Events Diary

Welcome to Historic UK’s Living History Events Diary! One of the most enjoyable ways to experience history first hand is to attend one of the many Living History re-enactments taking place this year. Simply scroll down for details of just some of the excellent events taking place around Britain.

To discover what it is like to become a re-enactor, read Jay Derby’s blog, ‘A Re-enactor’s Story‘.

17th Century Day Out

7th March 2026 11am – 4pm at Shaw House, Church Road, Shaw, Newbury, RG14 2DR. Step back in time to the 17th century…

Wars of the Roses and Tudor England

7th and 8th March, 3rd, 4th and 5th April 2026 10am – 5pm at Bolton Castle, Leyburn, DL8 4ET. Discover life in a castle in Tudor times.

WWII Garrison

21st March 2026 10am – 4pm at Nothe Fort, Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UF

Tudors: Life, Falconry and Folk

3rd to 5th April 2026 11am – 4pm at Chiltern Open Air Museum, Newland Park, Gorelands Lane, Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire. Discover the sport of falconry and explore Tudor life…

No Man’s Land

11th and 12th April 2026 10am-4pm at Bodrhyddan Hall, Dyserth Road, Rhuddlan, Rhyl, North Wales. Join over 800 reenactors for a weekend of living history.

Medieval Towton 1461 Weekend

18th to 21st April 2026 at Bolton Castle, Leyburn, Yorkshire. Join our ‘living historians’ as they tell the story of the battle of Towton.

Lincoln Festival of History

2nd to 4th May 2026 at various locations, Lincoln. Lincoln Festival of History.

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