join us for our annual short Remembrance Day service of commemoration and wreath laying on Saturday 11 November. The short…

4 Nov 2023 - 4 Nov 2023

The Canadians of RAF Kenley with Linda Duffield

Join us on Saturday the 4th of November for an enlightening talk by Linda Duffield from RAF Kenley! She will…

22 Oct 2023 - 22 Oct 2023

Forever Two Wheels UK

21 Oct 2023 - 21 Oct 2023

Autumn Air

14 Oct 2023 - 14 Oct 2023

Kent Battle of Britain Museum Model Day – 14 October 2023.

7 Oct 2023 - 8 Oct 2023

Vintage Weekend @ KBoBM

1 Oct 2023 - 1 Oct 2023

Sheds and Shelters Guided Walk – 1 October 2023

Join the Kenley Revival team for a guided walk highlighting the buildings and structures which once stood on this historic…

24 Sep 2023 - 24 Sep 2023

Vulcan Restoration Trust – 24 September 2023

17 Sep 2023 - 17 Sep 2023

Battle of Britain Day

16 Sep 2023 - 17 Sep 2023

Vulcan 60th Anniversary

Vulcan 60th Anniversary & Outdoor Aeroboot This will mark the 60th Anniversary of XM594 entering operational RAF squadron service.

16 Sep 2023 - 17 Sep 2023

Battle of Britain Weekend

16 Sep 2023 - 16 Sep 2023

Large Model Air Show

16 Sep 2023

Double Engine Run Event

16 Sep 2023 - 16 Sep 2023

RAF Kenley’s blast pens – 16 September 2023

As part of Open House Festival 2023, we will be opening the air raid shelters in two of RAF Kenley’s…

10 Sep 2023 - 10 Sep 2023

RAF Kenley’s blast pens – 10 September 2023

As part of Open House Festival 2023, we will be opening the air raid shelters in two of RAF Kenley’s…

9 Sep 2023 - 9 Sep 2023

Emergency Services Fun Day

A family friendly day, lots of displays and demonstrations by the emergency services, Helicopters from KSSAAT (Kent Air Ambulance), police…

9 Sep 2023 - 10 Sep 2023

Open Cockpit Weekend

9 Sep 2023 - 9 Sep 2023

The Fenlanders HOG

3 Sep 2023 - 3 Sep 2023

Polish Bomber Squadron Center – Open Day

31 Aug 2023 - 31 Aug 2023

Head in the Clouds – 31.08.23.

Spaces are being booked up at breakneck speed for our #Headintheclouds sessions in August, here at Stow Maries Great War…

24 Aug 2023 - 24 Aug 2023

Head in the Clouds – 24.08.23.

Spaces are being booked up at breakneck speed for our #Headintheclouds sessions in August, here at Stow Maries Great War…

20 Aug 2023 - 20 Aug 2023

Vulcan Restoration Trust -20 August 2023

17 Aug 2023 - 17 Aug 2023

Head in the Clouds – 17.08.23.

Spaces are being booked up at breakneck speed for our #Headintheclouds sessions in August, here at Stow Maries Great War…

16 Aug 2023 - 16 Aug 2023

Children’s Photography Workshop at the Memorial – 16 August 2023

We’ll be taking our budding photographers to all the best photography spots across the site and will be giving them…

13 Aug 2023 - 13 Aug 2023

Vintage Motorcycle Day

12 Aug 2023 - 13 Aug 2023

John Vasco at the Kent Battle of Britain Museum.

We are pleased to announce that John Vasco will return to the Kent Battle of Britain Museum, on 12 and…

11 Aug 2023 - 13 Aug 2023

40’s Weekend

10 Aug 2023 - 10 Aug 2023

Head in the Clouds -10.08.23.

