Jacksonville Car Culture events calendar:
The next Caffeine & Octane Jacksonville, set for 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 11. Gentle reminders – All vehicles parked in the Central Lot Features area must remain in place until the show concludes. If you cannot stay until then, please park in the exhibit lot. And please listen to C&O volunteer staff.
Past events:
Caffeine & Octane Jacksonville: A hot time in The Avenues last Saturday, with hundreds of amazing rides – here’s a few..
Don McCoin Memorial Car Show: last Sunday at Burnett Park, in memory of an avid car guy who often drove his personally-restored yellow 1957 BMW Isetta, with a tiny 300-cc engine making 13 hp, to shows.
Archive photo by Chris Conover
He was also a veteran auto race and BMW Club member and driving instructor. He passed away in early April. Proceeds from registration and concession stand tips were donated to Peggy McCoin and the McCoin family.
Upcoming events:
The 1977 Porsche 934.5 that carried Peter Gregg and Brumos to that year’s Trans-Am Championship is making a rare trip to The Brumos Collection in Jacksonville – and a special event on Friday will see it joined by two of the people who know it best: former Brumos Crew Chief Jack Atkinson and car owner Bob Weber.
Atkinson was instrumental during the Brumos glory years in the 1970s, and will take guests behind the scenes of the title-winning season, as well as the restoration that returned the car to its original Brumos Racing configuration.
After passing through multiple owners, Weber bought the race car in 2003, and enlisted Atkinson and former Brumos Lead Mechanic Paul Willison to restore it. Once returned to its original glory, the 934.5 was shown at many concours through the years. Now, it’s coming home to join many other famous Brumos racing machines on display at the museum at 5159 San Pablo Road S. for a short time.
The event starts at 6 p.m. at the collection, tickets $75 per person, and can be reserved at events.leapevents.com/tickets/inside-the-59-live-26/tag/mailchimp?mc_cid=94197e255a&mc_eid=2cb97d67c4. Event admission includes soft drinks, beer/wine and light refreshments.
Hicken Power Dragstrip: Burn-Out & Launch Day at the new track at 543455 U.S. 1, Callahan. Gates open at 11 a.m. – burnouts start at noon on Saturday – $10 admission and $25 to drive, with awards for: Best Reaction Time; Best 60-Foot Time; People’s Choice; Best Smoke Show; Best on Two Wheels; Clapped-Out King; and Tough Luck Award.
ImportExpo: 5 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, at the Prime Osborn Convention Center at 1000 Water St.
Christian Cruisers Car, Truck and Bike Show: 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, at the Walmart shopping center at 9128 State Road 228 S. in Macclenny. Free for spectators and $20 per show vehicle.
Morning Motor Social JDM Night: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, June 27, at Strada Autos, 3555 Agricultural Center in St. Augustine. Special Guest – Vincent Howard Collection. Free.
Walmart second annual Car, Truck and Bike Show: 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, at the Walmart at 9128 South State Road 228 in MacClenny, sponsored by Christian Cruisers of MacClenny. Free for spectators and $20 per show entry.
Car Show: Noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, at the Horse & Cow St. Marys, 143 City Smitty Drive in St. Marys, Ga. Proceeds help veterans with suicide prevention.
Callahan Cruisers 4th of July Car Show: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, at the West Nassau Museum of History at 45383 Dixie Ave. in Callahan. Spectators are free, and show vehicle registration is $20.
4th of July Meet and Cruise: 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 4, at the Gate gas station at 11100 E-Town Parkway in Jacksonville. This is a free USA 250th anniversary cruise to St. Augustine, starting with vehicle staging then 11:30 a.m. launch -open to all classics, modern and exotics.
Staker Productions and the Jacksonville Sports Car Museum hold a special automotive showcase to showcase a special lineup of vehicles – and one of the wildest hypercars recently acquired by the museum at Deerwood Castle at 7601 Centurion Parkway. Set for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 25, the event includes live DJ entertainment, food trucks and vendors, and exclusive vehicle displays from area Bentley, Lamborghini, Audi, BMW, Lexus and Maserati dealerships, plus First Coast Hot Wheels.
Tickets – $30 per person – can be purchased in advance through the Jacksonville Sports Car Museum page or at the gate on the day of the event.
Street Wars Car Show: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 25, at Wipeouts Grill at 1585 Atlantic Blvd. in Neptune Beach. Spectators free, and show vehicles $25.
Northeast Florida Rod Run/Car Show/Swap meet: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5, at the Northeast Florida Fairground at 543378 U.S. 1 in Callahan. Free for spectators and $20 day of show for display vehicles.
Rocketman Rally and Show: 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12, at Trout Creek Memorial Park, 6550 Florida 13 N. Spectators are free, show vehicle registration is $15, register on Eventbrite.
Truth Pointe Church Cruisin’ For Christ Car Show: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19 at the church at 5330 Dunn Ave. Free for spectators and $20 per show vehicle.
Endless Summer Showcase 4/Downtown Edition: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, in the grassy field across from Decca Live at 323 E. Bay St. More details to come soon right here.
