Show cars parked along a palm-lined downtown street at the Dream Car Classic in Stuart
Gainesville, Florida

Gainesville Area Car Events

5 dated shows and 2 recurring meets fall within 50 miles of Gainesville.

Photo: Tamanoeconomico, CC BY-SA 4.0

[[“NCRS Florida Chapter Fall Judging Event 2026″,”2026-11-06″,”Howey-in-the-Hills”,”Lake”,28.704,-81.784,”https://fl.ncrs.org/”],[“3rd Annual Glenn Curtiss Vintage Motorcycle & Car Show”,”2026-11-07″,”Miami Springs”,”Miami-Dade”,25.82,-80.289,”https://www.miamisprings-fl.gov/”],[“Brumos Saturday Social”,”2026-11-07″,”Jacksonville”,”Duval”,30.337,-81.662,”https://www.firstcoastcarculture.com/2026/10/21/jacksonville-florida-automotive-events-calendar-10-21-2026/”],[“Rods on the River”,”2026-11-07″,”St. Johns”,”St. Johns”,29.89,-81.4,”https://www.firstcoastcarculture.com/2026/10/21/jacksonville-florida-automotive-events-calendar-10-21-2026/”],[“Middleburg Civic Association Fall Festival and Car Show”,”2026-11-07″,”Middleburg”,”Clay”,30.05,-81.901,”https://www.firstcoastcarculture.com/2026/10/21/jacksonville-florida-automotive-events-calendar-10-21-2026/”],[“Ponte Vedra Auto Show 2026 (24th anniversary)”,”2026-11-08″,”Nocatee”,”St. Johns”,30.085,-81.41,”https://carshowpro.com/event/3325″],[“Third Annual Mandarin Athletic Car Show”,”2026-11-08″,”Jacksonville”,”Duval”,30.337,-81.662,”https://www.firstcoastcarculture.com/2026/10/21/jacksonville-florida-automotive-events-calendar-10-21-2026/”],[“Emerald Coast Cruizin’ Fall 2026″,”2026-11-12″,”Panama City Beach”,”Bay”,30.233,-85.877,”https://emeraldcoastcruizin.com/vehicle-registration/”],[“2026 FuelTech World Street Nationals”,”2026-11-12″,”Orlando”,”Orange”,28.409,-81.255,”https://tickets.thefoat.com/Raceosw1320/2026+FUELTECH+WORLD+STREET+NATIONALS/tickets/id-bucdoK5AB5dZ/”],[“Fall Brawl”,”2026-11-12″,”Gainesville”,”Alachua”,29.68,-82.347,”https://gainesvilleraceway.com/racing/”],[“Annual Rookery Bay Classic Car Show”,”2026-11-14″,”Naples”,”Collier”,26.15,-81.795,”https://rookerybay.org/events”],[“Pine Royale Holiday Kickoff Car Show”,”2026-11-14″,”Callahan”,”Nassau”,30.565,-81.832,”https://www.firstcoastcarculture.com/2026/10/21/jacksonville-florida-automotive-events-calendar-10-21-2026/”],[“The Bimmer Social”,”2026-11-14″,”Jacksonville”,”Duval”,30.337,-81.662,”https://www.firstcoastcarculture.com/2026/10/21/jacksonville-florida-automotive-events-calendar-10-21-2026/”],[“HCVMS Concours Fall Car Show”,”2026-11-15″,”Cocoa”,”Brevard”,28.377,-80.763,”https://mymerrittislandfl.com/event/hcvms-concours-fall-car-show/”],[“Faith Family Festival Car Show”,”2026-11-21″,”Green Cove Springs”,”Clay”,29.985,-81.681,”https://www.firstcoastcarculture.com/2026/10/21/jacksonville-florida-automotive-events-calendar-10-21-2026/”],[“53rd Annual Daytona Turkey Run”,”2026-11-25″,”Daytona Beach”,”Volusia”,29.191,-81.097,”https://app.showslinger.com/v4/53rd-daytona-turkey-run”],[“The 55th Annual Snowbird Outlaw Nationals”,”2026-12-02″,”Bradenton”,”Manatee”,27.49,-82.577,”https://tickets.thefoat.com/BradentonMotorsportsPark/”],[“Third Annual USS Orleck Pearl Harbor Remembrance Car Show”,”2026-12-05″,”Jacksonville”,”Duval”,30.337,-81.662,”https://www.firstcoastcarculture.com/2026/10/21/jacksonville-florida-automotive-events-calendar-10-21-2026/”],[“Frank H. Petersen Showcase Car