The Classic Motorsports guide to Monterey Car Week, 2024 edition

Photography Credit: Kristina Cilia

August 10-11

Monterey Pre-Reunion & Hillclimb
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, 1021 Monterey Salinas Hwy. in Salinas
weathertechraceway.com

General admission starts at $72.28.
Your chance to see 300-plus historic race cars on track–and without the giant crowds. Plus, the hillclimb returns this year.

August 12

The Porsche Monterey Classic
Porsche Monterey, 1781 Del Monte Blvd. in Seaside
porschemonterey.com

Free for both spectators and vehicles (limited space for the latter).
Celebrate Porsche from past to present with live music, food trucks and beverages.

August 12-14

Automobilia Collectors Expo
Embassy Suites Monterey Bay, Laguna Grande Ballroom, 1441 Canyon Del Rey in Seaside
automobiliacollectorsexpo.com

$10 for one day, $20 for all three.
The new show replaces Automobilia Monterey.

August 13

Classic Motorsports Monterey Kickoff
Lighthouse Avenue in downtown Pacific Grove
montereykickoff.com

Free for spectators, $75 for vehicles (must preregister).
Our Monterey kickoff party will once again take over downtown Pacific Grove starting at 1 p.m. Special prizes will go to special cars. Thank you: Sunoco, Moss Motors, National Parts Depot, Centerline International, Mecum Auctions, Griot’s Garage, Reliable Carriers, Frontline Cars, The Monarch Pub and the city of Pacific Grove.

August 14

The Little Car Show
Lighthouse Avenue in downtown Pacific Grove
thelittlecarshow.com

Free to attend, $125 vehicle entry fee.
Check out microcars and other small machines.

August 14

Motorlux
Monterey Jet Center, 200 Sky Park Drive in Monterey
motorlux.com

$625 to attend.
Classics, exotics, jets, helicopters and fine foods and beverages.

August 14-15

Broad Arrow Auctions Monterey Jet Center Auction
Monterey Jet Center, 300 Sky Park Drive in Monterey
broadarrowauctions.com

Free.
Early consignments include a final-year Lamborghini Miura P400 SV, a single-owner RUF CTR 2 and an award-winning Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe.

August 14-16 preview, August 16

Bonhams: The Quail Auction
Quail Lodge & Golf Club, West Field, 27050 Rancho San Carlos Road in Carmel-by-the-Sea
cars.bonhams.com

TBD.
Top offerings again expected.

August 14-17

Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, 1021 Monterey Salinas Hwy. in Salinas
weathertechraceway.com

$56.75.
Watch some of the most iconic race cars at one of the world’s most iconic race tracks.

August 14-17 preview, August 16-17

Gooding & Company: Pebble Beach Auctions
Parc du Concours, Stevenson Drive and Portola Road in Pebble Beach
goodingco.com

$50 to watch.
As the official auction house of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, it always presents some of the finest offerings.

August 15

Legends of the Autobahn Presented by Continental
PG Links, 77 Asilomar Blvd. in Pacific Grove
legendsoftheautobahn.org

Free for spectators, $40 parking. For vehicles, $140 to display, $190 for concours, plus registration fee.
The BMW Car Club of America, Mercedes-Benz Club of America and Audi Club of North America jointly present their favorite marques.

August 15

Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance
Pebble Beach, traces 17-Mile Drive, Highway 1 to Big Sur, and then returns to Pebble Beach
pebblebeachconcours.net

Free to spectate.
Features more than 150 Concours entrants along a scenic route.

August 15

Prancing Ponies Women’s Car Show
Downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea
prancingponieswomenscarshow.com

Free to spectate, $350 to enter a vehicle.
Event aims to empower women and inspire girls.

August 15

Ferrari Owners Club 2nd Annual Concours Carmel 2024
Downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea
focnorcal.org

Free to spectate, $150 to display, $275 for judging.
Some of Maranello’s best graces the streets of downtown Carmel.

August 15-17

Mecum Auctions: Monterey 2024
Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa, 1 Old Golf Course Road in Monterey
mecum.com

$30 for 1 day, $75 for 3 days.
More than 600 vehicles offered.

August 15-17

RM Sotheby’s Monterey Auction Monterey Conference Center,
1 Portola Plaza in Monterey
rmsothebys.com

$60.
In 2023, this auction sold five of the 10 highest-selling cars among all auctions.

August 15-18

Pebble Beach RetroAuto
Concours Village, Forest Lake Road and Stevenson Drive in Pebble Beach
pebblebeachconcours.net

Free.
Expect to find another “elegant and thoughtfully curated collection” of automobilia.

August 16

Pacific Grove Rotary Concours Auto Rally
Downtown Pacific Grove and along 17 Mile Drive
pgautorally.org

Free to watch, $135 to enter a vehicle.
It’s a rally, a car show and a social gathering.

August 16

The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering
Quail Lodge & Golf Club, 8205 Valley Greens Drive in Carmel-by-the-Sea
peninsula.com/en/signature-events

Sold out.
Those who have a ticket will enjoy fine machines alongside top-shelf food and drink.

August 16

Werks Reunion Monterey
Monterey Pines Golf Course, 1250 Garden Road in Monterey
werksreunion.com

Free for spectators after a $40 parking fee, $114 for corral parking, $164 to be judged.
All Porsches, all the time.

August 17

Concorso Italiano
Bayonet & Black Horse Golf Course, 1 McClure Way in Seaside
concorso.com

$325 to spectate, $195 to register an Italian car.
Welcoming all vehicles from Italy, from humble Fiats to exotic Ferraris.

August 17

Concours d’Lemons Monterey
Seaside City Hall, 440 Harcourt Ave. in Seaside
concoursdlemons.com

Free to spectate, $20 to participate.
Terrific examples of crappy cars meet crappy examples of terrific cars.

August 17

Exotics on Broadway
Broadway Avenue in Downtown Seaside
exoticsonbroadway.com

Free to spectate, $195 to register a vehicle.
If supercars, hypercars and exotics are your thing, this is the place to be.

August 17

Monterey Motorsports Festival
Monterey County Fair & Event Center, 2004 Fairground Road in Monterey
montereymotorsportsfestival.com

$150 presale for an adult. , $150 to display a vehicle, $200 to be judged.
Features vehicles of all types, from gas-powered to electric, from cars to motorcycles to ATVs.

August 18

Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach
pebblebeachconcours.net