56+ years running, the Borrego Days Desert Festival is held in no other than, Borrego Springs California. Live music, food, arts & craft, car show & parade.
Annual event; October
760-767-5555
Held in the hills above Redding in the mountain town of Burney. The impressive volcanic Lassen forests, with small town events like Burney Basin Days draws tourists from near & far.
Parade, fireworks, craft fair, breakfast and lunch, car show, bed races, horseshoe throwing competition and a cornhole tournament. Plenty of great camping all around this location. The few local motels fill up fast during summer months.
Annual event; July
Auto race where the road course carved out of the downtown city streets of Long Beach, California
Annual event: April
LONG BEACH CA
888-827-7333
2022, this car show event is now called the
This event is a Classic Car Show & Shine in McCloud CA. All vehicles thru 1969 are invited. Golf, Lunches, BBQ & more. Poker Run, Ladies Poker Walk in town, awards & raffle prizes.
Held in downtown @ Hoo Hoo Park
McCloud, California 96057
Annual event; August
Napa Wine Country celebrates the “art of the driving machine,” from the national champions to the local favorites, to one-of-a-kind collector curiosities. More than 100 early and late model automobiles.
Annual event; June
707-944-2451
One Day Only
Free to the public from 10am to 3pm
V Marketplace
Yountville CA
Weaverville Chamber of Commerce & E Clampus Vitus (ECV #62) present NorCal’s summertime CarShow in Weaverville, a highlight of the Trinity River region. This classic auto display is held at a beautiful small town location & it’s been running for years. Event festivities spread out between the SuperMarket parking lot and Lee Fong Park, near downtown Weaverville, California; Camping & fishing are superb in these forests at this time of year. Make a long weekend of it!
Enjoy raffle prizes, Clamper breakfast, raffles, vendors, VFW Tri-Tip Lunch, Music, Shuttle Service to Historic Downtown Weaverville beginning 10 am Saturday.
This auto show event may have been previously referred to as “Car Show in The Park”
Annual event; June
530-623-6101
weavervillecarshow.com
California Association of 4WD Clubs holds a vehicle show, contests, dinners & seminars for 50+ years now. Event located in the California Central Valley.
Annual event; February
661-587-6888
Redding holds a celebration of the automobile in April. Concerts, classic cars & much more.
Annual event; April
For over 70 years this small town along Interstate 5 has celebrated their olive harvest with an annual festival. Parade, food, bed races & olives. Recently added car show!
Annual event; August
530-824-5550
30 years running, the Mountain Cruisers Car Show is held near Burney California – in the mountains east of Redding. The Lassen National Forest is an awesome place for waterfalls, hiking, camping and fishing. So basically, you can camp out and get some small town entertainment at the same time.
Held at –
Pit River Casino
530-339-6270
559-859-6751
Annual event; May
facebook.com/Mountain-Cruisers
This is the car show of the California North Coast. Fortuna hosts this auto event 30+ years now. This may also be known as the Fortuna Redwood Autorama from previous years.
This popular event has grown from a small car show with swap meet – to a giant phenomenon that fills the town. Antiques show, display of antique tractors & engines.
Antique Farm Equipment
Antique Show
Artisans Faire
Burnout Contest
Judged Car Show
Poker Run
Show & Shine Vintage
Sock Hop
Swap Meet
Tractor Pulls
Annual event; July
707-572-7855
FORTUNA, CA
25+ years running! The scenic Santa Cruz Wharf is the setting for a celebration of the surf spirit & classic surf wagons. More than 200 pre-1950s “woodies” line the wharf w/ live music, memorabilia & prizes. Presented by the Santa Cruz Woodies. Co-sponsored by O’Neill, the Wharf Association and the City of Santa Cruz.
Annual event; June
Reyes Adobe Days is held in the City of Agoura Hills, California. Carshow, parade & 5k run. The parade starts at Forest Cove Lane and travels along Thousand Oaks Boulevard to the Reyes Adobe Historical Site.
Families can experience California culture, past and present, with free museum tours, a music stage, interactive historical demonstrations, children’s history scavenger hunt, horse competition, pony rides, inflatables and carnival games, Victorian games, beer garden and food vendors.
30400 Rainbow Crest Drive
(next to Reyes Adobe Park)
Agoura Hills, California
Annual event; October
818-597-7361
September is the month for the Santa Cruz County Fair. Carnival rides and games, horses, live music, entertainment. Auto races, pig races, horse show
Annual event; September
831-724-5671
The best of both worlds for motor racing fans when the stars of the IndyCar® Series, including Dancing with the Stars Helio Castroneves, and the Grand-American Rolex Sports Car Series converge on Sonoma’s Raceway for a memorable weekend of racing.
Annual event; August
Event not held in Silverado Canyon, but close enough. A local, long running tradition for this urban region. Chili cook off & car show, carnival rides & games are just part of the fun this weekend in Buena Park California. The good times can be found at William Peak Park in Buena Park, CA.
Annual event; October
Over 50 years of summertime celebrations in the Southern Sierra town of Tehachapi CA. Festival includes arts & crafts show, food, entertainment, carnival, 5K & 10K run, parades, car show, rodeo, gem & mineral show, quilt show, VFW dinner and dance, pancake breakfast.
Annual event; August
661-822-4180
One of the largest classic car & street rod shows. This event, traditionally held on Father’s Day Weekend, pulls in over 800 classic cars/street rods. Over 20 years of fun for everyone!
Annual event; June