Jacksonville Car Culture events calendar:
The next Caffeine & Octane Jacksonville, set for 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14, on the Southside Boulevard side of The Avenues mall. 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:
British Car Classic XXXVII: last Saturday at Callahan’s Irish Bistro in Orange Park, hosted by the MG Classics of Jacksonville Club…like this 1-of-1 1938 Lanchester 14/6 Roadrider Doctor’s Coupe:
And this 1951 AC 2-Liter Drophead:
And some of the rest:
30th annual 8 Flags Car Show: Last Saturday along Centre Street in downtown Fernandina Beach.
Sam Fallin (left) talks to 8 Flags Car Show Grand Marshal Bill Warner near Sam’s 1966 Ford Mustang Shelby:
Mark Richardson’s 1993 DRM480r C4 Corvette tribute to racer Sean Roe:
Ralph Thomas’ rare Maxton Rollerskate:
And..some of the rest down Centre Street…
Upcoming events:
The Hicken Power Drag Strip at 543455 U.S. 1 – here’s the schedule through the winter:
Sixth annual Dreamers Car Show: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, at Dreamers Barn at 15395 Yellow Bluff Road. Admission to event is $30 per adult and there is no separate registration charge for vehicles.
Fourth annual Car Show: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, at Immanuel Anglican Church at 915 Orchard Ave. in Keystone Heights.
Fifth Saturday Cruise-In at The Creek Trunk or Treat: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, at Trout Creek Memorial Park at 6550 State Road 13 in Orangedale. Free.
Fall-O-Ween Festival: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, at Northside Church of God at 5252 Dunn Ave. Free for spectators and $20 per show vehicle – proceeds go to church Kids Ministry. Trunk-or-Treat also happening.
Good Sam Car Show: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, at Tanglewood Station at 1241 Blanding Blvd. Free for spectators and $20 per show vehicle.
Marietta Bullsbay Athletic Association Car Show: 10 a.m. on Saturday, at Jefferson Ballpark at 361 Bullsbay Highway. Free for spectators and $20 per show vehicle.
The Grand Auto Show: 4 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, at Kava & Co. at 223 9th Ave. S. in Jacksonville Beach. Free for spectators and $30 per show vehicle.
Breast Cancer Charity Car Show: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, at Jacksonville Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Arlington at 9600 Atlantic Blvd.
Trunk or Treat: 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, at Chick-fil-A at 1925 Wells Road in Orange Park. Held by First Coast Car Council and Chick-fil-A.
Black Hammock Island Golf Cart Club Car Show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 15770 Sawpit Road. Free for spectators and $30 per show vehicle.
Trunk or Treat Car Show: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 31, at Adamec Harley-Davidson at 380 Outlet Mall Blvd. in St. Augustine. Free for spectators and $20 per show vehicle.
Hillcrest Baptist Church Car Show: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 31, at the church at 7673 Collins Road.
5th Saturday Cruise In at the Creek Trunk-or-Treat: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, at Trout Creek Memorial Park at 65550 State Road 13 N.
Rods on the River: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 2352 State Road 13 in Saint Johns. This is a private property, but spectators are free and show vehicle registration is $30 per, or $40 for a premium spot. This is a fundraiser for 6:8 Ministries.
Brumos Saturday Social: 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7,at the Brumos Collection at 5159 San Pablo Road S. Multiple classic, exotic and race cars will be displayed on the landscaped property, along with specialty cars from partner clubs. Tickets are $21.29 $Admission to our collection, with extra cars displayed outside. UNF’s Osprey Racing Team will display and start their Formula SAE car.
Middleburg Civic Association Fall Festival and Car Show: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Middleburg Civic Center on Palmetto Street.
Ponte Vedra Auto Show: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, November 8, at 245 Nocatee Center in Ponte Vedra Beach. Free to the public and $63 per show vehicle, advance registration is requested. Show organizers say the event will feature race cars of all types. If you own an open wheel car, road racer, rally car, even a dragster, register to show it at pvautoshow.com/show-car-registration. The show features 200+ classic and collector cars all vying for the show’s awards. The show was also just named the First Place Winner in the “Best Festival” category of The Ponte Vedra Recorder’s 2026 Best of the Best awards.
Third annual Mandarin Athletic Car Show: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, November 8, at Mandarin Athletic Association ball park at 3740 Burnett Park Road. Free for spectators and $25 day of show for show vehicles.
Pine Royale Holiday Kickoff Car Show: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 14, at Pine Royale at 4100 Callahan Club Blvd. Free for spectators and $25 per show vehicle.
The Bimmer Social: 2 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Jacksonville Sports Car Museum at 7601 Centurion Parkway. Staker Productions and Culture Driven have partnered to showcase a BMW M Power display with food trucks, vendors and more. The outdoor showcase will host show-quality cars on display, all makes and models welcome. An exclusive indoor showcase with rare one-off builds. Spectator tickets range from $35 to $100, with access to the museum and grand hall display.
Faith Family Festival Car Show: noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Clay County Fairgrounds at 2497 State Road 16 in Green Cove Springs.
Third annual USS Orleck Pearl Harbor Remembrance Car Show: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5, at the USS Orleck museum at 610 E Bay St. Spectators to the car show are free; $28.29 per show vehicle.
Frank H. Petersen Showcase Car Show: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12, at the academies at 7450 Wilson Blvd. Free for spectators and $25 per show vehicle – proceeds benefit the Duval County school.
