If you’re a petrolhead, you already know: some weekends are non-negotiable. This 2026 car events calendar gathers the key dates—concours, historic racing, and the best car-culture weekends. Consider this our edit: the events we would genuinely travel for, in one place.
Dates can move and new events can appear, so we’ll keep this page updated as the season unfolds.
How to use this list: Scroll by month, save this page, and always double-check the official link before booking travel — we’ll keep this calendar updated as new events are announced and dates are confirmed.
Video: Cavallino Classic (official highlights)
New Car Events Worth Watching in 2026
Anantara Concorso (Rome)
A new concours launches in Rome, supported by exceptional partners and a top-tier hospitality name. Early signs look serious—definitely one for our watchlist.
- Gran Premio Storico (Mugello)
Missing Mugello this year because Ferrari’s Finali Mondiali moves to Barcelona? Keep an eye on this: a new historic racing weekend at Mugello with real potential to become an annual reference.
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CAR EVENTS BY MONTH
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January 2026
Ferrari F1 2026 Car Presentation (Maranello)
Ferrari unveils its 2026 Formula 1 car, a key date for Ferrari fans.
Date: 23 January 2026
Location: Maranello, Italy
Type: Formula 1 / Team announcement
The I.C.E. St. Moritz
Rare classics on a frozen lake — two days of design, style, and motorsport culture.
Date: 30–31 January 2026
Location: St. Moritz, Switzerland
Type: Concours d’Elegance / Classic Cars
Rétromobile (Paris)
The season opener for classic car culture: exhibitions, dealers, clubs, restorers, automobilia, and auctions—everything in one place.
Date: 28 Jan – 1 Feb 2026
Location: Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris, France
Type: Classic car show / Collectors / Automobilia / Auctions
F.A.T. Ice Race (Zell am See)
A modern ice-racing festival with classic cars, motorsport culture, and strong brand energy. Same weekend as The I.C.E. — choose your pick.
Date: 31 January 2026
Location: Zell am See, Austria
Type: Ice race / Festival / Classic & performance cars
February 2026
Ferrari Corse Clienti
(F1 Clienti, XX Programme, Sport Prototipi Clienti). It’s one of the few places where enthusiasts can get close to these cars in a real circuit environment — hearing them, seeing them run, and feeling the atmosphere — while owners experience them in a controlled, fully supported setting.
Ferrari Corse Clienti — 2026 key dates
Qatar (Losail): 6–8 Feb 2026
Le Castellet (Paul Ricard): 18–20 Mar 2026
Mugello: 9–10 Apr 2026
Cavallino Classic Monaco (F1 Clienti only): 23–26 Apr 2026
Austin (COTA): 15–17 May 2026
Road Atlanta: 21–22 May 2026
Portimão (sunset sessions): 24–25 Jul 2026
Budapest (Hungaroring): 11–13 Sep 2026
Finali Mondiali (season finale): 17–23 Nov 2026 — Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
Cavallino Classic (Palm Beach)
A flagship Ferrari weekend in Florida: concours, VIP hospitality, social events, plus the Tour d’Eleganza and the Sunday charity brunch/show.
Date: 13–15 February 2026 (some packages run 12–15 Feb)
Location: The Boca Raton, Boca Raton (FL), USA (Sunday at Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach)
Type: Ferrari Concours / VIP events / Tour drive / Auction / Charity brunch
March 2026
Formula 1 (2026) — key dates
Formula 1 enters a new era in 2026 with new technical rules and 100% sustainable fuel. The season is planned for 24 races, with Spain expected to host two rounds, as Madrid is set to join the calendar pending final venue approvals. The year starts in Australia (8 March), with key reference weekends in Miami (3 May), Monaco (7 June), Silverstone (5 July), Monza (6 September), Singapore (11 October), Las Vegas (21 November), and the finale in Abu Dhabi (6 December). Dates can still move—always double-check the official calendar before booking travel.
FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) — 2026
Endurance keeps a stable format in 2026 with 8 rounds across 5 regions. The season starts in Qatar (Prologue + opening race in late March), returns to Europe for Imola, Spa, and Le Mans, then heads to São Paulo, COTA (Austin), Fuji, and ends in Bahrain in early November.
Official calendar
- R1 Qatar 1812 Km: 26–28 March
- R2 Imola 6 Hours: 17–19 April
- R3 Spa 6 Hours: 7–9 May
- R4 Le Mans 24 Hours: 10–14 June
- R5 São Paulo 6 Hours: 10–12 July
- R6 COTA: 6 Hours: 4–6 September
- R7 Fuji 6 Hours: 25–27 September
- R8 Bahrain 8 Hours: 5–7 November
April 2026
Concours d’Eleganza Japan (Nara)
A high-end concours set inside Yakushiji Temple (a UNESCO World Heritage site in Ancient Nara). Classic cars from Japan and abroad, with special runway-style presentations and ticketed areas.
