Last Weekend in May
The largest Custom Car and VW Festival in the UK, bringing thousands
of visitors to the town for a weekend of fun and entertainment.
Each year 100,000 people (official police figures) come to Newquay in
Cornwall to enjoy a weekend of Cars, Music, Sea, Surf and water pistols.
The events include exciting escape and evasion tactics to avoid becoming
soaked by the numerous water pistols.
This year you could be one of them, so if you like getting wet this
is the event for you! The police may want to try to stop the use of
water pistols, but the bad publicity fallout could seriously damage
Newquay's image as a fun town. Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, became a
dull backward area after the police started harrassing the Spring Break
visitors. This proved bad for business. Let's hope Newquay won't lose
it's appeal to young people that way. The Run to the Sun event was
forged from a concept by VW guru Keith Seume and former surfing
journalist Dave Chappel.
Born from a synergy between the beach and the car, Run To The Sun has
evolved to become not only the largest VW/Custom Car Festival in Europe
but also one of the greatest dance music festivals in the UK. Still
keeping its roots, feel and anything goes philosophy, Run To The Sun is
confirmed as the first of the major UK Summer Festivals. Each year since
the event started it has grown considerably. This year looks set to
break all records, and with the Newquay Surf Festival in full swing on
Fistral Beach, there is no better time to get into Newquay, get into the
vibe and party.
Friday
The fun starts with events in the main
arena at Trevelgue. By now there should be a few more Volkswagens than
usual cruising around town.
Saturday
The main feature
of Saturday is the cruise from London to Newquay which leaves reading
services on the M4 at 09:30 picking up more vehicles at each service
station on route. The convoy can attract in excess of 100 cars creating
a line of traffic over 8KM long a major specticel on the bank holiday
roads. The entertainment continues at Trevelgue and Volkswagons take
over on Newquay's roads leaving a fun filled afternoon of cruising and
dodging water pistols.
Sunday
Head for the show'n'shine at
Tregunnel Car Park just off Mount Wise with live entertainment. Judging
for the event will take place here so this excellent place to be to view
the very best customised Volkswagens
