Transport Festivals 2024 in Yorkshire

Planes, Trains, Cars, Tractors - the days out yorkshire guide to the best transport festivals across Yorkshire. Great family days out for all ages.

Festival of British Railway Modelling

8th and 9th Feb 2025
The Festival of British Railway Modelling is a celebration of the amazing world of model railways from around the British Isles. 30+ hand-picked, British working layouts from a variety of major scales and gauges.

East Riding Stages Rally 2024

23rd February 2025
Competitors will start from the beautiful market town of Beverley, before tackling the fast stages through the Yorkshire countryside. Once again there will be a Superspecial Stage on Beverley Westwood, just ten minutes walk from the FanZone in Saturday Market.

Keighley and Worth Valley Railway Steam Gala

20th to 23rd March 2025
Ride behind our guest locomotives and the home fleet across the four days, with intensive passenger service running on the railway. Across the traction-packed weekend, there’ll be a goods train demonstration and special double-headed trains.

Sports Cars In The Park at Newby Hall

4th May 2025
Sports Cars in the Park will be held at Newby Hall and is one of our larger meets which attracts more than 1,000 sports cars. There will also be a number of related stalls on the day.

We'll Meet Again

10th to 12th May 2024
Celebrating the 1940s and marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day with reenactors, displays vintage vehicles, music and dance on the site of an original WW2 RAF bomber base, Yorkshire Air Museum

line of classic cars outdoors on a sunny day at Hull Musuems quearter

Classic Car Day at Hull Museums Quarter

24th May 2025
Stroll through the Museums Quarter Garden to explore vintage and classic motor vehicles from the East Yorkshire Thoroughbred Car Club, find out the history of the vehicles and take photos of your favourites.

Tractor Fest

8th and 9th June 2024
Held at Newby Hall in Association with Yorkshire Vintage Association, great family event held over 2 days.

Wheelfest and 1940's Ropergate

14th June 2025
A vehicle show with a difference. A family day with exhibits, entertainment, children’s rides and a costumed character parade. What’s more, it’s FREE to vehicle exhibitors and FREE for the public to attend..

Yellow fronted diesel train on tracks with trees in the background.

NYMR Diesel Gala

12th to 15th June 2025
Join NYMR for four fantastic days celebrating the sights, sounds and sheer power of heritage diesel locomotives, all set against the breath-taking backdrop of the North York Moors National Park. Photo Credit - Andy Peper.

vintage car racing along bridlinton beach

Race The Waves

12th to 15th June 2025
4 Days of Hot-Rod, Vintage & Classic Cars & Bikes in and around Bridlington. A unique event within the UK motoring calendar. A tribute when Yorkshire beaches were the earliest places for land speed record attempts.

KWVR Diesel Gala

19th to 22nd June 2025
Over the four days, you’ll be able to ride behind our guest locomotives when diesels take over the tracks.What's On in June in Yorkshire

Bradford Dragonboat Festival

27th to 29th June 2025
The City of Bradford delivers three amazing days of festival fun where an estimated 20,000 people attended the Bradford Dragon Boat Festival. With adrenaline fuelled dragon boat racing on the river and land-side attractions for the whole family, this is fantastic family friendly community festival is not to be missed.

Steam engine in front of Dumcombe park stately home

Duncombe Park Steam Rally

5th and 6th July 2025
The annual Steam and vintage Rally has something for all the family. The fantastic two-day event plays host to steam engines, tractors, cars, vintages lorries, crafts, fun fair and much more!
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brightly coloured hot air balloon lit up and inflated at night

Doncaster Balloon Festival

18th and 19th July 2025
Entertainment awaits with tethered balloon displays, trade tents, delicious treats, and thrilling live entertainment.
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Masham Steam Rally

19th and 20th July 2025
There will be hundreds of rare heritage vehicles including steam engines, tractors, motorcycles, cars, lorries and stationary engines. We also have food stalls, craft stalls and local ale!

Historic Vehicle Rally

20th July 2025
Newby Hall will be surrounded by vintage and classic cars, for the North’s biggest one-day car show – the annual Historic Vehicle Rally.

Whitby Traction Engine Rally

1st to 3rd August 2025
A full programme of top steam fair attractions including: Tractor Pulling, Steam Engines, Classic Cars, Vintage Tractors, Classic Motorcycles, Fairground Organs, Miniature Steam Engines, Stationary Engines and Vintage Commercials.

VW Festival

8th to 10th August 2025
Bring the family for a great day out at VW Festival at Harewood House in Leeds. It's a full weekend of live entertainment, live music, kids rides, bird garden, and lots of VWs with a laid back atmosphere.

Green steam engine on a grassy field with trees in the background

Driffield Steam Fair

9th and 10th August 2025
A family fun weekend filled with nostalgia of steam.Plenty for all the family to enjoy, from the large range of steam engines to the fairground there’s something for everyone, whatever your age!

Whitby Regatta

9th to 11th August 2025
The Whitby Regatta presents to you a full weekend of entertainment, embracing yacht racing, rowing races and various free forms of entertainment finishing with a prize presentation and spectacular firework display.

Yorkshire Traction Engine Rally

30th and 31st August 2025
The Yorkshire Traction Engine Rally, organised by Outdoor Shows, will be held at Scampston Hall.

Dubs In The Dales

26th to 28th September 2025
An end of summer campout in Yorkshire. A weekend of fun with live music, family entertainment and camping and of course VW's.

Vanlove 2025

18th to 20th July 2025
Celebrating campervans, motorhomes, and everything in between, Vanlove Fest returns in 2025 and promises to be the most unforgettable year yet. With the bold new theme, ‘Escape, Adventure, Party’.

aeriel view of a steam trail running along a track

Vintage Weekend at KWVR

3rd to 5th May 2025
Step back in time and experience the golden age of railway travel with a weekend dedicated to our stunning vintage trains, historic locomotives, and beautifully preserved carriages. Alongside our heritage railway, enjoy live music, classic transport displays, and nostalgic entertainment for all ages.

black steam train with carriages behind, photo by Tim Bruce

NYMR Annual Steam Gala

25th to 28th September 2025
Experience the thrill of the NYMR Annual Steam Gala in 2024 as we showcase up to 11 magnificent locomotives in full steam. Embark on a captivating journey riding behind both our special guest locomotives and the esteemed home fleet engines throughout the four-day event. Your day ticket allows you to hop-on and hop-off services all day.