VIP Cateringat the Rittergut Birkhof Restaurant
During the Grand Meeting 2026, the popular “Garden Lounge” terrace—complete with catering and VIP treatment—will return to the festival.
The “Garden Lounge” package has been a festival favorite for years. The lounge offers a VIP experience in a unique setting, complete with special amenities for memorable moments. The Garden Lounge is always located in a central spot at the festival, offering glimpses of the racetrack and integration into the dynamic driving demonstrations of the “Racing Legends”—without being too close to the track and thus too loud.
In 2025—the first year of the Grand Meeting at Rittergut Birkhof—the Garden Lounge was located in the former golf clubhouse at Rittergut, overlooking the 18th hole. For 2026, the festival will feature a significantly transformed and positively evolved—and thus greatly improved—Garden Lounge.
Guests who have booked VIP Garden Lounge packages will be welcomed at the Rittergut Birkhof restaurant—run by executive chef and car enthusiast Markus Fells. With its wonderful restaurant, stylish dining rooms, and large terrace overlooking the Rittergut’s pond, the Rittergut Birkhof restaurant is the ideal place for unforgettable moments.
The view takes in the greenery, the small pond, the Racing Legends circuit, and—right next door—the “Stars & Stripes” festival area.
Discover the all-day VIP catering package at the Garden Lounge. You can choose between Saturday and Sunday. The number of available tickets is limited to an exclusive total of 80 tickets per day. The packages include special perks such as the “Official 2026 Program” and the “Limited-Edition Grand Meeting 2026 Collectors’ Keychain.”
Parking spaces for your own classic car or everyday vehicle when traveling to the Grand Meeting can also be selected individually and booked separately.
All the information about the “Garden Lounge” is in the information brochure: