Jacksonville Car Culture events calendar:
The next Caffeine & Octane Jacksonville, set for 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 9. — 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.
And heads-up:
The 11th annual San Jose Car & Truck Show: 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., Saturday, May 2, at Dupont Station Shopping Center, 6271 St. Augustine Road. Free for spectators and $25 per show vehicle – Visit firstcoastcarculture.com for information, and click here to register.
Past events:
First Coast Car Council’s 40th Birthday Party Car and Truck Show: Last Saturday, at K1 Speed on Executive Park Court – proceeds benefit the Ronald McDonald House of Jacksonville.
Jax Speed Shop Spring Car Show: Last Saturday, at the shop at 48 Lee Road.
Upcoming events:
Nease High School NJROTC Car Show: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, at the school at 10478 Ray Road in Ponte Vedra. An official Morning Motor Social event, the event is free for spectators and $25 per show vehicle.
Home Runs and Hot Rods: 10 a.m. on Saturday, at Thomas Jefferson Park at 361 Bulls Bay Highway in Jacksonville. Spectator admission is free, and vehicle registration is $25 per – donations help the Marietta Bulls Bay Athletic Association’s baseball programs.
Clay County Touch A Truck: Set for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, at the Clay County Fairgrounds at 2463 Florida 16
in Green Cove Springs. The county holds a special 10 a.m. ceremony with a focus on the country’s 250th anniversary. The event starts with a quiet time for attendees sensitive to loud noises, then noon to 2 p.m. trucks will fire up engines and sirens. Free for spectators, with display vehicles from local fire, police, public safety and government operators
11th Annual San Jose Car & Truck Show: 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., Saturday, May 2, at Dupont Station Shopping Center, 6271 St. Augustine Road. Free for spectators and $25 per show vehicle – Visit firstcoastcarculture.com for information and registration.
16th annual Rev It Up! Car Show: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 9th, at Moosehaven at 1701 Park Ave. in Orange Park. Free for spectators and $25 for day-of-show show vehicles.
PT Cruiser 25th Anniversary Show: Birthday party at 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 16, at Orange Blossom Diner at 14329 Beach Blvd., followed by a PT Cruiser Show at 10:30 a.m. at The Brumos Collection at 5159 San Pablo Road S. Check the link for more information.
Veterans Car Show: Saturday, May 20, at the American Legion Lakeshore Post 137, with VFW Post 7909, at 5443 San Juan Ave. Free for spectators – all show vehicles must be pre-1987. No time listed – TBA.
Memorial Day Rod Run: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 23, at 449648 U.S. 301 in Callahan. Free for spectators and $20 for show vehicles.
King of the South Car Show: 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 30, at the Northeast Florida Fairgrounds at 543378 U.S. 1 in Callahan. Show vehicle registration is $70 for Super VIP, to $30 General Admission. Car limbo competition is at 4:30 p.m.; exhaust competition is 5 p.m.; burnout competitions at 6 p.m.
Don McCoin Memorial Car Show: 11 am. to 3 p.m. on Sunday June 14, at Burnett Park, 3740 Burnett Park Road. Free for spectators and $15 per show entrant, proceeds from registration and concession stand tips will be donated to the McCoin family.
Photo by Chris Conover
Don was an avid car guy who often drove his personally-restored yellow 1957 BMW Isetta, with a tiny 300-cc engine making 13 horsepower, to shows. He was also a veteran auto race and BMW Club member and driving instructor. He passed away in early April.
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.
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.
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.
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.
** 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, March 22, **at Myrtle Avenue Brewing, 633 Myrtle Ave. N.
**Alert – Cruise Fruit Cove: Postponed until a new contract is signed between the Sunshine State Chevelles and Gate Petroleum. They will also postpone January’s cruise-in – more to come.
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.
New – 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.
***NEW SITE** 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.
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Go as fast as possible without spending more than $2000? Impossible?
Grassroots Motorsports
Gainesville Raceway once again hosted last weekend’s Grassroots Motorsports $2000 Challenge presented by Tire Rack. That is where teams race their $2,000 or less creations in autocross, and the track’s quarter-mile dragstrip. Oh yes – they have to impress judges during a concours-style show.
The overall winner, seen above, may look like a VW Beetle. But Derek Penner brought an improved version of an already-wild Mazda Miata with a Fahrvergnugen skin – it won the top trophy and a $1,000 gift card from Tire Rack.
Overall results:
- 1st Overall – Biggest trophy and a $1000 Tire Rack gift card: Derek Penner, 1970 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2nd Overall – Bigger trophy and a $500 Tire Rack gift card: Wreck Racing, 1986 Dodge Conquest TSi
- 3rd Overall – Big trophy and $250 Tire Rack gift card: Jonathan Whitaker, 2001 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
- GTN$ Winner – Trophy and a $250 Grassroots Motorsports Store gift card: Colin Sorensen, 2004 Mazda RX-8
- GTW$ Winner – Trophy and a $250 Grassroots Motorsports Store gift card: Rob Rabenstein, 2004 Mazda RX-8
- GTU$ Winner – Trophy and a $250 Grassroots Motorsports Store gift card: Derek Penner, 1970 Volkswagen Beetle