Upcoming Events

You are invited to attend the 33rd annual Chicagoland British Car Festival, one of the largest and most entertaining British Car Events in the U.S.A. Sunday, September 8, 2019. 9:00am to 12:30pm. at Harper College, 1200 West Algonquin Rd. Palatine, Illinois. It is expected that more than 500 British cars will on display and over 2000 people will attend the 2019 edition of the Chicagoland British Car Festival. The festival features authentic British food, entertainment, technical learning sessions, car merchandise, entry prizes and raffles, and of course...Classic British cars.  The full range of British car makers are represented including Austin Healy, Aston Martin, Bentley, DeLoren, Jaguar, Jensen, Land Rover, Lotus, Lotus, MG, Triumph and more! Both the classics as well as new production models. Admission for the general public is free with donations encouraged for Shelter, Inc, a non-profit organization…

The largest All-British Motorcar Show and British Lifestyle Event in the USA, annually attracting over 600 British Motorcars to the scenic town of Stowe, Vermont as the inception of Fall Foliage Season (September 13th-15th, 2019). Events start with a Friday evening Street Party with a live band. Saturday is the Big Day with over 65 separate classes in the British Classic Motorcar Show (People’s Choice); the Concours d’Elegance Competition (Judged); a Car Corral (British Motorcars For Sale); British Marketplace of Vendors; British Invasion Music; Food & Beverage service; the Queen’s Court (Ladies Hat Competition); and the British Attire Competition (open to the public). Sunday adds the “Notch Run” (70 minutes driving Tour; a Competition of Colors; and a Tailgate Picnic Competition.

British Car Day® is a volunteer-run event hosted annually by the Toronto Triumph Club, a not-for profit organization.  Since its inaugural event in 1984, British Car Day® has grown in leaps and bounds, and this past year drew 1,000 British cars, over 50 vendors and 8,000 spectators. British Car Day® is held on the third Sunday of September and is open to vintage, classic and current British manufactured vehicles, including motorcycles. The event is the largest, one-day, all-British car event in North America, with visitors from Ontario, the northeast United States, the Maritime Provinces, Quebec, and Manitoba, representing membership in 100 British car clubs. The Toronto Triumph Club supports the Oakville Lions Club and Friends of Bronte Park. All park gate receipts go to Bronte Creek Provincial Park.