| Silverstone Classic | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | Motoring festival |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Venue | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, England |
| Coordinates | 52°04′24″N 1°00′53″E / 52.0733°N 1.0147°E |
| Country | England |
| Inaugurated | July 1990 |
| Founder | Stuart Graham |
| Most recent | 2022 |
| Attendance | 109,000 |
| Website | www |
Silverstone Festival (previously known as Silverstone Classic) is an annual three-day Festival featuring historic motorsport, live music and family-friendly entertainment at the Silverstone Circuit, home of the British Grand Prix.[1] The event attracts hundreds of historic race cars in 20 races over the weekend, displays from over 100 car clubs with more than 10,000 classic cars, free access to the paddocks and grandstands, interactive activities, dynamic demonstrations, live music on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings, a shopping village and lots more. Founded in 1990, the event was one of the first of motor sport meetings dedicated entirely to historic racing cars and celebrated its 30th anniversary online (thanks to COVID) in 2020 with postponed celebrations at the 2021 event. Originally held in late July, since 2022 the event has taken place over the August bank holiday weekend.