Monterey Auto Week is the umbrella name for all things automotive collectively presented for 10 days during mid-August. It all began with the Pebble Beach Road Race in 1950.
The races were called “The Del Monte Trophy” and were held on the twisty, leafy and narrow Pebble Beach roads. The series lasted until 1956.
The Concours d’Elegance, now the world-renowned finale to international collections of races, rallies, auctions, memorabilia and car debuts, began as an afterthought.
Now, Monterey Auto Week attendees have to make decisions. Where does a visitor go first? How many events can be taken in on any given day?
Here’s a calendar of events for the 2021 edition of Monterey Auto Week.
For details of events, click on links for previous coverage:
MONTEREY AUTO WEEK EVENTS SCHEDULE
August 6
Monterey Car Week Kick-Off
August 8
Monterey Pre-Reunion
August 9
Monterey Pre-Reunion
The Porsche Classic
August 10
Automobilia Pop-Up Show (NEW)
Concours on the Avenue
Monterey Kickoff Cruise-In
August 11
Automobilia (New)
Little Car Show
McCall’s Motorworks Revival
Pebble Beach Motoring Classic
Russo & Steele Auction
August 12
Mecum Auction Monterey
Pebble Beach Classic Car Forum
Pebble Beach RetroAuto
Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance
Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion
Russo & Steele Auction
August 13
Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction
Gooding & Company’s Pebble Beach Auctions
Mecum Auction Monterey
Pacific Grove Rotary Concours Auto Rally
Pebble Beach Classic Car Forum
Pebble Beach RetroAuto
RM Sotheby’s Monterey
Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion
Russo & Steele Auction
The Quail: A Motorsports Gathering
Werks Reunion
August 14
Concours d’LeMons
Concorso Italiano
Ferrari Owners Club Gathering
Gooding & Company’s Pebble Beach Auctions
Legends of the Autobahn
Mecum Auction Monterey
Pebble Beach Classic Car Forum
Pebble Beach RetroAuto
RM Sotheby’s Monterey
Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion
August 15
Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
RESCHEDULED EVENTS FOR 2022
August 8-11
Worldwide Auctioneers
August 10
Carmel Mission Classic
August 11
Prancing Ponies Women’s Car Show
August 13
Exotics on Broadway
August 15-17
Automobilia Monterey Expo
For a synopsis of every 2021 event, visit: Monterey Auto Week
Article Last Updated: August 4, 2021.
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