Saw Kustomz Car Show at Rawfest: 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 26, at Flamingo Lake RV at 3640 Newcomb Road – pre-1988 vehicles only.
First Coast Car Council’s Cruisin’ to the Creek Car Show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Trout Creek Memorial Park at 6550 Florida 13 in Northwest St. Johns County. Free for spectators and $30 registration for show vehicles day of show. Proceeds benefit the Ronald McDonald House of Jacksonville.
Fall Classic Pontiac-Oakland-GMC Car Show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine at 4730 U.S. 1 S. Free to spectators and $30 per show vehicle day of show.
30th annual 8 Flags Car Show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17, along Centre Street in downtown Fernandina Beach. Spectators are free, and $30 pre-registration for show vehicles can be done here.
The Barn at Maple Car Show/Farmers Market: October 17 at the venue at 545 Cathy Tripp Lane in Jacksonville.
Ponte Vedra Auto Show: 10 a.m. on Sunday, November 8, at 245 Nocatee Center in Ponte Vedra Beach. More details soon.
The FIRM (Florida International Rally and Moto Park: Open Track Days held most weekends at the road course and rally course at 7266 Airport Road in Starke.
All the Cruise-ins…
Clay County Cruzers, Callahan Cruisers and Amelia Cruizers all hold regular weekend cruise-ins, so check their Facebook pages.
Caffeine and Octane Jacksonville: 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. every second Saturday at The Avenues Mall at 10300 Southside Blvd. Information: https://bit.ly/3gPRvVQ.
**Alert – Cruise Fruit Cove: Returns at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 18, and same time every third Saturday of the month at the new SAUCY at 194 Florida 13 in Saint Johns – same site, new name.
** New cruise-in: 6 to 9 p.m. every first Monday of each month at the BRIX, 300 2nd St., in Jacksonville Beach – sponsored by the Cadillac Kings.
**New cruise-in – PJ’s Cars and Coffee: 7 to 9 a.m. every first Sunday of the month at 3470 Royal Pines Drive in Middleburg
** B.C.O.D. (Bold City Oil Drippers) Mid-Month Cruise: 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 17, at Myrtle Avenue Brewing, 633 Myrtle Ave. N.
Morning Motor Social: 8 to 11 a.m. every third Saturday of each month, at Park Place at Nocatee, 100 Palmetto Park Place in Ponte Vedra – free for spectators and show vehicles. Pre-register at morningmotorsocial.com.
North Florida Domestic Car Club’s cruise-in: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on each first Saturday of the month at Culhane’s Irish Pub, 9720 Deer Lake Court off Southside Boulevard.
UB Coffee & Cars: 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. every Sunday at the Urban Bean Coffeehouse Café at 2023 Park Ave. in Orange Park – sponsored by Classic Motorworks.
Duval Car, Truck and Bike Meet: noon to 5 p.m. every first Saturday at 10749 N. Main St.
Rides and Brews: 8 to 10 a.m. each first Saturday of each month at 10618 Deerwood Park Blvd. – held for car clubs and vehicles, organized by vehicle style, by the North Florida Type R/Type S community.
Mod Talk Tuesdays: 5 p.m. every first Tuesday at Tequila’s Mexican Restaurant at 10915 Baymeadows Road. For car, truck and bike enthusiasts.
Cruise-in at the Creek: 9 a.m. to noon every fifth Saturday at Trout Creek Park, 6550 Florida 13 N.
Fernandina Beach Car Meet: 6 p.m. on the first Saturday of the month at Famous Quick Lube, 1707 8th St. Fernandina Beach.
Jeeps and Java: 9 to 11 a.m. each third Sunday of the month at Rummies and Yummies bakery and coffee bar at 1580 Wells Road – a free cruise-in for Jeep owners.
Duval Car, Truck and Bike meet: Free cruise-in from noon to 5 p.m. each 1st and 3rd Saturday at the shopping center at 3000 Dunn Ave.
Orange Blossom Breakfast Show: 8 to 11 a.m. every third Saturday at Orange Blossom Diner at 14329 Beach Blvd., presented by Beaches Classic Cruisers and Carl Bush.
Beaches Classic Cruisers new event: Second Sunday Coffee and Carburetors, 10 a.m. Sunday Nov. 9, at the Hotel Palms at 28 Sherry Drive in Atlantic Beach.
Amelia Cruizers: 3 to 6 p.m. on the third Saturday of each month, meeting at Townies Pizza, 819 T.J. Courson Road.
Jax Beach Classic Car Cruise: 4 to 7 p.m. every fourth Tuesday at Latham Plaza, 143 2nd St. N. in Jacksonville Beach. This is a City of Jacksonville Beach sponsored event, but November’s is the last cruise of the year because Deck the Chairs takes over Latham Plaza through December.
Cruisin’ Classics Cruise-in: 1 to 4 p.m. the first Sunday of each month on the back lawn of the Elks Lodge at 1855 West Road, off Beach Boulevard – Hamburgers and more on sale.
