Car Show & Swap Meet Dates

February - 2024

No shows in February this year.

March - 2024

15th - 17th - Sonoma: The David Love Memorial Vintage Car Road Races at Sonoma Raceway. Watch 200 of the finest vintage race cars whip around the track. This is the season opener for CSRG Racing, Northern California's premier vintage racing organization featuring two days of racing on Saturday and Sunday. A wonderful weekend to enjoy with car enthusiasts of all ages. For more information, click HERE 

23rd & 24th - Pleasanton: The Good Guys 40th All-American Get Together at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton. 8am to 5pm on Saturday. 8am to 4pm on Sunday. For more information, click HERE 

April - 2024

5th - 7th - Sonoma: The FANATEC GT World Challenge at Sonoma Raceway! Come see amazing GT races with bumper to bumper action as these incredible cars race around the track. This three-day race weekend will feature two 90-min doubleheader races, as well as four exciting support series; Toyota GR Cup North America, GT America powered by AWS, Pirelli GT4 America and TC America powered by Skip Barber. Catch all the latest and greatest GT3, GT2, GT4 and TC racecars tear it up on our 12-turn road course! For more information click HERE 

10th - Sonoma: The Wednesday Night Drags begin at Sonoma Raceway! Come for a night of fun, whether you're a spectator or a racer. You do not need to have a "race car" to participate. Your daily driver can be used. For more details and information on these events, click HERE 

19th - 21st - Sonoma: Sonoma Speed Tour Vintage & Classic Races at Sonoma Raceway! Experience 850 hp Trans Am cars, classic Corvettes, Alfas, Porsches, Historic F.1 and Indy cars racing on this legendary track. Mission Foods Sonoma SpeedTour provides the opportunity to get up close to celebrated drivers, legendary race cars and much more. SpeedTour events are for the whole family so join us for the full weekend; one day won’t be enough! SpeedTour will feature racers and cars from Trans Am, Sportscar Vintage Racing (SVRA), and International GT (IGT). You don't want to miss this event! For more information, click HERE 

19th - 28th - Redding: Kool April Nights Car Show. This is a HUGE and very well run event featuring thousands of cool cars and rides throughout various locations in Redding. If you've never been to this event, you need to go. There is simply way too much going on at this show to list here, so for more information about it and all of the events and happenings, visit their website by clicking HERE 

20th - Sonoma: Hagerty Cars & Caffeine Car Show, open to all classic, vintage, exotic, vintage motorcycles and collectible cars of interest. All car clubs are welcome and will receive their own corral. Each $75.00 car show registration includes 2 Weekend passes (2 people Sat & Sun) to the Vintage and Trans Am Auto Race. Touring on the Sonoma Raceway in your show car. VIP Parking. Full access to the racecar paddock. Come out for the day or the weekend. For more information email tc@svra.com or call Toni Strollo at (863) 698-8620 or click HERE 

21st - Santa Rosa: 10th Annual John Puccioni Memorial Swap Meet at the veterans building across the street from the fairgrounds, 6am to 1pm. Cars and related parts only. Space fees: $30 per vehicle / $50 for truck and trailer. $20 for vehicles for sale / $10 car show fee. Any question please call Rich at (707) 376-8687 or click HERE 

21st - Benicia: The Benicia High School Band Boosters presents The 29th Annual Benicia Classic Car Show on the First Street Green located at the corner of 1st St and East B St. This event is their biggest fundraiser which supports the high school marching band, color guard, jazz, and concert music programs. The show features American-made 1989 and earlier vehicles, expecting 400 cars. The picnic-like event usually draws 5,000 spectators. Come enjoy cool cars, oldies music, raffles, prizes, and awards as well as our own high school traveling musicians. Spectator attendance is free. "Show time" is 9am to 3pm.

