Mecum Monterey 2026
August 13–15, 2026 at Del Monte Golf Course: Mecum’s Monterey Car Week auction — roughly 600 vehicles and 100 motorcycles on the peninsula’s volume block.
- Aug 13–2026 (day: 15)
- Del Monte Golf Course
Monterey, CA - paid
The short version
Mecum Auctions lists Monterey 2026 for Thursday, August 13 through Saturday, August 15, 2026 at Del Monte Golf Course in Monterey, California — about 600 vehicles and 100 motorcycles on the Car Week calendar. The sale stages at the Hyatt Regency Monterey / Del Monte campus (1 Old Golf Course Road). It is Mecum’s volume sale inside the peninsula’s densest collector week, not a single blue-chip evening under a resort tent. Bidder registration, gate credentials, and host-hotel packages run through mecum.com.
Background
Mecum’s Monterey stop fills the Car Week lane between blue-chip evening sales (RM, Gooding, Broad Arrow, Bonhams) and the rest of the peninsula’s lawns. Expect more Americana and emerging classics per hour — and more walking — than a Concours-adjacent room.
Verified details
- Dates: August 13–15, 2026 (per Mecum).
- Venue: Del Monte Golf Course at Hyatt Regency Monterey, 1 Old Golf Course Road, Monterey, CA 93940.
- Scale listed by Mecum: ~600 vehicles and ~100 motorcycles.
- Official hub: mecum.com/auctions/monterey-2026/.
Planning tips
- Treat Mecum as a three-day campus. One lunch break will not cover preview and a full session.
- Car Week lodging fills early — book the Hyatt host package or lodging near 1 Old Golf Course Road with a realistic Highway 1 / Del Monte Avenue plan.
- Credentials never cross-honor with RM downtown, Gooding at Pebble, Broad Arrow at Quail, or Bonhams at Laguna Seca.
- If you only want blue-chip evening energy, pick RM or Gooding first; use Mecum when lot volume and motorcycle consignments are the point.
Common questions
- When is Mecum Monterey 2026?
- August 13–15, 2026 at Del Monte Golf Course in Monterey, per Mecum’s official Monterey 2026 page.
- How is Mecum different from RM or Gooding that week?
- Mecum is a multi-day volume sale on a golf-course campus. RM Sotheby’s stages downtown at the Monterey Conference Center; Gooding Christie’s stages inside the Pebble Beach Concours campus. Separate tickets and logistics.
- Do I need a bidder badge just to watch?
- No. Spectator/gate access and bidder registration are different products. Buy only what you need on Mecum’s official Monterey page.
- Is this part of Monterey Car Week?
- Yes geographically and calendar-wise — it runs inside Car Week — but it is a Mecum ticket, not a Concours or Reunion pass.
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