A packed May car calendar for Jacksonville and beyond
Car shows
2021 Jacksonville International Auto Show: Saturday and Sunday at the Prime Osborn Convention Center at 1000 Water St. Models from more than 20 car lines on show with wellness protocols in accordance with the venue and CDC guidelines. New vehicles to include the Ford Bronco and F150, Ram 1500, Toyota Sienna, Jeep Wrangler, Audi R8, Lamborghini, Lotus, Bentley and Maserati, and EVs like the Ford Mustang Mach-E, Porsche Taycan, and Audi E-Tron. Classics from the Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine will be shown, plus the Corvette Circle on Saturday, Mustang Alley on Sunday, as well as the Military Vehicle Preservation display. Tickets: $13 for adults; $9 for seniors; $5 for Military (with ID via credit card at Box Office); and $6 for children (6-12). Information and ticket sales: jaxautoshow.com.
Boots on the Ground car show: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Flamingo Lake RV Resort at 3640 Newcomb Road in Jacksonville. Sponsored by the Callahan Cruisers of North Florida.
11th Annual Rev It Up Car Show: 10 a.m. Saturday, May 15, at the Town Hall Event Center, 2300 Market Drive in Fleming Island. The event is sponsored by Clay County Cruzers.
26th annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance: Friday through Sunday, May 21 to 23, in and around the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island. This year’s honoree is racer and entrepreneur Lyn St. James, while the 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday classic car event honors the exotic and historic Hispano-Suiza marque, plus Shadow Can-Am and Formula 5000 race cars, muscle cars of the ’70s, 2-stroke motorcycles and a Weird and Wonderful car class. Tickets to Sunday’s 240-car display are $150 for adults and $60 for youth and military, more than $3.75 million donated to Community Hospice & Palliative Care, Spina Bifida of Jacksonville and other charities since 1996. Information on all weekend events: ameliaconcours.org.
“One Love — See Us on 2s” car and bike show: 1 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 22, at Dee’s Music Bar at 2141 Loch Rane Blvd. in Orange Park. The event raises funds for victims of motorcycle crashes or their families. Spectators are free, with a $10 registration fee for motorcycles exhibited in the show, and $20 for cars.
Cool Cars Under the Stars: 5 to 9 p.m. on Sat. May 22, at 14450 NE 148th Ave. in Waldo. Free for spectators and $20 per show vehicle, proceeds to benefit historic building restoration.
First Coast Car Council Drive-in Movie Cruise-in: 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 22 for show cars; 8 p.m. for general public in the J-Tech parking lot at 8813 Western Way. Admission to see “American Graffiti” is $10 per show car, and $15 per general public vehicles.
Second annual Hot Rods 4 Kids: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sat. May 29, at First United Methodist Church, 449644 US 301 in Callahan. Free for spectators and $20 per show vehicle, proceeds benefit the church youth ministry.
Cars For Cancer Cure car show: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 5, at BJ’s at 15022 Max Leggett Parkway.
Highway to Help Heroes Charity Drive: Saturday, June 5, with a 45-mile course around Northeast Florida, to end at Cowford Chophouse. Multi-time local endurance racing champion Hurley Haywood joins the event, which benefits injured and fallen officers through the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Foundation and military veterans through K9s for Warriors. To register or learn more, visit highway2helpheroes.com.
Rockabilly Car and Bike Show: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 6, at Adamec Harley-Davidson at1520 Wells Road in Orange Park, hosted by the Callahan Cruisers. Free for spectators and $20 per show vehicle, with live music from The Beau Burners.
Cruise Into History X: PT Cruiser Car Show, June 11 to 13, Days Inn at 1300 Ponce de Leon Blvd. in St. Augustine. Free to spectators and $45 day of show for PT Cruiser show cars. Information: firstcoastptcruisers.org.
The FIRM (Florida International Rally and Moto Park): Open Track Days held most weekends at the road course and rally course at 7266 Airport Road in Starke.
Updates
Jacksonville Cars & Coffee is on hold, according to organizers. Stay tuned to the Florida Times-Union and the organizer’s Facebook page (@JaxCarsandCoffee) for updates.
Cruise-ins
First Coast Car Council, Clay County Cruzers, Callahan Cruisers and Amelia Cruizers all hold regular weekend cruise-ins, so check their Facebook pages.
North Florida Domestics Car Club cruise-in: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every second Saturday at Aw Shucks Oyster Bar, 9743 Old St. Augustine Road.
First Coast Car Council: 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Medical & Merchants Center Of Mandarin, 11701 San Jose Blvd.
Clay County Cruzers: 3 p.m. every second Saturday at Dick’s Wings, 1803 East-West Parkway in Fleming Island, and 5 p.m. every third Friday at Freddy’s Steakburgers at 386 Blanding Blvd. Both are in Orange Park.
Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine monthly cruise-ins: St. Augustine Cruiser’s “Cruise In” from 5 to 7 p.m. every third Saturday, and Cars and Coffee from 8 to 10 a.m. every fourth Saturday, both at 4730 U.S. 1 S./Dixie Highway South in St Augustine.
Johnny Angels: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. every third Friday at Johnny Angels diner at 3546 St. Johns Bluff Road S.
Cruise Fruit Cove: 3 p.m. every third Saturday at PDQ, 194 Florida 13 in St. Johns County.
White Brothers Auto Parts Cruise-in: 5 to 8 p.m. Friday June 11 and every second Friday of the month at 405 Lane Ave. N.
New cruise-in: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. every fifth Saturday at The Open Grill Cafe, 9865 Beach Blvd.
Stay tuned here in the Drive section, Jacksonville.com and Florida-Georgia Car Shows on Facebook for the latest car events every weekend. If you have a new event, email [email protected].