February

Friday the 12th - Santa Rosa: STAR Restaurant grand opening and cruise-in from 4pm to 10pm at 1350 Farmers Lane. For more info http://events.garagecity.com/starrestaurant/

19th - 21st; Sacramento Autorama at Cal Expo. Show times are Friday 12pm - 9pm, Saturday 10am - 9pm, Sunday 10am to 7pm. Admission $18.00 (ouch!) adults, $10.00 kids 6-12. Info (877) 763-7469

March  

21st - Sacramento; Hot Rod & Race Car Parts Swap Meet at Sacramento Raceway, 5305 Excelisor Rd. Gates open to sellers at 6am. Huge 20' x 40' spaces only $30 each. For info and pre-registration call (408) 266-3324

8th & 29th - Pleasanton; Goodguys All American Get Together & swap meet.

April

4th - Santa Rosa; Swap Meet at the Vets Center parking lot. Presented by the Wheeler car Club. No contact info available at this time.

14th - 18th - Redding: Kool April Nights. Redding Convention Center. www.koolaprilnites.com/  

24th - Sacramento: April Spring Fest Car Show hosted by the Capital City Cruisers in the Lowes Home Improvement Center parking lot on the corners of Sunrise Blvd. & Greenback Ln. cars, music, food and fun. For more info: Rex Roden (530) 622-6608

25th - Benicia; Benicia Classic Car Show. 17th annual Benicia High Panther Band Classic Car Show will be held at the First Street Green at 1st and B Streets in Benicia from 9am to 3pm. Come see some of the best classic cars in Northern California and beyond. This event benefits the award-winning Benicia High School Panther Band. Music will be provided by Bay Area Entertainment, as well as the Benicia High Jazz Band. Free admission. For more information, visit www.beniciacarshow.com  or call (707) 748-7986

25th - Half Moon Bay: Pacific Coast Dream Machines at Half Moon bay Airport. Cool car & planes. For more info; www.miramarevents.com 

25th - 29th - San Francisco; The california Mille Miglia at the Fairmont Hotel. LOTS of vintage classic race cars on display and driving with the race. For more info www.californiamille.com
 

May

2nd - Turlock: Spring Collector Car / Parts Swap Meet at the fairgrounds. For info call Mitch Geiger at(208) 365-0101

8th - San Lorenzo: 9th Annual Arroyo Classic & Custom Car and Motorcycle Show at Arroyo High School from 9am to 3pm. This year's event features hundreds of classic cars, custom cars, muscle cars, rat rods, low riders, vintage cars, motorcycles, bicycles, tricked out trucks, race cars and more. New car dealers are invited to showcase the new makes and models. There will be music, awards, raffles, bbq, vendors, and prizes at this fun filled family event. Trophy presentations will be awarded by local television celebrities Frank Somerville and Sal Castaneda from KTVU Channel 2 along with the Hooter girls. 100% OF ALL PROCEEDS SAVES HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS.
Contact Gretchen at (510)206-9068 or email gbonilla@arroyocarshow.com

13th & 14th - Petaluma: Salute To American Graffiti. Friday night Cruise-in and Kickoff Social, 4-8pm, Petaluma Plaza Shopping Centers. Free to all vehicle owners and spectators. Saturday Salute Celebration and Cruise, 9am to 9pm, on the streets of downtown Petaluma. A family-oriented, non-alcoholic, community-wide celebration of the "happy days" of the '50s and early '60s and a tribute to George Lucas' timeless, coming-of-age movie, American Graffiti, the most memorable scenes of which were filmed right here in Petaluma in 1972. Free to spectators. Vehicle entry into the show is by advance reservation only. Info: Event Producer: Cruisin' The Boulevard, Inc. Website: www.americangraffiti.net Email: info@americangraffiti.net Telephone: (707) 762-3394

