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VJ Day / 1940s Day
Halifax
August 16, 2025
TIME:
10:00 - 15:00

This Event takes place at Bankfield Museum and Akroyd Park

Commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War with this free 1940s-themed fun day for all the family. There will be military displays and re-enactors to enjoy, as well as live 1940s music, swing dance workshops, a fashion show, community stalls and food. Children can have a go at our special activity trail and 1940s themed crafts, as well as tackle a WW2 assault course! Period dress is encouraged.  

There will be free parking at Dean Clough and a regular shuttle bus to the museum, as well as limited blue badge parking at the museum itself.

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