Monterey Car Week — Pebble Beach Events

Monterey County begins Monterey Car Week on Friday, August 7, with a 10-day schedule that runs through August 16 and stretches from downtown Monterey to Pebble Beach and WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. See Monterey lists the annual gathering as a countywide series of classic-car shows, races, auctions and brand displays anchored by the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, and the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. Friday’s opening program includes a free Monterey Car Week Kickoff on Alvarado Street in downtown Monterey from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., according to the official day-by-day schedule. The tourism bureau says the street event will display historic race cars that are due to compete later in the week at Laguna Seca. ### When do the headline events actually happen? August 12 through August 15 are the dates for the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, according to the track’s event page. (seemonterey.com) WeatherTech Raceway calls the reunion the centerpiece of Monterey Car Week and says the 2026 edition will honor icons of Japanese motorsport as its featured marque. (seemonterey.com) Friday, August 14 is the date for The Quail by The Peninsula, A Motorsports Gathering in Carmel, according to the event’s official overview page. The Peninsula’s listing says this year’s featured classes include the 100th anniversary of Route 66, Lamborghini Diablo, The Legacy of Japanese GT’s, Ferrari F40 in The Great Ferraris, and The Bruce Meyer Collection. (weathertechraceway.com) Sunday, August 16 is the date for the 75th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance at The Lodge at Pebble Beach, according to Pebble Beach Concours organizers. The official event calendar also lists the Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance on August 13 and Pebble Beach Auctions beginning August 12. ### What starts before the main weekend? Saturday, August 8 and Sunday, August 9 are reserved for the Monterey Pre-Reunion and Corkscrew Hillclimb at Laguna Seca, according to See Monterey’s official schedule. (peninsula.com) The tourism bureau says more than 200 historic race cars are due to practice, qualify and race before the field shifts to the larger reunion program the following week. (pebblebeachconcours.net) August 3 through August 12 are the dates listed for the Pebble Beach Motoring Classic, while August 13 through August 16 are the dates posted for the Pebble Beach Classic Car Forum and related Pebble Beach Automotive Week displays. Pebble Beach’s event calendar also lists Concours Village and RetroAuto among the public-facing attractions around the concours weekend. (seemonterey.com) ### What will visitors see at Laguna Seca this year? The 2026 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion will spotlight Japanese racing history, WeatherTech Raceway says on its official page. The track says the event will feature machinery from Mazda, Toyota, Yamaha, Honda, Nissan, Lexus, Acura, Infiniti and Mitsubishi across disciplines including Formula 1, INDYCAR, NASCAR, endurance racing, rally and drifting. (pebblebeachconcours.net) Thursday, August 13 is also the date of Bonhams|Cars’ Laguna Seca auction, according to the reunion page. WeatherTech Raceway says limited Champions Club and High Speed Hospitality inventory remains, while premier and reserve camping are sold out. ### What is Pebble Beach adding around the concours? Pebble Beach organizers are framing 2026 as the 75th Concours d’Elegance. (weathertechraceway.com) The event calendar lists a Lamborghini Miura 60th Anniversary Display on August 16 alongside the concours itself. August 13 to August 15 are the dates listed for Concours Village, and August 13 to August 16 are the dates posted for the Pebble Beach Classic Car Forum. (weathertechraceway.com) Pebble Beach also lists brand activations including Lexus and Mercedes-Benz driving experiences during automotive week. ### Where should people look for schedules, maps and tickets? See Monterey directs visitors to its Monterey Car Week landing page and day-by-day schedule for countywide events, maps and itinerary planning. (pebblebeachconcours.net) The county tourism bureau also says a free Monterey Trolley will run daily in downtown Monterey, Old Fisherman’s Wharf, Cannery Row and the Monterey Bay Aquarium corridor from August 7 through August 16, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pebble Beach Concours and WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca are handling their own ticketing and event details on official pages for the concours and reunion. The next major public events on the calendar are the Monterey Pre-Reunion and Corkscrew Hillclimb on August 8-9, followed by the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion on August 12-15, The Quail on August 14 and the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on August 16. (seemonterey.com) (seemonterey.com)