16th - Petaluma; 36th annual Petaluma Swap Meet sponsored by the Redwood Empire Regional Group of the Early Ford V-8 Club at the Petaluma, Ca. fairgrounds at Hwy 101 and Washington St. Gates open at 5:00am. A 20X20 swap space is $25. Free parking and entry for buyers. For more info contact Dave Pedtersonat 707-527-9183 or e-mail; 1davepete@comcast.net 

15th - Concord: Ygnacio Valley High School Athletic Booster presents Diablo Valley Ranch Alumni Assoc. 5th Annual Car Show. 755 Oak Grove Rd. 10:30am - 3pm. Open to all Years, Makes & Model Cars, Trucks & Motorcycles. BBQ / Live DJ / 50/50 Drawing / Raffle. All Proceeds to Benefit – YVHS Sports Program & DVRAA. For info or registration contact John (925) 285-0593 johnsnewlife@sbcglobal.net  or Jim (925) 787-3041 jamesj@usa.com  

16th - San Rafael: 2nd Annual Marin Sonoma Concours d’Elegance at The Marin Center. This is a beautiful site with rolling lawns and a large lagoon. This site promises to deliver a superb event. There will be adequate parking for the 200 entrant vehicles to be displayed.

21st - 23rd, Monterey: 4th Annual Monterey Rock and Rod Festival held at the Monterey County Fairgrounds, along with fabulous 50's, 60's, and 70's music. The event kicks off on Friday night with a Sock Hop. Classic and custom cars will be on display Saturday and Sunday. Food and vendor arcades will be on-site for your eating, drinking, and shopping enjoyment. For details on ticket prices and other information go to www.montereyrockrod.com

 

June

5th & 6th - Sonoma: Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival at Infineon Raceway (Sears Point). Formerly known as the Wine Country Classics Vintage Racing event. LOTS of great, rare vintage race cars roaring around the track. For more info; http://www.infineonraceway.com/tickets/sonoma_historic_motorsports_festival/

5th - Sonoma: Crusisin' For Cody car show and poker run at the Moose Lodge 20580 Broadway. Poker run starts at 8am, car show starts at noon. $25 entry fee goes to "Miracles Through Music". BBQ, silent auction, live bands playing featuring The Wisky Thieves / Jesse and the Porch Junkies. Info call (707) 939-1256

5th & 6th - Pleasanton: Goodguys Summer Get Together. Info; www.good-guys.com

5th - Lincoln: The Downtown Lincoln Car Show. Rods & Relics of Lincoln Hills. Open to All American Vehicles 1972 and Older. Registration from 7:00 AM to 10:00am. Great Music, Vendors and fun for all in beautiful tree lined downtown Lincoln. Boy Scout Pancake Breakfast 7-10am  www.rodsnrelics.net  for more information and registration forms, or call Ray Geiger at 916-543-0464 or Kent Parsell at 916-434-6648 

10th - 13th - Santa Rosa: Peggy Sue's All American Cruise. Galvin Community Park. More info: www.peggysuescruise.com  

13th - San Francisco: Car & Motorcycle swap meet at Fitch and Gilman St. Hosted by the san Francisco Hood Rats Car Club. For info call Elwood (415) 424-3535

18th - 20th - Sonoma: The Toyota Save Mart 350 NASCAR races at Infineon Raceway. Info; http://www.infineonraceway.com/tickets/toyota_save_mart_350/

26th - Pacifica: The Last Originals Car Club Car Show at The Sea Bowl, 4625 Cabrillo Hwy (1) Pacifica, CA 94044 10am to 4pm. No pre reg, reg starts at 9am. Awards, Raffle, Live Music, Bowling, Surf, Vendors, BBQ Info: www.lastoriginals.com Phone: 650-271-1784

27th - Pinole: The Northern California Cruisers presents their 19th Annual "Cruisin in the Sun" Classic Car show in Old Town Pinole and Fernandez Park, 8am to 5pm. Pre-registration is required and is limited to the first 325 cars.1975 and older, All-American made Vehicles. Auto, Arts, and Crafts Vendors, Awards, Event T-shirts, Goodie Bags, Large Raffle and Live music by the Dave Crimmens Band and DJ Vince Pistello. For more info: www.northerncaliforniacruisers.com  or phone 510-233-0721 or email nomadjon@pacbell.net