Spaces are being booked up at breakneck speed for our #Headintheclouds sessions in August, here at Stow Maries Great War…

9 Aug 2023 - 9 Aug 2023

Children’s Photography Workshop at the Memorial – 9 August 2023

We’ll be taking our budding photographers to all the best photography spots across the site and will be giving them…

6 Aug 2023 - 6 Aug 2023

Family Fun Day

5 Aug 2023 - 6 Aug 2023

Dunkeswell Aerodrome 80th Anniversary

5 Aug 2023 - 6 Aug 2023

Call to Arms

29 Jul 2023 - 29 Jul 2023

Merlin Engine start up day

Join us this Saturday for our Merlin Engine start up day starting at 11am until 2pm. Come along and hear…

29 Jul 2023 - 30 Jul 2023

One of Our Own – Book launch

It’s with great pleasure that The Tally Ho Project have announced that they will be at the incredible Kent Battle…

23 Jul 2023 - 23 Jul 2023

Propwash Festival of the Air

23 Jul 2023 - 23 Jul 2023

IPMS BDAC Model Show

22 Jul 2023 - 3 Sep 2023

Up in the Air Adventure

Horrible Histories: Up in the Air Adventure is coming to the RAF Museum this summer! Experience the (sometimes gruesome) history…

16 Jul 2023 - 16 Jul 2023

Open Day – 93 Bomb Group Museum

15 Jul 2023 - 16 Jul 2023

Jet Age Museum Tenth Anniversary Gala

8 Jul 2023 - 9 Jul 2023

Vintage Weekend @ KBoBM

8 Jul 2023 - 9 Jul 2023

2023 Wings and Wheels Weekend

This weekend, Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th of July is the 2023 Wings and Wheels Weekend at the…

2 Jul 2023 - 2 Jul 2023

Military Identification and Military Ancestry Event

1 Jul 2023 - 2 Jul 2023

Thorpe Camp 1940’s Weekend

1 Jul 2023 - 31 Jul 2023

What’s On in July at the Biggin Hill Memorial Museum and Chapel

30 Jun 2023 - 30 Jun 2023

Flying up the Edgware Road with Mark Amies

Join us for our Friday Morning Talk on Friday 30 June, when historian Mark Amies will be talking about the…

25 Jun 2023 - 25 Jun 2023

BDAC KITS ‘n’ BITS Traders Show

Roll up, roll up we have a new event this year after popular demand from our long-standing customers & traders……

24 Jun 2023 - 25 Jun 2023

Cockpit-Fest & Outdoor Aeroboot

Cockpit-Fest & Outdoor Aeroboot

21 Jun 2023 - 21 Jun 2023

Kenley Airfield history talk – Kenley Common

Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2023 10:00 – 12:00 BST Location: Kenley Common – tribute (Hayes Lane) Hayes Lane Coulsdon CR3…

20 Jun 2023 - 20 Jun 2023

FAST – 30 Years of Progress

18 Jun 2023 - 18 Jun 2023

Vulcan Restoration Trust -18 June 2023

18 Jun 2023 - 18 Jun 2023

93rd Bomb Group – Open Day

11 Jun 2023 - 11 Jun 2023

The history of Boxted Airfield

The history of Boxted Airfield. Presentation in Boxted Village Hall 11th June from 1030 to 4. Ticket price of £8…

4 Jun 2023 - 4 Jun 2023

Cockpit Open Day

31 May 2023 - 31 May 2023

The Big Wild Walk! Kenley and Coulsdon Commons

✈️ RAF Kenley history 🧶 Craft activities 🐝 Learn about the local ecology.. If you want to learn more about…

28 May 2023 - 28 May 2023

Wings and Wheels 2023

Its back!!! Yes, after its record-breaking success in 2022, the famed Wings and Wheels event is back at Stow Maries…

27 May 2023 - 27 May 2023

Shackleton Engine Run Event

27 May 2023 - 29 May 2023

Manston Re-Enactment 2023

27 May 2023 - 4 Jun 2023

May 2023 Half-Term Events @ BigginHill

24 May 2023 - 24 May 2023

The People’s Mosquito

14 May 2023 - 14 May 2023

Tangmere Scale Modellers

13 May 2023 - 14 May 2023

RAF Bradwell Bay – Family Day

7 May 2023 - 7 May 2023

Historic Croydon Airport Open Day

You are cordially invited to attend the Historic Croydon Airport Open Day on Sunday, May 7th. You can partake in…