21st - Woodland: The Sacramento Classic Car & Parts Swap Meet from 7am - 4pm at the Yolo County Fairgrounds at 1250 Gum Ave. in Woodland. This event is on Saturday only. It used to be the famed & original "Reno swap meet" that got moved to Woodland. It's usually pretty big with lots of vendors. For more information, click HERE or call Jim at (916) 955-8777

21st - 25th - San Francisco: California Mille Miglia 2024 brings rare, historic cars from all over the world to San Francisco to salute Italy’s most famous open road race, the Mille Miglia. The public is invited to see the biggest free car show of its kind in America, meet the drivers and enjoy live Italian music. Free Car Show & Live Italian Music on Nob Hill Precede the 1000-Mile Drive at the Fairmont Hotel. For more info call (415) 479-9940 or click HERE 

27th - Healdsburg: The Healdsburg High School Auto Shop Presents the 8th Annual Healdsburg High School Car Show from 10am to 2pm in the main parking lot at Healdsburg High School, 1024 Prince Ave. Come see lots of cool cars and enjoy food, music vendors and more while supporting the high school auto shop. For a video with information about this event, click HERE 

May - 2024

1st - Sonoma: Wednesday Night Drags at Sonoma Raceway! Come for a night of fun, whether you're a spectator or a racer. You do not need to have a "race car" to participate. Your daily driver can be used. For more details and information on these fun events, click HERE  

3rd - 5th - Sacramento: The 73rd Annual Sacramento Autorama at Cal-Expo. Known as the Kustom Capital of the World and boasts being home to one of the longest running indoor car shows in the world. Over 500 show vehicles will compete for awards inside Cal Expo buildings. General Admission (13 years and up): $20.00. Junior Admission (6-12 years): $10.00. 5 and under get in free. For more info call (877) 763-7469 or click HERE 

4th - Grass Valley: 37th Annual Downtown Car Show from 10am - 2pm. Set in historic downtown Grass Valley, among gold-rush-era buildings, this Sierra Foothills community event is always a hit with young and old alike. See approximately 250 of the finest custom, vintage, and antique cars and trucks in all of Northern California. Enjoy great rock ‘n roll music as you stroll through the streets of historic downtown. Browse local car-related vendor booths, shop in the incredible collection of downtown stores, and relax at one of three wine-tasting rooms as you sample the best of hand-crafted, mountain-grown Sierra Foothill wines. For more info click HERE 

5th - Turlock: The 39th Annual Spring Turlock Swap Meet at the Stanislaus County Fairgrounds from 6am to 2pm. Not exactly the Bay Area but for classic car enthusiasts, the Turlock swap meets are known for being among the best and are worth the drive. For more information call (209) 201-8491 or click HERE 

9th - Martinez: The Downtown Martinez Car Show is on Thursday night from 6pm to 9pm on Main Street, from Alhambra to Court Streets. For more information call (925) 639-2550

11th - San Rafael: 34th Annual May Madness Classic Car Show & Parade on 4th St. in downtown San Rafael from 12 noon to 6pm. Greg Borrelli's "May Madness" is the longest running street rod show and parade in Northern California! A parade at 5pm celebrates where it all began. This is one of the locations where some scenes in American Graffiti were filmed. Come join the fun in the sun. For more information and a cool video of the show, click HERE 

11th - Cotati: 3rd Annual Rollin’Rosie Poker Run and Classic Car Show. The Poker Run begins at Lola’s Market in Healdsburg and features stops throughout the county hosted by some fabulous local business and amazing local car clubs! The poker run ends at La Plaza Park in Cotati where the classic car show will be located, complete with live music, vendors, food and a raffle! We hope that you can join us for all or part of the fun! For more information, click HERE or email rollinrosiescc@gmail.com 

11th - San Francisco: The 44th Annual Jim Gallagher Car Show held at the Lake Merced Blvd. parking lot. cars arrive at 8am. All classic car owners are welcome to be part of this exceptional event. Enjoy coffee and food while supporting a great cause. All donations will go to the San Francisco Fire Cancer Prevention Foundation (SFFCPF). For more info contact Geoff Quesada at GQ2419@me.com or sfffrrc@gmail.com 

11th - Lakeport: The 3rd Annual Dirty Hands Clean Rides Car Show is Saturday from 1pm to 5pm at Konocti Vista Casino, 2755 Mission Rancheria Road. Join us for a day filled with stunning cars, live music, tasty food, and awesome local vendors! It’s the perfect way to spend a sunny Saturday. For more info, click HERE  

11th - Modesto: The Stanislaus Sheriff Posse Car Show from 10am to 4pm at The House Church, 1601 Coffee Road. This is their first annual Car Show / vendor fair and is a free family friendly event! All classes of cars and trucks are welcome. Food, arts and craft vendors. For more info, click HERE  

