5th AnnualFeb 4-7, 2027Orlando → Key Largo
The road trip is part of the show!
Four days of classic cars and trucks: a kickoff in Orlando with SEMA, a sunrise convoy to the Florida Keys, a night on the beach, and the Bonanza at Gilbert's Resort.
Spectators free!So is the Friday beach party.
Weekend lineup
Four days. One Florida adventure.
Thursday
Feb 4
Friday
Feb 5
5:30 AM departure
The Road to the Keys
Orlando to Marathon to Key Largo
We wake up before sunrise and head south together: through interior Florida, down Krome Avenue, onto US-1 and across the water to lunch at Sunset Grille in Marathon. Then back north to Gilbert's at your own pace.
Free to join, sign upDetails6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Beach Party
Presented by F100 Squad
Gilbert's Resort, Key Largo
Cars and trucks in the sand, a DJ and live music, a bonfire and s'mores, merch, giveaways, cold drinks, and no alarm clock until Saturday morning.
Free and open to everyoneDetailsSaturday
Feb 6
Sunday
Feb 7
Picture this
This isn't your normal car show.
Picture leaving winter behind, firing up your old car or truck, and pointing it south. Maybe you're coming from Tennessee, Texas, Michigan, or the Carolinas. Maybe you fly in. Maybe you live twenty minutes away.
By Thursday afternoon, road trips from around the country converge on Orlando. Friday we head south together before sunrise. Palm trees replace pine trees, the windows come down, and US-1 carries us across the water into the Keys.
Friday night we're on the beach. Saturday, Gilbert's belongs to the Bonanza. Sunday, we're not quite ready to go home yet.
It started in 2023 as an excuse to get friends, old trucks, and Florida sunshine together. For our fifth year, the journey is part of the destination.
- Days
- 4Orlando to the Florida Keys
- Miles Friday
- ~385Orlando to Marathon to Key Largo
- Cars & trucks
- 250+Expected for 2027
- People
- 2,500+Expected for 2027
- Model year
- 2004And older, eligible to show
- Spectators
- FreeSaturday at Gilbert's
Friday, February 5 · 5:30 AM
Orlando to the Keys, together.
We don't just tell you to put Gilbert's in your GPS. We drive it together: interior Florida, Krome Avenue, US-1 over the water, and lunch at Sunset Grille in Marathon before we turn back north.
- Wheels rolling5:30 AM
Orlando
Embassy Suites, I-Drive
~323 misouth, together - Early afternoonLunch
Marathon
Sunset GrilleMM 47
~62 miback north, your pace - Rooms open4:00 PM
Key Largo
Gilbert's ResortMM 108
Before you roll
- Full tankPlan on about 100 miles between major stops.
- TollsBring a SunPass, E-PASS, or E-ZPass.
- Separated?Don't race. Regroup at the next waypoint.
Why we do this
Come for the cars and trucks. Remember the people.
In 20, 40, 50 years, nobody is going to remember who parked three spots away. They'll remember cruising through Florida before sunrise, crossing into the Keys with a line of old trucks behind them, and the people they met.
The trucks are what bring us together. The real show is loading up with your friends or family, driving hundreds or thousands of miles, and finally meeting the people you've only known through a screen.
Some people drive. Some trailer. Some fly into Florida just to be part of it. That's the point.
The big day
No judges. No trophies. No egos required.
A $200,000 SEMA build can park next to a truck someone has owned for 30 years and drives every weekend. Both belong. The point isn't deciding whose truck is better. It's meeting the person standing next to it.
Admit all
Saturday at Gilbert's
- Spectators
- Free
- Kids
- Free
- Show vehicles
- $40, preregistered
- Dogs
- Welcome
All day at the show
- 250+ cars & trucks
- Live music
- The tiki bar
- Food
- Vendors
- Giveaways
- Raffles
- Merch
- Kids activities
- The beach
Bring the family.
Kids get in free
Bring them. There's a bounce house and a beach.
February in the Keys
Winter by the water. Pack a light layer for the evening.
Dogs welcome
Good dogs are welcome at the show.
Come by boat
Gilbert's has a marina. Tie up and walk over.
Five years of Bonanza
From 100 trucks on the sand to a four-day road trip.
Every year the field has grown, and every year Gilbert's has sold out. These are our own counts, and this page is where the official numbers live.
Gilbert's sold out every year, 2023 to 2026.
| Year | Show vehicles | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 100 | 1st annual · 1,000 spectators · Gilbert's sold out |
| 2024 | 125 | 2nd annual · 1,500 spectators · Gilbert's sold out |
| 2025 | 150 | 3rd annual · 2,000 spectators · Gilbert's sold out |
| 2026 | 175 | 4th annual · 2,500 spectators · Gilbert's sold out |
| 2027 | 250+ (expected) | 5th annual · 2,500+ people expected |
Where to stay
Wake up where the show is.
Gilbert's Resort sits right on the water in Key Largo, with waterfront rooms, a marina, and what it calls the largest tiki bar in the Keys.
- Address
- MM 108 107900 Overseas Highway, Key Largo
- Check-in
- 4:00 PM
- Room block
- None. Rooms book first come, first served.
2027 partners
The brands riding with us.
Presenting the Friday Beach Party
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