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Monday 5 October 2026

The 2026 Spectacular

Another full house, live swing music and a dance floor to enjoy. Eleven favourite photographs and six short live clips from the evening.

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Watch the evening

Six short highlights with the original live sound. Press play to enjoy.

The band in full swing

20 seconds

Singing and dancing

24 seconds

A song from the evening

23 seconds

The band, up close

19 seconds

Couples on the dance floor

18 seconds

Everyone joining in

19 seconds

The audience enjoying a live performance beneath the wartime flags at Kings Cliffe Memorial Hall
A full house
Rutland Big Band performing on the decorated stage, with the bandleader in front
The band in full swing
Audience members dancing while the band performs, seen from the stage
Room to dance
A smiling singer performing with Rutland Big Band and the bandleader
A song and a smile
The hall stage dressed with wartime flags, posters and a portrait of Glenn Miller before the performance
Setting the scene
Three smiling guests enjoying the evening together
Friends at the Spectacular
A vocalist performing on stage beneath the wartime flags and Glenn Miller portrait
Live vocals
A smiling couple looking towards the camera while dancing in front of the band
Smiles on the dance floor
A couple dancing beneath the flags, with seated audience members behind them
A dance under the flags
Rutland Big Band musicians playing saxophones and brass behind their illuminated music stands
The band, up close
Guests dancing together with their arms around one another beneath the hall flags
Everyone joining in

Make a date for 2027

Monday 4 October 2027. Come for the music, stay for the dancing — and join our optional 1940s costume competition.

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