FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Check out the most frequently asked questions regarding our guests’ attendance at the Concours of Elegance Germany 2024.
The Best of Show parade
The Concours cars Best of Show parade will take place on Friday 25th of July from 14:30 pm.
The winner will be announced and presented with their award on Saturday 26th of July.
Decade Awards Parade
The Decade Awards Parade takes place on Saturday 26th of July. The awarding ceremony takes place in the afternoon.
YES. Our guests that join the event in a wheelchair are able to access the venue smoothly. All areas of the event are seamlessly accessible in a wheelchair. The entrance to the venue is the entry the cars use to access the parking lot which displays some of the specialist Concours cars during our show. The other areas such as the beer garden and the alley to the courtyard are even and made of large cobblestone and gravel.
NO. Dogs and other animals, with the exception of guide dogs are not permitted at the Concours.
Junior Concours
One of the best-loved items of the show is the Junior Concours. Celebrating the best half and three-quarter scale hand-built pedal, electric and petrol-powered cars of all ages. The much-anticipated Junior Concours will see parents and their children taking on their respective roles of Mechanic and Works Driver.
A maximum of 20 half and three-quarter scale cars will line-up among a priceless collection of the world’s rarest cars at the Concours of Elegance.
If you’d like to register your children in the Junior Concours – please reach out to Bianca Lienau at bianca@thoroughevents.co.uk to secure a place. Simply share their names and details of the miniature car you would like to enter with her. We can’t wait to welcome them!
YES. There are several delicious stands across the Concours venue which serve anything from an ice-cold Coca-Cola to an Aperol Spritz and a selection of international and local dishes like sandwiches, pretzels, potato salad to pastries and homemade cake selections in a relaxed environment to enjoy while marvelling at the cars and taking in the breath-taking lakeside scenery.
YES. Should you wish to explore entertaining friends, family or business associates or you’d like to make your day even more enchanting for yourself and your friends, we have a range of hospitality options.
For larger group and corporate bookings, we can tailor a package to your requirements at our preferential rates. To discuss your needs and enquiry, please contact Sascha Aberle – sascha@thoroughevents.co.uk
If you lost something on site during the Concours, please contact
restaurant@kaefer-gut-kaltenbrunn.de
You will receive your tickets via email immediately after your purchase directly from our ticket sales Platform. Please look out for your tickets in your inbox under an email from the sender “See Tickets”.
Alternatively, after you purchase the tickets, stay on the purchase confirmation page and leave this open for about 10 Minutes, scroll to the bottom of the page and you should find a button – download pdf ticket.
To access the event, please print your tickets or just bring the email with the QR code with you on your smartphone.
Our General Admission Experience Ticket includes access to all external showcase areas on Gut Kaltenbrunn including all main and specialist Concours car showcases, the Future Classics Area and our dealer Patron and partner exhibition spaces. You will be able to enjoy the Concours car parade and presentation on the A. Lange & Söhne stage on Friday 25th from 14:30 PM.
This ticket also provides you with access to our public hospitality offerings like the Pit Stop Beer Garden and delicious Ice Cream and Gin Bars.
If you purchased a Club Concours VIP hospitality ticket then this includes all the access features of the general admission ticket and additionally gives you access to our most exclusive area at the Concours – The “Club Concours”. Hosting for our car collectors showcasing their cars, our partners VIP Clients – only a highly limited number of tickets is available for purchase.
The Club Concours tickets offers the best views on the Concours parade, with the cars driving past you and your friends up close right through the club so you can marvel and choose your favourite while you enjoy a finely prepared breakfast, Champagne reception, 3-course lunch and an afternoon tea, lovingly crafted by our MasterChef Philip Klein.
Once you arrive at the entry gate, your ticket will be scanned and you will gain access to the main show venue. Please look out for the sign Club Concours atop the entry door on the large wood-cladded building left of the entrance to the courtyard. Here, you will receive your Club Concours badge and we warmly welcome you into this exclusive space.
If you haven’t received your ticket, please log in in your See Tickets account here: https://www.seetickets.com/account/login under “Manage my order” where you can download the ticket.
To log in and manage your order, you will require your order number and the password you set when you made the order. Otherwise reset your password if you only have the order number and your e-mail address.
Should any additional queries regarding the e-tickets come up, please contact the See Ticket Customer Service Support Centre directly here: https://www.seetickets.com/content/support-centre
When you first arrive at the gate, your digital ticket (or hard copy) will be scanned, and you receive a fabric Concours of Elegance Germany General Admission wristband. As you approach the show areas, security will check for your wristband. This wristband must be worn and visible at all times.