1 May 2023 - 1 May 2023

Open Day at the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre

What’s included on your Museum open day? Join us for an open day of the Centre to watch the Lancaster…

29 Apr 2023 - 29 Apr 2023

RAF Squadron Patches and Memorabilia Day

16 Apr 2023 - 16 Apr 2023

Battle of Britain Model Day 2023 at the Kent Battle of Britain Museum.

15 Apr 2023 - 16 Apr 2023

50th Anniversary of the Museum Opening

50th Anniversary of the Museum Opening to the public & Outdoor Aeroboot

1 Apr 2023 - 1 Apr 2023

Op TELIC 20th Anniversary

17 Mar 2023 - 18 Mar 2023

The Battle of Britain Bunker’s Speaker Series – March

The Battle of Britain Bunker’s Speaker Series brings together historians, presenters and authors for engaging discussions and Q&A’s about the…

11 Mar 2023 - 11 Mar 2023

The Spy Who Loved

Join author Clare Mulley on Saturday 11th March at 2pm for her fascinating lecture – The Spy Who Loved. Churchill…

1 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2023

Biggin Hill Memorial Museum

11 Dec 2022 - 11 Dec 2022

Film Screening – Dark Blue World – 11 December 2022

30 Oct 2022 - 30 Oct 2022

Film Screening – Angels One Five – 30 October 2022

23 Sep 2022 - 24 Sep 2022

Canberra Days

18 Sep 2022 - 18 Sep 2022

Film Screening – Battle of Britain – 18 September 2022

3 Sep 2022 - 30 Nov 2022

TMAM At 40 Exhibition

The final passing of RAF Tangmere in October 1970 was deeply felt by many. In its time Tangmere had been…

28 Aug 2022 - 28 Aug 2022

Film Screening – First Light – 28 August 2022

19 Aug 2022 - 21 Aug 2022

Operation Jubilee – 80th anniversary

On Friday 19 August, we are launching a new exhibition commemorating the 80th anniversary of Operation Jubilee. The exhibition explains…

2 Jul 2022 - 3 Jul 2022

CNAM 0722

This poster can be downloaded here.

26 Jun 2022 - 26 Jun 2022

Film Screening – Saving Private Ryan – 26 June 2022

9 Jun 2022 - 9 Jun 2022

Sketch and Draw – 9 June 2022

5 Jun 2022 - 5 Jun 2022

RAF Scunthorpe

3 Jun 2022 - 5 Dec 2022

Animals at War – 3 June to 5 December 2022 – Cranwell Aviation Heritage Museum

More information here

26 May 2022 - 26 May 2022

Sketch and Draw – 26 May 2022

22 May 2022 - 22 May 2022

CNAM 220522

This poster can be downloaded here.

22 May 2022 - 22 May 2022

Aviation Art and Model Aircraft Show – 22 May 2022

Aviation Art and Model Aircraft Show The aviation art and models on show at the Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum…

21 May 2022 - 21 May 2022

Operation Black Buck Twilight Taxi-Run

Join us on Saturday 21 May to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Falklands conflict and the Operation Black Buck…

15 May 2022 - 15 May 2022

40s Themed Day at the Museum – 15 May 2022

40s Themed Day at the Museum This will be a 40s themed day at the Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum.…

14 May 2022 - 14 May 2022

Falklands 40th – Marham’s Tankers Lead the Way

8 May 2022 - 8 May 2022

East Coast Pirates @ NASAM

East Coast Pirates @ NASAM Great Yarmouth’s largest car club will hold a rally at the Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation…

8 May 2022 - 8 May 2022

New Farm Aviation Centre, Frettenham

New Farm Aviation Centre New Farm 10 Buxton Road Frettenham Norwich NR12 7NG 5 Portacabins and a barn converted into…