Show”,”2026-12-12″,”Jacksonville”,”Duval”,30.337,-81.662,”https://www.firstcoastcarculture.com/2026/10/21/jacksonville-florida-automotive-events-calendar-10-21-2026/”],[“48th Annual NCRS Florida Winter Regional”,”2027-01-13″,”Melbourne”,”Brevard”,28.11,-80.663,”https://fl.ncrs.org/”],[“‘Hot Cars & Chili’ Annual Car Show”,”2027-01-23″,”North Palm Beach”,”Palm Beach”,26.82,-80.057,”https://village-npb.org/243/Hot-Cars-and-Chili-Cookoff”],[“36th Palm Beach Cavallino Classic”,”2027-02-19″,”Boca Raton”,”Palm Beach”,26.373,-80.104,”https://cavallino.com/collections/palm-beach-2027″],[“Pinecrest Car Show”,”2027-02-27″,”Pinecrest”,”Miami-Dade”,25.665,-80.305,”https://www.pinecrest-fl.gov/Government/Parks-Recreation/Events/Pinecrest-Car-Show”],[“The Amelia Concours d’Elegance 2027″,”2027-03-04″,”Fernandina Beach”,”Nassau”,30.658,-81.452,”https://www.ameliaconcours.com”],[“Habitat Ocala Strawberry Festival Auto Show 2027″,”2027-03-06″,”Ocala”,”Marion”,29.178,-82.151,”https://habitatocala.org/”],[“Mustang Week Florida: Spring Break Edition”,”2027-03-10″,”St. Petersburg”,”Pinellas”,27.763,-82.644,”https://register.mustangweek.com/mustang-week-florida-2027″],[“58th Annual NHRA Gatornationals”,”2027-03-11″,”Gainesville”,”Alachua”,29.68,-82.347,”https://gainesvilleraceway.com/gatornats/”],[“Emerald Coast Cruizin’ Spring 2027″,”2027-03-11″,”Panama City Beach”,”Bay”,30.233,-85.877,”https://emeraldcoastcruizin.com/vehicle-registration/”],[“37th Annual Daytona Spring Turkey Run”,”2027-03-26″,”Daytona Beach”,”Volusia”,29.191,-81.097,”https://www.turkeyrun.com/”],[“Jeep Beach 2027″,”2027-04-16″,”Daytona Beach”,”Volusia”,29.191,-81.097,”https://www.jeepbeach.com/participants/registration/”],[“Lake Mirror Classic 2027″,”2027-10-15″,”Lakeland”,”Polk”,28.055,-81.955,”https://www.lakemirrorclassic.com/”],[“Jax Beach Classic Car Cruise”,”2026-10-27″,”Jacksonville Beach”,”Duval”,30.272,-81.386,”https://www.firstcoastcarculture.com/2026/10/21/jacksonville-florida-automotive-events-calendar-10-21-2026/”],[“Lew’s Crew Tuesday Cruise”,”2026-10-27″,”Stuart”,”Martin”,27.195,-80.244,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/carpro-cruise-in/”],[“Wednesday Test and Tune”,”2026-10-28″,”Clearwater”,”Pinellas”,27.979,-82.771,”https://showtimedragstrip.us/”],[“Englewood Weekly Cars & Coffee”,”2026-10-28″,”Englewood”,”Sarasota”,26.969,-82.348,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/englewood-weekly-cars-coffee/”],[“Wednesday Themed Car Show”,”2026-10-28″,”Kissimmee”,”Osceola”,28.303,-81.418,”https://www.myoldtownusa.com/”],[“Dairy Queen Car Meet”,”2026-10-28″,”Wesley Chapel”,”Pasco”,28.205,-82.317,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/dairy-queen-car-meet/”],[“Pat’s Thursday Evening Car Cruise In”,”2026-10-29″,”Brooksville”,”Hernando”,28.517,-82.405,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/pats-thursday-evening-car-cruise-in/”],[“Every Thursday Car Cruise”,”2026-10-29″,”Coral Springs”,”Broward”,26.271,-80.259,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/every-thursday-car-cruise/”],[“Spanx Cruise In”,”2026-10-29″,”Pompano Beach”,”Broward”,26.242,-80.134,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/spanx-cruise-in/”],[“Cars, Bikes and Burgers”,”2026-10-30″,”Jacksonville”,”Duval”,30.337,-81.662,”https://www.firstcoastcarculture.com/2026/10/21/jacksonville-florida-automotive-events-calendar-10-21-2026/”],[“Friday