UK Truck Shows 2026 & 2027

The UK truck show season runs from spring to late October, and the Truckfest series is its backbone. Truckfest Original, going since 1983, is the flagship, held at the Newark and Nottinghamshire Showground on 3 and 4 October 2026 with the national trucking awards, manufacturer stands and two days of show trucks. The regional rounds cover most of the map: Truckfest South West at Shepton Mallet from 29 August, Truckfest North West at Knutsford from 12 September, with Lincoln, Thatcham, Malvern and Edinburgh dates through spring and summer. If you want racing with your chrome, Convoy in the Park at Donington combines British Truck Racing Championship rounds with up to 1,000 show trucks in the infield each early August, and the championship wraps up with Trucks and Fireworks in Kent on 31 October 2026.

The independents are where a lot of the character is. The Retro Truck Show at the British Motor Museum, Gaydon, on 5 and 6 September 2026 is dedicated to working classics from 1971 to 2001, over 300 restored lorries with museum entry included in the ticket. TruckNess at the Black Isle Showground near Inverness on 22 August celebrates Highland haulage and pulled more than 7,000 visitors in 2025. And some of the best trucking events cost nothing to watch: the East Coast Truckers Charity Convoy on August bank holiday Sunday sends around 100 decorated lorries from Norwich to Pleasurewood Hills with children from local charities on board, and crowds line the whole route.

A few practical notes from experience. Showgrounds mean grass parking, so check the forecast and pack accordingly. Horn contests are exactly as loud as you would imagine, so ear defenders for small children are not overkill. Most gates and food vans take cards now but a bit of cash still moves the queue along. Every show below is checked weekly, you can search by postcode, and the Thursday Weekly Runsheet email flags what is on near you before the weekend.