July

9th - 11th - San Jose: 2nd Annual Hot San Jose Nights at the Santa Clara Fairgrounds. More info: www.hotsanjosenights.com

16th - 18th - Sonoma: Fram NHRA Autolite Nationals drag races at Infineon Raceway. Info: www.infineonraceway.com

18th - Santa Rosa: Swap Meet at the Vets Building hosted by Corvettes of Sonoma County. Contact Kerin at (707) 542-2884

August

July 30th - August 8th - Reno: Hot August Nights. Info at: www.hotaugustnights.net

13th - 15th - Monterey: Monterey Historic Races at Laguna Seca Raceway. More info: www.luguna-seca.com

14th - San Mateo: Car Crazy Promotions Car Show & BBQ at 1900 Alameda De Las Pulgas. For more info; www.crazycarpromotions.org

15th - Pleasant Hill: American Iron car Show at the Pleasant Hill Community Ctr., 320 Civic Dr. 10am to 3pm. For more info contact Pam at (925) 676-5200 ext. 17

20th - 22nd Sonoma: Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma at Infineon Raceway. Info: http://www.infineonraceway.com/tickets/indy_grand_prix_of_sonoma/

27th - 29th - Pleasanton: Goodguys 23rd Eagle One West Coast Nationals. For more info: www.good-guys.com  

29th - Hayward: Swap Meet hosted by the Bay Area Horseless Carriage Club at CSU East Bay Campus parking lot. More info: www.bahcc.org  

September

4th - Sacramento: Swap Meet at the Arco Arena put on by the Reno Swap Meet. For more info: www.renoswapmeet.com

12th - Vallejo: Fun Ford Sunday at the Vallejo Fairgrounds. Info: www.funfordsunday.com  

12th - Vallejo: Swap Meet at USA World Classics Event Center, 1525 Sonoma Blvd. Vallejo. Sell, buy or trade your Packard and other Classic cars, parts and memorabilia. Antique automobile museum, Titanic and automobilia displays. FREE ADMISSION. Vendor spaces 10'x20': $25, Car corral slots $10. No hot rods, muscles cars or late models. Contact George Beck (925) 827-1255

12th - Santa Rosa: Swap Meet at the Vets Building hosted by the Redwood Empire Chevy Club. For more info call Craig at (707) 544-1948

18th & 19th - Antioch: Billetproof (Do it Your Self) Car & Motorcycle show at the Antioch Fairgrounds. More info: www.billetproof.com  

19th - El Sobrante: 17th Annual El Sobrante Stroll. Classic & Custom Cars line the mile long street closed off to traffic for the day. Great food, good music and lots of different street vendors with over 20,000 attendees. For info contact Mark Croda (510) 222-1500

October

1st - 3rd - Sacramento: Golden State Street Rod Nationals Plus at Cal-Expo. For more info: www.nsra-usa.com

9th Alameda: Park Street Classic Car Show on Park St., between Lincoln and Encinal in Alameda. Info: www.shopparkstreet.com

10th - San Francisco: Jimmy's Old Car Picnic Show at Speedway Meadow in Golden Gate Park. For more info: www.jimmyspicnic.com 

24th - 26th - Turlock: Fall Collector Car & Parts Swap Meet at the fairgrounds. For info and pre-registration please call 209-538-3334

31st - Sacramento; Hot Rod & Race Car Parts Swap Meet at Sacramento Raceway, 5305 Excelisor Rd. Gates open to sellers at 6am. Huge 20' x 40' spaces only $30 each. For info call (408) 266-3324

November

13th - 14th Pleasanton: Goodguys 21st Autumn Get Together at the fairgrounds. For more information: www.good-guys.com

December