1940s Wartime Paris Evening at Fort Perch Rock - Courtyard Tales & Music

Schedule

Fri Apr 10 2026 at 07:00 pm to 10:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

The Mess, Fort Perch Rock | Wallasey, EN

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1940s Wartime Paris Evening at Fort Perch Rock - Courtyard Tales & Music
Friday 10th April 6.30pm Onwards - Tickets Only Event Max 40 People
Get Ready to Step inside the Parisian Courtyard of our 200 year old Napoleonic Fort which will be transformed into a French Cafe in the 1940s for an Evening of Wartime Entertainment as we take you back in time to Life during German Occupation of Paris in the 1940s - When the Lights Went Out.
Experience French Culture with Historian & Author Tony Franks-Buckley, Live Parisian Music from Martyn McGinty and sit back with a menu of French Food, Cocktails, Wine and Bread. You will enjoy a memorable evening in the Courtyard resembling 1940s Paris Under the Stars
Why did the Lights go out? On June 14, 1940, German tanks entered a silent and nearly deserted Paris. Eight days later, France accepted a humiliating defeat and foreign occupation. Come and Learn about When the Lights went out in Paris and Life under German occupation till the Liberation 25th August 1944
Our Evening is filled with Historic Tales, Food and Music of Wartime including:
* Learn the History of Fort Perch Rock
* Parisian History & Music in the Courtyard Under the Stars
* Historic Tales told by our WW2 Historian & Author
* Live Accordion & Piano Music from our Musician
* French Food on Sale (Italian Pizzas also Available)
* 1940s French/English Dress Theme (Optional)
* Late Bar and Variety of Cocktails, Wine, Draft Beers and Shorts
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