Celebrating highlands motoring Festival on june 11-14, 2026
Thursday, June 11, 2026
“One Lap of the Mountains- Grande”- Group A Departure 8:30 am
“One Lap of the Mountains- Grande”- Group B Departure 9:30 am
“One Lap of the Mountains- Speciale” – Group C Departure 10:15 am
Friday, June 12, 2026
“One Lap of the Mountains- Speciale” Group 1 Departure 8:30 am
“One Lap of the Mountains- Speciale” Group 2 Departure 9:15 am
“One Lap of the Mountains- Grande” Group 3 Departure 10:00 am
Main Street Parade of Classic Cars 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Saturday, June 13, 2026
“Classics in the Park” Judged Car Show in the Kelsey-Hutchinson Park 9:30 am to 4 pm
“HMF Dinner Party” at Wildcat Cliffs Country Club 6 pm to 9 pm
Sunday, June 14, 2026
“High Octane” Social and Car Gathering in Kelsey-Hutchinson Park. 8:30 am to 11 am.
2025 highlands motoring festival In Review
The 2025 HMF List of Winning Entries
The 2025 HMF List of Winning Entries
The 2025 HMF List of Winning Entries
Motoring Festival in Review
The 2025 HMF List of Winning Entries
The 2025 HMF List of Winning Entries
2025 BEST IN SHOW
2025 CLASSICS IN THE PARK RUNNER-UP
2025 CLASSICS IN THE PARK RUNNER-UP
Kevin Cogan - Cogan Collection
1961 Ferrari 400 Superameric
2025 CLASSICS IN THE PARK RUNNER-UP
2025 CLASSICS IN THE PARK RUNNER-UP
2025 CLASSICS IN THE PARK RUNNER-UP
Spirit of Highlands
Daryle Higginbotham 1964 Porsche 904 GTS Carrera
Discover highlands motoring festival
One Lap of the Mountains Driving Events
One Lap of the Mountains Driving Events
One Lap of the Mountains Driving Events
Join us for a wonderful, driving tour of the winding, and scenic roads of Western North Carolina mountain. Two tour groups daily with a longer more spirited drive on Thursday and the shorter more casual paced drive on Friday.
Classics In the Park Invitational
One Lap of the Mountains Driving Events
One Lap of the Mountains Driving Events
The centerpiece event of the festival is Saturday's concours level judged showing of invited classics. The 2026 featured theme is American verses England....Corvette verses Jaguar.
All pre-1990 makes and models are eligible to apply for invitation. This event is free for both spectators and participants, but donations are appreciated. The
The centerpiece event of the festival is Saturday's concours level judged showing of invited classics. The 2026 featured theme is American verses England....Corvette verses Jaguar.
All pre-1990 makes and models are eligible to apply for invitation. This event is free for both spectators and participants, but donations are appreciated. The same is true for the "Main Street Parade of Classics" and "the "High Octane" car show.
HMF Dinner Party at WCCC
One Lap of the Mountains Driving Events
HMF Dinner Party at WCCC
Come dine with old and new friends at the Wild Cat Country Club. You will hear a program with tales of classic automobiles. The evening will also include the conclusion of this year's silent auction.
Our Online application and purchase system
This year we have enhanced our online system to pride easier access for applying to the Car Show, and purchasing tickets for the Gala and entry into our On-Lap events. For returning patron, the system remembers your entry from last year and will provide that information you upon sign on.
See You At The Festival
What Happened in Previous Years
"Classics in the Park Invitational"
"Classics in the Park Invitational"
"Classics in the Park Invitational"
Eighty-five invited concours level classic cars displayed in Kelsey Hutchinson Park in downtown Highlands..
“One Lap of the Mountains”
"Classics in the Park Invitational"
"Classics in the Park Invitational"
Mountain driving experience curated by local enthusiasts for beautiful scenery and quality roads.
Charity Auction & Gala
"Classics in the Park Invitational"
Charity Auction & Gala
HMF Gala and Auction with a program by Corky Coker and automotive memorabilia for the auction from the collection of Dr. Terry Clark.
“High Octane”
Main Street Parade of Classics
Charity Auction & Gala
A second car show and social gathering in the Kelsey Hutchinson Park and open to all interesting vehicles. There is no judging or any fees for entrants and spectators. Entrants can arrive and depart at will.
2024 Featured Marque- BMW
Main Street Parade of Classics
Main Street Parade of Classics
An assembly of classics was recruited to tell the history of BMW automobiles. Starting with the 1930 BMW Dixi, the collection included historical models: 315/1, 328, Veritas, 502, 503, 507, Isetta, 700, 2002 Turbo, e3, e9, M1, M3, Z1 and Z8. For six hours Highlands was home to one of the world's greatest collections of BMW's.
Main Street Parade of Classics
Main Street Parade of Classics
Main Street Parade of Classics
On Friday evening thousands of spectators lined Main Street Highlands to watch over a hundred classic cars in motion and being driven the way they were intended. The event is always free to spectators and participants.
The 2025 Highlands Motoring Festival® success allowed donations to local human needs charities. The festival’s net proceeds of $105,000+ has been distributed equally between REACH, Literacy Center, and Community Care Clinic. Over the years, HMF has donated over $750,000 to local non-profits.
Platinum Sponsors - click on the sponsor to see more
The Years of the highlands motoring festival
2025 Show Guide
2025 Show Guide
2025 Show Guide
The Highlands Motoring Festival Brochure for 2025
2024 Show Guide
2025 Show Guide
2025 Show Guide
The Highlands Motoring Festival Brochure for 2024
2023 Show Guide
2023 Show Guide
2023 Show Guide
The 2023 Highlands Motoring Festival® was successful by every measure please see the Highlands Motoring Festival Brochure for 2023.
2022 Show Guide
2023 Show Guide
2023 Show Guide
Take a look at the 2022 Show Guide and be amazed at the cars and the action.