Upcoming Events in Northern California

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

 

May 1 – Chico:   The Flat Track Motorcycles is Friday at 5pm at the Silver Dollar Speedway, 2357 Fair Street.

May 1 – Fair Oaks:   The Mean Machines Car Show is every first Friday from 4pm to 8pm at 4301 Sunrise Boulevard.

May 1-2 – Hanford:   The 58th Annual Great Hanford Cycle Swap is Friday and Saturday at Kings County Fairgrounds, 801 S 10th Avenue.

May 1 – Placerville:   The Legends Weekend Race is Friday at 4pm at Placerville Speedway, 100 Placerville Drive.

May 1-3 – Sacramento:   The 75th Sacramento Autorama is Friday to Sunday at Cal Expo, 1600 Exposition Boulevard.

May 1-3 – Salinas:   The IMSA SportsCar Championship is Friday to Sunday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, 1021 Monterey Salinas Highway.

May 1-2 – Shafter:   The Bakersfield Swap Meet is Friday and Saturday at Minter Airfield, 201 Aviation Street.

May 1 – Templeton –   The Central Coast Cruise Nights are every first Friday at 6pm on Main Street in Templeton.

May 1 – Visalia:   The Plaza Park Racing Series is Friday at Plaza Park Raceway, 700 S. Plaza Drive.

May 1 – Watsonville:   The Mexican Heritage Night is Friday at 4:30pm at Watsonville Speedway, 2601 East Lake Avenue.

May 2 – Anderson:   The Shasta Speedway Racing Series is Saturday at Shasta Speedway, 1890 Briggs Street.

May 2 – Antioch:   Saturday Night at the Races is Saturday at 4pm at Antioch Speedway, 1201 West 10th Street.

May 2 – Chico:   The Flat Track Motorcycles is Saturday at 5pm at the Silver Dollar Speedway, 2357 Fair Street.

May 2 – Marysville:   The Champ Race #6 is Saturday at 5pm at Marysville Raceway, 1468 Simpson Lane.

May 2 – Merced:   The Merced Speedway Race #9 is Saturday at 6pm at Merced Speedway, 900 Martin Luther King Jr. Way.

May 2 – Oroville: The Points Race #4 is Saturday at 4:30pm at Cycleland Speedway, 47 Nelson Road.

May 2 – Placerville:   The Legends Weekend Race is Saturday at 4pm at Placerville Speedway, 100 Placerville Drive.

May 2-3 – Redding:   The Flat Bill Racing Big Bucks Drags are Saturday and Sunday at 8am at Redding Motorsports Park, 6750 Old Oregon Trail.

May 2 – San Ramon:   The Moto Visions Cars, Cameras & Coffee is Saturday from 9am to 11am at 18120 Bollinger Canyon Road.

May 2 – Santa Maria:   The NARC King of the West Sprint Cars is Saturday at Santa Maria Speedway, 1900 Hutton Road.

May 2 – Stockton:   The Stockton 99 Racing Series is Saturday at 5pm at Stockton 99 Speedway, 4105 North Wilson Way.

May 2 – Tracy:   The 34th Annual Picnic in the Park is Saturday from 8am to 3pm at Dr. Powers Park, 900 North Lowell Avenue.

May 3 – Bakersfield:   The Lakeside Booster Club Annual BBQ & Car Show is Sunday from 11am to 2pm at the Lakeside School, 14535 Old River Road.

May 3 – Carmichael: The Cars & Coffee Carmichael is every Sunday morning from 7am to 9:30am at the Bel Air Parking Lot, 4005 Manzanita Avenue.

May 3 – Sacramento:   The NorCal Cycle & Car Swap is Sunday from  8am to 2pm at the West Wind Drive-In, 9616 Oates Drive.

May 5 – Clovis:   The Pharoahs Car Club Meetup is every first Tuesday from 6pm to 7:30pm at Triangle Burger, 240 West Shaw Avenue.

May 5 – Sacramento:   The Capital City Mopars Club Meeting is the first Tuesday at 7pm at the California Automobile Museum, 2200 Front Street.

May 6 – Los Altos:   The Santa Clara Corvettes Business Meeting is every first Wednesday at 7pm at Los Altos Community Center, 97 Hillview Avenue.

May 6 – Stockton:   Pete Paulsen’s Wings, Wheels & Warriors is Sunday from 9am to 5pm at the Stockton Metropolitan Airport, 5000 S Airport Way.

