Vintage, retro events and places
🪗In our region, less than 2 hours from Paris and just a few minutes from Rouen, vintage is alive and well!
The enthusiasm for beautiful machines, the Roaring Twenties, and the post-war era is growing! Here’s a selection of events and places to immerse yourself in the atmosphere:
🏎️ In Cailly, a gathering of vintage vehicles will take place on May 25th as part of its spring festival.
🚒 The Musée des pompiers de Montville remains a benchmark for vintage enthusiasts and offers a unique year-round experience showcasing historic fire engines, uniforms, and equipment.
🪆 The Anatole Jakovsky Collection – “Musée la Sirène” is one of the three treasures of Blainville-Crevon and is part of renowned retro and vintage collections. (Open every Thursday afternoon and the first Sunday of each month.)
🏎️ The “Normandy Rally Vintage,” in partnership with ABV Brocante—a reference for pop and retro décor (the museum where everything is for sale)—will tour the region starting from Forges-les-Eaux on May 31st.
🏎️ On June 14th, the 3rd edition of the Auto-Rétro show will be held at the Château de Bracquetuit.
🚲 The Vélo Vintage Festival will host its 3rd edition on June 21st at the Parc de la Pommeraie. The program includes costumed bike rides on period bicycles, a local market, concerts, and activities for the whole family.
🏎️ In Bois-Guilbert, “Élégance by Art Automobile” – 1st edition will take place on July 5th at the Jardin des Sculptures. This automotive elegance competition is open to the public.
🐮 The museums of the Ferme de Rome, the Cider Museum, traditional trades museums, and the Ferme de Bray recreate the atmosphere of villages from the past.
🛋️ At Le Grenier de Camille, you can find beautiful vintage objects and antiques.
🏎️ The must-attend event for classic vehicle enthusiasts, “Bois-Guilbert Rétro,” will take place on August 23rd at the Jardin des Sculptures.
Musée des Traditions et Arts Normands - Château de Martainville
Museums, Culture and heritage, Parks and gardens
Le Jardin des Sculptures, Château de Bois-Guilbert
Museums, Culture and heritage, Parks and gardens
Musée du Cidre et des Métiers Traditionnels
Museums
Ferme de Bray Conservatoire de la Mémoire Rurale
Culture and heritage, Parks and gardens
Musée de la Ferme de Rome
Museums
ABV Brocante
With children
Le Grenier de Camille
With children, Craft & workshops