Welcome To The
Grand Prix Festival of Watkins Glen
presented by Chemung Canal Trust Company

Festival Schedule

8:00am Glenora Run Road Rallye cars arrive at - Glenora Wine Cellars
8:30am Knapp Sporting Roadster Tour: Arrival & Registration for Tour #2 begins at IMRRC
9:00am Tour de Marque group arrives at the Wings of Eagles
Knapp Sporting Roadster Tour: Arrival & Registration for Tour #1 begins at IMRRC
9:30am Glenora Run Road Rallye begins, Glenora Wine Cellars
SVRA Tech Inspection Reenactment - Smalley's Garage
9:45am Knapp Sporting Roadster Tour #1 departs IMRRC for Genora Wine Cellars.
10:00am Memorabilia Booths Open on Franklin Street
  Chemung Canal Trust Concours d'Elegance begins at Watkins Glen State Park
  Keystone Model Car Concours d'Elegance opens at Watkins Glen State Park
Pleasant Valley Winery Founders Tour Registration begins at Pleasant Valley Winery, Hammondsport
10:45am Tour de Marque group leaves the Wings of Eagles
11:00am Glenora Run cars arrive in Montour Falls for Montour Mile
Pleasant Valley Winery Founders' Tour lunch begins at Pleasant Valley Winery
  Chemung Canal Concours díElegance judging begins, Watkins Glen State Park
11:15am Tour de Marque group arrives at track for Brunch
Knapp Sporting Roadster Tour #2 departs Knapp for lunch at Glenora Wine Cellars.
11:30am Glenora Run cars leave Montour Falls for Skilled Nursing Facility at Schuyler Hospital
12 Noon Chemung Canal Concours díElegance Buffet Lunch at Watkins Glen State Park
  Wine Tasting and Food Courts, Court House Lawn, Franklin Street
Walk of Fame Inductions, Court House Lawn, Franklin Street
  Franklin Street Closes between 5th & 10th streets (3rd st closed all day)
12:15pm Glenora Run Cars arrive at Hidden Valley group camp for lunch
  Tour de Marque group stages for WGI racecourse laps
12:30pm Music at the Courthouse ñ (until 2:30pm)
Knapp Sporting Roadster Tour #1 - Lunch begins at Knapp Vineyards
  Tour de Marque group takes 2 Laps of the WGI racetrack
1pm Franklin Street between 1st & 10th closed to automobile traffic
Knapp Roadster Tour #2 - Lunch begins at Glenora Wine Cellars
  Tour de Marque group departs WGI for laps of original course
1:10 - 4:30pm In sequence, the following Stone Bridge Driver events take two laps of the original course
Zippo Tour de Marque
Glenora Run
Pleasant Valley Winery Founders' Tour
Knapp Sporting Roadster Tour
Concours d'Elegance
1:15pm Knapp Sporting Roadster Tour # 1 departs Knapp Vineyards for Watkins Glen
2pm Live Music starts at the Community Bank Sound Stage: TBA (Through 7pm)
  Tour de Marque - Cars parked for display at Lafayette Park
  Knapp Sporting Roadster Tour # 2 departs Glenora for Watkins Glen
2:30pm Live Music at the Courthouse - TBA (until 3:00pm)
3:00pm The Legends Speak, Lafayette Park
3:50 Community Bank Glenkhana Begins - Community Bank Parking Lot
  SVRA cars assemble at track for trip downtown - by decade
4:30pm SVRA Race Cars arrive from WGI
5:00pm Concours d'Elegance Awards Ceremony, Original Start/Finish Line
5:15pm Tribute Pace Car Driver Meeting - at Franklin & 10th intersection
5:30pm Tribute Driver's Meeting - via PA
5:35pm Opening Ceremonies, National Anthems Performed
6:00 - 7:30pm Original 6.6 Mile Circuit Closed to the public
6:10pm SVRA Watkins Glen Heritage Display & Tour
6:30pm Cars Re-Gridded for Tribute
  Watkins Glen Grand Prix Tribute
9pm Fireworks at the entrance to the Watkins glen State Park Gorge, Franklin St.
9:30pm Franklin Street re-opens

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