17th - 19th - Kelseyville: The California Speed Boat Association presents The Vintage Boat & Classic Car Show at Buckingham Golf & Country Club, 2855 Westlake Drive. Come enjoy a classic car show and vintage boats on the water. BBQ, Food, Music, Dancing, Cruise, Fun and Silent Auction. For more information contact Rich Scogin at (707) 900-8188 or John Walti at (707) 208-9348. For registration, contact Peggy Bonds at lilolgypsy@aol.com 

18th - Woodland: The Woodland Street Cruisers present The Main Street Car Show and Cruise in downtown Woodland starting at 9am. If you love hot rods, classic cars, rat rods, tuner cars, or anything in between, this is the show for you. Music, Food, Raffle Prizes, 50/50, Poker Walk. For more information click HERE 

18th - Petaluma: Salute to American Graffiti. A lot of people think American Graffiti was filmed in Modesto. In fact, most of the movie was filmed in Petaluma in the summer of 1972. Come join us as we celebrate American Graffiti being filmed on the same streets that the car show is on. How about cruising those streets? Starting at 4pm, we open those streets up to cruising. That's right, you can cruise the same streets that Milner and Falfa did in the movie. Don't be square, be there!  For more info call (707) 762-3394 or click HERE  See you there!

18th - Pacifica: Terra Nova Tech Car Show held at 1450 Terra Nova Blvd. from 9am to 3pm benefiting industrial arts. Car entry is $35. Vendors, raffle, food & entertainment. For more information email; TerraNovaTechCarShow@gmail.com 

19th - Petaluma: The 49th Annual Petaluma Swap Meet held at the Sonoma / Marin Fairgrounds in downtown Petaluma, sponsored by The Redwood Chapter of the Early Ford V-8 Club. This is always a great swap meet and one of the biggest in the area. It runs from sun-up to 2pm. A 20x25 space is $40. No reservations taken or needed. There is always room for everyone. For more info, call Dave Peterson at (707) 484-6171 or email 1DavePete@comcast.net 

19th - Discovery Bay: The 6th Annual Kustoms & Klassics car Show held at Cornell Park, 505 Discovery Bay Blvd. from 10am to 3pm. Awards, goodie bags, vendors, DJ and food. All vehicles welcome. $40 entree fee. For more info, click HERE  

25th - Pittsburg: The 4th Annual Pittsburg Police Classic Car Show held at 65 Civic Ave. from 11 am to 3pm. All entrants must register in advance by clicking HERE Cash prizes, beer, wine and food trucks. 

27th - Windsor: Newsong Church Memorial Day Car Show at 167 Arata Lane from 10am to 2pm. Since 2014 we’ve hosted our Memorial Day Car Show and it has grown every year to be the largest of its kind in Windsor. Last year we had upwards of 2000 spectators and 180 cars. 2024 will be our 10th year and we plan to have just as much fun! In addition to the wide variety of vehicles on display (classics - hot rods - imports - low riders - motorcycles), we’ll have food trucks on site and fun activities for kids such as bounce houses and face painting! This event is FREE and is family friendly and open to the public. Everyone is welcome, so please tell your friends! If you are just attending, registration is not needed, just come! To register your vehicle or to get more info, please click HERE  

June - 2024

7th - 9th - Sonoma: It's NASCAR weekend at Sonoma Raceway! Starting Friday is the General Tire 200 at 3:30pm. For information on Friday's race, click HERE. Then Saturday at 5pm is the Xfinity Series Sonoma 250. For more information on this race, click HERE  And then on Sunday is The Toyota Save Mart 350 starting at 12:30pm. For more information on this race, click HERE.  

