The Vintage and Retro Festival of the Lake District
Retro Rendezvous 2021
Based in the brilliant old market town of Ulverston, Retro Rendezvous is a full weekend of fabulous retro fun. Music, food, dance, cinema, clothes, markets, cars, motorcycles, drink and the famous Velo Retro old school cycling events through the Lake District World Heritage Site. It’s about as much fun as you can have with your retro clothes on! So put it in the diary and get ready for one of the great weekends of the summer.
We have decided to go ahead with the festival on the weekend of 3rd to 5th September 2021. We are already putting together a full programme of cycling, live music, and other entertainment. Stall booking is now open.
Your 2020 Stall Booking
If you booked a stall with us in 2020, the default position is that you will automatically be transferred to the 2021 event. However, if you need to cancel, we will refund your payment in full.
Attention Classic Car Owners
We’d love you to come along and exhibit your vehicle in the centre of Ulverston on either or both days of the festival, between 10am and 4pm. We’ll even provide tea and biscuits.
If you’d like to attend our 2021 festival, please help us to plan by registering a few details. Click on the car registration button below.


Market Traders ~ 2021 stall booking is open
Book a space outdoors or in the marquee for one or both days of the festival. Prices start at only £30 for one day (Sunday) outdoors in a 3m x 3m space. A table/space in the marquee next to the main music stage and food court is £90 for the whole weekend. Your business will be listed on our Market page as soon as you’ve booked. Find out more and book online. Photo by Steve Fleming.

Velo Retro
À L’ancienne, Le Loafeur, and The Mighty Corinthian. Three vintage cycling events within the Lake District World Heritage Site, organised by Sportive Lakes, all taking place during the Retro Rendezvous festival weekend. Photo by Steve Fleming.

Thank you to our magnificent supporters
We are extremely grateful to The Northern Line and Ulverston Town Council for their ongoing support, and to Ulverston BID for their generous donation towards the 2019 festival. As the event continues to grow, we would really love to work with one more major partner or sponsor. It this idea floats your boat, please get in touch with us via the contact form. Thank you.
What happens if it rains?
We’re keeping our fingers and toes crossed for dry weather. If it’s wet, the event will still go ahead, as long as we can ensure that all the participants and visitors are safe. Many of the market stalls are in the covered marketplace. Various participating shops and pubs are indoors. The events in the Laurel & Hardy Museum and the Roxy Cinema are indoors. The outdoor music stage is covered, and we also have an extremely large marquee. In other words, we will do our best to make sure that the show goes on, and everyone stays safe and dry.
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