Latest news: Summernats

Some old, some new, some decked with extra trimmings and others bare bones - all the pride and joy of their owners, 500 of the cars to feature in Summernats 35 made their way down Northbourne Avenue this afternoon.

ACT Policing are gearing up to patrol Summernats 35 at Exhibition Park, as motoring enthusiasts roll into Canberra for the weekend.

Summernats 35 hits the capital from 5-8 January and Canberrans are being told to be prepared for delays during the festivities with changes to traffic conditions and public transport options.

Canberra sleepily welcomes in the new year, streets are quiet, and many residents have headed to the coast or interstate. Soon, we’re jolted awake again by the smell of petrol and the revving of engines as the entrants make their way to EPIC for the country’s biggest car festival. To be held from 5 to 8 January, Summernats 35 promises to be the biggest and best festival yet.

The Belco Party mourns the death of Canberra legend, founder of Summernats and inaugural party member, Chic Henry. 

A 27-year-old man from NSW Central Coast has been extradited to the ACT charged with assault following an incident at Summernats this year.

ACT Policing are seeking the public's assistance in identifying a man allegedly involved in an assault at Exhibition Park during Summernats on Saturday 8 January.

Summernats co-owner Andy Lopez was thrilled from the moment the street car festival’s 34th iteration kicked off at Exhibition Park last week.

The party atmosphere Summernats is famous for had well and truly descended upon Exhibition Park on Friday as the festival raced into day two.

ACT Policing has seized three vehicles and a large crowd in Fyshwick was dispersed overnight.

After two years absence from Canberra, Summernats 34 roared into action today when the gates at Exhibition Park opened to the public at 11am.

A number of road closures and changed traffic arrangements will be put into place for the upcoming Summernats event.

Canberra’s Summernats will extend to a family-friendly Fringe Festival in Braddon when it returns next month for two burnout-packed days.

A staple of Canberra’s events calendar, the 34th iteration of the Summernats street car festival will roar into EPIC come January 2022.

Canberra hoons commandeered roads in Braddon, Fyshwick, and Hume over the weekend as their own burnout pits, which saw two cars impounded.

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