October 2026

Upcoming Events in Northern California

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

 

October 2 – Fair Oaks:   The Mean Machines Car Show is every first Friday from 4pm to 8pm at 4301 Sunrise Boulevard.

October 2-4 – Redding: The NHRA Summit/Hoosier E.T. Finals are Friday to Sunday at 8am at the Redding Motorsports Park, 6750 Old Oregon Trail.

October 2-4 – Salinas:   The Mission Foods Racing America is Friday to Sunday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, 1021 Monterey Salinas Highway.

October 2 – Templeton –   The Central Coast Cruise Nights are every first Friday at 6pm on Main Street in Templeton.

October 2-3 – Watsonville:   The Pettit Shootout is Friday and Saturday at 6:15pm at Watsonville Speedway, 2601 East Lake Avenue.

October 3 – Antioch:   The Wingless Sprint Showcase is Saturday at 4pm at Antioch Speedway, 1201 West 10th Street.

October 3 – Auburn:   The Fast Fridays Event is Saturday from 8pm to 10pm at Fast Fridays Motorcycle Speedway, 209 Fairgate Road.

October 3 – Marysville:   The Gold Fever Taxi Cab Challenge is Saturday at 5pm at Marysville Raceway, 1468 Simpson Lane.

October 3 – Oroville:  The Points Race #21 is Saturday at 5:30pm at Cycleland Speedway, 47 Nelson Road.

October 3 – Placerville:   The Claim Jumpers Moto Madness is Saturday at 3pm at Placerville Speedway, 100 Placerville Drive.

October 3 – Rancho Cordova:   The Mopar Day in the Park Car Show is Saturday at 8am at Hagan Community Park, 2197 Chase Drive.

October 3 – San Ramon:   The Moto Visions Cars, Cameras & Coffee is Saturday from 9am to 11am at 18120 Bollinger Canyon Road.

October 3 – Santa Maria:   The Santa Maria Speedway Points Race #14 is Saturday at Santa Maria Speedway, 1900 Hutton Road.

October 3 – Tulare:   The NARC 410 Sprint Car Series is Saturday at 4pm at Thunderbowl Raceway, 4290 South K Street.

October 4 – Sacramento:   The NorCal Cycle & Car Swap is Sunday from  8am to 2pm at the West Wind Drive-In, 9616 Oates Drive.

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

October 6 – Sacramento:   The Capital City Mopars Club Meeting is the first Tuesday at 7pm at the California Automobile Museum, 2200 Front Street.

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

October 9 – Atascadero:   The Central Coast Cruise Nights are every second Friday at 6pm at the old K-Mart Parking Lot, 3980 El Camino Real.

October 9-11 – Grass Valley:   The International Harvester Sierra Fall Rallye is Friday to Sunday at the Nevada County Fairgrounds, 11228 McCourtney Road.

October 9-11 – Sonoma:  The CSRG Sears Point Challenge is Friday to Sunday at Sonoma Raceway, 29355 Arnold Drive.

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

October 10 – Bakersfield:   The Agriculture Night Race is Saturday at 4pm at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway, 13500 Raceway Boulevard.

October 10 – Exeter:  The Stafford’s Chocolates Second Saturday is every second Saturday at 7am at 123 North E Street.

October 10 – Lincoln:   The Lincoln Cars & Coffee is every second Saturday at Red Robin, 750 East Joiner Parkway.

October 10 – Madera:   The Madera Speedway Racing Series is Saturday at 3:30pm at Madera Speedway, 1850 Cleveland Avenue.

October 10 – Martinez:   The Diablo Valley Mustangs End of Season All Ford Car Show is Saturday at the Cobra Experience, 777 Arnold Drive.

October 10 – Placerville:   The Pay Dirt Showdown is Saturday at 3pm at Placerville Speedway, 100 Placerville Drive.

October 10 – Redding: The Street Machine Grudgefest is Saturday at 6pm at the Redding Motorsports Park, 6750 Old Oregon Trail.

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

October 10 – Stockton:   The Stockton 99 Racing Series is Saturday at 5pm at Stockton 99 Speedway, 4105 North Wilson Way.

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

October 11 – Napa:   The Napa Cars & Coffee is every second Sunday from 8am to 10am at brewed. 865 Factory Stores Drive.

October 11 – Pomona: The Pomona Swap Meet & Classic Car Show is Sunday from 5am to 2pm at the Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Avenue.

October 11 – San Carlos:   The San Mateo Cars and Coffee is every second Sunday from 10am to 12pm at AutoVino, 380 Industrial Road.

October 11 – Santa Rosa:   The Santa Rosa Cars and Coffee is every second Sunday from 8am to 10am at Coddington Mall, 1300 Coddingtown Center.

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

October 14 – Concord:   The Diablo Valley Mustangs Meeting is every second Wednesday at Fuddruckers, 1975 Diamond Boulevard.

October 15 – 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. 