Night Muscle Car Show & Cruise”,”2026-10-30″,”Kissimmee”,”Osceola”,28.303,-81.418,”https://www.myoldtownusa.com/”],[“Marco Island Friday Car Cruise”,”2026-10-30″,”Marco Island”,”Collier”,25.932,-81.705,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/marco-island-friday-car-cruise/”],[“Friday Nite Park & Chill”,”2026-10-30″,”Pembroke Pines”,”Broward”,26.015,-80.34,”https://in1toy.com/”],[“Last Friday at Cawley Motorsports”,”2026-10-30″,”Tallahassee”,”Leon”,30.454,-84.252,”https://tallycarguys.com/events”],[“King’s Bay Cruise In”,”2026-10-31″,”Crystal River”,”Citrus”,28.896,-82.602,”https://citruscountycruisers.com/”],[“Dunedin Cruise-In”,”2026-10-31″,”Dunedin”,”Pinellas”,28.038,-82.795,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/dunedin-cruise-in-campfire/”],[“Boardroom’s Cruise In”,”2026-10-31″,”Fort Lauderdale”,”Broward”,26.141,-80.147,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/boardrooms-cruise-in/”],[“The 50’s Diner on US 19 Cruise In”,”2026-10-31″,”Holiday”,”Pasco”,28.186,-82.743,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/holiday-fl-cruise-in/”],[“Saturday Night Classic Car Show & Cruise”,”2026-10-31″,”Kissimmee”,”Osceola”,28.303,-81.418,”https://www.myoldtownusa.com/”],[“The Saturday Night Cruise-In”,”2026-10-31″,”Naples”,”Collier”,26.15,-81.795,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/the-saturday-night-cruise-in/”],[“Panama City Cars & Coffee”,”2026-10-31″,”Panama City Beach”,”Bay”,30.233,-85.877,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/panama-city-cars-coffee/”],[“Cars, Of Course”,”2026-10-31″,”St. Petersburg”,”Pinellas”,27.763,-82.644,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/cars-of-course/”],[“Car Cruise Sundays”,”2026-11-01″,”Margate”,”Broward”,26.248,-80.211,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/car-cruise-sundays/”],[“PJ’s Cars and Coffee”,”2026-11-01″,”Middleburg”,”Clay”,30.05,-81.901,”https://www.firstcoastcarculture.com/2026/10/21/jacksonville-florida-automotive-events-calendar-10-21-2026/”],[“UB Coffee & Cars”,”2026-11-01″,”Orange Park”,”Clay”,30.171,-81.705,”https://www.firstcoastcarculture.com/2026/09/30/jacksonville-florida-car-shows-cruise-ins-and-much-more-904-automotive-events-calendar-september-30-2026/”],[“Cadillac Kings Cruise-In at BRIX”,”2026-11-02″,”Jacksonville Beach”,”Duval”,30.272,-81.386,”https://www.firstcoastcarculture.com/2026/09/30/jacksonville-florida-car-shows-cruise-ins-and-much-more-904-automotive-events-calendar-september-30-2026/”],[“Mod Talk Tuesdays”,”2026-11-03″,”Jacksonville”,”Duval”,30.337,-81.662,”https://www.firstcoastcarculture.com/2026/10/21/jacksonville-florida-automotive-events-calendar-10-21-2026/”],[“Lew’s Crew Tuesday Cruise”,”2026-11-03″,”Stuart”,”Martin”,27.195,-80.244,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/carpro-cruise-in/”],[“Wednesday Test and Tune”,”2026-11-04″,”Clearwater”,”Pinellas”,27.979,-82.771,”https://showtimedragstrip.us/”],[“Englewood Weekly Cars & Coffee”,”2026-11-04″,”Englewood”,”Sarasota”,26.969,-82.348,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/englewood-weekly-cars-coffee/”],[“Wednesday Themed Car Show”,”2026-11-04″,”Kissimmee”,”Osceola”,28.303,-81.418,”https://www.myoldtownusa.com/”],[“Dairy Queen Car Meet”,”2026-11-04″,”Wesley