10am-8pm Sunday 16th August 2026

Venue | Purfleet Heritage & Military Centre

The sscond SALUTE! festival marks the 110th anniversary of The Battle of the Somme and the 200th anniversary of the end of the 1st Anglo-Burmese War.

SALUTE! 2026 includes The Gurkha Festival, a South Asian mini-mela. WW1 songs and a large outdoor movie screen. Apart from our signature cocktails and mocktails, a grand selection of Nepalese food and Caribbean BBQ will be on offer. Tickets will be available soon for our special Caribbean BBQ marking the important Caribbean contribution to WW1 plus the sugar and rum trade.