Cars & Caves at Chanhassen AutoPlex

Cars & Caves returns to Chanhassen AutoPlex on Saturday, April 25, opening the private garage-condo campus to the public for a free morning car show. (chanhassenautoplex.com) The April event is scheduled for 9 a.m. to noon at 8150 Audubon Road in Chanhassen, and the AutoPlex says the show runs rain or shine. Gates open at 7:30 a.m. for display vehicles. (chanhassenautoplex.com; chanhassenautoplex.com) The draw is the setting as much as the cars: Chanhassen AutoPlex says it has 120 privately owned garage condominiums, and many of them open during Cars & Caves for walk-through viewing. Owners use the spaces to store, restore, and show collector, classic, exotic, and motorcycle collections. (chanhassenautoplex.com) That format turns a standard parking-lot show into an open house inside a private enthusiast community. The AutoPlex says the campus is the first private garage-condo community of its kind and opens to the public for Cars & Caves and selected summer events from April through September. (chanhassenautoplex.com; chanhassenautoplex.com) The 2026 season runs on the last Saturday of each month from April through September, with the April 25 show serving as the opener. Chanhassen AutoPlex says all six monthly shows are free. (chanhassenautoplex.com; chanhassenautoplex.com) The AutoPlex invites a broad mix of vehicles, including classic, collector, muscle, antique, street rod, and exotic cars, plus vintage motorcycles. Spectators can also attend in everyday vehicles, and coffee, beverages, and food will be sold on site. (chanhassenautoplex.com; chanhassenautoplex.com) Local television has treated the event as a seasonal fixture: KSTP reported this week that the 2026 Cars & Caves season kicks off April 25 at Chanhassen AutoPlex. The AutoPlex site also says the campus is about a 20-minute drive from Minneapolis-St. Paul. (kstp.com; chanhassenautoplex.com) For visitors, the practical takeaway is simple: show up Saturday morning for the season opener, expect an open-house look inside the garages, and check the AutoPlex event page for any updates before heading out. (chanhassenautoplex.com)