PREVIEW:

CarFest South, Laverstoke Park Farm, August 24 to 26

THE unmissable family festival is gearing up for its seventh year this summer, offering a medley of cars, food, live music and family entertainment, this year.

Headline acts performing throughout the Bank Holiday weekend include Paloma Faith, Razorlight, Clean Bandit, X Factor 2018 winners Rak Su, Burt Bacharach, The Coral and Richard Ashcroft.

They will appear alongside 1980s icons Bananarama, Billy Ocean, The Feeling, Status Quo, Alfie Boe and Michael Ball, The Proclaimers and Madness.

What’s more, this year will feature an exclusive performance from CarFest’s Supergroup, curated by Kaiser Chief’s Ricky Wilson, including Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp, with more members still to be announced.

Some of the cooking scene’s top talent will be joining the CarFest Kitchen, including Joe Wicks The Body Coach and Great British Bake Off favourite Candice Brown.

Returning culinary masters including Tom Kerridge and Angela Hartnett will also be joined by James Martin and Michelin Star chef Atul Kochhar in the kitchen during the weekend.

Not to be forgotten, CarFest’s four-wheeled action will be back and better than ever.

The Car Paddock is back, celebrating the very best F1 cars, convertibles, coupés, grand tourers, saloons, super cars and sports cars.

Take a trip to the Oktoberfest section where visitors will be transported to an authentic German village featuring a display of the best German cars themed amongst a Bavarian beer hall with traditional food, music and entertainment.

CarFest 2018 will also offer brand new activities for the whole family as well as bringing back some of the family favourites.

Step into a world of Christmas at the new Toy Factory, and be the first to try some of the newest toys made by the Christmas Elves who are already hard at work ahead of the festive period.

The Vintage Village is back by popular demand and bigger than ever.

Step back in time and visit the vintage market, tea rooms and sweet shops, and discover cars from the 30s through to the swinging 60s and groovy 70s.

To end the weekend with a bang there will be a record-breaking day of activities on Sunday with dozens of records being broken, with the help of Bear Grylls who will be flying in especially.

In the past six years, the two annual events, CarFest North and CarFest South, have raised £10.5 million for BBC Children in Need.

Limited tickets are still available for the event. Go to carfest.org.