Things to Do After Graduation: Graduation Season Car Shows
Looking for things to do after graduation? Explore graduation season car shows, cruise nights, and local automotive events across the United States. These pages highlight shows happening during the late spring and early summer graduation window.
Graduation Season 2026 falls on Monday, June 1, 2026. We currently include events running between May 15 and June 30, 2026, plus manual holiday-specific inclusions curated by Piston Republic.
Upcoming Graduation Season Events
No upcoming approved events are currently listed for Graduation Season 2026. Older holiday-related events are shown below for reference.
Past Graduation Season Events
These previously scheduled graduation season events and automotive gatherings already occurred, but we keep them here to help with future planning and next-year inspiration.
Cars & Coffee at Town & Country Senior Living
06/27/2026 @ 2026-06-27T15:00:00Z2026-06-27T15:00:00Z
Town & Country Senior Living, Santa Ana, California
Hagerty Cars & Caffeine Car Show at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
06/20/2026 thru 06/22/2026 | All Day
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana
Baileys Furniture Father's Day Car Show
06/21/2026 @ 2026-06-21T20:00:00Z2026-06-22T01:00:00Z
Bailey's Furniture Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska
3rd Annual Father's Day Car Show
06/21/2026 @ 2026-06-21T19:00:00Z2026-06-22T00:00:00Z
Cane Bay Family YMCA, Summerville, South Carolina
Dad Bods & Hot Rods: Father's Day Car Show
06/20/2026 thru 06/21/2026 @ 2026-06-20T15:00:00Z2026-06-21T23:00:00Z
Pirate Pete's Fireworks, Semmes, Alabama
58th Annual Father's Day Car Show
06/21/2026 @ 2026-06-21T15:00:00Z2026-06-21T23:00:00Z
Oak Brook Center, Oak Brook, Illinois
31st Annual Father's Day Car Show
06/21/2026 @ 2026-06-21T11:30:00Z2026-06-21T23:00:00Z
McDade Park, Scranton, Pennsylvania
2nd Annual Father's Day's Food Festival and Bike show
06/21/2026 @ 2026-06-21T18:00:00Z2026-06-21T23:00:00Z
The Philly Station LLC, Shreveport, Louisiana
Fenders on Front Street Classic Car Show
06/21/2026 @ 2026-06-21T15:00:00Z2026-06-21T22:00:00Z
Downtown Issaquah, Issaquah, Washington
Father's Day Car Show
06/20/2026 thru 06/21/2026 @ 2026-06-20T14:00:00Z2026-06-21T22:00:00Z
Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum, Ashland, Nebraska
Car Show at Mukwonago Lions Summerfeste!
06/21/2026 @ 2026-06-21T18:00:00Z2026-06-21T21:30:00Z
Mukwonago, Wisconsin
Father's Day Car Show at the Idaho State Capitol
06/21/2026 @ 2026-06-21T15:30:00Z2026-06-21T21:00:00Z
Idaho State Capitol, Boise, Idaho
Father's Day Bash Car & Bike Show 2026
06/21/2026 @ 2026-06-21T18:00:00Z2026-06-21T21:00:00Z
Yamhill County Fairgrounds, McMinnville, Oregon
West Liberty Father's Day Car Show
06/21/2026 @ 2026-06-21T14:00:00Z2026-06-21T20:00:00Z
West Liberty Heritage Depot Museum and Heritage Park, West Liberty, Iowa
The Father's Day Car Show & Festival
06/21/2026 @ 2026-06-21T14:00:00Z2026-06-21T20:00:00Z
Hale Farm & Village, Akron, Ohio
Father's Day Car Show - Hot Rods & Heroes
06/21/2026 @ 2026-06-21T13:00:00Z2026-06-21T20:00:00Z
Route 41 Bar & Grill, Oak Creek, Wisconsin
Father's Day Car Show
06/21/2026 @ 2026-06-21T13:00:00Z2026-06-21T20:00:00Z
Historic Charlton Park, Hastings, Michigan
