Monterey Car Week: Pebble Beach Events

Monterey Car Week opens on Friday, August 7, with events spread across Monterey, Carmel and Pebble Beach through August 16. The annual run brings together concours judging, historic racing, auctions, automaker reveals and marque gatherings, with the 75th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance set as the closing centerpiece on Sunday, August 16. Pebble Beach says the Concours will again be held on the 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links, while WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca lists the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion for August 12-15 and The Peninsula says The Quail returns on Friday, August 14. ### When does the week actually start, and where does it spread out? Friday, August 7, is the listed start date for Monterey Car Week programming in Monterey County, with event calendars showing activities beginning in downtown Monterey and continuing across the peninsula in the following days. A Monterey events calendar lists a kick-off event on Alvarado Street on August 7, followed by the Monterey Pre-Reunion and Corkscrew Hillclimb at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on August 8-9. (pebblebeach.com) Monterey County venues host different parts of the week rather than one single ticketed festival site. Pebble Beach Golf Links hosts the Concours, Quail Lodge in Carmel hosts The Quail, and WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas hosts the Reunion, according to the organizers’ event pages. ### What is happening at Pebble Beach itself? Pebble Beach says the 75th annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will take place on August 16, 2026, on the 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links. (whatsupmonterey.com) The event judges automobiles and motorcycles on historical accuracy, technical merit and style, rather than speed, according to the organizer. Pebble Beach says the Concours has run since 1950 and remains the week’s best-known lawn show. (pebblebeach.com) The company’s event page describes it as a gathering of rare and antique automobiles, collectors and automotive figures from around the world. ### Why is Friday, August 14, one of the busiest days? The Peninsula says The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, August 14, at The Quail in Carmel. (pebblebeach.com) In its 23rd year, the event says it will feature over a dozen automotive debuts, hundreds of rare vehicles, food pavilions, entertainment and four featured classes: the 100th anniversary of Route 66, the Lamborghini Diablo, the legacy of Japanese GTs and the Ferrari F40. Broad Arrow Auctions is also scheduled to hold a two-day sale at The Quail Golf Club on August 13-14. The Peninsula says the auction is expected to assemble about 175 collector cars, ranging from pre-war classics to motorsport cars and modern supercars. ### What does the racing side look like this year? WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca says the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion will run August 12-15, 2026, and will honor the icons of Japanese motorsport as the featured marque. (peninsula.com) The raceway says the event will showcase cars associated with Mazda, Toyota, Yamaha, Honda, Nissan, Lexus, Acura, Infiniti and Mitsubishi. WeatherTech Raceway said in a December 2025 announcement that the 2026 program would also mark the 60th anniversary of Can-Am, the 45th anniversary of IMSA Grand Touring Prototype and the 60th anniversary of Trans Am. (peninsula.com) April Henderson, director of the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, said at the time that organizers were “bringing together the cars, the stories, and the people who shaped racing history.” (weathertechraceway.com) ### What should visitors expect beyond the three headline events? Monterey Car Week calendars show the week is built around more than concours lawns and race sessions. The listed schedule includes auctions, automobilia programming, community events and manufacturer or collector gatherings spread across multiple cities and venues in Monterey County. The organizers of the headline events each sell their own tickets or passes. (weathertechraceway.com) WeatherTech Raceway says limited Champions Club and High Speed Hospitality remain for the Reunion and that some camping categories are sold out, while Pebble Beach and The Peninsula direct visitors to their event pages for Concours and Quail ticketing. Sunday, August 16, is the closing date named by Pebble Beach for the 75th Concours d’Elegance, after the Reunion ends on August 15 and The Quail runs on August 14. (whatsupmonterey.com) Organizers’ event pages and Monterey tourism listings carry the latest schedules, ticket details and venue-specific information for the remaining days of the week. (pebblebeach.com) (weathertechraceway.com)