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MotoFest at Coventry Transport Museum

The Coventry Transport Museum will be taking part in MotoFest 2023.

Free admission to the Museum all weekend | Drop in

For MotoFest 2023, the museum is open with free admission (no need to book ahead) and we will be hosting a weekend of events.

Check out the full programme below:
 

MILLENNIUM PLACE VEHICLE DISPLAY: 12pm - 4pm

We will be using the following vehicles throughout the weekend, outside the museum in Millennium Place:

1990 - Jaguar XJS ‘Barbie’
1971 - Rover P5B Coupe
1959 - Austin Gipsy Fire Tender
1900 - Singer Rational Ordinary cycle

CIRCUIT PARADE: 1.05pm

One of the highlights of the weekend will be the circuit parade, which will star our iconic Pink Jaguar XJS – with Coventry’s very own Barbie in the passenger seat!

After the parade, ‘Barbie’ and the car will be displayed at Millennium Place, where visitors can pose for photos.

FAMILY ACTIVITIES:

We will also be hosting a range of family-friendly activities throughout the weekend at Millennium place, and inside the museum!

Tinker | Make | Play | Sat 3rd June | 10.30am - 12.30pm & 1.30pm – 3.30pm | £4.50 | Book online

Discover the power of gravity in our half-term family engineering sessions.
 

Junk Modelling Maker Challenge | Sat 3rd – Sun 4th June | 10am - 4.30pm | FREE | Drop in

Take part in this year’s junk-modelling-maker-challenge! Be inspired by MotoFest’s treasures and make your own model with the materials we provide.
Tag @CovTM to be entered into our competition!
 

PlayHEM | Sat 3rd – Sun 4th June | 11am – 3pm | FREE | Drop in

Enjoy an open-ended play space that welcomes children to take a break and play with chalks, hoops, tyres, tubes, fabrics and more.

This open environment invites families to make their own incredible inventions, using real tools to construct, deconstruct and adapt everyday items and learn how things work.

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE FULL MOTOFEST WEEKEND HERE

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