Information
VETERAMA is a “market of veterans” which since 1975 has developed into Europe’s largest market for classical and vintage vehicles. Nowadays more than 4.000 exhibitors from all over Europe visit Mannheim on the second weekend in October. There they meet almost 50.000 collectors searching for sought-after spare parts or whole vehicles.
In order for collectors not to have to wait a full year for their next round of searches, VETERAMA also opens its gates in the springtime. For 30 years the VETERAMA spring kick-off-event was hosted by the city of Ludwigshafen, but was rather a regional event. Since 1992 the event at the Friedrich-Ebert-Park area was split into a “weekend for cars and motorcycles” and a pure “weekend for two-wheelers”.
For many years more and more exhibitors and visitors asked for another international VETERAMA weekend at the start of the season following the pattern of the Mannheim event. The search for a new exhibition area was finally successful. The Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg now is the perfect location for VETERAMA to become the “largest vintage car market in Europe” in the springtime, too.
In the pit lane, the glass pavilion, and the whole paddock you now meet not only exhibitors and collectors from all over Europe, but also all the renowned old-timer clubs present themselves. The open air spaces along the Ring become discovery sites for spare parts, accessories, reading material, service providers for all topics concerning vintage vehicles, and a lot of historical technology. Whoever is looking for new activities in his home workshop, can strike a bonanza at the Hockenheimring.
VETERAMA is THE location for finds of long sought-after parts and vehicles.
Marketplace (complete vehicles)
If you just want to sell your complete vehicle, you book a selling space in the sales hall or in one of the open air spaces.
Sales booths
You are a professional or private trader and wish to offer goods for sale or trade, then you book one of our sales booths.
Clubs
You represent a club and would like to win new members or invite active members to pit talks, then you book one of our club stands.
Newcomers
You offer new products with regard to old- and young-timers, then this is the location to meet potential new customers.
Information
VETERAMA is a “market of veterans” which since 1975 has developed into Europe’s largest market for classical and vintage vehicles. Nowadays more than 4.000 exhibitors from all over Europe visit Mannheim on the second weekend in October. There they meet almost 50.000 collectors searching for sought-after spare parts or whole vehicles.
In order for collectors not to have to wait a full year for their next round of searches, VETERAMA also opens its gates in the springtime. For 30 years the VETERAMA spring kick-off-event was hosted by the city of Ludwigshafen, but was rather a regional event. Since 1992 the event at the Friedrich-Ebert-Park area was split into a “weekend for cars and motorcycles” and a pure “weekend for two-wheelers”.
For many years more and more exhibitors and visitors asked for another international VETERAMA weekend at the start of the season following the pattern of the Mannheim event. The search for a new exhibition area was finally successful. The Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg now is the perfect location for VETERAMA to become the “largest vintage car market in Europe” in the springtime, too.
In the pit lane, the glass pavilion, and the whole paddock you now meet not only exhibitors and collectors from all over Europe, but also all the renowned old-timer clubs present themselves. The open air spaces along the Ring become discovery sites for spare parts, accessories, reading material, service providers for all topics concerning vintage vehicles, and a lot of historical technology. Whoever is looking for new activities in his home workshop, can strike a bonanza at the Hockenheimring.
VETERAMA is THE location for finds of long sought-after parts and vehicles.
Marketplace (complete vehicles)
If you just want to sell your complete vehicle, you book a selling space in the sales hall or in one of the open air spaces.
Sales booths
You are a professional or private trader and wish to offer goods for sale or trade, then you book one of our sales booths.
Clubs
You represent a club and would like to win new members or invite active members to pit talks, then you book one of our club stands.
Newcomers
You offer new products with regard to old- and young-timers, then this is the location to meet potential new customers.
Show-Arena
This area offers all owners of old-timers and of young-timers the opportunity to park their vehicles directly on the event location. The large area is situated at the so called "Querspange" of the Hockenheimring.
Service

Hotels

Parking
Additional information concerning the market guide as well information about how to advertise within the guide are found here:

Market guide
Additional information concerning the market guide as well information about how to advertise within the guide are found here:

Service depot

Shuttle-Service

Food and drink

Toilets / Showers
Service

Hotels

Parking
The largest parking lot P20 is comfortably reachable on foot. All other parking lots are labelled depending on availability. The VETERAMA event ground is in walking distance from all labelled “VETERAMA parking lots”.