Chapel”,”Pasco”,28.205,-82.317,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/dairy-queen-car-meet/”],[“Pat’s Thursday Evening Car Cruise In”,”2026-11-05″,”Brooksville”,”Hernando”,28.517,-82.405,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/pats-thursday-evening-car-cruise-in/”],[“Every Thursday Car Cruise”,”2026-11-05″,”Coral Springs”,”Broward”,26.271,-80.259,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/every-thursday-car-cruise/”],[“Spanx Cruise In”,”2026-11-05″,”Pompano Beach”,”Broward”,26.242,-80.134,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/spanx-cruise-in/”],[“Friday Night Muscle Car Show & Cruise”,”2026-11-06″,”Kissimmee”,”Osceola”,28.303,-81.418,”https://www.myoldtownusa.com/”],[“Marco Island Friday Car Cruise”,”2026-11-06″,”Marco Island”,”Collier”,25.932,-81.705,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/marco-island-friday-car-cruise/”],[“Friday Nite Park & Chill”,”2026-11-06″,”Pembroke Pines”,”Broward”,26.015,-80.34,”https://in1toy.com/”],[“Pine Royale Car Meet”,”2026-11-07″,”Callahan”,”Nassau”,30.565,-81.832,”https://www.firstcoastcarculture.com/2026/10/21/jacksonville-florida-automotive-events-calendar-10-21-2026/”],[“King’s Bay Cruise In”,”2026-11-07″,”Crystal River”,”Citrus”,28.896,-82.602,”https://citruscountycruisers.com/”],[“East Coast Cruisers at One Daytona”,”2026-11-07″,”Daytona Beach”,”Volusia”,29.191,-81.097,”https://www.hometownnewsvolusia.com/dining_and_entertainment/out_and_about/week-of-july-3-2026for-hometown-news/article_ffa238f0-67a0-52de-a526-74760cbe69e0.html”],[“Daytona Flea Market Cruise In”,”2026-11-07″,”Daytona Beach”,”Volusia”,29.191,-81.097,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/daytona-flea-cruise-in/”],[“Dunedin Cruise-In”,”2026-11-07″,”Dunedin”,”Pinellas”,28.038,-82.795,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/dunedin-cruise-in-campfire/”],[“Fernandina Beach Car Meet”,”2026-11-07″,”Fernandina Beach”,”Nassau”,30.658,-81.452,”https://www.firstcoastcarculture.com/2026/10/21/jacksonville-florida-automotive-events-calendar-10-21-2026/”],[“Boardroom’s Cruise In”,”2026-11-07″,”Fort Lauderdale”,”Broward”,26.141,-80.147,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/boardrooms-cruise-in/”],[“The 50’s Diner on US 19 Cruise In”,”2026-11-07″,”Holiday”,”Pasco”,28.186,-82.743,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/holiday-fl-cruise-in/”],[“North Florida Domestic Car Club Cruise-In”,”2026-11-07″,”Jacksonville”,”Duval”,30.337,-81.662,”https://www.firstcoastcarculture.com/2026/10/21/jacksonville-florida-automotive-events-calendar-10-21-2026/”],[“Rides and Brews”,”2026-11-07″,”Jacksonville”,”Duval”,30.337,-81.662,”https://www.firstcoastcarculture.com/2026/10/21/jacksonville-florida-automotive-events-calendar-10-21-2026/”],[“Wings & Wheels Cruise-in”,”2026-11-07″,”Jacksonville”,”Duval”,30.337,-81.662,”https://www.firstcoastcarculture.com/2026/10/21/jacksonville-florida-automotive-events-calendar-10-21-2026/”],[“Saturday Night Classic Car Show & Cruise”,”2026-11-07″,”Kissimmee”,”Osceola”,28.303,-81.418,”https://www.myoldtownusa.com/”],[“The Saturday Night Cruise-In”,”2026-11-07″,”Naples”,”Collier”,26.15,-81.795,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/the-saturday-night-cruise-in/”],[“Gainesville Cars & Coffee at Tioga Town