May 8 – Atascadero:   The Central Coast Cruise Nights are every second Friday at 6pm at the old K-Mart Parking Lot, 3980 El Camino Real.

May 8 – Chico:   The Champions Classic is Friday at 5pm at the Silver Dollar Speedway, 2357 Fair Street.

May 8-9 – Oroville:   The 27th Annual Gold Rush Car Show is Friday and Saturday on Myers Street in Historic Downtown Oroville.

May 8-9 – Rancho Cordova:   The NorCal Rock Racing Series is Friday and Saturday at Prairie City SVRA, 13300 White Rock Road.

May 8 – Watsonville:   The Mother’s Day at the Races is Friday at 4:30pm at Watsonville Speedway, 2601 East Lake Avenue.

May 9 – Antioch:   The Mother’s Day Races are Saturday at 4pm at Antioch Speedway, 1201 West 10th Street.

May 9 – Auburn:   The Black Jack Run is Saturday from 9am to 4pm at C&E Auburn Indian Motorcycle, 12015 Shale Ridge Lane.

May 9 – Chico:   The Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial Race is Saturday at 5pm at the Silver Dollar Speedway, 2357 Fair Street.

May 9 – Clovis:   The 15th Annual Jefferson Car Show is Saturday from 9am to 2:30pm at 1880 Fowler Avenue.

May 9 – Cotati:   The Rollin’ Rosies Poker Run & Classic Car Show is Saturday from 2pm to 6pm in La Plaza Park, 15 West Sierra Avenue.

May 9 – Exeter:  The Stafford’s Chocolates Second Saturday is every second Saturday at 7am at 123 North E Street.

May 9 – Lakeport:   The 5th Annual Dirty Hands Clean Rides Car Show is Saturday from 11am to 3pm at 2755 Mission Rancheria Road.

May 9 – Lincoln:   The Lincoln Cars & Coffee is every second Saturday at Red Robin, 750 East Joiner Parkway.

May 9 – Oroville:  The 27th Annual Gold Rush Car Show is Saturday from 7am to 4pm at 1489 Myers Street.

May 9 – Petaluma: The Hunt Magnetos Wingless Series Race is Saturday at 4pm at Petaluma Speedway, 100 Fairgrounds Drive.

May 9 – Placerville:   The Mother’s Day Madness Race is Saturday at 4pm at Placerville Speedway, 100 Placerville Drive.

May 9 – Porterville:   The 24th Annual Car Show is Saturday from 9am to 3pm at Pizza Factory, 897 W Henderson Avenue.

May 9 – Roseville: The NASCAR Armed Forces Night is Saturday at 4pm at All American Speedway, 800 Event Center Drive.

May 9 – San Jose:   Ronnie’s Morning Get-Together is the second Saturday from 7am to 10am at the Heart Beat Cafe, 14392 Union Avenue.

May 9 – Santa Maria:   The Santa Maria Speedway Points Race #3 is Saturday at Santa Maria Speedway, 1900 Hutton Road.

May 10 – Brentwood:   The Grinds N Gearz  is every second Sunday from 9am to 11am at 1155 2nd Street.

May 10 – Carmichael: The Cars & Coffee Carmichael is every Sunday morning from 7am to 9:30am at the Bel Air Parking Lot, 4005 Manzanita Avenue.

May 10 – Napa:   The Napa Cars & Coffee is every second Sunday from 8am to 10am at brewed. 865 Factory Stores Drive.

May 10 – San Carlos:   The San Mateo Cars and Coffee is every second Sunday from 10am to 12pm at AutoVino, 380 Industrial Road.

May 10 – Santa Rosa:   The Santa Rosa Cars and Coffee is every second Sunday from 8am to 10am at Coddington Mall, 1300 Coddingtown Center.

May 10 – Vacaville:  The Cars and Coffee Vacaville is every second Sunday from 8am to 11am at the Big Lots Parking Lot, 818 Alamo Drive.

May 13 – Concord:   The Diablo Valley Mustangs Meeting is every second Wednesday at Fuddruckers, 1975 Diamond Boulevard.

May 15 – Paso Robles:   The Central Coast Cruise Nights are every third Friday at 6pm at the Sinclair Gas Station, 1493 Creston Road.

May 15 – Watsonville:   The First Responder’s Night at the Races is Friday at 4:30pm at Watsonville Speedway, 2601 East Lake Avenue.

