January · first weekend
Summernats
Canberra
Australia's signature street machine festival famous for the Burnout Masters competition at EPIC.
www.summernats.com.au2026 · Australia
American Car Shows in Australia
From Summernats in Canberra to MotorEx, Chryslers on the Murray and Drag Challenge, Australia runs one of the most intense street machine and American muscle calendars in the southern hemisphere. Here's the full 2026 lineup.
January
March
March · second weekend
Kustom Nationals to verify
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