On 29th and 30th September Cotswold Airport is throwing open its gates to the public once again for its incredible vintage and wartime extravaganza, the ‘Cotswold Airport Revival Festival’. Last year saw the inaugural launch of this hugely popular event, which started out as an informal fundraising Open Day for 500 people, and ended up as a major event with over 10,000 visitors!

Due to the tremendous success of last year’s event, Cotswold Airport has teamed up with ‘Live Promotions Events Ltd’, a powerhouse of an organisation that has been putting on famous large-scale events including Truckfest, Pistons & Props and many big-name concerts such as Tom Jones, UB40 and Billy Ocean for over 50 years. The fusion of Cotswold Airport and Live Promotions will bring to the public one of the UK’s most unforgettable events, seeing visitors pouring in from all over the country. The festival is an annual event, that will happen every year during the last weekend in September.

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The event this year will be a two-day event, and is set to be an absolutely unforgettable weekend with lots of exciting activities and attractions for all the family. Both days will be packed full of dramatic re-enactments and demonstrations; thrilling vintage air fly-ins; exciting rides and experience flights; hundreds of vintage and military vehicles; full size and miniature steam engines; and plenty of entertainment including period live music.

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Celebrating RAF 100!

2018 is an especially important year for an event such as this. It marks the centenary of the end of WWI and also 100 years of the RAF. These two key anniversaries will be marked at this year’s Cotswold Airport Revival Festival with fundraising initiatives for the Royal British Legion and Flying for Freedom, two charities that support the armed forces and veterans.

Cotswold Airport was formerly an RAF maintenance base, and later on was home to the Red Arrows, and there remain many links today with its historic roots. The aerodrome celebrates two of its own anniversaries this year as well – 80 years of the aerodrome being situated on the site at Kemble; and 15 years of the current owner, Ronan Harvey, and ex-RAF engineer himself, owning the current airport.

With all these celebrations, and the new partnership of one of the most unique venues in the UK and one of the largest events promoters in the UK, the revival festival this year is set to be one not to miss!

The fun includes:

• Find classic parts and spares galore in our extensive autojumble area!
• Watch this space for vintage Air Fly-ins to be announced...
• Saturday's live musical entertainment from Earl Jackson
• Find all the classic clothing and homewares you need at our Vintage Fair!
• Giant inflatable slides, toddler play zone and vintage pedal cars plus much more!
• Visit an array of Vehicle Clubs showcasing hundreds of classics...
• Take a ride on the carousel amongst other vintage fair ground rides
• Huge display of vintage, military and emergency services vehicles and planes
• See Winston Churchill speeches throughout the weekend and wartime re-enactments
• See live Airport fire crew crash and Lifeboat Hovercraft rescue demonstrations
• Get up close to some great steam traction engines at the show!
• Take part in our simulator experiences over the weekend!
• Walk round our model aircraft static display at the show!
• Take a pleasure flight in light aircraft and helicopters over the weekend!
• Re-fuel yourselves in our beer tent and catering area over the weekend
• Visit our Boeing 747 pop-up WW1 and RAF100 Museum on site!

Saturday 29th - Sunday 30th September

10am - 5pm daily

Adult Day Ticket £16 / Under 12's free

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