May 16 – Antioch:   The Sip & Shift is every third Saturday from 9am to 11am at Bluerock Starbucks, 4045 Lone Tree Way.

May 16 – Bakersfield:   The Military Appreciation Night Race is Saturday at 4pm at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway, 13500 Raceway Boulevard.

May 16 – Lincoln:   The Aruta Brothers Cars & Coffee is every third Saturday at O’Reillys Auto Parts, 900 Groveland Lane.

May 16 – Madera:   The Madera Speedway Racing Series is Saturday at 3:30pm at Madera Speedway, 1850 Cleveland Avenue.

May 16 – Marysville:   The Champ Race #7 is Saturday at 5pm at Marysville Raceway, 1468 Simpson Lane.

May 16 – Maxwell:   The 29th Annual Maxwell Car Show is Saturday at 515 Oak Street.

May 16 – Merced:   The Merced Speedway Race #10 is Saturday at 6pm at Merced Speedway, 900 Martin Luther King Jr. Way.

May 16 – Oroville:   The Car & Bike Show & Stroll is every third Friday from 5pm to 8pm on Myers Street.

May 16 – Oroville: The Points Race #5 is Saturday at 5:30pm at Cycleland Speedway, 47 Nelson Road.

May 16 – Petaluma: The Petaluma Weekly Racing Series is Saturday at 4pm at Petaluma Speedway, 100 Fairgrounds Drive.

May 16 – Petaluma:   The Salute to American Graffiti Car Show is Saturday from 10am to 6pm in Historic Downtown Petaluma.

May 16 – Santa Maria:   The Santa Maria Speedway Points Race #4 is Saturday at Santa Maria Speedway, 1900 Hutton Road.

May 16 – Stockton:   The Stockton 99 Racing Series is Saturday at 5pm at Stockton 99 Speedway, 4105 North Wilson Way.

May 16 – Suisun City:   The 41st Annual Biggest Little Car Show is Saturday at 10am at the Suisun City Waterfront, 301 Main Street.

May 16 – Tulare:   The NARC 410 Sprint Car Series is Saturday at 4pm at Thunderbowl Raceway, 4290 South K Street.

May 16 – Wilton:   The 2026 Dillard Fair and Car Show is Saturday from 11am to 3pm at 9717 Colony Road.

May 17 – Carmichael: The Cars & Coffee Carmichael is every Sunday morning from 7am to 9:30am at the Bel Air Parking Lot, 4005 Manzanita Avenue.

May 17 – Morgan Hill:   The Morgan Hill Cars and Coffee is every third Sunday from 8am to 11am at Hobby Lobby, 990 Cochrane Road.

May 17 – Sacramento:   The Third Sunday Drives is on the third Sunday from 10am to 2pm at the Sacramento Automobile Museum, 2200 Front Street.

May 17 – Santa Rosa:   The Mopars and Coffee is the third Sunday from 8am to 11am at the Coddington Mall, 1300 Coddingtown Center.

May 17 – Stockton:   The Stockton Cars and Coffee is every third Sunday from 9am to 11am at West Lane Bowl, 3900 West Lane.

May 17 – Vacaville:   The Cars, Bikes and Coffee is every third Sunday from 8am to 12pm at Pure Grain Cafe, 11 Town Square.

May 18 – Penryn:   The Aruta Brothers present the Valencia Club Cruise Night, the third Monday at 4pm at 2162 Taylor Road.

May 20 – Oroville:   The Oro Dam Cruiser’s Club Meeting is the third Wednesday at 7pm at the Senior Center, 1335 Myers Street.

May 21-23 – Chico:   The Fair Races Night 1-3 is Thursday to Saturday at 6pm at the Silver Dollar Speedway, 2357 Fair Street.

May 21 – Fair Oaks:   The California Capitol Chapter of the Buick Club of America Meeting is every third Thursday at 7pm at Round Table Pizza, 8822 Madison Avenue. 

May 22 – Auburn:   The Fast Fridays Event is Friday from 8pm to 10pm at Fast Fridays Motorcycle Speedway, 209 Fairgate Road.

May 22 – Santa Margarita: The Central Coast Cruise Nights are every fourth Friday at 6pm on El Camino Real in Santa Magarita.

May 22 – 24 – Santa Maria:   The 45th Annual West Coast Kustoms Cruisin’ Nationals is Friday to Sunday at the Santa Maria Fairpark, 937 S Thornburg Street.

