The Dandelion Chandelier Planes, Yachts and Autos Luxury Calendar is all about speed machines on land, sea and air: yacht, classic car, air and boat shows; Formula 1 races; and luxury automotive events around the world in August 2018. For the rest of the Luxury Calendar, click here. Start your engines.
Summer is full speed ahead this month, with glamorous events like Pebble Beach Automotive Week. Outside of the States, you’ll find the UK’s biggest air festival, the Sydney Boat Show, CarFest South and the Belgium Grand Prix to help satisfy your need for summer speed.
Air Expos and Shows:
Canada’s National Air Show, the Abbotsford International Airshow takes place – Aug 10 – 12
The Chicago Air and Water Show returns this month and will feature the US Air Force Thunderbirds along the shore of Lake Michigan – Aug 18 – 19
The UK’s biggest air festival, the Bournemouth Air Festival, will feature aerial demonstrations from the RAF Red Arrows and a flotilla of Royal Navy ships, plus the Breitling Wingwalkers Aug 30-Sept 2
The Bournemouth Air Festival
Southern California’s end of summer traditional returns with LA Fleet Week which includes ship tours, military displays and flyovers – Aug 31 – Sept 3
Yacht Races and Shows:
The largest recreational boating exhibition in the Southern Hemisphere, the Sydney International Boat Show, will take place at Darling Harbor – Aug 2 – 6
Cowes Week is one of the oldest sailing races in the UK, taking place every year since 1826 (with the exception of during the two world wars) – Aug 4 – 11
The Royal Blue, Crete’s luxurious hotel, has reopened with a new marina. The new 507-square foot marina houses three private beaches – with one that is exclusively for adults. Providing superior vessel safety, the marina is rock-lined to mimic the surrounding mountainside, blending seamlessly into the bay’s natural beauty.
Auto Races:
The Belgian F1 Grand Prix takes place in Spa, Francorchamps- Aug 24 – 26
Luxury Auto Shows and Auctions:
The Milwaukee Concours d’Elegance takes place – Aug 4 – 5
More than 1,000 BMWs are expected at the BMW Car Club GB National Festival – Aug 12
Pebble Beach and the Monterey Peninsula in California is the center of the motoring universe with the arrival of Pebble Beach Automotive Week, culminating with the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. It’s not a contest of speed, but of elegance. Automobiles are judged for their style and technical merit, as well as their history, their originality and the accuracy of their preservation or restoration – Aug 21 – 26
Pebble Beach Automotive Week
Coinciding with the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is the RM Sotheby’s Monterey Sale – Aug 22 – 25
John Barnard revolutionised Formula 1, and motorsport as a whole, through his unrelenting quest for perfection in racing car design. Written with Barnard’s cooperation and with input from dozens of associates, drivers and rivals, The Perfect Car: The Biography of John Barnard ($50) tells the entire story, both personal and professional, of a British design genius – Aug 21
Bonhams returns to the beautiful Monterey Peninsula for its 21st annual Quail Lodge Auction, featuring the world’s finest and most exclusive collectors’ motorcars displayed in a stunning setting on the grounds of the Quail Lodge & Golf Club – Aug 24
The Quail Lodge Auction
CarFest South is an all-encompassing car show in Hampshire, England (its sister show, CarFest North, is in Cheshire) featuring exhibits, races and live music – Aug 24 – 26
Happening every other year, the Moscow International Automobile Salon returns – Aug 29 – Sept 9
Salon Privé is the most luxurious of garden parties set against the backdrop of ‘Britain’s Greatest Palace’, Blenheim Palace. Presenting the finest collection of supercars, hypercars and classic cars, along with a luxury retail village and exquisite cuisine, this event is a truly unique experience – Aug 30 – Sept 1
Salon Prive Supercar Show Blenheim Palace England
A Labor Day weekend tradition for enthusiasts across the country for over 45 years, RM Auctions’ Auburn Fall Sale returns to the historic Auburn Auction Park in Indiana – Aug 30 – Sept 2
See other August 2018 Events:
— Travel
— The Arts
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