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World-renowned collector cars compete beside Monterey Bay
The world’s leading collector-car concours brings rare automobiles, judges, media, and international travelers to Pebble Beach during Monterey Car Week.
Event details
Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance places extraordinary collector cars on the 18th fairway overlooking Carmel Bay, where formal judging determines the year’s best of show and anchors a full week of auctions, drives, forums, and automotive gatherings across the Peninsula each August. A quiet early-morning preview before the crowds arrive is often the best time for families to look closely at each car.
The fairway setting gives even young visitors an unusually close, unhurried look at automotive history, with cars parked directly on manicured grass rather than roped off in a convention hall, and Carmel Bay providing a genuinely striking backdrop for the entire show.
Peninsula lodging and premium transportation are in extreme demand during Car Week, so travelers should reserve far in advance of the August date. Book a Stay well ahead of time, pack for cool coastal mornings that warm through the day, and allow time for 17-Mile Drive, Carmel Beach, and other Car Week events around the main show. It is the world’s leading collector-car event, best approached with real advance planning given how far ahead lodging typically sells out. Coastal mornings run cool and often foggy, so pack real layers for the hours before the fog lifts.
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