Once the wristband is placed on your wrist, your digital ticket will be voided and will not be valid to be scanned again.
Please note that official tickets are only available from www.concoursofelegancegermany.com and our ticket store on See Tickets.
There will be no admission without a ticket.
From time to time, there may be time-limited promotions, giveaways in our Concours Insider Newsletter or our early-bird ticket rate which allows our guests to purchase the general admission tickets at a discounted rate.
Discounted tickets are also available for our guest that require special assistance/disabled access for them and a carer.
All sales are final, and tickets are non-refundable. If you need to transfer your ticket to someone else, please contact us at bianca@thoroughevents.co.uk
Please note that discounted tickets cannot be transferred.
0-5 Years
Children under five can enter the event free of charge. They will receive a wristband at the gate once you arrive and your adult tickets are scanned.
5-16 Years
Children in this age group receive a highly discounted price of over 50%. Please note that the purchase of a children’s ticket must be accompanied by a purchase of an adult ticket and that the child must be accompanied by an adult to attend the event to maintain the safeguarding of children.
If you’d like to add an additional children’s ticket to your adult tickets, you can upgrade this in your See Tickets account under “Manage my order”. To log in and manage your order, you will require your order number (see e-mail ticket confirmation) and the password you set. Otherwise reset your password if you only have the order number and your e-mail address.
Students
Students are eligible, upon showcasing a valid student ID, to book the student admission ticket at a discounted rate.
YES. Purchasing a ticket only when you arrive at the venue is possible and easy and usually takes no longer than five to ten minutes. All you need to do when you arrive at the entry gate is scan one of the barcodes on one of the tent signs placed beside the ticket tent. Simply scan the code which leads to our ticket store, select the ticket category you’d like, complete the purchase on your smartphone.
Once the e-ticket arrives in your inbox, our team will scan the QR code and will equip you with a wristband and you are all set to enjoy the show, and we wish you a fantastic time while you explore and meet our amazing guests and collectors!
Stay tuned as we announce the 2025 parking allocation space very shortly. You will be able to park on the Concours Greens parking space close to the venue. Check out the how to get here section on our “Venue” page for further details and instructions.
Stay tuned as we announce the 2025 parking allocation space very shortly. You will be able to park on the VIP Concours parking are that is closest to the venue. Check out the how to get here section on our “Venue” page for further details and instructions.
Emerging Icons Concours
Dedicated to our next generation of collectors under 30 years of age.
Ladies Concours
This fantastic Concours showcases an amazing celebration of female collectors.
Junior Concours
Here the parent are the mechanics, and the kids become the drivers in miniature replica cars.
Specialist Concours
The specialist Concours parade will take place on Saturday 17th in the late morning and the awarding ceremony in the early afternoon before the Grand Depart of the main Concours Cars.
Please send your application including a short history of your car and a few high-res images to bianca@thoroughevents.co-uk
Please note that spaces are limited to around 10-15 for the Emerging Icons/Ladies Concours and to 20 for the Junior Concours. As we were fully booked last year, we recommend applying as early as possible.
We look forward to welcoming your applications and hearing the story about how you started your collection and what drew you to the car you’d like to enter and how it came into your treasured possession.
Our international Steering Committee, headed by Chairman Richard Charlesworth, MVO convenes some of the automotive industry’s leading voices.
Our two wonderful and incredibly knowledgeable curators Flavien and Vanessa Marçais receive applications from the world’s leading car collectors and after a skilful year-long curation process, the Steering Committee aligns on a line-up that is meant to reflect the pinnacles of modern and traditional automotive excellence and to allow our visitors to witness only the most extraordinary vehicles with utterly fascinating histories.
Many of them have never been shown in Germany or have not been on display sometimes for over 50-years and you get the chance to hear the stories and meet the renowned collectors in person.
We have two Car Curators Vanessa & Flavien Marçais and an Owner Liaison Specialist Bianca Lienau who are there to make sure that you have all the information for entering your car into the concours.
To submit your application with your motorcar, please send a short history and 2-3 high res images to our curator Vanessa Marçais, who will review the application.
Email: vanessa@thoroughevents.co.uk
Mobile: +44 (0) 7879 634432
Uniquely to other Concours events, the winner at the Concours of Elegance Germany is selected by the participating car owners themselves. They receive a judging sheet each and select their picks to receive the Best of Show Award and their favourite and runner-up per class/decade.
This is in line with the international judging procedure and standard of our headline event Concours of Elegance Hampton Court Palace and the London Concours at the Honourable Artillery Company.