Tip: Classic Car Meets and Rallies in April 2026
Classic Car Season - Dates for Classic, Modern Classic, and Rally Enthusiasts
Important Classic Car Events in April 2026
The classic car season began on April 1st, and everywhere, vintage cars were taken out of garages and given a thorough cleaning. In Essen, RETRO CLASSICS is currently attracting visitors. This year marks the premiere of the automotive culture trade fair in the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region, and it will continue to thrill classic car enthusiasts until April 12th. Then everyone is already looking forward to Munich, where the ACM meeting will take place on the vast Theresienwiese / Oktoberfestwiese Munich on Sunday, April 26th. But there are even more opportunities to admire historic cars and motorcycles in April... we've listed some dates below...
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| Under the Bavaria statue – Theresienwiese – the annual ACM meeting, photo: Helga Waess (Pressefotoarchiv) |
Classic Car Events in April 2026
April 8–12, 2026: RETRO CLASSICS ESSEN
Premiere of the trade fair for driving culture in the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region
April 8–12, 2026 – Thursday–Sunday: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Messe Essen
April 10, 2026: Classic Rally Franconian Switzerland
an uphill and downhill rally
organized by the Automobile Club of Germany (AvD)
April 10–12, 2026: Early Ignition at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben
April 11, 2026: Kick-off with free admission at the Arena Autofrühling (Spring Car Show)
at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben with children's and stage program and helicopter rides
Motor Weekend:
- Paddock with classic car track days,
- Kart track with Horizon Drift Camp
- Formula and racing cars, as well as classic and vintage cars, complete laps on the track all day long.
April 12, 2026: Spring Festival with Classic Car Show in Papenburg
Sunday, April 12: Spring Festival and Classic Car Show 2026
At Papenburg Obenende
Shops open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, April 19, 2026: Classic Car Meet in Ellringen
40th Classic Car Meet with Parts Market in Ellringen
Admission: €3
Sunday, April 26, 2026 - 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
20th ACM Classic Car Meet "Under the Bavaria" in Munich
Free admission - Enthusiasts can admire historic classic cars, modern classics, US cars, and vintage motorcycles up to 1996.
during: Munich Spring Festival, April 25 to May 11, 2026
Theresienwiese, Bavariaring 5, 80336 Munich
22.–24.04.2026: Südsteiermark Classic (Österreich)
Österreich - Südsteiermark - Gamlitz
Elegante Vorkriegsmodelle bis hin zu Ikonen der 50er und 60er Jahre locken Oldtimerfans an die Strecke entlang der Etappenziele
24./25. April 2026: Baden Classic
BADEN-CLASSIC – MSC Bernstein e.V. im ADAC
auf Orientierungsetappen und "geheime Gleichmäßigkeitswertungen" geht es durch das Murgtal und den Schwarzwald
23.–25.04.2026: ADAC Drei Tage Rallye Classic in NRW
(Rothenuffeln - Sauerland - Harz)
Das Starterfeld ist in die Klassen Touring und Super eingeteilt
25. April 2026: 17. RegioSprint
200 automobile Klassiker starten beim RegioSprint
Oldtimer-Tages-Fahrveranstaltungen
250 km über tolle Nebenstrecken durch die Landschaften Zentralbayerns
Freitag, 24., Samstag, 25. und Sonntag, 26. April 2026:
Vintage Car Weekend Vianden (Luxemburg)
VIANDEN OLDTIMER-WOCHENENDE
Unterwegs mit dem Oldtimer-Camper, Wohnwagen, LKW, Bus oder PKW rund um die malerische Burg Vianden
26. April 2026: Balade de printemps G D Lux
Rallye
Abfahrtsort: Luxemburg 9907 Troisvierges rue d'Asselborn, 51
Ankunftsort: Belgische Obstbude
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| Historische Traktoren auf der Theresienwiese während des Münchner Frühlingsfests - oder des Kleinen Oktoberfestes (wie man auch sagt), Foto: Helga Waess (Pressefotoarchiv) |
April 22–24, 2026: Southern Styria Classic (Austria)
Austria – Southern Styria – Gamlitz
Elegant pre-war models and icons of the 1950s and 60s attract classic car enthusiasts to the route along the stage finishes.
April 24/25 April 2026: Baden Classic
BADEN-CLASSIC – MSC Bernstein e.V. in the ADAC
The rally takes place through the Murg Valley and the Black Forest, featuring orientation stages and "secret regularity trials."
April 23–25, 2026: ADAC Three Days Classic Rally in North Rhine-Westphalia
(Rothenuffeln - Sauerland - Harz Mountains)
The starting field is divided into the Touring and Super classes.
April 25, 2026: 17th RegioSprint
200 classic cars will start at the RegioSprint
Classic car day driving events
250 km on fantastic backroads through the landscapes of Central Bavaria
Friday, April 24, Saturday, April 25, and Sunday, April 26, 2026:
Vintage Car Weekend Vianden (Luxembourg)
VIANDEN CLASSIC CAR WEEKEND
Travel with a classic camper, caravan, truck, bus, or Car rally around the picturesque Vianden Castle
April 26, 2026: Spring Rally G D Lux
Departure point: Luxembourg 9907 Troisvierges, rue d'Asselborn, 51
Arrival point: Belgian fruit stand
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| Classic car meet on the Theresienwiese during the Munich Spring Festival – or the Little Oktoberfest (as it's also known), Photo: Helga Waess (Pressefotoarchiv) |
