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Car Week has a rich-person reputation, but you can do it for the cost of parking and lunch. Here is how.

Downtown Monterey is the week’s front door. The kickoff, the auction previews, and how to get around.

You can fill all ten days of Car Week without spending a dollar on admission. A day-by-day free plan.

Where you sleep during Car Week decides how much of it you spend in traffic. A base-camp guide by town.

Car Week is scattered across five towns and a valley. Here is the Peninsula, town by town, so you can plan by place.

The best seat at Car Week costs nothing. Where to watch the Tour d’Elegance drive the coast on Wednesday.

Where to park, which streets close, and how to skip the traffic during Monterey Car Week.

From a 1950 road race to ten days that draw the whole car world. A short history of Monterey Car Week.

In 2026, Car Week closes with the 75th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Why the milestone matters.