1 May 2022 - 1 May 2022

Falklands Day – Tangmere

FALKLANDS DAY During the ‘Falklands 40’ exhibition a ‘Falklands Day’ will be held on Sunday 1 May when aircrew who…

28 Apr 2022 - 28 Apr 2022

Sketch and Draw – 28 April 2022

24 Apr 2022 - 24 Apr 2022

Visit The Vulcan

See former Royal Air Force bomber Avro Vulcan XL426 up close at our Visit the Vulcan Day. You can walk…

24 Apr 2022 - 24 Apr 2022

Film Screening – Dunkirk – 24 April 2022

17 Apr 2022 - 17 Apr 2022

East Anglia Air Ambulance Easter Egg Hunt @ NASAM

East Anglia Air Ambulance Easter Egg Hunt The annual East Anglian Air Ambulance Easter Egg Hunt will take place at…

16 Apr 2022 - 16 Apr 2022

Battle of Britain Model Day at the Kent Battle of Britain Museum.

16 Apr 2022 - 16 Apr 2022

RAF Bradwell Bay 80th Commemoration

14 Apr 2022 - 14 Apr 2022

Sketch and Draw – 14 April 2022

10 Apr 2022 - 10 Apr 2022

Norfolk Internal Combustion Engine Society @ NASAM

Norfolk Internal Combustion Engine Society The Norfolk Internal Combustion Engine Society will be holding an open day at the Norfolk…

2 Apr 2022 - 2 Apr 2022

Kent Battle of Britain Museum – Re-Opening 2022.

2 April 2022 The Kent Battle of Britain Museum, Hawkinge, Kent will reopen for the 2022 season on on 2…

2 Apr 2022 - 31 Aug 2022

Falklands Air War 40 Exhibition

On 2 April 1982, Argentina carried out its threat to invade the Falkland Islands and quickly overcame the small British…

5 Mar 2022 - 5 Mar 2022

Kent Battle of Britain Museum – Keith Gillman

4 Dec 2021

Christmas Event & Buffet with Kev Rumens

Our guest speaker will be Kev Rumens. Kev became familiar to air show goers in the 2010s as a display…

30 Nov 2021

1946 Speed Record Attempt Exhibition: until 30th November

In the summer of 1946 the RAF High Speed Flight was reformed and arrived at RAF Tangmere to make an…

12 Nov 2021 - 30 Apr 2022

‘Rebuilding Heroes’ Exhibition

Cranwell Aviation Heritage Museum will be launching their new exhibition ‘Rebuilding Heroes’ on Friday 12 November. This exhibition focuses on…

31 Oct 2021

Film night: Hurricane (15) at the Battle of Britain Bunker

Film night: HURRICANE (15): Sunday 31 October at 6pm Join us for a film night to mark the end of…

16 Oct 2021

40s & 50s Vulcan Hangar Dance

Dance the night away at our 1940s & ’50s themed Vulcan Hangar Dance with the Sid Bolan Big Band. The…

2 Oct 2021 - 3 Oct 2021

Autumn 1940s Weekend at Newark Air Museum

On Newark Air Museum’s site in eastern Nottinghamshire; close to the border with Lincolnshire preparations are well in hand for…

1 Oct 2021 - 1 Oct 2021

Martlesham Heath Aviation Society monthly talk

Details of another fascinating, Martlesham Heath Aviation Society Monthly Meeting, Friday 1st October 2021 at 7:30 p.m. The Martlesham Heath…

25 Sep 2021

Secret Cinema at the Vulcan

Secret Cinema at the Vulcan, part of the 2021 Southend Film Festival, is back with a unique screening of the 1969…

24 Sep 2021

‘Attagirls’ Book Launch and Q&A

On Friday 24th September between 1-3pm, Paul Olavesen-Stabb will be at Cranwell Aviation Heritage Museum, answering questions and signing copies…

