The J.Willard Marriott Ferrari Club is a highlight of the 2024 Chattanooga Motorcar Festival
photo by Chattanooga Motorcar Festival
Tickets are now available for the Fifth Annual Chattanooga Motorcar Festival Sponsored by Millennium Bank at a new family-friendly price of $20 for adults for the three-day weekend, Oct. 11-13.
All proceeds will benefit Chattanooga’s NeuroScience Innovation Foundation, a leading Alzheimer’s and brain health research foundation dedicated to supporting high-impact research, educational and biomedical and clinical innovation. https://neurofdn.com/
Tickets may be purchased at https://events.humanitix.com/chattanooga-motorcar-festival/tickets. Children aged 13 or under are admitted free when accompanied by an adult with a paid ticket.
Included in the price of the per-person ticket are a variety of fan-friendly events, including live music; a Saturday morning parade led by racing champion and Grand Marshal David Hobbs; the J. Willard Marriott Ferrari Club; car club displays; specialty car displays; a Luftgekühlt gathering of air-cooled Porsches; celebrity panel discussions; Concours d’Lemons; a street festival; laser light shows; a balloon drop; and more yet to be announced.
College football fans will also be able to watch the games on Saturday, Oct. 12, in special areas at select West Village restaurants. New restaurants have recently opened in West Village: Chattanooga Brewing Company, and the West Village Terrace now includes St. John’s Restaurant and The Meeting Place, in addition to an event space. Also, Furnish, a lifestyle, gift and home decor store is now open.
Ticket holders will also have access to viewing the events at the Broad Arrow Auctions on Saturday, Oct. 12, at the Chattanooga Convention Center. Approximately 100 collector cars are expected to cross the block at Broad Arrow’s final stop of four 2024 auctions held in the U.S. Bidders should sign in at https://www.broadarrowauctions.com/events/466.
The weekend will conclude with the world-class Concours d’Elegance, featuring significant cars from around the globe vying for class trophies, and the coveted Best in Class honor. Registration for the Concours is open at Concours d'Elegance - Chattanooga Motorcar Festival.
A full schedule of events, may be found at Event Schedule - Chattanooga Motorcar Festival.
“We expect this year’s Festival to provide even more fan-friendly activities than ever,” said Festival founder Byron DeFoor. “All events, designed not only for car enthusiasts but families as well, will take place outside the door of our home base, the Westin Chattanooga, right downtown in West Village and its surroundings.
“We’re pleased to be able to offer such a low price for the weekend, allowing families of all sizes to come and enjoy the dynamic vibe this year’s Festival will bring to the community. It will also help support a worthy cause – the NeuroScience Innovation Foundation.”
Another popular event held earlier in the week, which requires a separate ticket purchase, is the Road Rally Chattanooga, held on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 9 and 10. Sponsored by Quick Everett’s Garage and Solid Beans Coffee, the rally will drive through scenic areas of Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and North Carolina. Cost is $2,500 per car. Registration is open at https://www.motorsportreg.com/events/road-rally-chattanooga-west-village-motorcar-festival-437393.
Also, the Fifty Plus Foundation Inc. will hold a fundraiser Saturday evening at the Westin Chattanooga Hotel. More information may be found and tickets purchased at https://events.humanitix.com/chattanooga-motorcar-festival/tickets.
Registration for the J. Willard Marriott Ferrari Club is open at J. Willard Marriott Ferrari Club - Chattanooga Motorcar Festival.