Chris Evans CarFest 2012 brought a fantastic day out to thousands both in the South of England and the Northwest - together with joy for a lot of children. Now it's all about to happen again.

Retro Show returns to Santa Pod for the seventh year running next Sunday 7 July - and the line up is bigger and better than ever.

The exclusive concours event that showcases one-offs, concepts and prototypes is moving from its traditional home in Italy to a new venue in St Petersburg, Russia. Uniques Special Ones takes place on 30 August-1 September, and will be the first international car concours to take place in Russia.

The new Castle Hill Car Festival promises to be a spectacular family-friendly event that brings hundreds of classic cars together in beautiful surroundings near Barnstaple in Devon.

GTI International, Britain’s biggest event for enthusiasts of high-performance Volkswagen Group cars will take place this year at the Shakespeare County Raceway, near Stratford-upon-Avon from 6-7 July.

Lamborghini is celebrating its 50th birthday at next month’s Silverstone Classic (26-28 July) with what’s believed to be the biggest ever gathering seen in the UK and one of the largest seen anywhere in the world.

The Cholmondeley Pageant of Power continued to grow in spectacular style, with a huge array of classic cars, supercars, boats... and much more on display and in action.

The Royal Automobile Club, in partnership with the Historic Endurance Rallying Organisation, is to re-create the 1000 Mile Trial, which was first run in 1900.

Footman James will be the headline sponsor of the inaugural Sywell Classic – Pistons and Props motoring festival, held at Northamptonshire’s Sywell Aerodrome on 28-29 September 2013.

A stellar line-up of 60 first-rate has been confirmed for the 2013 St James' Concours of Elegance, held on the Royal lawns of St James’s, Central London from 5-7 September 2013.

Staged along Plymouth’s waterfront, in the area known as The Barbican, beneath Plymouth Hoe, this historic and well preserved area of Plymouth features cobbled streets and quaint buildings. It was the ideal venue for a of 80 classic and modern Jaguars

The special anniversary parade, dubbed 911 x 911, to mark 50 years of the Porsche 911 at this summer’s Silverstone Classic (26-28 July) has proven so popular that it's already a complete sell out.