8th - 9th - Modesto: American Graffiti Festival and Car Show at the Modesto Junior College West Campus, 2201 Blue Gum Ave. This is a big event with a lot going on, including a show, a cruise, live music, vendors and much more. For more info, click HERE or call (209) 447-5962 or email nmkcarshow@gmail.com 

13th - Martinez: The Downtown Martinez Car Show is on Thursday night from 6pm to 9pm on Main Street, from Alhambra to Court Streets. For more information call (925) 639-2550

15th - Lakeport: Lakeport Camp & Shine VW Car Show and swap meet presented by Norcal Aircooled Group held at Library Park, 225 Park Street. Show entrants enter from 3rd Street. $20 car show entry / $20 swap space. car show, swap meet, kids coloring contest, T-shirts, big raffle, dash plaques and awards. For more info, call or text Ron Holman at (925) 876-9460

22nd - Petaluma: Car Show On The Gardenway at Petaluma Fairgrounds at 175 Fairgrounds Drive. Enter at Payran Street Gate 2. The show is from 12 noon to 3pm and is open to all pre-1980 makes & models. Sponsored by Cruisin' North Car Club and Local Heroes Auto. $50 entry fee includes admission to the fair for 2 adults. Must pre-register to enter by calling Rich at (707) 283-3247 or click HERE  

23rd - Santa Rosa: Corvettes of Sonoma County presents their annual Swap Meet and Car Show at the Santa Rosa Veterans Building 1351 Maple Ave. Car Show entry fee is $25. Trophies given at noon. All years, makes and models' welcome. Swap Meet vendors spaces are large 19x19. Space fees are: $25 for one space, $40 for two spaces, and $55 for three spaces. Gates open at 6am. No charge for general admission. There will be a Food Truck on site selling breakfast and lunch items.
For more information call Tony Varela at (707) 328-1095 or Mary at (707) 791-5147 or click HERE 

23rd - Pomona: The famous Pomona Swap Meet held at The Fairplex, 1101 McKinley Ave. This is a one day event, rain or shine. For the best shopping, swapping, and auto viewing, we recommend arriving early. Remember, "the early bird gets the worm." For more info, click HERE  

26th - Sonoma: The Wednesday Night Drags at Sonoma Raceway! Come for a night of fun, whether you're a spectator or a racer. You do not need to have a "race car" to participate. Your daily driver can be used. For more details and information on these events, click HERE  

July 2024

10th - Sonoma: Wednesday Night Drags at Sonoma Raceway! Come for a night of fun, whether you're a spectator or a racer. You do not need to have a "race car" to participate. Your daily driver can be used. For more details and information on these fun events, click HERE  

11th - Martinez: The Downtown Martinez Car Show is on Thursday night from 6pm to 9pm on Main Street, from Alhambra to Court Streets. For more information call (925) 639-2550

26th - 28th - Sonoma: The DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals come to Sonoma Raceway! Get your front row seats to see John Force, Antron Brown and Ron Capps as they push the limits to be quicker and faster than ever before. Over 22,000+ horsepower will rattle the grapevines in wine country at the DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals! Remember, all tickets are DIGITAL and can be downloaded straight from the official Sonoma Raceway app. See our Mobile Tickets page for instructions by clicking HERE  For more information on purchasing tickets, call (800) 870-7223 and for more information about the event in general, click HERE  

August 2024

7th - Sonoma: Wednesday Night Drags at Sonoma Raceway! Come for a night of fun, whether you're a spectator or a racer. You do not need to have a "race car" to participate. Your daily driver can be used. For more details and information on these fun events, click HERE  
 

8th - Martinez: The Downtown Martinez Car Show is on Thursday night from 6pm to 9pm on Main Street, from Alhambra to Court Streets. For more information call (925) 639-2550
 

11th - Pomona: The famous Pomona Swap Meet held at The Fairplex, 1101 McKinley Ave. This is a one day event, rain or shine. For the best shopping, swapping, and auto viewing, we recommend arriving early. Remember, "the early bird gets the worm." For more info, click HERE    

23rd - 25th - Pleasanton: The Goodguys West Coast Nationals at Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton. America’s Favorite Car Show features over 3,000 of the country’s finest 1999 and older hot rods, trucks, customs, lowriders, muscle cars and classics together! Don’t miss Goodguys Classic Performance Products AutoCross racing series action featuring the FiTech Fuel Injection “West Coast Shootout”, experience an earth-shaking Nitro Thunderfest, a Pinstriper’s Brush Bash, shop the huge swap meet, Cars 4 Sale Corral and vendor midway, enjoy live music, see which rides take home the top awards of the weekend including Builder’s Choice “Top 10” awards, and so much more! For more info, click HERE   

