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Classic car shows, auctions, swap meets, and cruise nights in Illinois for 2026.
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Oct
4
33rd Annual Elburn Lions Club All Wheels Show
Oct 4, 2026 · 8 AM – 3:30 PM · Elburn, IL
Annual fall car show at Lions Park, 500 South Fillmore Street, Elburn. Pre-registration $15 ($20 at the gate); free spectator admission. Top 50 vehicles voted on; all proceeds go to Elburn Lions Charities.
Upcoming Events
Dec
3
Elwood Steelcats Car Show Summer Series
Dec 3, 2026 · Elwood, IL
Car show in Elwood, IL, featuring classic, custom, and collector vehicles on display.
Dec
5
Clayville Classic Car Cruise Inn
Dec 5, 2026 · Pleasant Plains, IL
Regular cars and coffee / cruise-in gathering in Pleasant Plains, IL, drawing classic cars, hot rods, and collector vehicles.
Dec
5
Saturday Night Car Show At Buona Darien
Dec 5, 2026 · Darien, IL
Regular cars and coffee / cruise-in gathering in Darien, IL, drawing classic cars, hot rods, and collector vehicles.
Dec
5
Pontiac Cruise Night 2026 Season
Dec 5, 2026 · Pontiac, IL
Regular cars and coffee / cruise-in gathering in Pontiac, IL, drawing classic cars, hot rods, and collector vehicles.
Dec
5
Car Show BUONA Darien & Rainbow Cone
Dec 5, 2026 · Darien, IL
Regular cars and coffee / cruise-in gathering in Darien, IL, drawing classic cars, hot rods, and collector vehicles.
Dec
5
Saturday Cars & Coffee at Freedom Forged 4×4
Dec 5, 2026 · North Aurora, IL
Car show in North Aurora, IL, featuring classic, custom, and collector vehicles on display.
Dec
5
Cars and Coffee Rockford
Dec 5, 2026 · Rockford, IL
Regular cars and coffee / cruise-in gathering in Rockford, IL, drawing classic cars, hot rods, and collector vehicles.
Dec
9
Natter'n Noggin - North
Dec 9, 2026 · Schaumburg, IL
Regular cars and coffee / cruise-in gathering in Schaumburg, IL, drawing classic cars, hot rods, and collector vehicles.
Dec
12
Rigs & Coffee Rockford
Dec 12, 2026 · Rockford, IL
Regular cars and coffee / cruise-in gathering in Rockford, IL, drawing classic cars, hot rods, and collector vehicles.
Dec
13
VCOC Recurring Ride to Small Displacement Sunday
Dec 13, 2026 · Chicago, IL
Car show in Chicago, IL, featuring classic, custom, and collector vehicles on display.
Dec
13
University Park Mayor’s Office of Special Events Presents Big Stu’s Motown Music Sundays
Dec 13, 2026 · University Park, IL
Car show in University Park, IL, featuring classic, custom, and collector vehicles on display.
Dec
13
Holiday Christmas Party
Dec 13, 2026 · New Lenox, IL
Regular cars and coffee / cruise-in gathering in New Lenox, IL, drawing classic cars, hot rods, and collector vehicles.
Dec
13
Daisy’s Ice Cream Sundae Social “Cruise Night”
Dec 13, 2026 · Palatine, IL
Regular cars and coffee / cruise-in gathering in Palatine, IL, drawing classic cars, hot rods, and collector vehicles.
Dec
14
Motor Monday Cruise Night
Dec 14, 2026 · East Dundee, IL
Regular cars and coffee / cruise-in gathering in East Dundee, IL, drawing classic cars, hot rods, and collector vehicles.
Dec
14
2026 Belmont Cragin Christmas Car Parade
Dec 14, 2026 · Chicago, IL
Car show in Chicago, IL, featuring classic, custom, and collector vehicles on display.
Dec
14
Unity Low Worldwide Car Meet
Dec 14, 2026 · Franklin Park, IL
Regular cars and coffee / cruise-in gathering in Franklin Park, IL, drawing classic cars, hot rods, and collector vehicles.
Dec
15
Zae’s Car Show
Dec 15, 2026 · Belvidere, IL
Regular cars and coffee / cruise-in gathering in Belvidere, IL, drawing classic cars, hot rods, and collector vehicles.
Dec
16
Oswego Chamber of Commerce Byline Bank Cruise Nights
Dec 16, 2026 · Oswego, IL
Regular cars and coffee / cruise-in gathering in Oswego, IL, drawing classic cars, hot rods, and collector vehicles.
Dec
16
Cary Cruise Night
Dec 16, 2026 · Cary, IL
Regular cars and coffee / cruise-in gathering in Cary, IL, drawing classic cars, hot rods, and collector vehicles.
Dec
16
Babe’s Home Cookin’ Cruise Nights!
Dec 16, 2026 · Joliet, IL
Car show in Joliet, IL, featuring classic, custom, and collector vehicles on display.
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