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Euro cars, scenic drives, and a downtown show
Watch Euro cars cruise Ozark roads during Ozark Euro Rally in Eureka Springs, featuring a car show, social events, and signature mountain‑town hospitality.
Event details
The Ozark Euro Rally gathers European car enthusiasts in Eureka Springs from August 28 through 30, 2026, with most activities running from 7:00 AM to 2:00 PM across downtown and the surrounding mountain roads. Expect Porsches, BMWs, Audis, Volkswagens, and Mercedes-Benzes threading through Carroll County’s switchbacks, with organized drives launching from central meeting points and a show taking over several blocks near the historic district.
Both participants and spectators fill the town’s winding streets, creating a long weekend where automotive passion meets Victorian architecture and Ozark hospitality. Eureka Springs was founded on July 4, 1879, when settlers flocked to the region’s natural springs believed to hold healing properties, and the town’s entire downtown district now sits on the National Register of Historic Places. The city rises across steep hillsides just nine miles from Beaver Lake, where the White River backs up behind a dam to create 487 miles of limestone bluff shoreline.
Today Eureka Springs holds more than 100 restaurants, nearly all locally owned, and draws travelers seeking its peculiar blend of preserved history and mountain charm. For enthusiasts, the Euro Rally means early mornings tracing Highway 62 west toward the Oklahoma line or taking Route 23 north into Missouri, where the roads carve through dense forest and plunge into valleys that open onto long vistas. Spectators can claim a spot along Spring Street or near Basin Park to watch the parade of German and Italian machinery, then walk the galleries and craft shops that fill buildings constructed in the 1880s.
By midday, cars line up for judging and informal meet-and-greet sessions where owners swap modification stories and share maintenance tips over coffee.
Most lodging books weeks ahead for rally weekend, especially properties within walking distance of downtown. Look for cabins and cottages near Beaver Lake on Lake.com to combine rally activities with time on the water, where boat rentals and paddling routes offer a quiet counterpoint to the weekend’s engine notes.
After a day on the switchbacks or browsing the show, head to Bubba’s BBQ, serving ribs and brisket since 1979, or settle in at the Rowdy Beaver Restaurant & Tavern, which opened November 18, 2006, with hearty American fare and views of the surrounding hills. Plan your Ozark Euro Rally weekend and find lakeside lodging on Lake.com.
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