Please note: tickets will not be available to purchase on the day
Enjoy a display of 50 of the best FOTU cars hand-picked by our judges. Get your tickets to find out who’s crowned the winner in 2026!
Browse the FOTU Forecourt and discover a selection of cars for sale — or would you rather take part?
Simply select the FOTU Forecourt ticket at checkout and you’ll get a dedicated parking space, a professionally displayed FOTU-style information sheet complete with your car’s details and asking price, and the opportunity to put your car in front of thousands of enthusiasts.
Important notice: all vehicles displayed in the FOTU Forecourt at Festival of the Unexceptional are offered for sale by private individuals. Hagerty have not vetted nor inspected any of the cars offered for sale and does not accept any liability for roadworthiness, history or condition of any of these vehicles. The responsibility lies with the purchaser to ascertain the condition, history, roadworthiness and overall safety of any vehicle purchased. Conditions of sale exist solely between the private individuals selling said vehicle and the person wishing to purchase that vehicle.
Normally only reserved for club members, we’re releasing a small batch of HDC Members Area access tickets to the general public!
For just £15 per person (kids free with a paying adult) you can:
Better yet, why not join the club before the show and get 25% off tickets. Find out what you’re missing out on and take a look at Hagerty Drivers Club.
Please note: tickets will not be available to purchase on the day
If you’ve been to the Festival before, then you’ll have a pretty good idea of what we like to see, but as a general rule we’re looking for ‘unexceptional’ cars registered between 1971 and 2001.
Judges will place an emphasis on originality and ordinary, less ‘exotic’ versions of cars. We prefer Ls to SRis, Populars to Cosworths, and Renaults to Rolls-Royces. Judges also like to learn about the story behind the car, as this can make the difference when having to choose between a number of the same make and model. Really sell your car to us when you submit it for entry to the Concours!
To help us narrow down the dozens of entries, good photographs are also very useful in your submission – two or three clear exterior shots (front and rear three-quarter shots are always useful), plus a good, clear shot of the interior. Make sure you show off those base-spec cloth seats…
Want to get a feel for the types of vehicles you could be up against? Read our article on last year’s winning vehicle, a 1992 Skoda Favorit Forum or our ultimate guide to entering the concours!
No. You’ll know from personal experience how popular the event is – and how competitive it is too. So we require anyone wishing to enter the concours competition to submit a new entry for each year’s Festival.
No, afraid not. We’d be delighted to see you and may even direct you to parking where your car will be in good company with other marvellously mundane motor cars, but you’ll need to apply for the Concours in advance like other entrants.
Absolutely. The Festival of the Unexceptional is very much a family event, and a great opportunity to show your kids prime examples of the kind of real-world cars that used to roam our roads.
Yes! We’re laying on food stalls, but you’re equally welcome to bring a picnic or packed lunch too (and there’s usually plenty of space around the cars to put on a spread).
Yes. (That’s all you wanted to know, right? We won’t go into the cocktail or mocktail list here…)
Dogs are welcome but the venue stipulates that they must be kept on a lead.
There is no camping available, though if you’ve got an unexceptional camper van we’d love to see it at the Festival. And if the excitement all gets a bit too much, it’d be a fine place to nap too.
