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Upcoming Events in Northern California

Including: Car Shows, Swap Meets, Motorcycle Events & Races

For the Week of October 8 – 14

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Car Shows:

October 9-11 – Bakersfield:   The Streets of Bakersfield Car Show Thursday to Saturday in Downtown Bakersfield.

October 10-12 – Grass Valley:   The 18th Annual International Harvester Sierra Fall Rallye is Friday to Sunday at the Nevada County Fairgrounds, 11228 McCourtney Road.

October 10-12 – South Lake Tahoe:   The South Tahoe Classic and Old Car Giveaway Free Car Show is Friday to Sunday at Heavenly Village, 1001 Heavenly Village Way.

October 11 – Carmichael: The Picnic in the Park Classic Car Show is Saturday from 9am to 2pm at Carmichael Park, 5750 Grant Avenue.

October 11 – Corning:   The 78th Annual Corning Olive Festival & Car Show is Saturday at 10am at Corning Community Park, 1485 Toomes Avenue.

October 11 – Elk Grove:   The Chili Cook Off & Classic Car Show is Saturday from 10am to 4pm at Elk Grove Regional Park, 9950 Elk Grove Florin Road.

October 11 – Fair Oaks:   The Vietnam Memorial Wall Project Car Show is Saturday at the Sunrise Community Church, 8321 Greenback Lane.

October 11 – Fresno:   The 39th Annual End ‘O Summer Flyin & Car Show is Saturday at 8am at Sierra Sky Park, 4344 W Spaatz Avenue.

October 11 – Hollister:   The Sacred Heart Parrish School Car Show is Saturday from 10am to 1pm at 1200 Fairview Road.

October 11 – Lodi:   The Corvette Fest Car Show is Saturday from 11am to 3pm at Stama Winery, 17521 North Davis Road.

October 11 – Madera:   The Valley Nationals Rod and Custom Show is Saturday from 7am to 2:30pm at Madera District Fairgrounds, 1850 Cleveland Avenue.

October 11 – Marina:  The Cars in the Park Car Show is Saturday from 8am to 3pm at Vince DiMaggio Park, 3200 Del Monte Boulevard.

October 11 – Oroville:  The Autoberfest Car Show is Saturday from 10am to 3pm at the Feather Falls Casino, 3 Alverda Drive.

October 11 – Petaluma:   The Cruisin’ North’s Cruisin’ for a Cause Car Show is Saturday from 8am to 4pm at 259 McDowell Boulevard.

October 11-12 – Redding:   The Sundial Throwdown is Saturday and Sunday at the Redding Civic Center, 700 Auditorium Drive.

October 11 – Redding:   The Cars and K-9’s Car Show is Saturday at 10amto 4pm at 715 Auditorium Drive.

October 11 – Redding:  The Freaktoberfest Car Show is Saturday at 7am at Redding Motorsports Park, 6750 Old Oregon Trail Road.

October 11 – Rio Vista:  The Rio Vista Bass Derby Car Show is Saturday from 8am to 2pm in Downtown Rio Vista.

October 11 – Sacramento:   The Cars that Care Car Show is Saturday from 9am to 1pm at the Pat O’Brien Community Center, 8025 Waterman Road.

October 11 – Santa Maria:   The Cops n Cars Car Show is Saturday Next to the Santa Maria Police Department, at the intersection of Western & Betteravia.

October 11 – Santa Maria:   The Lowrider National Super Show is Saturday at the Santa Maria Fairgrounds, 937 South Thornburg Street.

October 11 – Suisun City: The 5th Annual Suisun City Car Show is Saturday from 9am to 2pm at the Suisun Waterfront in Suisun City.

October 11 – Vallejo:  The Swanx Fall Fiasco Car Show is Saturday from 10am to 3pm at the Vallejo Veterans Memorial Building, 420 Admiral Callaghan Lane.

October 11 – Visalia:   The Back in School Car Show is Saturday from 7am to 2pm at Golden West High School, 1717 North McAuliff Street.

October 11 – Wilton:   The Wilton Firefighters Association Car Show is Saturday from 10am to 4pm at the Wilton Community Center, 9717 Colony Road.

October 12 – Murphys:   The 4th Annual Taps for Ta-Tas & Car Show is Sunday from 11am to 5pm at the Murphys Pourhouse, 350 Main Street.

October 12 – Redding:   The NorCal Think Pink Car Show is Sunday from 9am to 2pm at the Redding Elks Lodge, 250 Elk Drive.

October 12 – Sonoma:   The Sonoma Valley High School Car Show is Sunday from 7am to 12pm at Sonoma Valley High School, 20000 Broadway.

October 12 – Stockton:   The Stockton C10 Trucktober Fest is Sunday at the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds, 1658 South Airport Way.

