Trade at takeover 2024

The Isle of Wight Takeover is a car event held in May annually showcasing a number of modified/performance enhanced cars alongside other show vehicles (including prestigious, classic, and ‘cult’ models).

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The show, now heading into its 9th year, is a predominantly static car show where owners from all over the UK have the opportunity to show off their vehicle not only to other owners, but also to the general public. The show attracts groups and owners’ clubs from all over the UK who travel and exhibit together, grouped together on site with the other members of their club/group. The exhibitor might just arrive by themselves, but usually they bring a partner/wife, friend (or friends!), and we frequently see a whole family arrive to show off their vehicle!

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With such a mixture of owners who are all united by a love for their cars, we take pride in Takeover being a family friendly event at its core, with a great atmosphere that is suitable for all ages.  The objective of the team who created the Takeover events is to deliver a show which brings something different to the island, standing out from an ever-growing events calendar by offering a unique sight, sound, and experience which appeals to people of all ages.

 

The event is believed to be unique and the team behind Takeover have found their show to be massively popular amongst the numerous ‘car scenes’ here on the island and across the UK. Previous shows have seen some car clubs travel over from countries across Europe to exhibit; one such club from Germany attended Takeover 2018 for the first time and enjoyed it so much that they immediately rebooked to come back and exhibit at the 2019 and 2022, bringing more members/vehicles from their club each year. In 2022 they had a trade stand with us.

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In addition to raising the profile of the Isle of Wight as a destination with a whole-new cross-section of potential holidaymakers, the Takeover event contributes positively in so many ways to the local economy, which we feel is even more fundamental now in the aftermath of the pandemic.

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HOW DOES THE SHOW WORK...

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While it doesn't directly affect you as a trader, it is important you know how the show works. The
event itself is divided into 2 main sections. These are our Show Area and Trade Village which is surrounded by our second section the Car Club Area. The Show Area & our Trade Village are located together, these consist of all our traders, our food vendors and Main sponsors displaying their vehicles. The second area is made up of exhibitors vehicles.

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We restrict the number of traders in each sector, this is on a first come first serve basis after giving our traders from the previous year the chance to trade.

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We are not taking bookings for Food & Drink vendors currently - We outsource this to a third party, please email food@iowtakeover.co.uk