Monterey Car Week Schedule

Monterey Car Week is not a single event. It is a week-long cluster of auctions, concours, races, rallies, and community gatherings spread from Pebble Beach and Carmel to Laguna Seca, Pacific Grove, Seaside, and Carmel Valley. Planning it well starts with understanding that structure, not with trying to see everything.

The week usually builds toward its final days. Early in the week, auctions and smaller gatherings set the tone. Midweek brings driving events like the Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance, where Concours cars actually get driven around the Peninsula. Friday and Saturday bring the big gatherings — The Quail in Carmel Valley, Concorso Italiano, Exotics on Broadway in Seaside, and the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Laguna Seca — and Sunday brings the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance itself on the 18th fairway.

Because dates, venues, and ticket details change each year, confirm the official schedule before you book travel or buy tickets. This guide is a planning framework, not a substitute for that year's official listings. In particular, check which events are ticketed, which are free or community-accessible, and which require advance purchase, because the mix is wide and the most exclusive events sell out early.

A practical plan: pick one anchor event per day, not three. Build in travel time — Highway 1, Highway 68, and the roads around Pebble Beach and Carmel can be slow during Car Week — and leave room for the unofficial show, which is the cars you will see simply driving around Carmel, on Carmel Valley Road, or parked in town. If you are visiting and wondering what it would be like to live here, that driving is also the best introduction to the Peninsula's neighborhoods. Connect with Alex Brant for a local perspective on Pebble Beach, Carmel, and Carmel Valley living during Car Week and beyond.