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

October 16 – Paso Robles:   The Central Coast Cruise Nights are every third Friday at 6pm at the Sinclair Gas Station, 1493 Creston Road.

October 17 – Antioch:   The Sip & Shift is every third Saturday from 9am to 11am at Bluerock Starbucks, 4045 Lone Tree Way.

October 17 – Antioch:   The Hobby Stock National are Saturday at 4pm at Antioch Speedway, 1201 West 10th Street.

October 17 – Bakersfield:   The October Classic Race is Saturday at 4pm at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway, 13500 Raceway Boulevard.

October 17 – Citrus Heights:   The Howl-a-ween Car Show is Saturday at Rusch Park, 7801 Auburn Boulevard.

October 17 – Lincoln:   The Aruta Brothers Cars & Coffee is every third Saturday at O’Reillys Auto Parts, 900 Groveland Lane.

October 17 – Petaluma: The 15th Annual Adobe Cup is Saturday at 4pm at Petaluma Speedway, 100 Fairgrounds Drive.

October 17 – Redding: The Mopar Shootout is Saturday at 8am at the Redding Motorsports Park, 6750 Old Oregon Trail.

October 17 – San Francisco:   The 38th Annual Old Car Picnic is Saturday from 7am to 4pm at Historic Speedway Meadow in Golden Gate Park.

October 17 – Santa Maria:   The Santa Maria Speedway Points Race #15 is Saturday at Santa Maria Speedway, 1900 Hutton Road.

October 17 – Stockton:   The Stockton 99 Racing Series is Saturday at 5pm at Stockton 99 Speedway, 4105 North Wilson Way.

October 18 – Morgan Hill:   The Morgan Hill Cars and Coffee is every third Sunday from 8am to 11am at Hobby Lobby, 990 Cochrane Road.

October 18 – Sacramento:   The Third Sunday Drives is on the third Sunday from 10am to 2pm at the Sacramento Automobile Museum, 2200 Front Street.

October 18 – Santa Rosa:   The Mopars and Coffee is the third Sunday from 8am to 11am at the Coddington Mall, 1300 Coddingtown Center.

October 18 – Stockton:   The Stockton Cars and Coffee is every third Sunday from 9am to 11am at West Lane Bowl, 3900 West Lane.

October 18 – Vacaville:   The Cars, Bikes and Coffee is every third Sunday from 8am to 12pm at Pure Grain Cafe, 11 Town Square.

October 19 – Penryn:   The Aruta Brothers present the Valencia Club Cruise Night, the third Monday at 4pm at 2162 Taylor Road.

October 21 – Oroville:   The Oro Dam Cruiser’s Club Meeting is the third Wednesday at 7pm at the Senior Center, 1335 Myers Street.

October 23-24 – Merced:   The Dirt Nationals are Friday and Saturday at 6pm at Merced Speedway, 900 Martin Luther King Jr. Way.

October 23 – Santa Margarita: The Central Coast Cruise Nights are every fourth Friday at 6pm on El Camino Real in Santa Magarita.

October 23 – Stockton:   The Stockton Cruise Night is every fourth Friday from 6pm to 9pm at 4343 North Ashley Lane.

October 24 – Antioch:   The Track or Treat Race is Saturday at 4pm at Antioch Speedway, 1201 West 10th Street.

October 24 – Carmichael:   The CAM and ACCA California Automotive Hall of Fame Car Show is Saturday from 10am to 2pm at the Carmichael Elk’s Lodge, 5631 Cypress Avenue.

October 24 – Madera:   The Madera Speedway Racing Series is Saturday at 3:30pm at Madera Speedway, 1850 Cleveland Avenue.

October 24 – Marysville:   The Paul Hawes Memorial Sprint Spectacular is Saturday at 5pm at Marysville Raceway, 1468 Simpson Lane.

October 24 – Redding: The Street Machine Grudgefest is Saturday at 6pm at the Redding Motorsports Park, 6750 Old Oregon Trail.

October 24 – Stockton:   The Stockton Swap Meet is Sunday from 6am to 2pm at the San Joaquin Fairgrounds, 1658 South Airport Way.

October 24 – Stockton:   The Stockton 99 Racing Series is Saturday at 5pm at Stockton 99 Speedway, 4105 North Wilson Way.

October 29-31 – Tulare:   The Trophy Cup Night 1-3 is Thursday to Saturday at 3pm at Thunderbowl Raceway, 4290 South K Street.

October 30-31 – Redding:   The Flat Bill Racing Big Bucks Drags are Friday and Saturday at 8am at Redding Motorsports Park, 6750 Old Oregon Trail.

October 30 – San Miguel:   The Central Coast Cruise Nights are every fifth Friday at 6pm on Mission Street in San Miguel.

October 31 – Antioch:   The Happy Halloween Race is Saturday at 4pm at Antioch Speedway, 1201 West 10th Street.

October 31 – Bakersfield:   The Haunted Night of Destruction Race is Saturday at 4pm at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway, 13500 Raceway Boulevard.

 

 

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.

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