Center”,”2026-11-07″,”Newberry”,”Alachua”,29.646,-82.595,”https://www.gainesvillecarsandcoffee.com/”],[“Clay County Cruzers First Saturday Cruise-In”,”2026-11-07″,”Orange Park”,”Clay”,30.171,-81.705,”https://www.firstcoastcarculture.com/2026/09/30/jacksonville-florida-car-shows-cruise-ins-and-much-more-904-automotive-events-calendar-september-30-2026/”],[“Cars, Of Course”,”2026-11-07″,”St. Petersburg”,”Pinellas”,27.763,-82.644,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/cars-of-course/”],[“Gainesville Cars & Coffee at Ford’s Garage”,”2026-11-08″,”Gainesville”,”Alachua”,29.68,-82.347,”https://www.gainesvillecarsandcoffee.com/”],[“Car Cruise Sundays”,”2026-11-08″,”Margate”,”Broward”,26.248,-80.211,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/car-cruise-sundays/”],[“UB Coffee & Cars”,”2026-11-08″,”Orange Park”,”Clay”,30.171,-81.705,”https://www.firstcoastcarculture.com/2026/09/30/jacksonville-florida-car-shows-cruise-ins-and-much-more-904-automotive-events-calendar-september-30-2026/”],[“Orlando Cars and Coffee”,”2026-11-08″,”Orlando”,”Orange”,28.409,-81.255,”https://www.orlandocarsandcoffee.com”],[“Lew’s Crew Tuesday Cruise”,”2026-11-10″,”Stuart”,”Martin”,27.195,-80.244,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/carpro-cruise-in/”],[“Wednesday Test and Tune”,”2026-11-11″,”Clearwater”,”Pinellas”,27.979,-82.771,”https://showtimedragstrip.us/”],[“Englewood Weekly Cars & Coffee”,”2026-11-11″,”Englewood”,”Sarasota”,26.969,-82.348,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/englewood-weekly-cars-coffee/”],[“Wednesday Themed Car Show”,”2026-11-11″,”Kissimmee”,”Osceola”,28.303,-81.418,”https://www.myoldtownusa.com/”],[“Dairy Queen Car Meet”,”2026-11-11″,”Wesley Chapel”,”Pasco”,28.205,-82.317,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/dairy-queen-car-meet/”],[“Pat’s Thursday Evening Car Cruise In”,”2026-11-12″,”Brooksville”,”Hernando”,28.517,-82.405,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/pats-thursday-evening-car-cruise-in/”],[“Every Thursday Car Cruise”,”2026-11-12″,”Coral Springs”,”Broward”,26.271,-80.259,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/every-thursday-car-cruise/”],[“Friendly’s Car & Truck Show”,”2026-11-12″,”Melbourne”,”Brevard”,28.11,-80.663,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/throwback-thursday-car-truck-show/”],[“Spanx Cruise In”,”2026-11-12″,”Pompano Beach”,”Broward”,26.242,-80.134,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/spanx-cruise-in/”],[“Friday Night Muscle Car Show & Cruise”,”2026-11-13″,”Kissimmee”,”Osceola”,28.303,-81.418,”https://www.myoldtownusa.com/”],[“Marco Island Friday Car Cruise”,”2026-11-13″,”Marco Island”,”Collier”,25.932,-81.705,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/marco-island-friday-car-cruise/”],[“Friday Nite Park & Chill”,”2026-11-13″,”Pembroke Pines”,”Broward”,26.015,-80.34,”https://in1toy.com/”],[“Callahan Cruisers”,”2026-11-14″,”Callahan”,”Nassau”,30.565,-81.832,”https://www.firstcoastcarculture.com/2026/10/21/jacksonville-florida-automotive-events-calendar-10-21-2026/”],[“King’s Bay Cruise In”,”2026-11-14″,”Crystal River”,”Citrus”,28.896,-82.602,”https://citruscountycruisers.com/”],[“Dunedin Cruise-In”,”2026-11-14″,”Dunedin”,”Pinellas”,28.038,-82.795,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/dunedin-cruise-in-campfire/”],[“Boardroom’s