Monterey Car Week — Major Auto Events

Monterey Car Week opens on Friday, August 7, with a 10-day run of races, auctions, concours shows and brand unveilings spread across Monterey, Carmel, Pebble Beach and Laguna Seca. SeeMonterey, the county tourism group, lists the festival from August 7 through August 16 and names the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering and the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion among the headline events. (seemonterey.com) The schedule mixes free public gatherings with ticketed auctions and hospitality-heavy shows that draw collectors, automakers and racing fans to the peninsula. (broadarrowauctions.com) This year’s calendar also includes a new setup for The Quail auction, which moves to Quail Golf Club under Broad Arrow Auctions. (pebblebeachconcours.net) ### When does the week actually start, and what happens first? Friday, August 7, starts with the Monterey Car Week Kickoff in downtown Monterey from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., according to SeeMonterey’s day-by-day calendar. The tourism group says the free event on Alvarado Street will display historic race cars that later compete in the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. Saturday, August 8, and Sunday, August 9, shift attention to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for the Monterey Pre-Reunion and Corkscrew Hillclimb. SeeMonterey says more than 200 historic race cars will practice and qualify before running the Corkscrew Hillclimb in reverse, with Sunday featuring two races for each of 11 groups. (seemonterey.com) ### Which events anchor the middle of the week? Monday, August 10, brings the start of the Automobilia Collectors Expo and Auction in Seaside, while Wednesday, August 12, opens a busier stretch that includes the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, Motorlux at the Monterey Jet Center, and preview days for several auction houses, according to SeeMonterey and event listings. (seemonterey.com) WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca says the 2026 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion runs August 12 through August 15. The track describes the event as one of its signature gatherings and says the 2026 edition will honor icons of Japanese motorsport as the featured marque. (seemonterey.com) ### What is changing at The Quail auction this year? Broad Arrow Auctions says 2026 marks “an exciting new chapter” because The Quail Auction will be held at the Quail Golf Club in Carmel for the first time after four years at the Monterey Jet Center. The auction house says the sale is scheduled for August 13 and August 14 and is expected to feature more than 180 collector cars. (seemonterey.com) The Peninsula, which runs The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, says Broad Arrow is its new auction partner and that the Friday sale will take place during the 23rd edition of The Quail event. Broad Arrow says preview admission is complimentary during posted hours, while in-person bidder registration costs $300 and includes admission for two and a catalog. (weathertechraceway.com) ### Where do the major auction houses fit into the schedule? RM Sotheby’s says its Monterey sale returns to the Portola Hotel and Monterey Conference Center for its 29th year and runs August 13 through August 15. The company describes the sale as its annual Monterey auction and lists nearly 200 lots on its 2026 event page. (broadarrowauctions.com) Gooding Christie’s says its Pebble Beach Auctions are scheduled for August 14 and August 15 at Parc du Concours in Pebble Beach. Pebble Beach Concours organizers call Gooding Christie’s the official auction house of the concours and say it is the only auction held within the gates of 17-Mile Drive. (peninsula.com) ### When do The Quail and Pebble Beach Concours take place? Friday, August 14, is the date for The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering at Quail Lodge and Golf Club in Carmel, according to The Peninsula’s event page. The organizer says the 2026 gathering is the 23rd edition of the event. (rmsothebys.com) Sunday, August 16, is the date for the 75th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance at The Lodge at Pebble Beach, according to the concours website. Pebble Beach says the event will again bring entrants, judges, forums, RetroAuto and related programming under its Automotive Week schedule. (goodingco.com) ### Where can people check tickets and the official calendar? SeeMonterey’s Monterey Car Week pages list events by day, identify which gatherings are free or ticketed, and link to itinerary planning tools for August 7 through August 16. Individual organizers, including Pebble Beach, Broad Arrow, RM Sotheby’s, Gooding Christie’s, The Peninsula and WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, also post separate ticketing, bidder registration and schedule details for their own events. (peninsula.com) (seemonterey.com) (pebblebeachconcours.net)