Car Shows in New York
16 upcoming shows and 56 recurring cruise nights and Cars and Coffee meets in 20 New York counties, each linked to where it was found.
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This Weekend in New York
November 7 to 8: 8 New York listings.
Onondaga County
Johnson City, Broome County
Oceanside, Nassau County
Peekskill, Westchester County
Yonkers, Westchester County
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Major New York car events
The Grand Prix Festival in Watkins Glen, the Syracuse Nationals, the auto shows in Manhattan and Buffalo and racing at Riverhead.
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Islip 300
Tour-type modified oval race with a $43,000 purse and $12,000 to the winner.
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Retromobile New York
First U.S. edition of the Paris collector-car salon, with dealers, restorers and a live auction by Gooding Christie's.
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Gooding Christie's Retromobile New York Auctions
No-reserve sale of more than 160 vehicle, motorcycle and automobilia lots held during Retromobile New York, with lot viewing November 19-21.
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Buffalo Auto Show
Annual new-vehicle auto show held over four days at the downtown convention center.
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New York International Auto Show
Large new-vehicle and concept show in Manhattan that also features custom, JDM and drift car displays.
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Scale House Brewery Grand Ramble
Spring Stone Bridge Driver tour for owners bringing their cars out after winter.
Americade
Multi-day touring motorcycle rally and expo; an opening celebration is held June 1 before the expo starts June 2.
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Syracuse Nationals
Three-day show car gathering at the state fairgrounds with show car, lowrider and signature showcase registration plus vendor and swap areas; 2027 registration is open.
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Lakewood Vineyards FLX BMW Journey
BMW-only drive held the day before the Grand Prix Festival.
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Grand Prix Festival of Watkins Glen
One-day downtown festival held the first Friday after Labor Day, with vintage race cars lapping the original 6.6-mile 1948-52 street circuit, a Walk of Fame ceremony and Stone Bridge Driver laps for registered classic cars.
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Grand Prix Festival Concours d'Elegance
Judged exhibition dating from 1948 for concours-condition and unrestored survivor cars built before 1996, in two classes split at 1973.
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Datsun Sport, Sedan & Trucks at Watkins Glen
Datsun owners park together downtown during the Grand Prix Festival; registration includes historic circuit laps.
New York car meets in the coming week
Coming week: 19 meets.
Onondaga County
Johnson City, Broome County
Oceanside, Nassau County
Peekskill, Westchester County
Yonkers, Westchester County
Miller Place, Suffolk County
Sanborn, Niagara County
Livonia, Livingston County
Patchogue, Suffolk County
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If a date in New York never made these rows, the flyer address is enough for the form.
Watkins Glen, Syracuse and Saratoga Springs
Schuyler, Onondaga, Saratoga and Columbia counties account for 34 of the New York shows and meets on file.
Watkins Glen traces its racing to the 1948 Grand Prix run through the village; the Grand Prix Festival still sends vintage race cars over that original course on the first Friday after Labor Day, while Watkins Glen International outside town runs IMSA and vintage weekends. In Syracuse the New York State Fairgrounds hold the three-day Syracuse Nationals each July. The Saratoga Automobile Museum in Saratoga Spa State Park filled its lawn with one-make shows from May to October in 2026, and Lebanon Valley Dragway in Columbia County mixes drag racing with Musclemania and import shows.
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New York listings by type, city and county
County totals include past New York shows.
All 22 counties
New York car show questions
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Where are the biggest car gatherings in New York?
Watkins Glen, Syracuse, Saratoga Springs and Manhattan. The Grand Prix Festival sends vintage race cars around the original 6.6-mile street circuit in Watkins Glen each September, the Syracuse Nationals fill the New York State Fairgrounds in July, the Saratoga Automobile Museum holds lawn shows through the warm months and the Javits Center hosts the New York International Auto Show each spring.
When are the Syracuse Nationals?
On file for Jul 15 to 17, 2027 at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse.
What New York car dates are on the weekend ahead?
8 for November 7 to 8, in the weekend band near the top.
What does Cars and Coffee mean?
A free weekend morning meet where owners park at a coffee shop or plaza and visitors walk the rows. New York has them from Westchester and Long Island to Johnson City.
Do New York meets keep going in winter?
Few do: 38 of the 56 New York meets on file post a season, mostly spring to fall.
What should I expect to pay at a New York car show?
Track weekends and indoor auto shows sell tickets, festival display classes charge a car fee and cruise nights are free. Each row shows the fee the host posted.
How can New York organizers list an event?
Use the form on the New York calendar plus a flyer or event link.
Which pages are the New York rows built from?
Organizer and club sites, track and fairground schedules, museum calendars and convention center pages, with a link on every row.
Plan a New York car weekend from these
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