Date: 11–12 April 2026
Location: Yakushiji Temple, Nara, Japan
Type: Concours d’Elegance / Classic Cars / Heritage venue
Anantara Concorso Roma (Rome)
A new concours launches in 2026, backed by strong partners and a serious collector positioning. We’re placing it on our watch list — this one looks worth tracking.
Date: 16–19 April 2026
Location: Rome, Italy
Type: Concours d’Elegance / Classic Cars
Ferrari 308 Tour
A special Ferrari tour celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Ferrari 308 GTB: a two-day drive from Switzerland to Maranello, with access highlights such as driving through the Ferrari factory grounds and laps at the Fiorano Circuit. Strictly limited to 50 cars, reserved for specific 308/328/Dino models.
Date: 17–18 April 2026
Location: TBC
Type: Ferrari special tour / Owners-only (invite-only)
Eligibility: 308 GTB/GTS, 308 GTBi/GTSi, 208 GTB/GTS, 328 GTB/GTS, Dino 208 GT4, 308 GT4
Grand Prix de Monaco Historique (Monaco)
A landmark historic racing weekend run by the Automobile Club de Monaco, bringing multiple eras back to the streets of Monaco—including a dedicated class for early turbo-era F1 (1981–1985).
Date: 24–26 April 2026
Location: Monaco (Monte Carlo street circuit)
Type: Historic motorsport / classic racing
May 2026
Tour Auto (Peter Auto)
One of the most prestigious historic car rallies in the world, mixing road regularity and competitive stages with circuit sessions. The week typically opens with a public exhibition in Paris at the Grand Palais before the cars head out across France.
Date: 3–9 May 2026
Location: Paris (Grand Palais exhibition) + route across France
Type: Regularity rally & competition / Historic cars
Ferrari 275 Legacy Tour
2026 marks the 60th anniversary of the Ferrari 275 GTB (first shown at the Paris Motor Show in 1966). Ferrari is organising a dedicated Legacy Tour for the 275 family, including GTB, GTS and GTB/4 models. Participation is handled via dealer confirmation.
Date: 5–9 May 2026
Location: TBC
Type: Ferrari special event / Owners-only (via dealer)
Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este (Lake Como Weekend)
Lake Como’s most important classic-car weekend. Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, organised by BMW Group, is one of the most anticipated weekends in the collector world. It’s invitation-first, with selected public moments across the weekend — and the whole area comes alive: even a simple walk around Cernobbio and the nearby lakeside towns becomes effortless car-spotting, with exceptional machines arriving and moving around the lake. FuoriConcorso runs alongside it — a curated companion event hosted across historic villas on Lake Como. Tip: wear comfortable shoes for easy villa-hopping.
Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este
Date:15–17 May 2026
Location: Cernobbio, Lake Como (Italy)
Type: Concours d’Elegance / Classic Cars
FuoriConcorso (same weekend)
Date: 16–17 May 2026
Location: Lake Como, Italy (Villa del Grumello, Villa Sucota & Villa Olmo)
Type: Curated car culture / Concours companion event
Cavallino Classic Modena
Cavallino Classic crosses the Atlantic to celebrate Ferrari in Enzo Ferrari’s hometown, Modena — with a weekend based at Casa Maria Luigia (Massimo Bottura & Lara Gilmore). Expect a tight, curated atmosphere: Concorso d’Eleganza on the grounds, plus a Tour d’Eleganza on the hills where Enzo and his drivers tested cars.
Date: 22–24 May 2026
Location: Modena, Italy (Casa Maria Luigia)
Type: Ferrari concours weekend / Tour d’Eleganza
June 2026
1000 Miglia (Italy)
The “most beautiful race in the world” returns in 2026 with its 44th historic re-enactment: a five-day format and a “figure eight” route inspired by the earliest editions. Start and finish in Brescia, with a full cross-Italy journey (Padua, Montecatini Terme, Rome, Rimini).
Date: 09–13 June 2026
Location: Brescia (start/finish) + route across Italy
Type: Historic regularity rally / Classic cars / Road event
24 Hours of Le Mans (Circuit de la Sarthe)
The headline endurance race of the year — and the centrepiece of the WEC season. If you’re following top-tier endurance (Ferrari, Porsche, Toyota, etc.), this is the key weekend to watch and plan around.
Date: 13–14 June 2026
Location: Le Mans, France (Circuit de la Sarthe)
Type: Endurance race / 24 Hours (FIA WEC)
July 2026
Le Mans Classic Legend (Le Mans)
A new heritage endurance weekend from the Le Mans ecosystem—built around historic racing culture and collector energy.
