Hilton Head Car Shows
This weekend’s car meets, the island’s big fall Concours and the clubs behind them.
Hilton Head Car Show Calendar
Every car show, cruise-in and Cars & Coffee on the island and within about an hour and a half of it, with the drive from where you are staying. Switch to Track days for driving your own car at Roebling Road.
Find a car event
Where
What
Driving from
“Usual day” marks a meet’s regular monthly day before its organizer posts the month, so check with them before you go. Drive times allow for island traffic.
- Fri30OctDriving tour
8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
On Hilton Head Island
The Motoring Festival opens with a guided drive past Lowcountry landmarks. Entrants book through the festival.
- Sat31OctCar show
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Port Royal Golf Club · Hilton Head Island
About 10 min from mid-island
Car clubs from around the region show their collections on the Port Royal fairways. Tickets $97.
- Sun1NovCar show
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Port Royal Golf Club · Hilton Head Island
About 10 min from mid-island
The island’s big classic-car show: judged collector cars on the fairways of Port Royal Golf Club. Tickets $108.
- Wed4NovCruise-inUsual day
4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Southern Barrel Brewing Co. · Bluffton
About 35 min from mid-island
An after-work cruise-in at the Buckwalter brewery on the first Wednesday of the month, raising money for local charities.
- Sat7NovCars & Coffee
8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Local Legend Brewing Company · Hilton Head Island
About 5 min from mid-island
The island’s first-Saturday morning meet at Local Legend Brewing, long known as Cars & Cigars. Anyone can bring a car or just come and look.
- Sun8NovCruise-inUsual day
From 1 p.m.
Side Hustle Brewing Co. · Bluffton
About 30 min from mid-island
A Sunday-afternoon cruise-in at Side Hustle’s Bluffton brewery, from 1 p.m. until people head home.
- Sat14NovCars & CoffeeUsual day
8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Auto Island · Bluffton
About 25 min from mid-island
A Saturday-morning cruise-in at Auto Island, a Bluffton car club with a showroom, storage and consignment.
- Sun15NovCruise-inUsual day
9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Nosh NY Bagels, Ridgeland · Ridgeland
About 40 min from mid-island
A third-Sunday cruise-in at Nosh’s Ridgeland shop: bring your car, grab breakfast, and donations go to local charities.
Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival & Concours d’Elegance
The Motoring Festival & Concours d’Elegance is the island’s big car show. Classic, vintage, exotic and modern collector cars are judged on the fairways of Port Royal Golf Club, and the weekend includes a Car Club Showcase, an Aero Expo and gala dinners. The 2026 festival runs from October 30 to November 1. Dates, parking and a ticket planner that prices your days are on the Concours d’Elegance & Motoring Festival page.
Plan your festival ticketsMonthly Car Meets and Cruise-Ins
Between the big weekends there are smaller gatherings where owners park, open their hoods and talk. Two are on the island each month, and Bluffton has more. The biggest, Cars and Coffee Hilton Head, usually draws more than 200 cars to the USC Beaufort campus in Bluffton. Every date is in the calendar above.
In summer the Island Recreation Center holds Party in the Park, a free Thursday-evening car show with live music, a food truck and bounce houses at Lowcountry Celebration Park. In 2026 it ran every other Thursday from June 11 to July 23, 6 to 8:30 p.m. The Island Rec posts the next summer’s dates in spring.
Usually the third Saturday, 8 to 11 a.m.
USC Beaufort, Hilton Head Gateway campus, Bluffton
The area’s biggest monthly meet, just over the bridges: usually more than 200 cars, with free coffee and doughnuts.
First Saturday, 8 to 11 a.m.
Local Legend Brewing Company, 1014 William Hilton Pkwy
The island’s own first-Saturday morning meet, long known as Cars & Cigars, run by the Lowcountry Oyster & Motorcar Driving Society. Anyone can bring a car.
Usually the third Wednesday, 4 to 6 p.m.
The Bank, 59 Pope Ave, near Coligny
An after-work cruise-in at the Pope Avenue beer garden, run by the Carolina Dreamers Car Club for local charities.
Monthly
Sea Turtle Marketplace, William Hilton Pkwy
A Lowcountry car meet for owners to show their vehicles and meet each other, held monthly at Sea Turtle Marketplace.
