Truro Classic Car Show 2026

We brought the fourth Truro Classic Car Show back to the city on Sunday 2nd August. The event was a rare chance to see Truro, the only city in Cornwall, filled with 360 vintage vehicles!

Classic and vintage vehicles were exhibited across Truro, including on Lemon Quay, Lemon Street, Pydar Street, and Boscawen Street. As the show was on a Sunday, when fewer buses run, we were able to extend the exhibition area to River Street and Victoria Square, without impacting too many bus passengers.

We were delighted to see so many residents and visitors enjoying the much-loved vehicles across the city. Our footfall figures show the day had a footfall of over 30,500. This represents an increase of over 15.5k visitors compared to an average Sunday and an additional audience of more than 2k compared to the 2025 event.

By liaising with Cornwall Council, we arranged for the Tregurra Park and Ride to operate to help those driving to the event to get into the city easily.

Thank you to the exhibitors who brought their vehicles along and our sponsor Coodes Solicitors. We hope the event had a positive effect on the businesses that were open.

The Truro Classic Car Show will be back in Truro, Cornwall in summer 2027 (date tbc)!

Truro Classic Car Show 2025

We brought the third Truro Classic Car Show back to the city on Sunday 6 July, which gave car lovers a unique opportunity to see a wide variety of cherished classic and vintage vehicles in a city centre location.

Funded by Truro BID, the show included vintage cars, vans, and motorcycles showcased across the city on Lemon Quay, Lemon St, Boscawen St, St Nicholas St, High Cross, and Pydar St. Along with the vintage vehicles, residents and visitors browsed automobilia stalls and enjoyed live music. We worked with Cornwall Council so that a special shuttle Park and Ride service could operate from the Tregurra site (by Waitrose) to the city centre.

We were delighted to see so many residents and visitors enjoying the much-loved vehicles on display across the city. A big thank you to all the exhibitors who brought their vehicles to show, our sponsor Coodes Solicitors, along with everyone who came along to the show and visited the shops, eateries, and pubs.

The Truro Classic Car Show was brought to the city by Truro BID, sponsored by Coodes Solicitors and Macmillan Cancer Support were fundraising.

Marketing the 2025 Truro Classic Car Show

We promoted the Truro Classic Car Show via a multi-media campaign which we funded and included:

listing on three different websites that promote car shows and autojumble events
listings on Cornwall 365, Visit Truro, Rewind Radio, Cornwall Events Calendar
editorial and advertising in Truro Together
social media activity on @trurobid (Facebook, Instagram and Twitter)
three media releases where we gained media coverage on the Falmouth Packet, Cornish Stuff (online), Cornwall Live, Truro Voice and BBC Spotlight, ITV West Country
posters and flyers across city centre businesses
waterproof posters in the public realm in the city
adverts (digital and print) on the Park and Ride.
liaising with car/classic car Facebook groups to get the word out.

We liaised with Visit Truro who also promoted the Truro Classic Car Show on visittruro.org.uk and on their social media channels (@visittruro).