Truckfest

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Truckfest
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Truckfest logo
Genre Trucks, Music, Entertainment
Dates5–6 May (Peterborough)
17–18 Aug (South East)
5–6 Oct (Original)
Location(s) Peterborough, United Kingdom
Years active1983–present
FoundersLive Promotions Events Ltd
Most recent17–18 Aug 2021 (South East)
Next event17–18 Aug 2022 (South East)
Organised byLive Promotions Events Ltd
SponsorMotortransport
Website www.truckfest.co.uk

Truckfest is a transport festival in the United Kingdom centred on trucks and the haulage industry. As well as trade stands and music entertainment, highlights of the shows are displays of customised trucks and monster trucks. [1] [2]

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decorated truck, Truckfest at Haydock Park racecourse, 12 September 2009
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Radio-controlled model trucks,Truckfest at Haydock Park racecourse, England, 12 September 2009

The main Truckfest event is held in Peterborough at the East of England Showground, and is billed as the biggest get-together in the lorry-driving calendar. [3] The Peterborough event celebrated its silver (25th) anniversary in 2007. [4]

The 2016 event was held at Peterborough on 1-2 May. [5] A Truckfest event was held on 8–9 September 2021 at Newark Showground. [6]

Other Truckfest events are held at Haydock Park in the northwest, the Royal Highland Centre in Scotland, the Royal Bath and West Showground in the southwest, Kent Showground in the southeast and Croft Circuit in the northeast.

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References

  1. Boyzone will star at Truckfest The Evening Telegraph, Peterborough
  2. "Road and Street stars will appear at Truckfest" The Evening Telegraph , Peterborough
  3. Drivers fight to keep on trucking, BBC
  4. Truckfest celebrates its silver anniversary Archived 18 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine Road Transport.com
  5. Win tickets to Truckfest..... Chad, 20 April 2016, p.57
  6. TV's Ice Road queen at Truckfest. Chad, 5 September 2021, p.48