Wings & Wheels Cruise-in: 2 to 6 pm. each first Saturday at Dicks Wings & Grill at 6055 Youngerman Circle.
Rides and Coffee: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. every fourth Sunday at Detail Garage, 9390 Arlington Expressway.
First Coast Car Council: All cruise-ins postponed.
Callahan Cruisers: 4 to 7 p.m. every second Saturday at Hardee’s at 542309 U.S. 1 in Callahan.
Kingsland Cars & Coffee: 9 a.m. to noon every first Saturday, with expanded parking now at Tasty’s at 1607 Georgia 40 in Kingsland.
Yulee Cars and Coffee: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every third Sunday at the Sonic Drive-In at 463939 Florida 200 in Yulee.
Brunch with Cars: noon to 3 p.m. every third Sunday at Pink Salt Restaurant and Wine Bar, 1567 University Blvd. W.
Cars and Gars: noon to 5 p.m. every 1st and third Saturday at Allusion’s restaurant and bar at 5045 Soutel Drive.
Jeremiah’s Italian Ice cruise-in: noon to 3 p.m. every fourth Saturday at the business at 18111 Golden Eagle Way on Fleming Island.
Apex Auto Car Show and Cruise-in: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. every third Saturday of the month at Apex Automotive, 9962 San Jose Blvd.
Cars, Bikes and Burgers: 7:30 to 11 p.m. every last Friday of each month at Steak ‘n Shake at 10661 San Jose Blvd.
**UPDATED** Clay County Cruzers’ events: 2 to 5 p.m. every first Saturday at Callahan’s Irish Bistro, 2141 Loch Rane Blvd. in Orange Park; 1 to 4 p.m. the second Saturday of each month at Big Dawg’s at 1330 Blanding Blvd. in Orange Park; 2 to 5 p.m. every third Saturday at Cheers Park Avenue, 1138 Park Ave. in Orange Park; and 2 to 5 p.m. every fourth Saturday at Gator’s Dockside, 8316 Merchants Way, Jacksonville.
**NEW LISTING – Here’s the Pharoah’s of St. John’s cruise-in and show listing for 2026:
Oakleaf Classic Car Cruise-In: 5 p.m. every fourth Friday at Trinity Oakleaf, 710 Oakleaf Plantation Parkway in Orange Park, with food truck – Clay County Cruzers.
Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine events:
The regular monthly cruise-ins: St. Augustine Cruiser’s “Cruise In” from 5 to 7 p.m. every third Saturday, and Cars and Coffee from 8 to 10 a.m. every fourth Saturday. Both cruise-ins are at 4730 U.S. 1 S. Dixie Highway South in St. Augustine. And the museum is open Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Cars and Coffee Fleming Island: 8 a.m. every fourth Sunday of the month at 2310 Village Square Parkway, Fleming Island.
New cruise-in: 6 p.m. every fourth Saturday at Mission BBQ, 8440 Blanding Blvd. in Jacksonville, hosted by Modern Mustangs of Jacksonville.
New cruise-in: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every fourth Saturday at the Rockin’ 50’s Eatery at 3501 N. Ponce De Leon Blvd. in St. Augustine.
Show and Tell: 6 to 9 p.m. every fourth Thursday at Advance Auto Parts at 10014 Atlantic Blvd.
Azalea City Cruisers: Monthly cruise-in from 5 to 8 p.m. every fourth Saturday at Velchoffs Corner, 105 N. 2nd St. in Palatka.
Historic Springfield Main Street Cruise: 3 p.m. every fourth Saturday between 8th and 17th streets at Main Street in Jacksonville’s Springfield community.
Wait – there’s more:
As Genesis Magma Racing’s #19 GMR-001 Hypercar managed a 13th place finish in its first outing at the famed tack, the South Korean manufacturer unveiled its Magma GT3 Concept for the street.
José Muñoz, President and CEO of Hyundai Motor Company, told those at the weekend news conference at the track that it is “bringing lessons from the track to our Magma performance vehicles and in how we run the business.”
And Luc Donckerwolke, Chief Creative Officer of Genesis, said the concept represent two distinct yet connected expressions of Genesis performance. “embodies our vision of luxury and athleticism on the road, while the Magma GT3 Concept translates that philosophy into the race environment, where every element is driven by performance, efficiency, and purpose.”
“Together, they demonstrate how Genesis is exploring the full spectrum of high performance—from refined grand touring to uncompromising motorsport,” he said.
The Magma GT Concept is conceived as a two-passenger luxury grand tourer. The design is defined by a low-slung front end, wide fenders, and dynamic mid-engine proportions, while its interior combines a twin-cockpit layout with a driver-centric architecture, centered around an analog instrument cluster inspired by motor racing timekeeping instruments.
Developed in collaboration with Hyundai Motorsport, the GT3 Concept is not what the production version, if built, will look like. But Genesis said that it is “under exploration, with architecture, components, and potential development pathways yet to be defined” as one of several possible scenarios.