WE ARE BACK, BIGGER AND BETTER

Saturday 27th June 2026 10am-5pm
Sunday 28th June 2026 10am-4pm

The Bath Festival of Motoring and Music offers an opportunity to experience iconic automotive exhibits spanning decades.

From super cars, to classic cars, from motorcycles to other motoring genres – there is something to appeal to every enthusiast – with new exhibits added each year.

Attendees of all ages and interests can get up close and personal with a wide range of vehicles, experience the owners’ product passion and learn about their history in a safe, fun and inspiring environment.

This year’s festival will also boast even more live music performances across two dedicated stages plus a range of hospitality stalls for ‘pitstop’ relaxation, ‘refuelling’ and admiring all things automative. 

This longstanding festival has enjoyed a successful history and, as with previous years, will be held at Walcot Rugby Club, opposite the Lansdown Park and Ride, so easy for access with camping available to those travelling or wishing to make a weekend of it.

Beneficiaries will include the Bath and Wiltshire Air Ambulance and Freewheelers Blood Bikes, supporting vital services in the community.

SOME OF THIS YEARS EXHIBITORS

Alfa Romeo Spider

Yellow. One previous owner. Standard.

Opel Manta SR Berlinetta

1978 Opel Manta SR Berlinetta 1.9 cc In white with black vinyl roof, 2 door coupe. Very low mileage of 44,000, never been restored or welded. Owned for the last 13 years. Originally registered on Guernsey in May 1978, Imported to the UK mainland in 2012

Standard Eight Super

Stanley the Standard eight super is a wonderful little vehicle that has had a Very easy life having only covered about 4000 miles since first registered in Bristol 71 year's ago and in recent years underwent a high quality full restoration which has made him just the...

Jaguar 3.4 ‘S’ type

1968 Jaguar 3.4 'S'. The first owner had the car until 1975; then it went off the road for almost 30 years. In the 1990s it was pulled out of a field and a restoration began, it was back on the road in 2004. The restoration was featured in the Jaguar World magazine. I...

Jaguar e type

Series 1 4.2 2+2

Rover 3500S

Corsica Blue Rover P6B with 3.5litre V8 engine. Owned since 1993 and restored by myself, much welding, rebuilt brakes and suspension. Professionally resprayed in 2022.

Austin mini t bag

Nickname t bag, built in 1979 and is green in colour,

MG MIDGET

Here we have a 1972 MG Midget Heritage Vehicle. We have the full history from new. The first person to own it lived in Hanham, Bristol. It has been all round the country including the IOW, but has now returned home to the present owner who lives in Stockwood, Bristol....

Subaru impreza classic sti acropolis

Subaru impreza acropolis no 6/100 to celebrate Subaru winning the 1994 acropolis world rally

Maserati GranTurismo

Metallic Grey with Red leather interior. Ferrari 4.2 v8 engine.

Gardner Douglas GD427 Mk4

I own a red Gardner Douglas GD427 Mk4 Cobra replica which I built myself over a three and half year period. It’s powered by a Chevrolet LS3 V8 which produces 420bhp at the rear wheels. I use the car as often as possible no matter what the weather is doing.

SHELBY COBRA

MAY BE SOLD BUT MAY HAVE SOMETHING NEW WILL CEEP YOU INFORMED PAUL PHONE NO 07929874846

Sunbeam Talbot 90 mk 2a

Owned by present keeper since 1977 Colour was metallic green but was changed to its current colour when it was first restored from a rusty wreck some 40 + years ago. Not a easy car to drive but were successful rally cars in the early 50’s driven by the likes of...

MG SPRITE

MG MIDGET 1500 Built 1979 with a fibreglass front end to resemble a Autin Healey Sprite NOT for the PURIST, but I like it and without those VERY heavy bumpers it goes very well!

MGB GT

A MGBGT 1973 blue The car had been abandoned in a shed for 7 years and it didn’t go I’ve been restoring the car for the past 4 years it’s still a on going project Most of the previous owners came from the bath area

BSA C12 250cc

BSA C12 250cc, 4 former keepers, bought in June 2919 and fully restored to present condition 2019/2020. Changed colour from red to maroon with petrol tank sides as seen. Engine completely stripped and rebuilt.

Fiat 500L

Restored 2013. Used regularly.

Morris 8

This is a Morris 8 black convertible, bought by me in 2018 we have done various jobs on the car, including a complete respray, and a new soft top. It's a 918 side valve engine producing 8 horse power.

Iveco

Built originally just down the road in Pucklechurch, this truck was built and lived at its life as a Swansea mobile library doing countless miles pottering around villages and towns in South Wales lending out books to kindly old ladies and students. At some point in...

OUR CHARITIES FOR 2026

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Wiltshire + Bath Air Ambulance

We’re here when you need us most. But in the nicest possible way, we hope you won’t.

We provide vital critical medical care by land and air, across Wiltshire and Bath.

In effect, we give the same level of critical care as a hospital but bring the expert team and specialist equipment to the people in need. And we do it as fast as humanly possible.

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FREEWHEELERS

Freewheelers EV Blood Bike Service is a registered charity which offers an out of hours, free of charge courier service to the NHS. Freewheelers transport blood, pathology and microbiology specimens, patient notes, X-rays, breast milk and other medical supplies.

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THE GLASSHOUSE ACADEMY

Working in partnership with schools in Bath to raise aspirations and to create opportunities for children, the Glasshouse Academy provides an extra support network and provides opportunities for participants to make new friends.

Ultimately, our objective is to create contributing adults in society in both Bath and the wider community.

Silent Auction

Visit the Bath Festival of Motoring 2026 “Silent Auction” which will run from Wednesday 1st April 2026 til 18.00pm on 14th July 2026.

The Ultimate Summer Weekend
for Car Lovers and Families

27th / 28th JUNE 2026

Rotarian Peter Edwards

It is with great sadness that we pay tribute to our dear friend and fellow Rotarian Peter Edwards.

In 2012, Peter inspired and drove the founding of the Pageant of Motoring, which, over the years, developed into The Bath Rotary Festival of Motoring. He worked tirelessly to make the annual event a success, raising tens of thousands of pounds for charities in the process.

Peter will be greatly missed by everyone involved in the Festival. He was an inspiration, and without him, there would be no Festival of Motoring for us to enjoy.