Automotive Festival
2026 Silverstone Festival
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Why You Should Go
The world's largest historic motorsport weekend featuring 20 races at Silverstone Circuit.
Format
3-day historic racing festival
Crowd
100,000+ (2025) · families & diehards
About This Event
Recommend one of: 1. Update listing to CarFest 2026 with correct event details 2. Update listing to Silverstone Classic 2026 with correct dates (24-26 July) 3. Mark this listing as historical/cancelled
1What to Expect
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CarFest 2026 will take place at Silverstone on 27-30 August 2026 and will replace the Silverstone Festival.
The Silverstone Festival closed its 35-year run in August 2025
, marking its final edition.
However,
the Silverstone Classic is set to return in summer 2026 alongside CarFest
, and
the BRDC Classic (formerly Silverstone Classic) will take place at Silverstone Circuit from July 24-26, 2026.
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\\Update this listing to "BRDC Classic 2026"\\ (the historic racing-focused successor) with dates \\July 24-26, 2026\\.
This is the correct continuation of the historic racing tradition previously known as Silverstone Classic/Festival, now rebranded as BRDC Classic and moved to July.
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2Frequently Asked Questions
- Best fit if you value motorsport heritage: 100,000+ attendees experience world's largest historic race meeting featuring Formula 1, GT, Sports, Touring cars spanning decades at legendary Silverstone Circuit.
- Best fit if you enjoy multi-stage competitions: 20 races across three days showcase Masters Historic Racing championships, HGPCA series, multiple eras from Grand Prix through modern classics racing Silverstone's Maggotts-Becketts-Chapel complex.
- Best fit if you like family-friendly gatherings: children aged 15 and under attend free with paying adults, live music performances, family entertainment areas complement historic racing throughout the weekend festival.
- Not ideal if you're seeking 2026 attendance: Silverstone Festival discontinued after 2025, replaced by CarFest (28-30 August 2026) and Silverstone Classic (24-26 July 2026), different events with separate formats, tickets, programming.
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