Historic Festival 44 & Sunday In The Park

Celebrating its 44th year, the Lime Rock Historic Festival launches into action over Labor Day weekend with a 17-mile tour through the area with Thursday’s Vintage Race Car and Sports Car Parade. Friday, Saturday and Monday feature non-stop, on-track competition across a diverse set of historic racing classes.

On Sunday, the Lime Rock Concours and Gathering of the Marques display nearly 1,000 enthusiast cars and motorcycles arranged around the Lime Rock circuit.

The 44th edition of the Lime Rock Historic Festival once again brings together an exciting and diverse field of historic racing machines for a Labor Day Weekend celebration of speed, sound and beauty with classes that range from pre-war open-wheel cars to the sports and formula cars of the postwar era.

More than racing, there’s also a swap meet, automobilia, featured speakers, concessions, and more to enjoy over the long weekend.

HF44’s featured race groups include Historic Trans Am & Formula Junior — stay tuned for future announcements.

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As a part of HF44’s Sunday in the Park, The Lime Rock Concours offers a special line up of beautiful and historic cars across several groups to vie for the Best-in-Show Award.

Dress in your Sunday best to wander around the Park and gander at the finest examples of automobiles and motorcycles in the northeast.

Concours entries open soon – check back for more information!

Sunday’s second event is the Gathering of the Marques, which hosts enthusiasts and clubs representing nearly every make and model, all arranged around the 1.5-mile Lime Rock course. With as many as 800 cars expected, the event will showcase an incredibly diverse display of cars grouped by make, model or country of origin.

Gathering of the Marques entry tickets include admission — tickets coming in November!

The Historic Festival Parade is a 17-mile tour through local towns on some of the most scenic and entertaining roads in the northwest Connecticut, departing from Lime Rock Park at 5PM sharp. The parade concludes at the town of Falls Village with a street fair.

The parade is typically open to 2-door vehicles older than 1975 and race cars. The Historic Festival Parade application opens Friday, May 29 & closes Friday, August 7. Email walter@limerock.com to apply for the parade.

Click the button below to see the parade route!

As part of Historic Festival, Lime Rock Park selects an Honored Collector to be celebrated throughout the weekend. Last year’s honored collector was Rob Dyson, who graciously shared cars from the Dyson Racing Collection with Lime Rock Park fans.

As part of the Historic Festival tradition, Lime Rock Park selects a featured marque to be celebrated throughout the weekend. For HF44, we’re thrilled to be celebrating the illustrious history of Alfa Romeo.

Stay tuned for more information on the celebrations!

Elevate your race day experience! Get Guaranteed Parking in our infield amongst like-minded enthusiasts from your marque, and a PARADE LAP around the Lime Rock Park circuit during our lunch break! Please note that General Admission is not included.

Car Corrals at HF44 are available for drivers of Classic American, German, Italian, & British marques.

Tickets coming in November — stayed tuned!

Enjoy Historic Festival in comfort & style – view our hospitality offerings at the button below.

Options include VIP Hospitality & Semi-Private Cabana rentals