Trade polished perfection for automotive mischief at Concours d’Lemons, Monterey Car Week’s delightfully irreverent celebration of the strange, the questionable, and the wonderfully flawed. Held on the lawn at Seaside City Hall, this free-to-attend spectacle showcases an unforgettable collection of automotive oddities, from notorious lemons and forgotten economy cars to bizarre custom creations and engineering misadventures.
A playful counterpoint to the prestigious concours events that define Car Week, Concours d’Lemons embraces humor, creativity, and a healthy disregard for automotive status. Owners proudly present their rust buckets, misfit machines, and gloriously imperfect rides while competing for tongue-in-cheek awards judged with equal parts enthusiasm and sarcasm.
Whether you're a dedicated car enthusiast or simply looking for one of the most entertaining events of the week, Concours d’Lemons delivers plenty of laughs, colorful characters, and photo-worthy automotive curiosities. It's a uniquely Monterey County tradition that proves not every car show is about being the best; sometimes it's about being memorably bad.
