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SHOWBUS Rally & Events Calendar for August 2026




Whilst the information here is supposed to be correct, you are advised to check with the organisers before embarking on a long journey. Each page is left in situ as a guide until updated for the following year.

AUGUST
1
Pirate Day at the CRICH Tramway Museum.

2
GLASGOW Vintage Vehicle Trust Bridgeton depot Family & Community Fun Day Sunday 1100h to 1600h.

Stokes Bay Provincial Bus Rally at GOSPORT from 1000h to 1630h

OXFORD Bus Museum's Grand Day Out recreating the golden age of coach travel from Gloucester Green with regular bus rides.

Trans Pennine Run from M62 Birch Services to TOCKWITH organised by the HCVS.

7
ISLE OF MAN 150th Anniversary of the Douglas Bay horse tramway.

8
AYCLIFFE annual rally at the Great Aycliffe Council Offices car park.

Delaine Bus Museum Open Day at their BOURNE depot 1200h to 1600h. Admisson £2.50 includes heritage bus ride.

8 - 9
Sounds of the fifties & sixties, period music an vintage trams at the CRICH Tramway Museum.

Weekend Open Days at the Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, near DONCASTER.

SEVERN VALLEY Railway Vintage Transport Extravaganza.

9
Annual gathering of preserved buses at HOOTON PARK Trust Hangars at the Airfield with buses running to various locations on the Wirral. Sales stands and refreshments available, 1000h to 1600h. Due to limited parking on site, please park at Hooton Railway Station, where a frequent, free connecting bus service is available. Tel 0151 6394929 or 0774 8041310 hootonbusevent@gmail.com

Weird & Wonderful vehicles day at the South Yorkshire Transport Museum 1030h to 1600h at 9 Waddington Way in Aldwarke, ROTHERHAM. (S65 3SH)

The Big Bus Show at Stonham Barns, STOWMARKET

Kent and East Sussex bus rally 1000h to 1600h at the K&ESR TENTERDEN Station. (TN30 6HE) noelmyoung@yahoo.co.uk for entry forms.

Blues & Twos emergency vehicle day at WYTHALL Transport Museum.

15
Models Weekend at the CRICH Tramway Museum.

Imberbus Car Free Day 2025 with Routemaster services from WARMINSTER Railway Station across rarely-seen parts of Salisbury Plain. Only the scheduled buses are permitted on the routes.

16
Models Weekend at the CRICH Tramway Museum.

Free heritage bus rides at the Greater MANCHESTER Museum of Transport, 1000h to 1630h.

OXFORD Bus Museum with free heritage bus rides at 1215h and 1415h.

Free vintage bus service from the D Day Museum organised by the City of PORTSMOUTH Preserved Transport Depot in Cranleigh Road, Portchester. (PO16 9DP)

19
Free vintage bus service from the Portsmouth City Museum organised by the City of PORTSMOUTH Preserved Transport Depot in Cranleigh Road, Portchester. (PO16 9DP)

22
LYNDHURST bus rally at Strawberry Fields Boldre. (SO41 8NG)

Open Day at the Aycliffe & District Bus Preservation Society at Units 1G and 1H in the Langton Business Centre, Aycliffe business park in Durham Way, NEWTON AYCLIFFE. (DL5 6BL)

22 - 23
Scottish Vintage bus museum open weekend at LATHALMOND.

23
Open Day at the DUBLIN National Transport Musuem..

British Commercial Vehicle Museum Fishwick and Ribble Bus Day 1000h to 1600h in LEYLAND.

5th Cotswold bus rally at Cotswold Barn in MORETON-IN-THE-MARSH. All types of bus and coach welcome for both static display and local trips out, 1000h to 1700h (GL56 OQZ) davidbickley@live.co.uk

24 - 31
School holidays weekday opening followed by the long weekend celebration of 80 years of BUT at the Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, near DONCASTER.

26
Free vintage bus service from the Portsmouth City Museum organised by the City of PORTSMOUTH Preserved Transport Depot in Cranleigh Road, Portchester. (PO16 9DP)

29 - 31
Festival of Transport at Broad Farm near HAILSHAM, 1000h to 1700h organised by the Eastbourne Historic Vehicles Club. (BN27 4DS)

30
Free heritage bus rides at the Greater MANCHESTER Museum of Transport, 1000h to 1630h.

30 - 31
Teddy Bear's picnic and children's entertainment days at the CRICH Tramway Museum.

OXFORD Bus Museum Scalextric displays.

Steam Rally at Onslow Park, SHREWSBURY.

Bank Holiday Operating Days at WYTHALL transport museum whilst celebrating 130 years of Daimler.

31
LINCOLNshire Road Transport Museum Classic car running day, 1000h to 1600h, with visiting classic cars and motorbikes welcome and free vintage car rides.

SEABURN Historic Vehicle Display at the Recreation Ground, 1000h to 1600h, organised by the North East Bus Preservation Trust.

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