Date: 2–5 July 2026
Location: Le Mans (Circuit de la Sarthe), France
Type: Historic motorsport / Endurance heritage weekend
Concours of Elegance Germany (Tegernsee)
A high-level concours in Bavaria, set on Lake Tegernsee at Gut Kaltenbrunn — intimate setting, strong collector crowd, and a very “Hampton Court-style” curation.
Date: 4–5 July 2026
Location:Gut Kaltenbrunn, Lake Tegernsee (Germany)
Type: Concours d’Elegance / Classic & collector cars
Goodwood Festival of Speed (UK)
Four days of hillclimb runs, new car reveals, and serious motorsport culture — one of the most watched automotive weekends of the year.
Date: 9–12 July 2026
Location:Motorsport festival / Hillclimb / Car culture
Type: Concours d’Elegance / Classic & collector cars
August 2026
Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance (Monterey Car Week)
The world’s best-known concours: a once-a-year concentration of top-level collector cars, judging, and automotive culture during Monterey Car Week.
Date: 16 August 2026
Location:Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach (California), USA
Type: Concours d’Elegance / Collector cars
September 2026
Concours of Elegance (Hampton Court Palace)
One of Europe’s flagship concours weekends: a curated selection of rare cars in a royal setting, plus club displays and a strong collector atmosphere.
Date: 4–6 September 2026
Location:Hampton Court Palace, London (UK)
Type:Concours d’Elegance / Classic & collector cars
Bernina Gran Turismo (St. Moritz / Poschiavo)
A raw, authentic hillclimb revival on the historic Bernina Pass road — 5.4 km, 52 corners, 450 m elevation — with two categories: Race and Regularity. Dates are published, but still marked as provisional pending final local approvals.
Date: 11–13 September 2026 (provisional)
Location: Bernina Pass (Poschiavo ↔ St. Moritz), Switzerland
Type: Hillclimb / Historic motorsport / Regularity
Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille (Château de Chantilly)
A top-tier concours blending collector cars with French “art de vivre” in a château setting. The event returns in 2026 with a revamped edition and new classes.
Date: 13 September 2026
Location: Château de Chantilly, Chantilly (France)
Type: Concours d’Elegance / Lifestyle & heritage
Goodwood Revival
The most immersive historic motorsport weekend in the UK: period-correct racing, paddocks, fashion, and pure atmosphere — it’s as much culture as it is track action.
Date: 18–20 September 2026
Location: Goodwood Motor Circuit, West Sussex (UK)
Type: Historic motorsport / Lifestyle event (period theme)
Ferrari Cavalcade Classiche 2026
One of Ferrari’s most exclusive gatherings for classic cars, organised by Ferrari “to the highest standards,” with official support and a full curated route. The 2026 edition gathers on the shores of Lake Garda. Participation is handled via dealer confirmation.
Date: 21–25 September 2026
Location: Lake Garda, Italy
Type: Ferrari special event / Classiche / Owners-only (via dealer)
October 2026
Gran Premio Storico d’Italia (Watch list)
A brand-new historic Grand Prix launching in 2026 at Mugello. Presented during the 2025 Finali Mondiali weekend, the event aims to celebrate Italy’s automotive heritage with a major on-track program (including historic F1 cars). This one looks worth tracking.
Date: 2–4 October 2026
Location: Mugello Circuit, Tuscany (Italy)
Type: Historic motorsport / Historic Grand Prix
Imola-Classic (Peter Auto)
Peter Auto brings its historic racing grids to Imola—proper track action, proper atmosphere.
Date: 16–18 October 2026
Location:Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola (Italy)
Type: Historic circuit racing / Series by Peter Auto
November 2026
WEC Season Finale — Bapco Energies 8 Hours of Bahrain
Date: 7 November 2026 (race day)
Location: Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain
Type: Endurance / 8 Hours / WEC finale
Ferrari Finali Mondiali 2026 (Official Ferrari event)
The yearly pinnacle of the Ferrari Challenge season and Ferrari’s wider ecosystem: final races, F1 Clienti, Sport Prototipi & XX Programme, plus Casa Ferrari hospitality and the World Finals Show. In 2026 it will be hosted for the first time at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
Date: 17–23 November 2026
Location: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain
Type: Ferrari official event / Ferrari Challenge finals / F1 Clienti / XX Programme
December 2026
Formula 1 Season Finale
Formula 1 Season Finale — Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Date: 6 December 2026 (race day)
Location: Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (UAE)
Type: Formula 1 / Season finale
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The Author : Emanuela Petrelli
Emanuela Petrelli is an automotive curator and experience designer with a deep passion for mechanical beauty and narrative design. She is the founder of Still Motion, a curated archive of limited edition automotive prints and editorial storytelling. Through her work, she explores the visual legacy of performance machines and the cultural codes behind their presence.
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