British Car Field Day - A Father's Day Car Show
06/21/2026 @ 2026-06-21T14:00:00Z2026-06-21T20:00:00Z
Sussex Village Park, Sussex, Wisconsin
29th Annual Phantoms Father's Day Car Show
06/21/2026 @ 2026-06-21T15:00:00Z2026-06-21T20:00:00Z
Downtown Red Wing, Red Wing, Minnesota
51st Father's Day Sully Antique Car Show
06/21/2026 @ 2026-06-21T14:00:00Z2026-06-21T19:30:00Z
Sully Historic Site, Chantilly, Virginia
49th Annual Evening Optimist Father's Day Car & Truck Show
06/21/2026 @ 2026-06-21T12:30:00Z2026-06-21T19:30:00Z
Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Gallatin Gateway Father's Day Car Show
06/21/2026 @ 2026-06-21T14:00:00Z2026-06-21T19:00:00Z
Gallatin Gateway, Montana
Father's Day Car Show at Bayley's
06/21/2026 @ 2026-06-21T14:00:00Z2026-06-21T19:00:00Z
Bayley's Camping Resort, Scarborough, Maine
Father's Day Car Show
06/21/2026 @ 2026-06-21T16:30:00Z2026-06-21T19:00:00Z
First Christian Church Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas
Cory's Point S Father's Day Car Show
06/21/2026 @ 2026-06-21T16:00:00Z2026-06-21T19:00:00Z
Cory's Point S Tire & Auto Service, Rapid City, South Dakota
68th Annual Newport Motor Car Festival – Father's Day Car Show
06/21/2026 @ 2026-06-21T13:00:00Z2026-06-21T19:00:00Z
Portsmouth Abbey School, Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Walthourville Father's Day Car Show
06/21/2026 @ 2026-06-21T13:00:00Z2026-06-21T18:00:00Z
Walthourville, Ludowici, Georgia
Third Annual Summer Kick-Off Car Show
06/21/2026 @ 2026-06-21T13:00:00Z2026-06-21T18:00:00Z
Wallingford, Wallingford, Connecticut
Summer Knights Cruzin' 19th Annual Father's Day Car Show
06/21/2026 @ 2026-06-21T13:00:00Z2026-06-21T18:00:00Z
Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, Weston, West Virginia
Farm Ways 16th Annual Fathers Day Car Show
06/21/2026 @ 2026-06-21T14:00:00Z2026-06-21T18:00:00Z
Farm-Way Inc, Bradford, Vermont
Annual Father's Day Car Show - Jekyll & Hyde Taphouse & Grill
06/21/2026 @ 2026-06-21T15:00:00Z2026-06-21T18:00:00Z
Matthews, North Carolina
2026 Father's Day Car Show
06/21/2026 @ 2026-06-21T12:30:00Z2026-06-21T18:00:00Z
Main Street, Hyannis, Massachusetts
Red Barn General Store Presents Fathers Day Classic Car Show
06/21/2026 @ 2026-06-21T11:00:00Z2026-06-21T17:00:00Z
Crescent Valley West Front Street from 4th to 6th Street, Crescent Valley, Nevada
Cars & Coffee Austin
06/21/2026 @ 2026-06-21T12:00:00Z2026-06-21T16:00:00Z
Circuit of the Americas, Del Valle, Texas
San Diego Automotive Museum Cars & Coffee
06/21/2026 @ 2026-06-21T13:30:00Z2026-06-21T15:00:00Z
San Diego Automotive Museum, San Diego, California
Father's Day Car Show - Southern New Hampshire Cars and Coffee
06/21/2026 @ 2026-06-21T12:00:00Z2026-06-21T15:00:00Z
Comcast Northeast Division, Manchester, New Hampshire
Dads Day Celebration Kauai Classic Car Show
06/20/2026 @ 2026-06-20T20:00:00Z2026-06-21T00:00:00Z
Kukui Grove Center, Lihue, Hawaii
Uptown McComb Father's Day Car Show
06/20/2026 @ 2026-06-20T15:00:00Z2026-06-20T23:00:00Z
Uptown Mccomb Shopping Mall, McComb, Mississippi
Annual Father's Day Weekend Supernationals Car Show
06/20/2026 @ 2026-06-20T16:00:00Z2026-06-20T22:00:00Z
Albuquerque Journal, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Father's Day Car Show - Watches, Wheels and Whiskey by Gruno's
06/20/2026 @ 2026-06-20T16:00:00Z2026-06-20T21:00:00Z