12 Hours to End Alzheimer’s: Noon on Saturday, Dec. 11, to 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 12, at the North Florida Cart Club at 10244 103rd St. Teams of 2 to 6 drivers are invited to compete. All performance balanced karts and safety gear included. Teams can compete in 1 of 6 classes and the overall win Team entry fee is $3,350, with $500 going to the End Alzheimer’s Racing Initiative, or $1,675.00 per person on a 2 driver team. Other fees and information is here. Register Here: endurancekarting.com/…/2026-12hours-to-endalz; and the End Alzheimer’s Racing Initiative: https://givebutter.com/c/endalzmotorsportsrfm.
Cruisin’ to the Church Car and Truck Show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 5, at Mandarin United Methodist Church at 111270 San Jose Blvd. Free for spectators – more information comes soon. Held by the First Coast Car Council.
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.
Cruise Fruit Cove: 1 p.m. every third Saturday of the month at the new SAUCY at 194 Florida 13 in Saint Johns – same site, new name.
**New cruise-in – Pine Royale Car Meet: 9 to 11 a.m. each first Saturday of the month at Pine Royale Golf Club at 4100 Country Club Blvd. in Callahan.
Mr. Chubby’s Wings Classic Cruize-In: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. every third Saturday, at the restaurant at 2349 Village Square Parkway in Fleming Island – hosted by Clay County Cruzers.
Yulee Cars & Coffee: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every third Sunday, at 463939 Florida 200, behind Sonic. Free.
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.
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
*** Morning Motor Social: On hiatus for the summer – returns in the fall, 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. But the 3rd Sunday of the month cruise-in at Culhane’s is cancelled.
Amelia Cruizers: 3 to 6 p.m. on the third Saturday of each month, meeting at Townies Pizza, 819 T.J. Courson Road. And
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.
****On summer hold due to heat – 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.
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 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.
And there’s more:
Porsche
Porsche has introduced its next hypercar, and it contains hints of Porsches past.
In fact, Mission S must be recognizable as a Porsche at first glance, says Michael Leiters, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG.
“The Mission S provides a glimpse of the ideas and design features that will shape Porsche in the coming years,” he said during the unveiling at the same New York City pier where the mid-engined Porsche 550 Spyder was shown in 1953.
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Porsche says the Mission S focus is on the authentic, consequent and timeless design of the vehicle and a particularly intense connection between driver and car.
“At the same time, the Mission S represents a mid-engined super sports car platform positioned above the 911 – not as a one-off hypercar, but as a permanent and versatile addition to our customer offering,” adds Leiters.
Porsche
The exterior of the Porsche Mission S translates typical Porsche design features into the future. The characteristic torpedo fenders, the iconic roofline and the dramatic width-to-height ratio form central elements of the sports car architecture, the company says.
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The interior architecture is based on historic Porsche sports cars such as the 550 Spyder and the 356. Two defining lines run through the dashboard and doors. They convey the characteristic feeling of sitting ‘deep within the car’ and create a visual link to the exterior design. A smooth transition between analogue and digital controls makes the interior feel both familiar and modern. Classic switches and buttons are combined with modern displays.
As for what will be in its mid-engine design, no word yet – Porsche says it’s a flexible platform designed for internal combustion engines, as well as hybrid or plug-in hybrid configurations. But the gearshift will be height adjustable. And another highlight – the wheels: based on the iconic ‘dial design’ of the 928.
Alpine
And what else was unveiled in Paris last week?
The 1971 Alpine A310 holds a special place as a spectacular, immediately recognizable silhouette, a taut, geometric and radical design. Now, as the Alpine A310 four-cylinder celebrates its 55th anniversary, and the Alpine A310 V-6 marks its 50th, Alpine A310 VISION pays tribute to this dual lineage by freely reinterpreting the lines, proportions and spirit of this Alpine icon.
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The Alpine Design teams worked from an Alpine A310 positioned at the heart of the studio, the objective was to capture the essence of a very seventies design and offer a contemporary interpretation of it.
The Peugeot RCZ Vision is the successor to the iconic RCZ coupé (2009–2015), delivering 500 hp, up to 600 km of range and energy consumption of just 11.5 kWh/100 km from a solid-state battery is built on a 1,000 V architecture. The battery’s state of charge can therefore rise from 10% to 80% in just 10 minutes.
Call it a creative exploration of Alpine’s heritage rather than the announcement of a future production model.
Citroen
The original Citroen 2CV – Deux Cheveaux – was a cheap, friendly fun 4-seater for French families in the 1950s, then a chic companion in the 1980s. Now the 2 CV Concept echoes the original’s minimalist, affordable, compact and ingenious design as an EV.
“Reinventing the 2 CV isn’t about replicating a car from the past; it’s about reinventing what made it unique: its simplicity, its accessibility and the freedom it offered,” says Citroen CEO Xavier Chardon. “With the 2 CV Concept, we’re bringing that spirit into today’s world to make electric mobility simpler, more human and more desirable. The world has changed. But the idea remains the same: to make life more beautiful with Citroën.”
The 2 CV concept is shorter than the original 2 CV, a deliberate choice to recapture the pleasure and agility of small cars. Round headlamps set apart from the bodywork, an expressive LED signature, a sculpted, sweeping bonnet, TPV-inspired creases, integrated air intakes and exposed windscreen wipers – some of the hints of the original Tin Snail, as it was called. At the rear: a distinctive roofline accentuated by a black tailgate extending down to the bumper, just like on the first-generation 2CV. Inside, a single-spoke steering wheel, a single control lever, a paddle-shift gear selector and a Citroën Smart Vision display which prioritizes essential information within the driver’s field of vision.
