{"id":318614,"date":"2025-08-05T01:54:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T01:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/318614\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T01:54:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T01:54:23","slug":"volkswagen-festival-to-return-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/318614\/","title":{"rendered":"Volkswagen festival to return this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n VW Fest returns to Harewood House this weekend.<\/p>\n

\n VW Festival is returning to Harewood House for the 20th year this weekend.\u00a0\n <\/p>\n

Thousands of visitors are expected for the event, which celebrates all things Volkswagen, from Friday 8th to Sunday 10th August.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Known as one of the UK\u2019s largest events for VW enthusiasts, it combines classic car culture with live entertainment, food, music and activities for all ages.<\/p>\n

The event will feature more than 250 vehicles on display, ranging from vintage Beetles and camper vans to modern Transporters and modified Golfs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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A key highlight of the weekend is the Show & Shine competition, where owners showcase their meticulously maintained or creatively customised VWs in hopes of winning a prize.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for the event said:<\/p>\n

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\u201cVW Festival is the show to be at if you love cars, great entertainment and a fantastic atmosphere.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a chance to make new memories, so what\u2019re you waiting for, join us and help make it the greatest show of the year!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Each year the festival also adopts a theme, and this year it\u2019s \u201cStars & Stripes,\u201d with attendees encouraged to dress up or decorate their vehicles in line with the American-inspired concept.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The costume competition takes place on Saturday evening and is open to both adults and children.<\/p>\n

The festival site opens to the public from 9am on Saturday and Sunday, with last entry at 4pm on Saturday and 3.30pm on Sunday.<\/p>\n

For those camping, the site opens from midday on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Tickets for the day start from \u00a325 for adults and \u00a310 for children aged 6 to 16, while under-6s go free.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Weekend camping tickets are available from \u00a375 per adult and \u00a320 per child. Entry is free for Harewood House members, though advance booking is required.<\/p>\n

Getting there<\/b><\/p>\n

Visitors are advised that the main Harewood House car park will be closed during the event, and all vehicles will be directed to event parking fields nearby.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Event stewards will be on hand to assist with traffic flow.\u00a0Buses from Harrogate and Leeds will be running regularly, and attendees are encouraged to arrive early to avoid queues.<\/p>\n

Dogs are welcome at the event if kept on a lead, although they are not permitted inside marquees.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Accessible facilities, including toilets and designated parking, are available, and guests with specific access needs are encouraged to contact Harewood House before their visit.<\/p>\n

Find out more and get your ticket here<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"VW Fest returns to Harewood House this weekend. VW Festival is returning to Harewood House for the 20th…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":318615,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[39704,748,393,4884,39701,39702,1860,39705,39710,39706,39707,9440,27832,39708,39709,16,15,39703],"class_list":{"0":"post-318614","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-boroughbridge","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-harrogate","13":"tag-knaresborough","14":"tag-leeds","15":"tag-masham","16":"tag-nick-hancock","17":"tag-otley","18":"tag-pannal","19":"tag-radio","20":"tag-ripon","21":"tag-stray","22":"tag-strayfm","23":"tag-uk","24":"tag-united-kingdom","25":"tag-wetherby"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114973669279739488","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=318614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318614\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/318615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=318614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=318614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=318614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}