October 12 – Sutter Creek:   The 18th Annual Sutter Creek Car Show is Sunday from 9am to 3pm in Downtown Sutter Creek.

Cars and Coffee:

October 11 – Capitola: The Caffeine Cruisers Event is every Saturday from 7am to 9:30am at 1855 41st Avenue.

October 11 – Chico:  The Second Saturday Cars and Coffee is the second Saturday at 9am at The Human Bean, 2805 Esplande.

October 11 – El Dorado Hills: The Cars and Coffee Folsom-El Dorado Hills is every Saturday from 7am to 9:30am at the El Dorado Hills Town Center, 2101 Vine Street.

October 11 – Fairfield: Fairfield Cars and Coffee is the second Saturday of the month from 8am to 11am at Journey Coffee Company, 370 Chadbourne Road.

October 11 – Grass Valley: Cars and Coffee Grass Valley is every Saturday from 7am to 10am at Daily Donuts, 117 W. McKnight Way.

October 11 – Hughson:  Hamilton’s Cars and Coffee is the Second Saturday of Every Month at 7am at Hamilton’s Cafe, 7313 Hughson Avenue.

October 11 – Lincoln:   The Lincoln Cars & Coffee is every second Saturday at Red Robin, 750 East Joiner Parkway.

October 11 – Lockeford: The Blood Sweat and Gears Car Club Show and Shine is every 2nd Saturday from 9am to 12pm at George’s Bar & Grill, 18700 N. Highway 88.

October 11 – Meadow Vista: The Sierra Classic Cars and Coffee is the second Saturday from 8am to 10am at Sierra Classic Sportscars, 16788 Placer Hills Road.

October 11 – Modesto: The Coffee Cups & Hubcaps event is Saturday from 9am to 12pm at the Valero Station, 2201 McHenry Avenue.

October 11 – Orland: The Orland Cars & Coffee is the second Saturday at 8am at Old Bags Bakery & Things, 807 4th Street.

October 11 – Oroville:  The Oroville Cars & Coffee is the second Saturday from 8am to 11am at JC Java, 1574 Huntoon Street.

October 11 – Petaluma:  The Westside Cars and Coffee is every second Saturday from 7:30am to 10am at Keny’s Donuts, 202 Douglas Street.

October 11 – San Jose:   Ronnie’s Morning Get-Together is the second Saturday from 7am to 10am at the Auto Zone, 5566 Cottle Road.

October 11 – San Jose:  The Swat Customs Second Saturday Truck Meet is every second Saturday from 9am to 11am at Nor Cal Hobbies, 2099 S. 10th Street.

October 11 – San Lorenzo:   The San Lorenzo Cars & Coffee from 8am to 11am at 1062 Grant Avenue.

October 11 – San Juan Bautista:   The San Juan Bautista Cars, Trucks & Coffee is every second and fourth Saturdays from 9am to 11am in San Juan Bautista.

October 11 – Tracy: The Tracy Java and Jalopies is the second Saturday of the month from 8am to 10am at Raleys, 2550 South Tracy Boulevard.

October 11 – Willows: Cars and Caffeine is the second Saturday of the month from 7:30am to 11am at Carte Blanche, 201 W. Sycamore Street.

October 12 – Brentwood:   The Grinds N Gearz  is every second Sunday from 9am to 11am at 1155 2nd Street.

October 12 – Carmichael: The Cars & Coffee Carmichael is every Sunday morning from 7am to 9:30am at the Bel Air Parking Lot, 4005 Manzanita Avenue.

October 12 – Dixon:   The Dixon Cars and Coffee is every second Sunday from 8am to 11am at Dutch Bros. Coffee, 1115 Pitt School Road.

October 12 – El Cerrito: Donut Time Hot Rods Kustoms Classics is every second Sunday from 8am to 11am at 10740 San Pablo Avenue.

October 12 – Fremont:  The Niles Flying A Classics and Coffee is the second Sunday of every month from 7am to 11am at 37810 Niles Blvd.

October 12 – Galt:   Grinds N Gearz is every second Sunday from 9am to 11am at Life’s a Grind Coffee House, 10420 Twin Cities Road.

October 12 – Napa: The Napa Valley Hot Rods Cars n Coffee is the Second Sunday from 8am to 10am at brewed Napa, 865 Factory Stores Drive.

October 12 – Redwood City:  The Cars and Coffee Peninsula is every second Sunday from 7am to 10am at Breaker’s Cafe, 270 Woodside Road.

October 12 – Salinas: The Salinas Cars and Coffee is every Sunday morning from 8am to 10am at Starbucks, 1186 South Main Street.

October 12 – San Carlos:   The Velocity Motorsport Cars and Coffee is Sunday from 10am to 1pm at AutoVino, 380 Industrial Road.