Cruise In”,”2026-11-14″,”Fort Lauderdale”,”Broward”,26.141,-80.147,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/boardrooms-cruise-in/”],[“The 50’s Diner on US 19 Cruise In”,”2026-11-14″,”Holiday”,”Pasco”,28.186,-82.743,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/holiday-fl-cruise-in/”],[“Supercar Saturdays Florida”,”2026-11-14″,”Hollywood”,”Broward”,26.031,-80.165,”https://supercarssaturdayflorida.com/”],[“Caffeine & Octane Jacksonville”,”2026-11-14″,”Jacksonville”,”Duval”,30.337,-81.662,”https://www.firstcoastcarculture.com/2026/09/30/jacksonville-florida-car-shows-cruise-ins-and-much-more-904-automotive-events-calendar-september-30-2026/”],[“Saturday Night Classic Car Show & Cruise”,”2026-11-14″,”Kissimmee”,”Osceola”,28.303,-81.418,”https://www.myoldtownusa.com/”],[“Emerald Coast Cars & Coffee”,”2026-11-14″,”Mary Esther”,”Okaloosa”,30.412,-86.659,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/ft-walton-cars-coffee/”],[“AACA Cars & Coffee at Merritt Square Mall”,”2026-11-14″,”Merritt Island”,”Brevard”,28.309,-80.676,”https://antiqueautoclubcc.com”],[“Champs Monthly Car Show”,”2026-11-14″,”Merritt Island”,”Brevard”,28.309,-80.676,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/champs-monthly-car-show/”],[“The Saturday Night Cruise-In”,”2026-11-14″,”Naples”,”Collier”,26.15,-81.795,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/the-saturday-night-cruise-in/”],[“Clay County Cruzers at Big Dawg’s”,”2026-11-14″,”Orange Park”,”Clay”,30.171,-81.705,”https://www.firstcoastcarculture.com/2026/10/21/jacksonville-florida-automotive-events-calendar-10-21-2026/”],[“East Coast Cruisers at Lakeside Center”,”2026-11-14″,”Port Orange”,”Volusia”,29.113,-81.013,”https://www.hometownnewsvolusia.com/dining_and_entertainment/out_and_about/week-of-july-3-2026for-hometown-news/article_ffa238f0-67a0-52de-a526-74760cbe69e0.html”],[“Cars, Of Course”,”2026-11-14″,”St. Petersburg”,”Pinellas”,27.763,-82.644,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/cars-of-course/”],[“Brunch with Cars”,”2026-11-15″,”Jacksonville”,”Duval”,30.337,-81.662,”https://www.firstcoastcarculture.com/2026/10/21/jacksonville-florida-automotive-events-calendar-10-21-2026/”],[“Car Cruise Sundays”,”2026-11-15″,”Margate”,”Broward”,26.248,-80.211,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/car-cruise-sundays/”],[“Cars and Coffee 239″,”2026-11-15″,”Naples”,”Collier”,26.15,-81.795,”https://carsandcoffee239.com/”],[“UB Coffee & Cars”,”2026-11-15″,”Orange Park”,”Clay”,30.171,-81.705,”https://www.firstcoastcarculture.com/2026/09/30/jacksonville-florida-car-shows-cruise-ins-and-much-more-904-automotive-events-calendar-september-30-2026/”],[“Jeeps and Java”,”2026-11-15″,”Orange Park”,”Clay”,30.171,-81.705,”https://www.firstcoastcarculture.com/2026/10/21/jacksonville-florida-automotive-events-calendar-10-21-2026/”],[“Big Top Brewing Car Show”,”2026-11-15″,”Sarasota”,”Sarasota”,27.338,-82.544,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/big-top-brewing-car-show/”],[“Yulee Cars & Coffee”,”2026-11-15″,”Yulee”,”Nassau”,30.635,-81.57,”https://www.firstcoastcarculture.com/2026/10/21/jacksonville-florida-automotive-events-calendar-10-21-2026/”],[“Lew’s Crew Tuesday Cruise”,”2026-11-17″,”Stuart”,”Martin”,27.195,-80.244,”https://flacarshows.com/events/event/carpro-cruise-in/”]]

