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
July
- Masters Superbike Championship · 25-26 Jul · Mondello Park, Co. Kildare mondellopark.ie
August
- Irish Drift Championship Round 4 · 1 Aug · Bishopscourt Racing Circuit, Co. Down driftcalendar.com
- Bimmerfest, the BMW festival · 3 Aug (Bank Holiday Monday) · Mondello Park, Co. Kildare mondellopark.ie
- RIAC Classic Car Picnic · 5 Aug · Marlay Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin riac.ie
- Modern Tyres Ulster Rally, 50th Anniversary · 7-8 Aug · Northern Ireland ulsterrally.com
- Retrostock 2026, retro and classic track festival · 9 Aug · Mondello Park mondellopark.ie
- Jim Walsh Forestry Rally · 9 Aug · Cork motorsportireland.com
- Masters Superbike Championship · 15-16 Aug · Mondello Park mondellopark.ie
- Galway Summer Rally · 23 Aug · Co. Galway motorsportireland.com
- Irish Drift Championship Round 5 · 23 Aug · Kartworld, Watergrasshill, Co. Cork driftcalendar.com
- IVVCC Powerscourt Picnic Classic Car Show · 23 Aug · Powerscourt, Co. Wicklow ivvcc.ie
- Star Car Show, TV and movie cars, classics and supercars · 29-30 Aug · Eikon Centre, Lisburn starcarshow.com
September
- Liam Kelly Memorial Garden of Ireland Vintage Run · 4-6 Sep · Co. Wicklow ivvcc.ie
- Lakeland Forestry Rally · 5 Sep · Enniskillen motorsportireland.com
- JDM Classics and AE86 Day, Japanese classics, grip and drift · 6 Sep · Mondello Park mondellopark.ie
- Irish Drift Championship Final Round · 6 Sep · 360 Motorsports Park driftcalendar.com
- Irish Championship Circuit Racing · 12-13 Sep · Mondello Park mondellopark.ie
- Wexford Stages Rally · 12-13 Sep · Co. Wexford motorsportireland.com
- 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
- Irish Championship Circuit Racing · 18 Oct · 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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