STEAM Museum Hosts Golden Age Festival Celebrating 1930s-1950s Vintage Style

This weekend, the STEAM Museum in Swindon is transported back in time to the golden age of the 1930s, 40s, and 50s, presenting an immersive festival of music, dance, and vintage style. The Golden Age Festival, running from September 13 to 14, offers a unique and exciting experience for all ages, featuring dance classes, live performances, exhibitions, and a display of vintage and steam vehicles. Visitors can also explore a reconstructed Second World War air raid shelter and learn about daily life on the Home Front through vintage objects and games.

Key Takeaways:

The Golden Age Festival at the STEAM Museum celebrates the 1930s, 40s, and 50s with an immersive programme of events for all ages.
The festival features dance classes, sing-alongs, a tea dance, live performances, specialist traders, storytelling, and exhibitions.
A large display of vintage and steam vehicles will be on show outside the museum.
Saturday's dance classes include 1930s Shim Sham, 1950s dance craze routines, seated vintage dance and movement for older adults and carers, and 1940s solo swing dance.
Sunday's activities include era-themed sing-alongs led by the Mary Lou Revue, a tea dance performance, and a chance for guests to join in with a complimentary cup of tea.
Visitors can explore a reconstructed Second World War air raid shelter and learn about daily life on the Home Front through vintage objects and games.
A special exhibition will showcase Great Western Railway (GWR) and British Railway's uniforms from the museum's costume collection.
Multaka Swindon will offer a walking tour tracing the route taken by the King of Afghanistan through Swindon Works during his 1928 visit.

Sources:

"Byline: Matty Airey STEP Back in Time with a Celebration of Music, Dance and Vintage Style this Weekend in Swindon" [no publication date mentioned]
STEAM Museum website: www.steam-museum.org.uk/event/steams-golden-age-festival