MOONEYES Christmas Party Show & Drag 2026
Saturday, December 12, 2026 at Pomona Fairplex’s In-N-Out Burger Dragstrip: MOONEYES Christmas Party car show and drag racing. SoCal hot-rod year-end guide with registration and calendar context.
- Sat, Dec 12, 2026
- Fairplex In-N-Out Burger Dragstrip
Pomona, CA - paid
The short version
MOONEYES lists the 2026 Christmas Party Show & Drag for Saturday, December 12 at Pomona Fairplex’s In-N-Out Burger Dragstrip, the year-end SoCal gathering that used to pack Irwindale for hot-rod, traditional custom, and Japanese car-culture crowds. The Santa Fe Springs brand confirmed the Pomona date and noted registration opening September 1, 2026. Expect a participant-heavy show-and-drag day rather than a quiet spectator stroll: display cars, drag sessions, and the usual Fairplex December weather swings. It sits after SEMA (early November, Las Vegas) and the LA Auto Show (late November, LACC), which makes it a clean December bookmark for households already running the inland freeway map. Reconfirm gate hours, spectator vs participant SKUs, and any night-session details on mooneyes.com before you leave the 605 or the 57.
Background
For roughly two decades the Christmas Party lived at Irwindale Raceway. After that track closed at the end of 2024, MOONEYES tested venues and settled the 2025–2026 year-end show-and-drag at Pomona’s In-N-Out Burger Dragstrip. The event still carries the brand’s Santa Fe Springs identity: Speed Shop culture meeting Fairplex asphalt, which is why SoCal calendars treat it as a December fixture instead of a random swap meet.
Verified details
- Date: Saturday, December 12, 2026.
- Venue: Fairplex In-N-Out Burger Dragstrip, Pomona, CA.
- Organizer: MOONEYES (10820 S. Norwalk Blvd, Santa Fe Springs).
- Registration: organizer noted portal open September 1, 2026.
- Format: Show & Drag (display cars plus drag racing).
- Official announcement: mooneyes.com Christmas Party 2026 post.
Planning tips
- Register early when the MOONEYES portal opens. This is a participant-heavy day; walk-up spectator rules can differ from entered-car lanes.
- Fairplex in December swings from sun to cold after dark. Bring layers if drag sessions run into the evening.
- Do not confuse with SEMA (November, Las Vegas trade/public Friday) or the LA Auto Show (late November, Los Angeles Convention Center).
- Stack carefully with holiday travel on the 10 / 57 / 71. Pomona Saturday event loads differ from Sunday return traffic.
- Same Fairplex complex as September’s Grand National Truck Show: useful if you already know McKinley Avenue parking patterns.
- Reconfirm December 12 details on mooneyes.com; save-the-date posts sometimes precede full hour and pricing sheets.
Common questions
- When is the MOONEYES Christmas Party 2026?
- Saturday, December 12, 2026 at Pomona Fairplex’s In-N-Out Burger Dragstrip. Confirm registration, hours, and pricing on mooneyes.com.
- Is this still at Irwindale Raceway?
- No. Irwindale Raceway closed after 2024. Recent Christmas Party editions, including 2026, are listed at Pomona Fairplex.
- Is it only a car show?
- MOONEYES bills it as Show & Drag: display cars plus drag racing. Check the year’s schedule for spectator vs participant products before you buy.
- How does it fit a SoCal fall–winter calendar?
- It lands after SEMA and the LA Auto Show, and after September’s Grand National Truck Show at the same Fairplex. Use it as the December Pomona date if you already know inland freeway timing.
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