24th - Sonoma: Ferrari Challenge North America comes to Sonoma Raceway featuring Trofeo Pirelli and Coppa Shell classes. This IMSA sanctioned event is a must-see for the entire family! For more information, click HERE  

30th - 31st - Pleasanton: NorCal Novas 10th Annual Family Reunion Car Show at The Doubletree Hilton Hotel in Pleasanton. For more information, click HERE   

September 2024

12th - Martinez: The Downtown Martinez Car Show is on Thursday night from 6pm to 9pm on Main Street, from Alhambra to Court Streets. For more information call (925) 639-2550

13th - 15th Sonoma: The CSRG Charity Challenge returns to Sonoma Raceway! This is an amazing family fun event featuring all eras or race cars roaring around the track, raising funds for kids, from children of broken homes to children fighting cancer and beyond. This is a free event for spectators! Just show up and watch! For more information about this amazing and fun event, click HERE  

14th - Sonoma: Veterans All American Car Show, a benefit for the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Bear Flag Post 1943. Show is held at the Veterans Memorial Building parking lot at 126 First Street West, across the street from the Sonoma Police station, just one block off the plaza. Open to all '76 and earlier American made cars and trucks. Live Music, Vendors, Silent Auction, Food, Craft Beer and more. For more information and registration, click HERE or call (707) 509-3609

October 2024

4th - 6th - Sonoma: Sonoma Raceway presents the Velocity Invitational! This is a fun family weekend like no other, with free entrance for kids 15 and under. Velocity Invitational is dedicated to creating the ultimate weekend by highlighting some of the best race cars roaring around the track. There is nowhere else in the country that you can stroll through a paddock and get close-up and personal with some of the rarest cars in the world while sipping a glass of world-class wine and chatting with the most exciting drivers and owners in motorsports. This is a weekend you don't want to miss! For more information, click HERE 

13th - Pomona: The famous Pomona Swap Meet held at The Fairplex, 1101 McKinley Ave. This is a one day event, rain or shine. For the best shopping, swapping, and auto viewing, we recommend arriving early. Remember, "the early bird gets the worm." For more info, click HERE    

16th - Sonoma: The Wednesday Night Drags at Sonoma Raceway! Come for a night of fun, whether you're a spectator or a racer. You do not need to have a "race car" to participate. Your daily driver can be used. For more details and information on these events, click HERE  

November 2024 

9th - 10th - Pleasanton: The Goodguys Autumn Get Together Car Show at Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton featuring over 2,500 of northern California’s coolest American made show cars and trucks of all years on display! Plus, there’s close racing action at the Classic Performance Products AutoCross racing series featuring the “Fall Shootout”. There’s also a huge swap meet, Cars 4 Sale Corral and vendor midway, enjoy live music, experience an earth-shaking Nitro Thunderfest exhibition and on Saturday be sure to check out the metal-munching Demolition Derby presented by Hayward Firefighters 1909! For more information, click HERE  

23rd - 24th - Sonoma: Sonoma Raceway presents "24 Hours of Lemons". No, not "Le Mans", but "lemons", which is an endurance race for cars worth no more than $500. It's racing, comedy and competition rolled up into one big fruit roll that you don't want to miss! It really is fun for the whole family. if you've never been to one of these events, it's highly suggested you go because you'll have a great time. For more information on what this race is all about, click HERE  

December 2024

7th - 8th - Sonoma: Sonoma Raceway presents Winter Jam, NorCal's largest drifting event hosted by Sonoma Drift. Winter Jam takes over several locations around Sonoma Raceway's facility, including a a driving course in the main paddock, and courses at Turns 2-4, Turn 7, through the Esses of Turn 8 and around the hairpin at Turn 11 of the road course. There is a course for every skill level. It's an amazing event to gain experience as a beginner or even stretch the legs of your 1000hp rocket ship as a professional drifter! If you love to watch drifting and races, then this is the ultimate event to be at. For more information with a cool video of the event, click HERE  

8th - Pomona: The famous Pomona Swap Meet held at The Fairplex, 1101 McKinley Ave. This is a one day event, rain or shine. For the best shopping, swapping, and auto viewing, we recommend arriving early. Remember, "the early bird gets the worm." For more info, click HERE