RIDGELAND, Miss. – The 16th Annual Renaissance Euro Fest Classic European Automobile & Motorcycle Show returns to Ridgeland October 13-14, 2023. Euro Fest is an all-European automobile and motorcycle show held at Renaissance at Colony Park, an upscale, open-air shopping destination in Ridgeland, Mississippi. It is a free event to both spectators and participants and in the past fifteen years has attracted over 200,000 attendees that have come to view over 1,600 entries from twelve Southeastern states. 15,000 spectators are expected this year.
Events kick off on Friday, October 13 with the escorted BMW Renaissance Road Rally Drive beginning at 3:00 p.m. at Renaissance at Colony Park. The caravan rolls to the Town of Livingston and returns to Renaissance at Colony Park at 4:30 p.m. Participants, media, and sponsors are invited to the “Packet Pick Up Party” and reception at Lee Michael’s from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. The main event opens to the public at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 14. Attendees can enjoy a Bavarian-style beer garden, music from Polka band the Delta Krauts, and fare from food truck Barbeque Shine as they peruse the exhibits. Over 150 vehicles will be shown and judged, plus 75 vehicles (not yet 25 years old) will be displayed in a Club Corral on the east lawn of the Renaissance. Awards will be presented at 4:00 p.m. and the show will conclude at 5:00 p.m.
New this year, the Madison Career and Technical Center will display their Volkswagen “Baja Bug”, a unique vehicle built over a 2.5-year period. The course, made up of students from four local high schools, is a job training program for students who go straight from the class to working at dealerships such as Porsche and Ford. The Baja Bug is custom from front to rear and features a 2180 Stroker port-injected turbo air-cooled engine, AC, electric power steering, four-wheel disc brakes, backup camera, touch screen radio, and more. Hinds Community College in Pearl provided the paint after the body changes were completed.
For more information and photos from past events, visit www.euro-fest.net/?/ridgeland.
