ACWS Events Calendar 2025

July 18-19 DONCASTER BALLOON FESTIVAL CONFIRMED(*)

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

Pyrotechnics, Artillery, Infantry and Living History.

Members Camping from Thursday 2pm until Sunday morning.

Firing displays on FRIDAY evening at 8pm and SATURDAY at 12:30pm.

Full skirmish with pyros & cannon on SATURDAY evening at 5:30pm.

Public on site 4pm to 10pm Friday & 12noon to 10pm Saturday.

Further details in Warning Orders.   Click here for Warning Orders.

Location Maps: DN1 2JR 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

August 23-25 DETLING, Kent CONFIRMED(*)

Full Society Event (guesting with SoSkAn) at Military Odyssey, The Kent Showground, Detling, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 3JF.

Portraying Infantry only. Living History/Skirmish/Displays on SATURDAY, SUNDAY and MONDAY.

Further details to follow.

Location Maps: ME14 3JF Google Maps

September 6-7 NORTH EAST MIDLANDS CANCELLED

This Possible Full Society Event (SATURDAY & SUNDAY) in North East Midlands will not now be going ahead this year.

December 6 ACWS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

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

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April 11-12 NO MAN'S LAND, NORTH WALES CONFIRMED(*)

Full Society event at No Man's Land Event, at Bodrhyddan Hall, Dyserth Rd (A5151), Rhuddlan, Rhyl LL18 5SB.

Further details to follow.

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.