Upcoming events – Retro Betty

Greazefest Rockabilly Festival 2016 Brisbane

Find all the latest upcoming hot rod, retro, rockabilly and pin-up events, both in Australia, New Zealand and internationally.

JULY 2016

16-17 July

Meguiars MotorEx Melbourne

Melbourne Showgrounds, Ascot Vale, Saturday 10am-7pm, Sunday 10am-6pm.

Featuring Meguiars Superstars, Freestyle Rides Inauguration, Muscle Car Marvel, Street Elite Showcase and more.

30 July

28th Annual Nambour Swap Meet

Saturday only. Click the link above for bookings.

Nambour Showground, Coronation Ave, Nambour, QLD

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AUGUST 2016

5-7 August

Stroppy Jalopy 2016

Motorkhana, Mud Run and show and shine. This event is for pre 1970 hotrods & customs as well as pre 85 bikes & bobbers and choppers.

Leeton, New South Wales

5-7 August

Greazefest Brisbane

Cleveland Showgrounds, QLD

The GreazeFest weekends are the utmost kustom kulture events in the Southern Hemisphere, where thousands of rockabilly and hot rod fans roll up for a massive dose of ultra-kool kustom kulture.

Held every August in Brisbane and Melbourne in Australia, GreazeFest brings you two crankin’ weekends of cool cars, rockabilly bands, djs, fashion parades, pinups, vintage bikes, lowrider cycles, kustom art shows and workshops, pinstripers, tattoos, markets and heaps more.

6 August

Miss Pinup Australia Grand Finale

Doors open 5.30pm

Paddington RSL, Paddington New South Wales

14 August 2016

Nostalgia Drags and Hot Rod Reunion

Willowbank Raceway, Willowbank, QLD

26-28 August

Little Bit Country Rodders Picnic

Hot rod run and show n shine, Leeton New South Wales

26-28 August

Rods in Paradise, Gold Coast

Gold Coast Holiday Park, presented by Gold Coast Street Rodders

Saturday show and shine at Robina Town Centre

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SEPTEMBER 2016

24 September

Rods and Rockabilly Miami

Car show, rockabilly bands, market stalls and pin-up competition at the Miami Tavern on the Gold Coast.

25 Sept – 1 October

Valla Hot Rod Run – 40th Anniversary.

One week of cruising, day runs, parties and more at Valla Beach Tourist Park.

More info: www.drag-ens.com

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APRIL 2016

1 – 3 April

Cavendish Campout

Cavendish, Victoria

Hot Rods & Vintage Caravans camping weekend.

9 April

The Very Vintage Day Out

Auckland, New Zealand

A vintage festival with music, cars and entertainment including the crowning of Miss Pinup New Zealand 2016.

14 – 17 April

Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

The world’s biggest rockabilly festival featuring bands, car show, pin-ups, markets and more.

MAY 2016

7 May

Rods and Rockabilly Festival

Hamilton Hotel, Brisbane

12pm onwards, with special guest Shannon Brooke (USA)

Cars, markets, pin-up competition

21 – 22 May

Queensland Hot Rod Show

Brisbane Convention Centre

Adults $22, kids under 14 FREE

Hot rods, customs, Harley Davidson giveaway, kids entertainment, Miss Queensland Hot Rod Show Pin-up Competition

JUNE 2016

3 – 13 June

Cooly Rocks On

Australia’s biggest 50s and 60s nostalgia festival

Coolangatta, Queensland

Hot rods, customs, bands, markets, swap meet, Miss Cooly Rocks On, Mr and Mrs Rockabilly and more

9 – 13 June

Downunder Beachfest

Caloundra, Queensland

Hot rods and customs show

MARCH 2016

6 March

Sherbet Birdie Candifornia Pool Party

Spring Hill Baths, Brisbane

12 – 3pm tickets $25. Purchase here

Sherbet Birdie Pin-up Pool Part Brisbane — Image: Sherbet Birdie Photography

11-13 March

High Altitude Rod Run

Toowoomba, Queensland

12 March

Gold Coast Design Collective Maker’s Market

First Ave, Burleigh Heads, Queensland

Local design, art, vintage, DIY

13 March

Redlands Rockabilly Revival

Cleveland Showgrounds, Queensland. Cool hot rods, live bands and djs, market stalls, kustom art displays, pinup parades, kids rides, delicious food and much more.

Ararat Jailhouse Rock Festival

17 – 20 March

18 – 20 March

Kurri Kurri Nostalgia Festival

Rock n Roll, Classic Cars, Hot rods, Fashion, Music, Dancing and everything good about the 50’s and 60’s. The weekend attracts large crowds of people from all over Australia to join in the atmosphere as the town centre is transformed into all the glory of a bygone 50’s and 60’s era.