Car show guides for organizers
Practical, step-by-step guides for planning, judging, and fundraising at a car show. Written from real show-day experience, useful whether or not you run your show on Car Show HQ.
Start with these
How to organize a car show
The complete planning checklist: venue, permits, insurance, budget, classes, registration, promotion, and the show-day timeline.
Read the guide →Car show fundraiser ideas
The income streams that actually move the total: entry fees, sponsor tiers, donations, and the ones to skip.
Read the guide →Judging categories and classes
A simple framework for classes, special awards, and people's choice voting that first-time organizers can run.
Read the guide →The 12-week car show checklist
Every task from twelve weeks out to the day after, in a copy-ready week-by-week checklist.
Read the guide →How to get car show sponsors
Build the tiers, price them, make the ask, and keep sponsors coming back next year.
Read the guide →What a car show costs
Realistic ranges for venue, insurance, and trophies, plus a sample 75-car budget and the break-even math.
Read the guide →Judging sheets and judging day
The 50-point score sheet, judge briefing script, pacing math, and tie rules that get awards out on time.
Read the guide →The volunteer playbook
How many volunteers each show size needs, role cards for every job, and the day-of script from gate open to teardown.
Read the guide →How to promote a car show
The one-URL rule, a six week promo timeline, flyers that work, and the channels that actually fill a field.
Read the guide →Put the guide into practice
Car Show HQ runs registration, QR voting, sponsors, and results from one place, so the checklist above gets a lot shorter.