Most weekends, plus a Wednesday evening
Bluffton, Okatie and Ridgeland
Brewery and breakfast cruise-ins just over the bridges, from Southern Barrel and Side Hustle to The Hidden Egg and Auto Island.
Hilton Head Car Clubs
Club meeting on the second Tuesday
A Bluffton club, founded in 1993, that runs most of the area’s cruise-ins and a charity car show. Any car, any year.
Drive-and-dines most months
The Porsche Club of America’s region for Hilton Head and Savannah: about 770 members, monthly drives and track days at Roebling Road.
Meets on the first Tuesday
Sun City Hilton Head’s residents’ club, the 2024 Concours Car Club of the Year, with about 80 events a year and its own car show at Magnolia Hall each October.
Lunch on the third Wednesday
An island club for any car enthusiast, founded in 1993, that started the Motoring Festival. It runs Cars & Caffeine, a monthly lunch with a speaker and road trips to collections.
Monthly gatherings and cruises
The island’s Corvette club, with monthly gatherings, cruises and trips to Corvette events, and a regular at the Concours’s Car Club Showcase.
Other communities have residents’ car clubs too: Hampton Hall, Moss Creek and Latitude Margaritaville on the mainland all show at the Concours’s Car Club Showcase, alongside the clubs above and the Classic Car and Truck Club of Beaufort.
Beyond the Island
Bluffton’s brewery cruise-ins, Savannah’s meets and the closest race track, plus the island’s dealerships and detailers.
A calendar of car meets near Hilton Head: Cars & Coffee and cruise-ins in Bluffton, Okatie and Ridgeland, Savannah's meets and Roebling Road track days.
Track days at Roebling Road Raceway, the closest road course to Hilton Head: upcoming dates, how to drive your own car there, camping and the drive.
The Bluffton car club behind the area's monthly cruise-ins: where and when they meet, the annual charity car show, and how to join. Any car, any year.
Cars and Coffee Hilton Head meets one Saturday morning a month at USCB in Bluffton: 200-plus cars, free coffee and doughnuts, plus the island's own meets.
No car dealership is on Hilton Head Island. Its 22 brand dealers, BMW and Toyota to Lexus and Porsche, are in Bluffton, Okatie and Hardeeville.
Car washes, oil change, repair shops, tires, body shops, towing and gas stations on Hilton Head Island, with ratings and what reviewers say, on a map.
Planning Around a Car Show
The concours is held at Port Royal Golf Club, so a stay near Port Royal or in a nearby resort puts you close. Book early for the festival weekend.
Dates, tickets and parking for the Hilton Head Concours d'Elegance & Motoring Festival: driving tour, Car Club Showcase, Concours day and Trunk-O-Ween.
Port Royal Plantation, the private oceanfront community on Hilton Head: the gate and passes, the beach and Beach House, golf, history and rental rules.
Port Royal Golf Club on Hilton Head Island has two public courses, Barony and Robber's Row, plus a practice loop, courts and online tee times.
Every Hilton Head resort in one place: oceanfront resorts, Marriott and Palmera villas, Shipyard stays, Harbour Town and inns, with booking links.
Frequently Asked Questions
Updated
When is the Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival and Concours d’Elegance?
The 2026 festival runs from October 30 to November 1 at Port Royal Golf Club. It is held each year in late October or early November.
Where is the Hilton Head concours held?
On the fairways of Port Royal Golf Club on Hilton Head Island, which is the festival’s home venue.
Are there car shows on Hilton Head Island every month?
Yes. On the island, Cars & Caffeine meets at Local Legend Brewing on the first Saturday morning and the Carolina Dreamers hold a cruise-in at The Bank on Pope Avenue, usually on the third Wednesday. Cars & Coffee HHI, the biggest monthly meet, is just over the bridges in Bluffton.
Is there a car show on Hilton Head this weekend?
The calendar at the top of this page lists this weekend’s meets on the island and nearby, with drive times from where you are staying. Most weekends have at least one meet within 40 minutes.
Where can I drive my car on a track near Hilton Head?
Roebling Road Raceway, a 2.02-mile road course near Savannah, about an hour and a half from mid-island. Clubs such as the Porsche Club’s Coastal Empire Region run driver education days there for people in their own cars.
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