2026 is a strong year on the calendar. Le Mans runs its 94th edition, Goodwood Festival of Speed puts the spotlight on motorsport's greatest rivalries, and the Belgian and Dutch car show scene is packed from March through December. Whether you're planning a road trip to France or looking for a Sunday morning show ten minutes from home, here is every event worth knowing about, with locations, links and a calendar you can download directly to your phone.
Belgium and Netherlands
| Date | Event | Location | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13-15 Mar |
Flanders Collection Cars Classic and collector car show. Strong mix of concours vehicles, trade stands and private sales. One of the best early-season events in Belgium. |
Flanders Expo, Ghent | Website |
| 21-22 Mar |
Belgium Auto Show (BAS) The main Belgian car festival. 300+ show cars, drift shows, Car Catwalk and Live Action Arena. Broad audience, high energy. |
Flanders Expo, Ghent | Website |
| 29 Mar |
Heaven on Wheels Popular Belgian show with a broad mix of modified, classic and custom cars. |
Shopping Cora, Anderlecht | |
| 18-19 Apr |
GR8 One of the stronger tuning and modified car events in Belgium. The kind of show where you spend three hours looking at builds you didn't know existed. |
Kortrijk Xpo, Kortrijk | Website |
| 26 Apr |
Japfest Belgium Dedicated Japanese car culture show. JDM icons, modified imports and the community that surrounds them. |
Circuit Zolder | Website |
| 26 Apr |
Ultimate Carshow Wieze Large-scale indoor show covering a wide range of car culture from classic to modified. 6,000m² of exhibition space. |
Oktoberhallen, Wieze | |
| 10 May |
Race Wars Performance-focused event combining car show with drag racing. For the audience that wants to see the builds run, not just stand still. |
Circuit Zolder | Website |
| 17 May |
Xtrm Low Stance and low-car culture show. Dedicated to air suspension, flush fitment and the builds that live in that world. |
Rue du Port, Erquelinnes | |
| 30-31 May |
Modified Amsterdam Car Show One of the strongest modified car shows in the Netherlands. Amsterdam pulls a broad European audience and the quality of builds tends to be high. |
Amsterdam, Netherlands | Website |
| 7 Jun |
Bimmerfest The dedicated BMW show. Every generation, every model, every level of modification from stock to full race build. |
Raceway Venray, Ysselsteyn (NL) | Website |
| 14-15 Jun |
Vaglegends VAG-focused show covering Volkswagen, Audi, Seat and Skoda culture across two days. |
Kasteel Pietersheim, Lanaken | Website |
| 20-21 Jun |
Cars and Rides by Petrolbrothers One of the better curated shows in Belgium. Higher-quality builds and a more enthusiast-focused crowd than the broader public shows. |
Bobbejaanland, Lichtaart | |
| 28 Jun |
Super Car Madness Hypercars, supercars and the people who own them in one place. Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren and beyond. |
Circuit Zolder | Website |
| 4 Jul |
Deutsche Autofest German car culture show covering classic BMWs and Mercedes through to modern AMG and M cars. |
Circuit Zolder | Website |
| 5 Jul |
Dropped Stance and low car show. The second dedicated event for the low and slow crowd in the summer calendar. |
Koeltorenlaan 16, Heusden-Zolder | Website |
| 25-26 Jul |
Hypercastle Two-day event combining hypercar display with broader car culture. A castle setting that makes it visually unlike most show venues. |
Château-Fort de Feluy, Seneffe | |
| 1 Aug |
Car and Truck Show Aalter Broader show covering both car and truck culture. The truck side sets it apart from most events on this list. |
Nijverheidslaan/Ambachtenlaan, Aalter | |
| 2 Aug |
Risenation Allstars One of the most vibrant car experience events in Belgium. Over 1,200 handpicked cars from 15 countries. From old school to new school, OEM+ to performance builds. |
Brabanthal, Leuven | Website |
| 15-16 Aug |
RMP Event Supercars, custom projects, bikers, truck tuning and Fast and Furious replicas. A broad show with a spectacle-first mentality. |
Lotto Mons Expo, Mons | Website |
| 6 Sep |
Rise of Stance Dedicated stance show in early September. |
D'Helst, Lebbeke | TBC |
| 6 Sep |
Village Car Event A more relaxed, community-focused show with a local atmosphere. Good for classic cars and a laid-back Sunday crowd. |
Sentower Park, Oudsbergen | Website |
| 13 Sep |
Dropnation Another entry in the stance and low car calendar. If your car sits on air or coilovers, this closes out the show season. |
WEX, Marche-en-Famenne | |
| 6 Sep |
Strike and Ride by Petrolbrothers A relaxed Petrolbrothers gathering combining cars and a social atmosphere. |
AD Delhaize, Waregem | |
| 12-13 Sep |
Lowered Ink, Aircooled by Petrolbrothers Aircooled Volkswagens, Porsches and the culture around them. Classic Bugs, early 911s, T1 and T2 buses. The most focused Petrolbrothers event of the year. |
Waregem Expo, Waregem | |
| 19 Dec |
Petrolbrothers on Ice The winter closer. Cars, ice, and an atmosphere completely unlike anything else on this list. |
IJsbaan Kortrijk |
Europe: worth the trip
| Date | Event | Location | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14-17 May |
Nürburgring 24 Hours The hardest endurance race in the world. Over 200 cars on the Nordschleife for 24 hours, through the night. The camping culture is legendary. Sections like Pflanzgarten and Adenauer Forst are famous for their atmosphere. A few hours' drive from Belgium and a completely different experience from any other race weekend. |
Nürburgring, Germany | Website |
| 13-14 Jun |
24 Hours of Le Mans The 94th running. Aston Martin, Alpine, BMW, Cadillac, Ferrari, Genesis, Peugeot and Toyota confirmed in Hypercar. Le Mans race week runs 10-14 June. Scrutineering in the city centre on 5-6 June is free to attend and lets you see the cars up close before they go to the circuit. Approximately four to five hours by road from Belgium. |
Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France | Website |
| 9-12 Jul |
Goodwood Festival of Speed The 2026 theme is "The Rivals: Epic Racing Duels". The three Ford GT MkIIs that completed the 1-2-3 at Le Mans 1966 are confirmed to run on the hillclimb. Four days of historic and modern machinery, paddock access, and a setting that feels completely unlike a conventional race weekend. The week after the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Worth combining.. |
Goodwood Estate, West Sussex, UK | Website |
| 18-20 Sep |
Goodwood Revival The companion event to the Festival of Speed. Period dress, pre-1966 racing cars, and a completely immersive recreation of motorsport's golden era. More intimate than the Festival of Speed and arguably more special. |
Goodwood Motor Circuit, West Sussex, UK | Website |
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