ACWS Events Calendar 2025

April 26-27 AVONCROFT, WORCS CONFIRMED(*)

Full Society event at International Living History Fair, Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings, Stoke Heath, Bromsgrove B60 4JR.

If planning to attend, please contact Catherine Conyard or your regimental C.O. in advance. Day trippers welcomed.

Living History and small infantry firing display on SATURDAY and SUNDAY.

Members camping available from Friday 1pm until Sunday. Break camp after 4.30pm.

Further details to follow.

Location: B60 4JR. Google Maps

June 7-8 FORT PAULL BATTERY CONFIRMED(*)

Full Society Event at the Fort Paull Battery Heritage Site, Battery Road, Paull, Hull HU12 8FP.

Living History with Infantry Drill / Firing displays on SATURDAY and SUNDAY.

Further details to follow.

Location Maps: HU12 8FP Google Maps

June 20-21 WORCESTER BALLOON FESTIVAL CONFIRMED(*)

Full Society Event at the Worcester Balloon Festival, Worcester Racecourse, Grand Stand Road, Worcester WR1 3EJ.

Pyrotechnics, Artillery, Infantry and Living History.

Firing display on FRIDAY evening.

Firing display in the morning and full skirmish with pyros and cannon on SATURDAY evening.

Further details to follow.

Location Maps: WR1 3EJ Google Maps

June 28-29 CHESTER-LE-STREET, CO.DURHAM CONFIRMED(*)

43rd N.Carolina Regimental event at Chester-Le-Street Steam and Vintage Fair, Lambton Estate, Chester-Le-Street, DH3 4PX

ACWS members must contact Goober (click here) if you want to attend this event.

Members camping available from Friday 1.00pm to Monday morning (TBC).

Living History and skirmishes on SATURDAY & SUNDAY.

Further details to follow.

Location Maps: DH3 4PX Google Maps

June 29 CARLTON TOWERS, E.YORKS CONFIRMED(*)

Full Society One Day Event (SUNDAY) at Carlton Towers, Carlton, East Yorkshire, DN14 9LZ.

Camping from 2pm Saturday.

Living History, Drill & Firing display on SUNDAY.

Further details to follow.

Location Maps: DN14 9LZ Google Maps

July 4-5 SWINDON BALLOON FESTIVAL CONFIRMED(*)

Full Society Event in Swindon, Wiltshire at Lydiard Park, Lydiard Tregoze, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 3PA.

Living History, Infantry Firing displays on FRIDAY evening and SATURDAY morning.
Infantry only skirmish on SATURDAY evening.

Further details to follow.

Location Maps: SN5 3PA Google Maps

July 18-19 DONCASTER BALLOON FESTIVAL CONFIRMED(*)

Full Society Event at Town Field, Thorne Road, Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN1 2JS.

Pyrotechnics, Artillery, Infantry and Living History.

Firing displays on FRIDAY evening and SATURDAY morning.

Full skirmish with pyros & cannon on SATURDAY evening.

Further details to follow

Location Maps: DN1 2JS Google Maps

August 9-10 MOIRA FURNACE, Leics CONFIRMED(*)

ACWS Full Society 50th Anniversary event at Moira Furnace Museum, Furnace Lane, Moira, Leics, DE12 6AT.

Further details to follow.

Location Maps: DE12 6AT Google Maps

August 15-17 NORTHAMPTON BALLOON FESTIVAL CONFIRMED(*)

Full Society Multi-Period Event at Northampton Balloon Festival, Northampton Racecourse, Kettering Road, Northampton, NN1 4LG.

Pyrotechnics, Artillery, Infantry and Living History.

Skirmish with pyros and cannon on FRIDAY evening.

Firing display SATURDAY and SUNDAY mornings.

Skirmish with pyros and cannon on SATURDAY and SUNDAY pm.

ACWS Members entrance opposite Trinity Avenue on St. Georges Avenue
(in between NN2 6JA & NN2 6JF)

Further details to follow.

Location Maps: Postcode NN1 4LG Google Maps

September 6-7 Nottinghamshire POSSIBLE(*)

Possible Full Society Event (SATURDAY & SUNDAY) in Nottinghamshire.

Firing display SATURDAY and SUNDAY mornings.

Skirmish with pyros and cannon on SATURDAY and SUNDAY afternoons.

Further details to follow.

December 6 ACWS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The 2025 ACWS Annual General (Virtual Zoom) Meeting starting at 1 pm prompt.

Other possible events for 2025

We are in discussion with other possible event sites and will update this page when appropriate.

If you are looking to hire the ACWS for an event, please click here to contact the Events Team.

Please note ACWS cannot accept responsibility for any changes to this published program.

CONFIRMED(*) - Confirmed Subject To Contract / No Contract in Place.