Events Calendar

Strictly GI regularly attends events throughout the United Kingdom and Europe portraying a variety of impressions showing the World War II GI. Below is a list of the forthcoming events our members will be attending. Please click on an event to learn more.

2024 events:

February:

Training Event Private event

2nd February 2024

Private training event day for members of Strictly GI, to be held at the We'll Meet Again museum. Please note this is a private event, not open to public attendance.

June:

The Royal Victoria Hospital Anniversary Event

15th – 16th June 2024

Strictly GI have been invited to the exclusive event at Netley Hospital, celebrating 80 years since the site was operated by the US Army Medical Department.

Crowland & Thorney 1940s Weekend

22nd – 23rd June 2024

Strictly GI will be attending this local event for the first time in 2024. Reports from previous years have been very positive, and we look forward to supporting another local World War II event.

July:

Thorpe Camp 1940s Weekend

6th – 7th July 2024

Thorpe Camp 1940s weekend is an event that Strictly GI have supported in the past, and we are pleased to confirm we will return for the 2024 event.

August:

Yorkshire Wartime Experience

10th – 11th August 2024

We are pleased to announce that Strictly GI will return to this popular event organised by a team of fellow World War II enthusiasts for 2024.

The Victory Show

31 August – 1 September 2024

The Victory Show is the largest World War II event held in the United Kingdom, and Strictly GI are delighted to confirm its attendance in 2024.

September:

Aveland Odyssey

14th – 15th September 2024

This new event, organised by The Aveland History Group honours the service of the 313th Troop Carrier Group, which departed from nearby RAF Folkingham for Operation "Market-Garden" in September, 1944.