Dawn's Vintage Weekender 2025 3-6th October 2025

3-nights. Residential. Immersive. Adults only. Vintage fun

My Vintage Weekenders are produced by me and hosted by Warner Hotels at the stunning lakeside Coastal Village on Hayling Island. Designed for adults seeking immersive, vintage fun! I’m proud to say they bring a diverse community together to celebrate vintage, kitsch, retro and nonsense!
Call:      023 9246 3976
Or book online:       Select 3 Oct / Lakeside, Hampshire

3 Days. 3 Nights. 3 Eras.

Each Vintage Weekender focuses on three core themes.This year, it’s 50s’, 60s’ and 70’s, with many themes intertwined within each day. Dressing up is welcomed but optional – your enjoyment is what matters most to me, so you do you! More information on eras and themes below!

Friday

Arrive in the 60s with a fun afternoon of activities. The evening pays tribute to James Bond Goldfinger

Saturday

Wake up in the 70s ready for a day of gameshows. Vintage market plus oodles of activities and an evening of glam rock Vegas.

Sunday

A fun filled 50s day Pirate style followed by an evening of rock and roll with a tropical theme.

★ Vintage Entertainment and live band EVERY evening ★

★ Vintage hair & make up parlour ★

★ Dance workshops ★

★ Saturday Vintage Market ★

★ Cinema screenings and Scooter Derby ★

★ Capture Every Costume (photo shoot opportunity) ★

★ Plus SO much more! I can't wait to see you! ★

We looked around to find like-minded souls who were there just to have fun and explore the realms of Dawn's fabulousness mashed together to create the magic of weekender! We re-booked whilst we were there!

A Brief History...

The very first Vintage Weekender was back in 2016, because of my successful Kickstarter campaign. I will forever be thankful to those “backers” for believing in me and helping my vintage dreams become a reality. The feedback from the event was overwhelmingly positive and has helped me shape and grow the event to what it is going to be later on this year in October 2024 Nothing is more important than providing an inclusive, immersive experience for people of all ages and backgrounds to come and enjoy, with a huge helping of kitsch thrown in just for good measure! A long weekend away with me is guaranteed to have you smiling, I can’t wait to do it all over again!

Friday

Shaken & Stirred
Soulful Sixties

Friday | 60s

Spy-Day

Afternoon & Evening

From the moment you arrive, I want you to feel like you’ve been transported back to another time. For this welcome to Weekender, we will embody the 1950s but with a twist. Arrive in your finest 60s threads, and then dress up in the evening when we are paying tribute to James Bond Goldfinger which was at least a little silly and camp!  Dance the night away with DJ Johnny, our  awesome band SUPERSONIC SOUL plus a special performance form the Warner Entertainment Team!

The afternoon activities involve a 60s dance workshop, a gold bullion hunt, quizzes and of course all of the many on-site facilities including Golf. There’s a pool, a games room and many wonderful indoor or outdoor places to sit and socialise with Weekender friends

The Weekender Hair & Beauty parlour will be open early until supper and if you fancy booking ahead and treating themselves to a perfect updo, beautiful make up or even a manicure/pedicure or massage, then the booking diary is open from August

Arrivals afternoon outfit inspiration

Arrivals afternoon. Your coolest 60s threads

Evening.  Go for Gold! 

Evening Goldfinger Party Outfit Inspiration

Saturday

Vegas Comes To Hayling

Saturday | 70s

glam rock & gameshows

Daytime & Evening

The vibe is glam and groovy with all the silliness of Weekender. Not only will the Vintage Market return and the Capture Every Costume Studio be fully themed, but there’s also  a Tiger Feet dance workshop, plenty of game show madness and an afternoon screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show! 

The evening is a trip to Viva Las Vegas, Hayling Style! We have the incredible JD King to get us on the dancefloor, performing Elvis’s greatest hits so something for the jivers, something for the boppers and something for everyone!

Saturday night is the late night party for those who wish to continue the party with DJ EDDIE who always guarantees a right ‘ole knees up. 

Evening Glam Rock party inspiration

Traders wanted

Saturday market
10.30am - 3pm
contact admin@dawnsvintagedo.com

Sunday

Treasure Island to pacific Island

Sunday | 50s

Sail Into The Fifties

Daytime & Evening

Sunday is where we transport guests to another land! We’ll be shivering the timbers, walking the plank and swigging the rum! A 1950s classic film but with a Weekender twist. We invite you to dress up as pirates for the daytime and take part in the drunken sailor stroll workshop and join in with the Selsey Shantymen singalong.  The famous mobility scooter derby returns with a pirate twist. If you have energy, we have a jive workshop to prepare you for the evening of rock and roll.

If you need a rest, then the afternoon matinee will be  Muppet Treasure Island, and the evening screening will be the original Treasure Island.

For our finale evening, we have a rock and roll party with HARRY & THE HOUNDS plus DJ JIVIN JIM DANDY. The theme is tropical/TIKI so colourful, bold, summer vibes a’plenty. After the party, the Yellowcoats team will have a singalong session and a few extra dances to bid you all farewell.

Want the information to hand?

Capture Every Costume

BACK FOR 2025
Each year, guests go to amazing lengths to dress up and really immerse themselves in the themes and we always see things on social media after the event and wonder how we missed seeing some of the outfits!
So last year we introduced a professional photo studio to literally capture every costume! It was a huge success and returns this year with resident photographer Carlien who will has been working hard on themed sets for each day!
Please note the new location in the old cinema building in the courtyard. All films will be shown in the Cabaret Restaurant instead.
To make things easy for you all, all you need to do is click the link below and pre-order a wristband that has to be worn all weekend to allow you unlimited access to the studio. Yes, only £25 for the whole weekend per person to capture each look you bring.
Wristbands will be available for pick up on arrivals day.
No band, no access so groups will be checked before entering the studio. We’ve kept it very well priced so hope you want to join the fun.
Images will be available via an online portal for you to download until 20th October.
No further purchases needed!
Your whole weekend wardrobe for £25 per person