Los Angeles is giving car shoppers a 10-day excuse to wander downtown this fall, with tickets now on sale for the 2026 Los Angeles Auto Show. The event returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center from Nov. 20 through Nov. 29, bringing new vehicles, test drives and enough custom-car eye candy to make a dealership lot feel positively underdressed.
According to MyNewsLA.com, buyers can choose from general admission, opening-day, weekday, weekend priority-entry, family four-pack and VIP guided-tour tickets. A 10% discount on select ticket types runs through Friday, giving early planners a brief head start before the November crowds arrive.
Downtown LA Gets Ten Days Of New Cars And Test Drives
The official show schedule places AutoMobility LA, the event's media and industry day, on Nov. 19, followed by the public exhibition from Nov. 20 through Nov. 29. The Convention Center will host the full consumer-facing run, with automakers expected to showcase hundreds of cars, trucks, SUVs, hybrids and electric vehicles.
For the less brochure-and-spreadsheet crowd, organizers are bringing back Camp Jeep, the Ford Bronco Built Wild Adventure Course and The Underground car-culture exhibit, according to MyNewsLA.com. Specialty halls will focus on custom vehicles, lowriders, muscle cars and exotics, keeping the show firmly connected to the Southern California car scene rather than making it only about factory-fresh commuter boxes.
The show's test-drive information describes indoor and outdoor drives, street routes, ride-alongs, EV and hybrid demonstrations, and off-road experiences. Organizers say driving experiences are included with admission, while test-drive slots are generally handled on a first-come, first-served basis.
A Major Car Market Gets Its Annual Automotive Showcase
The event's hands-on sales-pitch angle fits the region, where Los Angeles and Orange counties recorded 595,112 new retail light-vehicle registrations in 2025, according to data summarized by LA Almanac. That makes the two-county market a natural stage for shoppers who want to compare several brands without spending an entire Saturday being passed from one dealership desk to another.
The Los Angeles Auto Show dates back to 1907, when its first edition opened at a downtown skating rink with 46 manufacturers and 99 vehicles, according to the show's official history. Tickets are sold online only, with no onsite ticket sales, and the show's visitor FAQ says VIP early-entry and guided-tour options are the ones most likely to sell out first.