Market guide
Additional information concerning the market guide as well information about how to advertise within the guide are found here:

Service depot

Food and drink
The “glass studio” also offers a wide selection of excellent food and drinks.

Toilets and showers
Site plan
Site plan
Approach
How to find us
How to get there using public transport
In Mannheim the nearest train station is “SAP-Arena/Maimarkt)”. From there it takes a 5 minutes walk to the event location. The tram #6 has a stop at the main entrance to VETERAMA.
VRN (Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar) tariff information Mo-Fr, 8 am – 5 pm, service phone 01805-8764636. 14 cents/min from the German fixed line network, max. 42 cents from mobile phones. Maimarkt hall 35, stand 3501.
S-Bahn and Deutsche Bahn service phone 0621-8301200. Travel inquiry free-of-charge: 0800-1507090. Maimarkt hall 02, stand 0201.
S-Bahn and Deutsche Bahn service telephone 0621-8301200; Travel information free of charge: 0800-1507090 (Maimarkt Hall 02, Stand 0201)
RNV Rhein-Neckar-Transport GmbH
Arriving by car
If you travel on the A6 from north or south, please exit at “Mannheimer Kreuz”, direction Mannheim (A656). Exit at the special exit “VETERAMA-Ausfahrt”.
If you travel on the A5 from north or south, please exit at “Heidelberger Kreuz”, direction Mannheim (A656). Stay on that autobahn until you reach the special exit “VETERAMA-Ausfahrt”.
(Visitors please follow the VETERAMA-signs “Besucher”. Exhibitors please follow the signs “Anbieter”, “Motorrad”, and “Busse”.)
Approach
How to find us
How to get there using public transport
Hockenheim is easily reachable by train from both Mannheim from the north and Karlsruhe from the south. During major events such as VETERAMA, there is a shuttle bus departing at the Hockenheim train station towards the Hockenheimring. On foot it takes a walk of about 30 minutes from the train station to reach the event location. You may also take a public bus (Stadtbus) and get off at Waldstr./Friedhof (Saturdays until 2 pm, no service on Sundays). From there it’s a mere 500 m to the Ring.
How to get there with your car
From the north:
A6 Frankfurt / Mannheim: exit 29 “Schwetzingen / Hockenheim”
A61 Köln / Koblenz: exit 64 “Hockenheim”. Follow L 722 to Hockenheim. From there follow the pictographs to Hockenheimring and parking lots.
A5 Frankfurt / Heidelberg: exit 39 “Walldorf”. Follow B39 and signage.
From the south:
A5 Basel / Karlsruhe: exit 39 “Walldorf”. Follow B39 and signage.
A6 Stuttgart / Nürnberg / Heilbronn: At the interchange “Walldorfer Kreuz” change to A5, direction Frankfurt / Heidelberg. Next exit 39 “Walldorf”. Follow B39 and signage.
(Visitors please follow the VETERAMA-signs “Besucher”. Exhibitors please follow the signs “Anbieter”, “Motorrad”, and “Busse”.)
Opening hours & Prices
Children up to including 15 years have free admission
Persons accompanying wheelchair users have free admission
Day ticket opening hours: Saturday 8:30 am – 6 pm, Sunday 8:30 am – 4 pm
Premium ticket opening hours: Friday 12 noon – 8 pm, Saturday 8:30 am – 6 pm, Sunday 8:30 am – 4 pm
All entry tickets can be purchased on site at the box office.
Buy your ticket now
Parking fee
The premium parking lot is located directly at the main entrance. Please follow the signage “Premium-Parkplatz”.
Campers please follow the signage “Camping”.
Showers are available at the VETERAMA open air space field 4c. The fee is 5 Euro/person. The opening hours are identical to the VETERAMA opening hours.
Persons with a disability certificate “AG” may park free-of-charge directly at the main entrance.
Opening hours & Prices
Children up to including 15 years have free admission
Persons accompanying wheelchair users have free admission
Day ticket opening hours: Saturday 8:30 am – 6 pm, Sunday 8:30 am – 4 pm
Premium ticket opening hours: Friday 12 noon – 8 pm, Saturday 8:30 am – 6 pm, Sunday 8:30 am – 4 pm
All entry tickets can be purchased on site at the box office.
Buy your ticket now
Parking fee
The premium parking lot is located directly at the main entrance. Please follow the signage “Premium-Parkplatz”.
Campers please follow the signage “Camping”.
Persons with a disability certificate “AG” may park free-of-charge directly at the main entrance.
Buy your ticket now