The major events of the global collector car year — curated and independently maintained.
This calendar covers the major collector car events and auctions of 2026. It is updated each January with the following year's events as dates are confirmed.
28 June 2026 · Preview
The 2026 Festival of Speed returns to the Duke of Richmond's estate from 9 – 12 July with a programme that runs from pre-war Grand Prix machinery to the latest hypercars. Our preview covers the cars, drivers and unveilings we will be following on the hill.
Read more →JULY
9 – 12 July 2026 · Goodwood Estate, West Sussex, UK
The world's largest motorsport garden party. Over 600 cars and motorcycles spanning the entire history of motorised competition take to the 1.16-mile hillclimb across four days. The combination of current manufacturer launches, historic racing cars in motion and the Cartier Style et Luxe concours makes this the single most comprehensive collector car event on the annual calendar. Tickets typically sell out months in advance.
Official website →AUGUST
12 August 2026 · Monterey Conference Center, California, USA
RM Sotheby's flagship annual Monterey sale is one of the most significant collector car auctions in the world. Over nearly three decades it has presented the most exceptional automobiles and achieved consistently record-setting results. Registration required for bidding.
Official website →13 August 2026 · WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, California, USA
Bonhams' Monterey Car Week sale held at the iconic Laguna Seca circuit in a long-standing partnership with the raceway. A strong consignment of European classics, pre-war machinery and racing cars typically characterises this sale.
Official website →13 – 14 August 2026 · The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, Carmel, California, USA
Broad Arrow Auctions' prestigious sale as official auction partner of The Quail. A carefully curated consignment of fine collector cars in an intimate setting that attracts serious buyers from across the world.
Official website →13 – 15 August 2026 · Del Monte Golf Course, Monterey, California, USA
Mecum's Monterey sale is the highest-volume auction of Car Week, offering a broad range of collector cars across all eras and price points. One of the most useful barometers of the wider North American collector car market.
Official website →14 – 15 August 2026 · Parc du Concours, Pebble Beach, California, USA
The official auction house of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Gooding Christie's Pebble Beach sale is the most prestigious of the Monterey week auctions, with a tightly curated consignment aimed at the concours audience. The 2026 sale coincides with the 75th Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
Official website →Third week of August 2026 · Monterey Peninsula, California, USA
The most important week in the global collector car calendar. Alongside the five major auction sales, the week encompasses the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, The Quail A Motorsports Gathering, the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion and dozens of marque-specific gatherings across the Peninsula.
Official website →16 August 2026 · The Fairway, Pebble Beach Golf Links, California, USA
The most prestigious concours event in the world, held on the 18th fairway overlooking Carmel Bay. Best of Show at Pebble Beach is the highest honour a collector car can receive. The 2026 event marks the 75th running of the Concours.
Official website →SEPTEMBER
19 – 21 September 2026 · Goodwood Motor Circuit, West Sussex, UK
The world's most popular historic motorsport event by attendance, and the most strictly authentic. Only vehicles eligible to have competed at the Goodwood Motor Circuit during its original racing years (1948 – 1966) may participate. For many serious collectors the more significant of the two Goodwood events.
Official website →19 September 2026 · Goodwood Motor Circuit, West Sussex, UK
Bonhams' annual sale held on the Friday of the Goodwood Revival weekend. Consignments are typically period-correct to the Revival's eligible era and are viewed by one of the most knowledgeable historic motorsport audiences in the world. One of the most atmospheric auction settings in the calendar.
Official website →24 – 27 September 2026 · Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, UK
The UK's most prestigious concours event, held in the grounds of Blenheim Palace. The standard of presented cars has risen significantly in recent years and Salon Privé now sits alongside the major European concours events in terms of entry quality.
Official website →NOVEMBER
1 November 2026 · Hyde Park to Brighton, UK
The world's oldest motoring event, held annually since 1927. Only vehicles manufactured before 1905 are eligible. The sight of veteran cars departing Hyde Park at dawn remains one of the most affecting spectacles in the collector car year. RM Sotheby's is the present title sponsor.
Official website →19 – 20 November 2026 · New York, USA
Bonhams' New York sale held in conjunction with the Rétromobile New York event. A curated selection of European and American collector cars for the North American market in the final significant sale of the year.
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