May 22 – Stockton:   The Stockton Cruise Night is every fourth Friday from 6pm to 9pm at 4343 North Ashley Lane.

May 22-23 – Visalia:   The Plaza Park Racing Series is Friday and Saturday at Plaza Park Raceway, 700 S. Plaza Drive.

May 23 – Elk Grove:   The Thunderbolts Classic Car Show is Saturday from 8am to 3pm at the Old Town Plaza, 9615 Railroad Street.

May 23 – Eureka:   The Redwood Acres Racing Series is Saturday at 3:30pm at Redwood Acres Raceway, 3750 Harris Street.

May 23 – Oroville:  The 6th Annual SRT Spring Challenge is Saturday at 5:30pm at Cycleland Speedway, 47 Nelson Road.

May 23 – Paso Robles:   The 18th Annual 2026 Memorial Weekend Car Show is Saturday at Downtown City Park, 12th & Spring Street.

May 23 – Redding:   The Funny Car Fever Drag Races are Saturday at 8am at Redding Motorsports Park, 6750 Old Oregon Trail.

May 23 – Santa Maria:   The Santa Maria Speedway Points Race #5 is Saturday at Santa Maria Speedway, 1900 Hutton Road.

May 23 – Stockton:   The 9th Annual Al Miller Memorial is Saturday at Stockton Dirt Track, 1658 South Airport Way.

May 24 – Carmichael: The Cars & Coffee Carmichael is every Sunday morning from 7am to 9:30am at the Bel Air Parking Lot, 4005 Manzanita Avenue.

May 24 – Clarksburg:   The Socios Super Show is Sunday from 12pm to 5pm at the Old Sugar Mill, 35265 Willow Avenue.

May 24 – Manteca:   The Memorial Weekend Car Show is Sunday from 7am to 1pm at Woodward Park, 710 E Woodward Avenue.

May 24 – Marysville:   The Mel & Marlyn Hall Memorial Race is Saturday at 5pm at Marysville Raceway, 1468 Simpson Lane.

May 24 – Oroville:  The 6th Annual SRT Spring Challenge is Sunday at 5:30pm at Cycleland Speedway, 47 Nelson Road.

May 29 – Auburn:   The Fast Fridays Event is Friday from 8pm to 10pm at Fast Fridays Motorcycle Speedway, 209 Fairgate Road.

May 29 – San Miguel:   The Central Coast Cruise Nights are every fifth Friday at 6pm on Mission Street in San Miguel.

May 29-31 – Sonoma:   The Velocity Invitational is Friday to Sunday at Sonoma Raceway, 29355 Arnold Drive.

May 29 – Watsonville:   The Class of 2026 – Senior Night is Friday at 4:30pm at Watsonville Speedway, 2601 East Lake Avenue.

May 30 – Anderson:   The Shasta Speedway Racing Series is Saturday at Shasta Speedway, 1890 Briggs Street.

May 30 – Antioch:   The Larry Damitz Memorial Race is Saturday at 4pm at Antioch Speedway, 1201 West 10th Street.

May 30 – Galt:   The Galt Swap Meet is Saturday from 7am to 2pm at the Galt Market Grounds, 610 Chabolla Avenue.

May 30 – Madera:   The Madera Speedway Racing Series is Saturday at 3:30pm at Madera Speedway, 1850 Cleveland Avenue.

May 30 – Merced:   The Merced Speedway Race #11 is Saturday at 6pm at Merced Speedway, 900 Martin Luther King Jr. Way.

May 30 – Oroville: The Points Race #8 is Saturday at 5:30pm at Cycleland Speedway, 47 Nelson Road.

May 30 – Petaluma: The Petaluma Weekly Racing Series is Saturday at 4pm at Petaluma Speedway, 100 Fairgrounds Drive.

May 30 – Placerville:   The Davy Thomas Memorial Race is Saturday at 4pm at Placerville Speedway, 100 Placerville Drive.

May 30 – Roseville:   The NASCAR Spring Smash is Saturday at 4pm at All American Speedway, 800 Event Center Drive.

May 31 – Carmichael: The Cars & Coffee Carmichael is every Sunday morning from 7am to 9:30am at the Bel Air Parking Lot, 4005 Manzanita Avenue.

 

If would like to add a show or event to our calendar please send an email to tnewey@norcalcarculture.com

If you have any questions or need assistance please email Tim at: tnewey@norcalcarculture.com.