Queen of CarsEst. 2016

The Royal Diary

You don't need an invitation, and you don't need to be somebody's plus-one. Sydney's Sunday meets, and the great national pilgrimages too - Bathurst, Summernats, Targa, the lot - kept current so you never miss a good one. Turn up alone, ask the first question, leave with a phone full of numbers. Tap Add to calendar on any event to save it. Always confirm final details with the organiser before travelling.

September 2026

Cars & Coffee

Sydney Cars & Coffee

Sun 13 September 2026

from 7:00 am

Blacktown Workers Club, Sydney

Sydney's big monthly morning meet - every second Sunday, gates from 7am. Bring whatever you drive; the coffee queue is where the best car conversations in Sydney happen.

Sports

GT World Challenge Australia - Shannons SpeedSeries

Fri 18 September 2026

18–20 September

Sydney Motorsport Park, Eastern Creek

GT3 machinery from Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini and friends headline the SpeedSeries at Eastern Creek - the penultimate round of GT World Challenge Australia, with a full supporting bill.

October 2026

Club

Deni Ute Muster

Fri 2 October 2026

2–3 October

Deniliquin, NSW

Thousands of utes, two nights of concerts headlined by Tones And I, and the most Australian weekend on the calendar. Camping included with general admission - the long weekend done properly.

Sports

Repco Bathurst 1000

Thu 8 October 2026

8–11 October

Mount Panorama, Bathurst

The Great Race. A thousand kilometres across the top of a mountain, 161 laps of nerve, and the one trophy every driver in the country dreams about. If you make one pilgrimage this year, make it this one.

Cars & Coffee

Sydney Cars & Coffee

Sun 11 October 2026

from 7:00 am

Blacktown Workers Club, Sydney

Second Sunday of the month, gates from 7am. Arrive early, leave late, and park next to something you have never seen before - it happens every single time.

Sports

Shannons Adelaide Rally

Fri 16 October 2026

16–18 October

Adelaide Hills, SA

Closed-road tarmac rallying through the Adelaide Hills - everything from exotics to beloved classics attacking real roads at full commitment. One of the great driving events of the year.

Queen of Cars

Queen of Cars - First Court

Sun 18 October 2026

9:00 am–12:00 pm

Sydney - venue to be announced

Our own launch meet: Queens and friends of the crown, whatever you drive - everyone welcome, classics and sports cars, zero gatekeeping. Bring your car or just your opinions. Details announced on the site and socials.

Sports

Supercars - Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500

Fri 23 October 2026

23–25 October

Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Gold Coast

Concrete walls, beach air and the Finals Series opener on the streets of Surfers Paradise. The most glamorous postcode in Australian motorsport for a weekend.

November 2026

Sports

Supercars - Penrite Oil Sandown 500

Fri 6 November 2026

6–8 November

Sandown, Melbourne

The semi-final of the championship at one of the great old circuits - Sandown's long straights reward bravery and punish hesitation. The title fight tightens here.

Club

Sydney International EV Auto Show

Fri 6 November 2026

6–8 November

ICC Sydney, Darling Harbour

Over a hundred electric cars under one roof at Darling Harbour - the whole silent revolution, in one weekend. Go and sit in everything before you have an opinion about it.

Cars & Coffee

Sydney Cars & Coffee

Sun 8 November 2026

from 7:00 am

Blacktown Workers Club, Sydney

The November edition of Sydney's second-Sunday institution. Coffee at sunrise, chrome by mid-morning, and every marque made welcome.

Sports

Targa Tasmania

Wed 18 November 2026

18–22 November

Across Tasmania, from Hobart

Five days of closed-road tarmac rallying the length of Tasmania - exotics, classics and giant-killers attacking some of the best driving roads in the world.

Sports

Supercheap Auto Bathurst International

Thu 26 November 2026

26–28 November

Mount Panorama, Bathurst

The Mountain's end-of-year encore: the TCR Australia finale plus S5000 open-wheelers taking on Mount Panorama - V8-powered formula cars on the Mountain for the first time in over fifty years.

Sports

Supercars - bp Adelaide Grand Final

Thu 26 November 2026

26–29 November

Adelaide Street Circuit, SA

The championship decider on the streets of Adelaide - four days, three races, GT World Challenge and a rally festival in support, and a title handed over in front of a heaving city. The season finale done like a grand final should be.

December 2026

Cars & Coffee

Sydney Cars & Coffee - Christmas Edition

Sun 13 December 2026

from 7:00 am

Blacktown Workers Club, Sydney

The last second-Sunday meet of the year - festive, relaxed, and the perfect place to farewell the driving season. Santa hats optional, good manners in the car park mandatory.

January 2027

Club

Summernats 39

Thu 7 January 2027

7–10 January

Exhibition Park (EPIC), Canberra

Australia's biggest horsepower party - four days of street machines, burnouts, cruising and noise at EPIC. Loud, unapologetic, and gloriously itself.

February 2027

Sports

Meguiar's Bathurst 12 Hour

Thu 11 February 2027

11–14 February

Mount Panorama, Bathurst

GT3 machinery from every great marque racing the Mountain from dark to dark - and in 2027 it stretches to four days for the first time. The most beautiful grid in Australian motorsport.

March 2027

Classics

Phillip Island Classic - Festival of Motoring

Fri 12 March 2027

12–14 March

Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, VIC

More than 350 historic race cars at full noise beside the ocean - the largest historic motor racing event in the Southern Hemisphere, and from 2027 the anchor of a whole new Festival of Motoring.

May 2027

Club

Meguiar's MotorEx

Sat 1 May 2027

1–2 May

Melbourne Showgrounds, Ascot Vale VIC

The indoor show for the truly obsessed - elite builds, mirror paint and engineering as jewellery, celebrating twenty-five years. If a car can be a couture gown, this is the runway.

November 2027

Sports

Targa Tasmania

Wed 17 November 2027

17–21 November

Across Tasmania, from Hobart

Five days, closed roads, and the whole of Tasmania as the racetrack - the ultimate tarmac rally, and the one every serious driver has on the list.

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