Gruno's Diamonds, Madison, Wisconsin
Northglenn Father's Day Car Show & Market
06/20/2026 @ 2026-06-20T14:00:00Z2026-06-20T19:00:00Z
Northglenn Marketplace, Northglenn, Colorado
Father's Day Weekend Car Show - Red Lewis Community Car Show
06/20/2026 @ 2026-06-20T13:00:00Z2026-06-20T19:00:00Z
The Automobile Event Gallery & Event Center, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Father's Day Car Show
06/20/2026 @ 2026-06-20T14:00:00Z2026-06-20T19:00:00Z
Fairmont Park, Salt Lake City, Utah
15th Annual Father's Day Open Car, Truck, & Bike Show
06/20/2026 @ 2026-06-20T15:00:00Z2026-06-20T19:00:00Z
Wonderland of the Americas, Balcones Heights, Texas
Powell Valley Care Center Father's Day Car Show
06/19/2026 @ 2026-06-19T19:30:00Z2026-06-20T01:30:00Z
Powell Valley Care Center, Powell, Wyoming
Gary's Hot Rod Reunion: Father's Day Weekend Car Show & Swap Meet
06/19/2026 @ 2026-06-19T22:00:00Z2026-06-20T00:00:00Z
Racine County Fairgrounds, Union Grove, Wisconsin
Dad's Day Celebration Car Show
06/16/2026 @ 2026-06-16T13:00:00Z2026-06-16T16:30:00Z
Maricopa Community Center, Maricopa, Arizona
Meiborg Car & Bike Show - Sunday Before Father's Day
06/14/2026 @ 2026-06-14T13:00:00Z2026-06-14T19:00:00Z
2210 Harrison Ave, Rockford, Illinois
MKE Cars and Coffee Show
06/13/2026 @ 2026-06-13T13:00:00Z2026-06-13T15:30:00Z
Schlossmann Honda City, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Cars & Coffee (Fox Cities)
06/13/2026 @ 2026-06-13T11:00:00Z2026-06-13T15:00:00Z
UNCLE MIKE'S FOOD EMPORIUM, Appleton, Wisconsin
CarFest & Coffee
06/13/2026 @ 2026-06-13T13:00:00Z2026-06-13T15:00:00Z
The Spin Coffee & Vinyl, San Antonio, Texas
Drive 2026 at Road America
06/12/2026 @ 2026-06-12T13:00:00Z2026-06-12T22:00:00Z
Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI
26th LMC Truck Southeastern Nationals Day 1
06/12/2026 @ 2026-06-12T12:00:00Z2026-06-12T22:00:00Z
Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agriculture Center, Perry, Georgia
Fort Atkinson Cruise Nights
06/08/2026 @ 2026-06-08T22:30:00Z2026-06-09T01:30:00Z
Fort Atkinson, Atkinson, Wisconsin
Cars & Sundaes - CANCELED
06/07/2026 @ 2026-06-07T15:00:00Z2026-06-07T19:00:00Z
The Chocolate Factory, Waukesha, Wisconsin
Boyz Under The Hood Cars n Coffee
06/07/2026 @ 2026-06-07T16:00:00Z2026-06-07T19:00:00Z
Target Shopping Mall (Vallejo, California), Vallejo, California
Greendale Cars & Coffee
06/07/2026 @ 2026-06-07T13:00:00Z2026-06-07T17:00:00Z
Broad Street Coffee Co, Greendale, Wisconsin
DeForest Cars & Coffee
06/07/2026 @ 2026-06-07T14:00:00Z2026-06-07T17:00:00Z
De Forest Public Library, DeForest, Wisconsin
Cars & Coffee at the Voyageur Inn
06/07/2026 @ 2026-06-07T14:00:00Z2026-06-07T16:00:00Z
Voyageur Inn, Reedsburg, Wisconsin
Cars and Coffee Rockford
06/06/2026 @ 2026-06-06T14:00:00Z2026-06-06T17:00:00Z
Rockford Public Schools Admin Building Parking Lots, Rockford, Illinois
Carlisle Ford Nationals Day 1
06/05/2026 @ 2026-06-05T11:00:00Z2026-06-05T20:00:00Z
Carlisle Fairgrounds, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Hardee's Hot Rod Thursdays
06/04/2026 @ 2026-06-04T22:00:00Z2026-06-05T01:00:00Z
Hardee's, Rhinelander, WISCONSIN
Cruise In Nights
06/04/2026 @ 2026-06-04T22:00:00Z2026-06-05T01:00:00Z
Wisconsin Automotive Museum, Hartford, WISCONSIN
El Toro Cruise In - Classic Car Show