19 Sep 2021 - 19 Sep 2021

ROC Day @ NASAM

We at the Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum, will hold our annual ROC Day on Sunday, the 19th of September 2021. …

18 Sep 2021

Fabulous Forties Day, RAF Bradwell Bay

Come and enjoy live 1940s music, military vehicle displays, raffles, games and more at the Green Man pub, Bradwell Waterside,…

11 Sep 2021 - 11 Sep 2021

Vulcan XL426 Taxi-Run

Vulcan XL426 will take to the runway London Southend Airport on Saturday 11 September for our second taxi-run event of…

5 Sep 2021

Open day at North Weald Aviation Museum

North Weald Aviation Museum open day, Sunday 5th September from 11am to 4pm, including classic cars, stalls and refreshments. Lots…

28 Aug 2021 - 30 Aug 2021

Cockpit-Fest 21 at Newark Air Museum

Preparations for the 2021 Cockpit-Fest are well underway at Newark Air Museum’s site in eastern Nottinghamshire; close to the border…

22 Aug 2021

Visit The Vulcan in August

See former RAF V-bomber Avro Vulcan XL426 up close at our Visit the Vulcan Classic Jet Day. Walk round the Vulcan and for…

22 Aug 2021

Pirates and Planes @ NASAM

Pirates and Planes @ NASAM Sunday 22 Aug 2021 … The East Coast Pirates Car Club will hold its annual run and…

21 Aug 2021

Proms at the Vulcan

Join us for an evening of music with the Essex Concert Orchestra at London Southend Airport. The Essex Concert Orchestra,…

21 Aug 2021

Inaugral Study Day, RAF Bradwell Bay Preservation Group

Three talks: Wartime Maldon (World War 2) by Stephen P. Nunn A talk on George ffolliott Powell-Shedden by his daughter…

15 Aug 2021 - 17 Oct 2021

Bentwaters Northern Technical Site Walks

We are running some walks of the northern side technical area(not the airfield side) of the former RAF Bentwaters site…

4 Aug 2021

Inaugural meeting of the Midlands/Central Region Aviation Heritage Network

The inaugural meeting of the Midlands/Central Region Aviation Heritage Network which will take place at 7.30 to 8.30pm on Wednesday, 4th…

14 Jul 2021

Bomber Command 85th Anniversary service of commemoration

Join the International Bomber Command Centre team as we commemorate all those who served and supported in Bomber Command since…

27 Jun 2021 - 27 Jun 2021

Boxted Airfield Museum 10th Anniversary year

New for 2021 LINK TRAINER (World War Two aircraft simulator) preservation project in its own display building. (come and see…

6 Jun 2021

D-Day Commemoration at the RAF Defence Radar Museum

Come and join us on this special day, when we will be joined by local WW2 military vehicle enthusiasts and…

28 May 2021

Operation Black Buck I, online talk on Vulcan raids in the Falklands War

Discover the story of Black Buck I, the first of seven planned Vulcan Raids against Port Stanley Airfield during the…

18 May 2021

Kent Battle of Britain Museum – Re-Opening 2021.

David Brocklehurst MBE, Chairman and Curator of the Kent Battle of Britain Museum, Hawkinge, Kent, gives an insight about the…

15 May 2021 - 15 May 2021

Battle of Britain talk and book signing with Dilip Sarkar MBE

PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED Join bestselling author and historian Dilip Sarkar MBE as he delivers uniquely illustrated…

1 May 2021 - 3 May 2021

Kent Battle of Britain Museum – Special Pre Season Event

We sadly cannot reopen the Museum until Tuesday 18th May 2021, at the earliest, but we can open the Grounds,…

18 Mar 2021

East Anglia Heritage Network: inaugural meeting

The inaugural meeting of the East Anglia Aviation Heritage Network will take place at 7.30 to 8.30pm on Thursday 18th…

14 Jan 2021

South West Aviation Heritage Network: inaugural meeting

The inaugural meeting of the South West Aviation Heritage Network will take place at 11.30am on Thursday, 14th January 2021…