Each year we kick off the Monterey festivities with our own welcome party, filling neighboring downtown Pacific Grove, California, with awesome cars, great people, perfect weather, and the kind of magic that only happens during Monterey Car Week–set for August 13, 2024, at 1:00-5:00 p.m.
Spectator entry is free–just walk right in–with no registration required.
Vehicle entry is $75, and all cars must pre-register online. No registrations will be accepted at the show gate.
Register your car at MotorsportReg.com and find full details about the 2024 Classic Motorsports Monterey Kickoff by visiting montereykickoff.com.
If you and your car want to get in on the fun, plan on signing up right when registration opens at 9 a.m. Pacific on Monday, September 26. Based on the huge waitlist that formed for the 2022 event, we’re expecting demand for 2023 to be very high.
Register your car at MotorsportReg.com (you can get a reminder email if registration hasn’t opened yet), and find full details about the 2023 Classic Motorsports Monterey Kickoff by visiting montereykickoff.com.
The current lineup of judges includes such notable names as Classic Motorsports Magazine’s own Tim Suddard and Tom Suddard, Concours d’Lemons “Head Gasket” Alan Galbraith, automotive journalist Andy Reid, television host Jason Cammisa and more.
Tuesday at Monterey Car Week has always been a special day for us. Every member of the Classic Motorsports staff has fond memories of spending their morning at the beautiful Carmel-by-the-Sea Concours on the Avenue, then hosting our famous Monterey Kickoff in nearby Pacific Grove Tuesday afternoon.
Sadly, we’ll have to break with part of that tradition this August: Due to founder Doug Freedman’s passing last October, Concours on the Avenue will not be returning for 2022.
However, we’ll continue the rest of our Tuesday tradition by hosting our annual Monterey Kickoff to start off Monterey Car Week the only way we know how: With a free show featuring 150 amazing cars, tons of vendors, shops and restaurants, and the Monterey Car Week ambiance you can’t find anywhere else.
Find more details and register your show car today:
It’s been just hours since registration opened, but the Classic Motorsports Monterey Kickoff Presented by Hagerty is already nearly 20% sold out for 2022! If you’re planning to attend the best event of Monterey Car Week, register ASAP before the spots are gone and the waitlist begins. There is a strict 150-car limit for registrations.
