January · 8-11 January (Summernats 38)
Summernats
Canberra
Australia's signature street machine festival famous for the Burnout Masters competition at EPIC.
Official website2026 · Australia
American Car Shows in Australia 2026
Calendar of the biggest American-car shows and muscle-car meets across Australia in 2026.
January
March
March · first week
Hot Rod Week (DLRA) review
Lake Gairdner (SA)
Semaine speed sur la salt-flat de Lake Gairdner, équivalent australien de Bonneville.
Official website
March · second weekend
Kustom Nationals review
Valla Beach (NSW)
Pre-1964 only camping weekender, judged in the traditional finned-custom style.
More info
March · Easter weekend
Valla Park Burnout Pad Battle review
Valla Park (NSW)
Battle burnout sur la Pad de Valla Park, complément du Kustom Nationals.
More infoApril
April · Easter weekend
Chryslers on the Murray
Albury-Wodonga
Easter Mopar pilgrimage on the Murray River, the southern hemisphere's biggest Chrysler-only event.
Official website
April · Easter weekend
Rockynats
Rockhampton
Queensland's Easter answer to Summernats with CBD street circuit drift and burnouts.
Official websiteJuly
July · third weekend
MotorEx
Melbourne / Sydney (rotates)
Indoor 'Meguiar's Superstars' show featuring Australia's highest-build customs and the House of Kolor hall.
Official website
May · 23
Hot Rod & Custom Auto Expo review
Sydney (Rosehill Gardens)
NSW's largest hot rod and custom expo at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, blending elite hot rods and street machines with lowrider and kustom kulture.
Official websiteAugust
August · 29-30 August
Muscle Car Masters Sydney
Sydney Motorsport Park (Eastern Creek)
Retour 2026 à Sydney Motorsport Park des Apex Steel Muscle Car Masters avec courses Heritage et Group A/C.
Official websiteSeptember
September · first weekend
Red CentreNATS
Alice Springs
Outback sister event to Summernats with go-to-whoa runs along the Stuart Highway.
Official websiteOctober
October · third weekend
Motorclassica review
Melbourne (Royal Exhibition Building)
Concours d'élégance australien avec une classe annuelle dédiée Detroit muscle.
Official websiteNovember
November · second week
Drag Challenge
Heathcote / multi-track
Five-day five-track touring drag series organised by Street Machine magazine.
Official website