October 12 – Santa Maria:   The Orcutt Derelicts is every Sunday from 8am to 10am at the Golden Donuts, 4850 S Bradley Road.

October 12 – Santa Rosa: The Santa Rosa Cars and Coffee is the second Sunday from 8am to 10am at the Coddingtown Mall, 733 Coddingtown Center.

Cruise-Ins:

October 8 – Carmichael:   The Platinum Detailing Cruise-In is every Wednesday from 4pm to 6:30pm at 7520-2 Fair Oaks Boulevard.

October 8 – Clayton:   The Clayton Classics Car Show is every Wednesday from 5:30pm to 8pm at Roadside 22, 5439 Clayton Road.

October 8 – Folsom:  The Cappuccino Cruise Night is every Wednesday night at 4:30pm at That Dam Place Restaurant, 1013 Riley Street.

October 9 – Anderson:  The Cars and Pizza Cruise-In is every Thursday evening from 5:30 to 8pm at Shasta Pizza Anderson, 1713 Bruce Street.

October 9 – Bakersfield:  The Chuy’s Thursday Night Cruise-In is every Thursday from 6pm to 8pm at Chuy’s Baja Grill Rosedale, 8660 Rosedale Highway.

October 9 – Martinez:   The Downtown Martinez Car Show is the second Thursday from 6pm to 8pm in Downtown Martinez.

October 9 – Morgan Hill:   The Morgan Hill Graffiti Nights is every second Thursday at 7pm at 1031 Cochrane Road.

October 10 – South Lake Tahoe: The Cool Friday Cruise Night is every Friday from 5pm to 8pm at Heavenly Village, 1001 Heavenly Village Way.

October 10 – South San Francisco:   The Bay Area Summer Nights is  every Friday from 6pm to 10pm at 925 El Camino Real.

October 10 – Valley Springs:   The Foothill Classics Cruise Night is the second Friday from 6pm to 9pm at the Pizza Factory, 1919 Vista Del Lago Drive.

October 11 – Concord:  The Hot Concord Nights Cruise-In is every Saturday evening at 6pm at 5190 Clayton Road.

October 11 – Manteca:    Pizza and Car’s is every second Saturday from 5pm to 10pm at Jack’s Pizza Cafe, 1223 West Yosemite Avenue.

October 12 – Rohnert Park:   The Cruisin’ Hooters Cruise-In is the second Sunday from 12pm to 3pm at the Hooter’s Restaurant, 6099 Rohnert Park Expressway.

October 12 – Santa Rosa:  The Hot Rods & Burgers is every Sunday from 11am to 2pm at Machado Burgers, 406 Larkfield Center.

October 14 – Elk Grove:   The Mike’s Diner Cruise Night is every Tuesday from 4pm to 8pm at 9139 East Stockton Boulevard.

Car Club Meetings:

October 9 – Sacramento:   The Trans Am Club of America Golden State Chapter Club Meeting is every second Thursday  at 7pm at Brookfield’s Restaurant, 4343 Madison Avenue.

October 9 – Vacaville:   The Solano Classic Car Club Meeting is the second Thursday at 7pm at the Rowland Freedom Center, 300 County Airport Road.

Motorcycle Events:

October 10-11 – Redding:   The Big Bike Weekend is Friday and Saturday at the Redding Rodeo/Civic Center Area, 715 Auditorium Drive.

October 11 – Colfax:   The First Annual Grass Valley Rotary Poker Run from 11am to 3:30pm at the Red Frog, 1001 State Highway 174.

October 11 – Folsom:   The Freakin Cancer Sucks Motorcycle Show is Saturday at 11:30am at 705 Gold Lake Drive.

October 12 – Friant: The Coffee Clutches and Kickstands is every Sunday from 7am to 11am at Yosemite Hemp Company, 1734 North Friant Road.

October 12 – Sacramento:   The NorCal Cycle & Car Swap is Sunday from  8am to 2pm at the West Wind Drive-In, 9616 Oates Drive.

Races:

October 11 – Antioch:  The Antioch Weekly Racing Series is Saturday at Antioch Speedway, 1201 West 10th Street.

October 11 – Petaluma: The Petaluma Weekly Racing Series is Saturday at 4pm at Petaluma Speedway, 100 Fairgrounds Drive.

October 11 – Stockton:  The Stockton 99 Racing Series is Saturday at 5pm at Stockton 99 Speedway, 4105 North Wilson Way.

Swap Meets:

October 12 – Pomona:   The Pomona Swap Meet is Sunday from 5am to 2pm at the Pomona Fairplex, 1101 West McKinley Avenue.

October 12 – Stockton:   The Stockton Auto Swap and Car Show is Sunday from 6am to 2pm at the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds, 1658 South Airport Way.