The 2025 Carlisle Events season isn’t quite over, but without hesitation, one year transitions to another and 2026 event plans are coming to fruition and into focus. While there are many parts of 2026 that are both unknown and yet to be published online or via social media, today the Carlisle Events planning team is eager to share what has been confirmed, plus dates of each 2026 event.
The 53rd season of Carlisle Events automotive fun starts January 16-18 with Auto Mania within the Agri-Plex Building of the Allentown Fairgrounds. This small all-weather event is considered Pennsylvania’s largest indoor and heated automotive flea market. There are two large rooms with vendors, car parts, collectibles, merchandise, and more. Plus, there are outdoor vendors and some collector cars for sale within a small car corral footprint. This event has always been a great way to beat the winter blues, re-stock for projects, or get the jump on show season in the spring.
Speaking of spring, the Carlisle “home” portion of the schedule starts with Spring Carlisle driven by Hemmings.com April 22-26. This event welcomes 100,000 guests to the Carlisle PA Fairgrounds and includes thousands of vendors selling millions of car parts, various forms of automobilia, hundreds of cars for sale by owner within the car corral, and a two-day classic and collector car auction powered by Carlisle Auctions. The auction is April 23-24 and will see 400+ lots cross the block spanning all eras of production. Reciprocating admission is available for both events.
“Specialty” car show season starts May 15-16 with the Carlisle Import & Performance Nationals. This international automotive showcase welcomes vehicles of all types; from common imports to rare and unique rides that aren’t often seen in the States, let alone at Carlisle. There’s also the third annual Carlisle Brew Mixer, a Toys for Tots toy drive by way of the Fiat Club of America, and a Race Paddock too.
The Carlisle Ford Nationals are June 5-7 and gallop onto the schedule with a heavy dose of Bronco (60 years), Mustang (50 years of Roush), and Taurus (40 years) highlights. Ford Motor Company also returns to Carlisle with a Midway display of expert guests and top-notch vehicles.
The Carlisle Summer of Muscle rolls on during the first day of summer itself with the Carlisle GM Nationals and Carlisle Chrysler Nationals. GM weekend is June 19-20 and highlights 100 years of Pontiac, a Pace Car display, one populated with C10s and Square Body trucks, the popular Solid Lifter Showroom, a gallery of 3rd Generation Camaros and Firebirds, and more. Chrysler lovers will want to earmark July 10-12 to celebrate 55 years of the 1971 Plymouth Duster 340, 100 years of the Imperial, and the world’s largest all-Mopar themed car show at the Carlisle Chrysler Nationals.
In August, a fast-growing event starts off the month, while the first-ever Carlisle Events car show concludes it. The Carlisle Truck Nationals take place August 7-9 and continue to be the fastest-growing event on the schedule, with trucks of all shapes, sizes, styles, and eras, Monster Truck shows, Big Rigs, and a bevy of family fun. Not long after, Corvettes at Carlisle (August 27-29), the first car-specific event hosted in 1982 by Bill Miller and Chip Miller, welcomes a showcase of 1976 Corvettes, a People’s Choice/Best of Show contest, Team Chevrolet, top-notch expert seminars, and so much more.
Each of the aforementioned car show events supports, in some form or another, the 250th birthday celebration of the United States of America and includes some patriotic themes, plus a variety of wheels-in-motion activities, including on-grounds parades, autocross, drifting, a rolling exhaust contest, and more. There are also club contests for largest and coolest. Visit CarlisleEvents.com and review a specific car show’s web page to learn more not only about the event itself, but also what activities are available to participants and spectators alike.
Finally, Fall Carlisle, also driven by Hemmings.com, wraps things up September 30-October 4. Much like the spring show, there’s a car corral, automotive flea market, AACA Car Club gathering, Anymotive vending, antiques, shop art, and of course the car parts themselves. The Fall Carlisle Collector Car Auction is October 1-2 and again, reciprocating admission is available for those who attend either Fall Carlisle or the auction.
Up next…the annual Carlisle Events Holiday Sale; running November 28 (Black Friday) through January 5. The sale offers various discounts on forms of admission and participation in the 2026 season. Full details are available HERE.
For details, call 717-243-7855 or visit CarlisleEvents.com. For auction consignments, bidder registration, and updates, visit CarlisleAuctions.com or call 717-960-6400.