January · first weekend
Summernats
Canberra
Australia's signature street machine festival famous for the Burnout Masters competition at EPIC.
www.summernats.com.au2026 · Australia
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January
March
March · second weekend
Kustom Nationals to review
Valla Beach (NSW)
Pre-1964 only camping weekender, judged in the traditional finned-custom style.
www.kustomnationals.com.auApril
April · Easter weekend
Chryslers on the Murray
Albury-Wodonga
Easter Mopar pilgrimage on the Murray River, the southern hemisphere's biggest Chrysler-only event.
www.chryslersonthemurray.com
April · Easter weekend
Rockynats
Rockhampton
Queensland's Easter answer to Summernats with CBD street circuit drift and burnouts.
www.rockynats.comJuly
July · third weekend
MotorEx
Melbourne / Sydney (rotates)
Indoor 'Meguiar's Superstars' show featuring Australia's highest-build customs and the House of Kolor hall.
www.motorex.com.auSeptember
September · first weekend
Red CentreNATS
Alice Springs
Outback sister event to Summernats with go-to-whoa runs along the Stuart Highway.
www.redcentrenats.com.auNovember
November · second week
Drag Challenge
Heathcote / multi-track
Five-day five-track touring drag series organised by Street Machine magazine.
www.streetmachine.com.au/drag-challenge