Car show dates near Gainesville

Earliest show at the top.

Thu, Nov 12through Sun, Nov 15
Fall BrawlDrag night
Gainesville Raceway
Gainesville, Alachua County
Sat, Nov 21
Clay County Fairgrounds
Green Cove Springs, Clay County
Sat, Mar 6, 2027
Habitat Ocala Strawberry Festival Auto Show 2027Car show · Entry: $20 one car or $35 two cars before Feb. 27; $25 day of
McPherson Complex
Ocala, Marion County
Thu, Mar 11, 2027through Sun, Mar 14, 2027
Gainesville Raceway
Gainesville, Alachua County
Row of classic cars with hoods up on the lawn at a Fort Myers car show

Photo: Eric Friedebach, CC BY 3.0

Regular meets in the Gainesville area

Among these 2 meets, 1 take place in Gainesville.

Sat, Nov 79 am
Gainesville Cars & Coffee at Tioga Town CenterFirst Saturday of the month, 9 am to 11 am
Tioga Town Center
Newberry, Alachua County
Sun, Nov 89 am
Gainesville Cars & Coffee at Ford's GarageSecond Sunday of the month, 9 am to 11 am
Ford's Garage
Gainesville, Alachua County

Earlier dates around Gainesville

These usually come back each year.

Sat, Oct 24
Night of FireDrag night
Gainesville Raceway
Gainesville, Alachua County
Sat, Mar 7
12th Annual Habitat Ocala Strawberry Festival Auto ShowCar show · Entry: $20 one car / $35 two cars before Feb 27; $25 per car on the day
McPherson Complex
Ocala, Marion County
Thu, Mar 5through Sun, Mar 8
Gainesville Raceway
Gainesville, Alachua County
Sat, May 3, 2025
Festivals of Speed OcalaCar show
World Equestrian Center
Ocala, Marion County

Where shows are staged near Gainesville

Gainesville Raceway

Gainesville, Alachua County

Gainesville Raceway is an NHRA drag racing facility.

World Equestrian Center Ocala

Ocala, Marion County

The property covers more than 2,000 acres.

Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing

Ocala, Marion County

The museum has curated drag racing history since 1976.

Other nearby towns with listings

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What Gainesville drivers want to know

Red Ford Torino GT convertible at a Fort Myers car show

Photo: Eric Friedebach, CC BY 3.0

Any car events near Gainesville this weekend?

0 this weekend; see the list above. Florida this weekend.

Which show comes next for Gainesville drivers?

Middleburg Civic Association Fall Festival and Car Show on Nov 7, 2026 in Middleburg, about 37 miles away.

Is there a cruise night inside Gainesville?

Gainesville has 1, including Gainesville Cars & Coffee at Ford's Garage.

Does Gainesville have Cars and Coffee nearby?

Start with Gainesville Cars & Coffee at Ford's Garage, Gainesville; 2 are within 50 miles.

How close is Gainesville to Daytona Beach?

82 miles straight line; the road trip is longer.

What county should Gainesville drivers check?

Alachua County. The Alachua County section.

Any car museums close to Gainesville?

Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing in Ocala.

Can I list a Gainesville cruise night here?

Submit it here; it is checked against the link.

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