After a successful weekend in Invercargill, organisers of the George Begg Festival have confirmed their dates for 2025 at Teretonga Park in Invercargill.
Festival owner Scott O’Donnell says the long-term vision for the George Begg Festival is to create a must-do event for New Zealanders and international visitors, which creates a positive ripple effect for Invercargill’s accommodation providers, retailers, and hospitality businesses.
“We’d like the George Begg Festival to become the New Zealand version of the Goodwood Revival in the United Kingdom. We want the George Begg Festival to become an event that has huge name recognition, which people really want to be part of,” he says.
George Begg, from Invercargill, became one of New Zealand’s most prolific race-car builders in the 1960s and 70s, specialising in the singel-seater category.
Among the highlights on the track at the festival over the weekend was the sound of Formula One, and the return of Formula 5000, Formula Two, and Formula Pacific to Teretonga Park.
“Our next event, in 2025, will be a celebration of all things Italian in the motoring world – including the fine food and wine the country is known for.”
TW Events & Incentives commercial events manager Marie Kolasinski says the support of everybody who got behind the event has been huge.
“We know this was an entirely new concept, and it has been really gratifying to see the support everybody – from Southland families who came along for the day, the local food, beverage and retail vendors who backed us and got on board, people who travelled down from the North Island to attend, all of our drivers and support crews, our sponsors, our charity partner Cure Kids, the Southland Sports Car Club and of course the Begg family – has given the George Begg Festival,” she says.
“It was a huge four days, with multiple components, and we’re really appreciative to everybody who helped us bring the vision for the festival to life. We couldn’t have done it without that support, so from the entire team, I want to say an enormous thank you.”
The team is already fizzing with ideas for the next George Begg Festival: lock 10 April – 13 April 2025 in your diaries now!
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