06/03/2026 @ 2026-06-03T22:00:00Z2026-06-04T01:00:00Z
El Toro Mexican Restaurant, Lomira, WISCONSIN
A&W Cruisin Night
06/03/2026 @ 2026-06-03T09:00:00Z2026-06-04T00:00:00Z
A&W Windsor, Windsor, Wisconsin
Cars and Coffee Madison WI
05/31/2026 @ 2026-05-31T12:30:00Z2026-05-31T17:00:00Z
Crema Cafe, Madison, Wisconsin
Mustang Cruise Nite featuring Stallions Gate Mustang & Ford Club
05/30/2026 @ 2026-05-30T20:00:00Z2026-05-30T20:00:00Z
Superdawg Drive-In, Wheeling, Illinois
Caffeine and Chrome – Gateway Classic Cars of Milwaukee
05/30/2026 @ 2026-05-30T14:00:00Z2026-05-30T17:00:00Z
Gateway Classic Cars of Milwaukee, Franksville, Wisconsin
Caffeine & Chrome – Gateway Classic Cars of Chicago
05/30/2026 @ 2026-05-30T14:00:00Z2026-05-30T17:00:00Z
Gateway Classic Cars of Chicago, Crete, Illinois
Cars & Coffee at The Commodore - A Bartolotta Restaurant
05/30/2026 @ 2026-05-30T14:00:00Z2026-05-30T16:00:00Z
The Commodore - A Bartolotta Restaurant, Hartland, Wisconsin
Cruise to the Moose
05/28/2026 @ 2026-05-28T21:00:00Z2026-05-29T03:00:00Z
Muskego Moose Lodge, Muskego, WISCONSIN
Memorial Day Car Show and Memorial Day Parade
05/25/2026 @ 2026-05-25T14:00:00Z2026-05-25T20:00:00Z
Kiwanis Village Park, Pewaukee, Wisconsin
Memorial Day Car Show in Omro Wisconsin
05/25/2026 @ 2026-05-25T13:00:00Z2026-05-25T19:00:00Z
Stearn's Park, Omro, Wisconsin
Falls Memorial Fest Car Show
05/23/2026 @ 2026-05-23T15:00:00Z2026-05-23T21:00:00Z
Menomonee Falls, WI
Pistons & Pepperoni – Appleton
05/21/2026 @ 2026-05-21T22:00:00Z2026-05-22T01:00:00Z
Appleton, Appleton, Wisconsin
Calvano's Car Show
05/20/2026 @ 2026-05-20T20:00:00Z2026-05-21T03:00:00Z
Foxx View Lanes, Waukesha, Wisconsin
Pardeeville Cruise In
05/20/2026 @ 2026-05-20T22:00:00Z2026-05-21T01:00:00Z
Piggly Wiggly, Pardeeville, WISCONSIN
Pistons & Pins Car Cruise In
05/18/2026 @ 2026-05-18T21:00:00Z2026-05-19T02:00:00Z
Sussex, Sussex, Wisconsin
Spring Vintage Weekend with SVRA / 2026 Racing America @ Road America MAY
05/15/2026 thru 05/17/2026 | All Day
Road America, Plymouth, WI
Screamin Cars and Coffee
05/17/2026 @ 2026-05-17T17:00:00Z2026-05-17T20:00:00Z
10411 Canyon Rd E, Puyallup, Washington
2026 Annual Cruisin' HWY 16 Car Show!
05/17/2026 @ 2026-05-17T15:00:00Z2026-05-17T19:00:00Z
Ewald Chevrolet, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
Hiawatha Cars and Coffee
05/17/2026 @ 2026-05-17T13:00:00Z2026-05-17T16:00:00Z
Cedar Graphics, Hiawatha, IA
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Westchester Cars & Coffee
05/17/2026 @ 2026-05-17T12:00:00Z2026-05-17T14:00:00Z
HQ Auto Vault, Peekskill, New York
Downtown Grapevine Cruise Night - Weekly Car Show
05/16/2026 | All Day
Gateway Classic Cars of Dallas, Grapevine, Texas
Plant City Strawberry Classic Cruise-In
05/16/2026 @ 2026-05-16T19:00:00Z2026-05-16T22:00:00Z
McCall Park, Plant City, Florida
Automotion Classic Car Show Day 1
05/16/2026 @ 2026-05-16T12:00:00Z2026-05-16T22:00:00Z
Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Shift n Shine
05/15/2026 @ 2026-05-15T12:00:00Z2026-05-15T14:00:00Z
Friends of McCarthy Youth and Conservation Park, Cottage Grove, Wisconsin
Milwaukee Auto Show
05/14/2026 @ 2026-05-14T17:00:00Z2026-05-15T02:00:00Z
Wisconsin State Fair Park Exposition Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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