Igor Drive GARAGE FEST 2026 will reach a new level in the anniversary year

On July 18 and 19, 2026, the Igora Drive Autodrom will for the fifth time become a point of attraction for all those who live by speed, music and drive. The Igor Drive 2026 GARAGE FEST Anniversary festival will be the central event of the automotive summer and will bring together professional motorsport, an exhibition of unique cars, media stars, live concerts and a large-scale entertainment program for the whole family.

This year, GARAGE FEST is reaching a new level: guests will enjoy the longest race in the history of the festival, a battle of bloggers in three disciplines and a mobile application that will make navigating the festival even more convenient.

This year, the motorsport program of the festival includes three competitions. The main race premiere is Saturday's 1000 km Igor Drive marathon. For the first time in the history of Russian motorsport, an eight-hour endurance race will be held at the autodrome. The leading marathon racing teams will start.

On Sunday, the GT Cup will take up the baton — races of powerful sports cars BMW, Mercedes-AMG, Porsche and Toyota. The competition will be held within the framework of the festival for the second time, and it has already managed to win the love of the audience.

At the same time, the RDS Open Championship stage will take place at the drift site: the legendary "concrete Colosseum" will test the pilots again, and the fans will be fully immersed in the fight, because the cars are rushing in close proximity to the stands. Single qualifiers will be held on Saturday, and the elimination bracket will be held on Sunday.

The Media Drift project, which was successfully completed last year, has evolved into a full-fledged all-around competition. The stars of the media space will compete in three disciplines: Formula 4 time attack, drift and 200 m drag racing. The winner will be determined by the sum of the results, which equalizes the chances of participants with different levels of training.

This time, the Big Russian Boss, the creator of the Fast and Furious channel Anton Skrypnikov, Jan Dylan and Ekaterina Tyurina will drive. For the audience, this is a chance to see how media personalities handle real racing technology.

A special gift for fans: on Saturday, July 18, from 17:00 to 19:00, all participants of Media Racing will hold an autograph session in the Avtokultura zone. Bloggers will chat with the guests, it will be possible to get autographs and take pictures with them. In addition, the Media Racing stars will take part in the drivers' parade of the RDS Open Championship on Sunday.

Traditionally, an important part of the festival will be the exhibition "Autoculture", which this year is dedicated to the theme "The Great Journey". Visitors will see rare sports cars of the Grand Tour class, cars prepared for long-distance travel, as well as racing cars capable of overcoming hundreds of kilometers in maximum attack mode.

The lecture hall "Avtokultura" will bring together travelers, auto journalists and industry experts. They will tell you how to prepare a car for a multi-day run, share their experiences of traveling around the world and reveal the secrets of routes accessible to everyone.

The audience will be able to see cars in motion: throughout the festival, car shows will be held several times a day — some of the cars will drive along the red carpet in front of the audience, and the presenter will tell about their features and history. And on Sunday, a large-scale parade will take place on the highway ring road, in which dozens of cars will take part.

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In the area of the RDRC, the Russian Drag Racing Championship and Cup, the audience will find the best examples of drag racing equipment - from super-powerful Zhiguli to dragsters and prototypes with a capacity of 4,000 forces. The exhibition will unfold in the format of a living museum, where you can get acquainted with each exhibit in detail. On Sunday, show races will be held at the direct start and finish of the highway ring road. The audience in the stands will be able to feel the power and listen to the roar of mighty engines that develop thousands of horsepower.

In the evening, the stars of the first magnitude will appear on the stage of the festival. On Saturday, Polina Gagarina, one of the most popular and titled artists of the country, will perform for the guests. On Sunday, Vanya Dmitrienko will take up the baton, and the Cultural Room group will complement the festive atmosphere. Live concerts will become the emotional anchor of the festival, combining the adrenaline of racing with the energy of thousands of spectators.

This year, the organizers have prepared an updated food court area: in addition to food trucks, there will be an organized space with a large selection of cuisines, corners and tuxedos. Everyone will be able to choose the food and format to their liking.

A children's area with animators, games and educational workshops will be open all day for young guests. A team of animators led by the racetrack's mascot, Sid the lynx, will help entertain the kids. You can take pictures with him, play with him and get souvenirs. For the first time, the GARAGE FEST Post Office will be launched at the festival with the support of the Russian Post: anyone can send unique limited-edition postcards directly from the festival to anywhere in our country.

A variety of entertainment events will be organized in the partner areas of the festival, as well as prize draws, it will be possible to drive radio-controlled cars or participate in a crash test.

For two days, Studio VK, a partner of the festival, will work at Igor Drive's GARAGE FEST: inclusions from all festival venues, interviews with star guests and a lot of interesting live broadcasts.

In order to make your vacation at GARAGE FEST Igor Drive even more comfortable, a mobile application has been created. With one click, you can view the schedule of all activities, find the right area on the interactive map and not miss a single event — from the start of the race to the autograph session, as well as an audio guide to the Avtokultura exhibition, race broadcasts and push notifications about important events.

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In June, the Moto Drive 2026 festival was held for the third time at the Igora Drive autodrome. As part of the celebration, there were stages of a number of motorcycle tours, for the first time monowheel competitions became part of the program. The adrenaline was supported by the performance of stand-up riders, the extreme Freeride Engine show with synchronized ATV jumps and tricks through rings of fire, as well as tricks from the legendary FMX13 team led by Alexey Kolesnikov. At the exhibition from the Avtokultura project, the guests saw rare equipment from different eras and countries.