Prins Bertil Memorial (Gardesloppet)
Prins Bertil Memorial (Gardesloppet) takes place Early Jun 2027 (traditionally the first Sunday in June) in Stockholm, Sweden. The dress code is Casual and comfortable; a light jacket for changeable early-summer weather and shoes suited to grass and gravel. Free to attend; budget up to 200 EUR per person for hospitality and extras.
A one-day motoring gathering in Stockholm's royal Djurgarden park, reviving the pre-war Gardesloppet races with a parade, demonstration runs and a Concours de Charme judged on the grass. It is organised by the Royal Automobile Club and threads vintage cars and motorcycles through one of the prettiest urban parks in Europe. Free to watch, unhurried and thoroughly Swedish.
- When
- Early Jun 2027 (traditionally the first Sunday in June)
- Where
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Dress code
- Casual and comfortable; a light jacket for changeable early-summer weather and shoes suited to grass and gravel
- Cost
- Free to attend; budget up to 200 EUR per person for hospitality and extras.
- Weather
- 15 - 22C, pleasant Stockholm early summer, generally mild with a chance of showers
- When to book
- Nothing to book as a spectator; entrants register with the Kungliga Automobil Klubben in spring, and members get a reduced fee
- Getting there
- ARN (Stockholm Arlanda), 45 min to Djurgarden
- Where to stay
- Grand Hotel Stockholm, Hotel Skeppsholmen, Stockholm, Hotel Hellstens Malmgard, Stockholm
- Official site
- https://kak.se/gardesloppet/
How to attend
Spectating is free and open to everyone - simply walk into the Gardet and Djurgarden area on the day; it is a few minutes by tram, bus or on foot from central Stockholm. Taking part is different: entering the cortege, the Prins Bertil Memorial runs or the Concours de Charme requires registration and a fee through kak.se, with discounts for club members.
Watching is free and open to everyone on Gardet - only people entering a car in the cortege or the runs pay a registration fee through the KAK club shop.
Insider tip
Watching is free but everything runs to a tight schedule - be at Gardet by mid-morning for the assembly, then walk with the cortege into Djurgarden rather than trying to drive between the two.
Get inside Prins Bertil Memorial (Gardesloppet)
Booking matters here: nothing to book as a spectator; entrants register with the Kungliga Automobil Klubben in spring, and members get a reduced fee. Members track that window, what it really costs, and 573 more events across the season.
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