Motor events in Ireland
Shows, rallies, drift rounds, track days and monthly meets across the country. We keep this list updated as organisers confirm dates, so bookmark it, and fair play to everyone running these events.
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2026
Coming up this year
September
- Cannonball Ireland Supercar Run, 3 day nationwide convoy · Mid September, dates TBC · Nationwide cannonball.ie
- National Ploughing Championships · 15-17 Sep · Screggan, Tullamore, Co. Offaly npa.ie
- Bushwhacker Forestry Rally · 19 Sep · Omagh motorsportireland.com
- IVVCC Brass Brigade Run, pre-1919 veterans · 19-20 Sep · Dublin ivvcc.ie
- Cork 20 International Rally · 26-27 Sep · Cork motorsportireland.com
- RIAC and IVVCC Cars and Breakfast · 27 Sep · The Goat, Goatstown, Dublin riac.ie
October and November
- Irish Rallycross Championship · 3-4 Oct · Mondello Park mondellopark.ie
- Laois Forestry Rally · 4 Oct · Co. Laois motorsportireland.com
- Auto Trade EXPO and CV Workshop EXPO, the motor trade show · 10-11 Oct · RDS, Dublin autotradeexpo.ie · We'll be there at stand L-01, and we're providing the media coverage for the event. Read more
- Irish Championship Circuit Racing · 18-19 Oct · Mondello Park mondellopark.ie
- Bank holiday track day · 26 Oct · Mondello Park trackdays.ie
- Fiesta 6-Hour Endurance Race · 7 Nov · Mondello Park motorsportireland.com
- Circuit racing weekend · 14-15 Nov · Mondello Park mondellopark.ie
- Irish Rallycross Championship · 28-29 Nov · Mondello Park mondellopark.ie
2027
Traditional dates, confirmed over the winter
- Galway International Rally · Early February, TBC · Co. Galway motorsportireland.com
- West Cork Rally · Mid March, TBC · Clonakilty, Co. Cork motorsportireland.com
- Dubshed, Ireland’s biggest indoor modified show · April, TBC · Eikon Centre, Lisburn eikonexhibitioncentre.co.uk
- Japfest, Ireland’s largest Japanese car show · April, TBC · Mondello Park japfestmondellopark.com
- Irish Drift Championship season · April onwards, rounds TBC · Various venues driftcalendar.com
- Rally of the Lakes · 30 Apr-2 May, TBC · Killarney, Co. Kerry rallyofthelakes.com
- North West 200 road races · May, TBC · Portrush, Portstewart and Coleraine northwest200.org
- Cruz Ireland Summer Showcase, modified car festival · June, TBC · Watergrasshill, Co. Cork cruzireland.com
- Drift Masters Grand Prix, Irish Round · June, TBC · Mondello Park dm.gp
- Donegal International Rally · Mid June, TBC · Letterkenny, Co. Donegal motorsportireland.com
- Bohernabreena Classic Car Show · July, TBC · Dublin
- Ulster Rally · Early August, TBC · Northern Ireland ulsterrally.com
- Star Car Show · August, TBC · Eikon Centre, Lisburn starcarshow.com
- Cannonball Ireland Supercar Run · September, TBC · Nationwide cannonball.ie
- National Ploughing Championships · September, venue TBC · TBC npa.ie
- Cork 20 International Rally · Late September, TBC · Cork motorsportireland.com
Every month
Regular meets around the country
- Cars and Coffee Cork · Every 2nd Sunday, 11am-2pm · Spar, Little Island classicandexotic.ie
- Galway Auto Meet · Every 2nd Sunday · Merlin Park, Galway classicandexotic.ie
- Junction 14 Mayfield Meet · Every 2nd Sunday · Monasterevin, Co. Kildare classicandexotic.ie
- Cars and Coffee North East · Monthly · DkIT College, Dundalk, Co. Louth instagram.com
- Rev and Refuel · Monthly, 9am-12pm · Circle K, Slane, Co. Meath motormeets.ie
- Nitro Knights Cars and Coffee · Monthly · Gaelic Burger, Naas, Co. Kildare motormeets.ie
- Junction 16 Cars and Coffee · Monthly, 11am-2pm · Carrowkeel, Co. Galway motormeets.ie
- Car and bike track days · Year round · Mondello Park trackdays.ie
Full nationwide meet listings at motormeets.ie and official motorsport fixtures at motorsportireland.com. Running an event we've missed? Email us and we'll add it.
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