Skip to ContentReno is a classic-car town: a museum built around about 1,450 cars gathered by one man, and a summer week of cruising and rock ’n’ roll. This guide lists the real places and the dates we could confirm.
Checked November 3, 2026. Dates, prices and hours change; the official page wins.
- 200+cars on display at the museum
- 1989museum opened
- July 302027 HAN start (year Not Confirmed)
- 40th2026 Hot August Nights
Every fact on this page was read on the linked It’s Reno place pages, which cite the official pages they came from. Hours, fees and dates change; the place page and the official site win.
Hot August Nights
The classic-car and rock ’n’ roll week in Reno and Sparks. Our guide lists the organizer’s 2027 dates as July 30 to August 8, printed without a year, so the 2027 dates carry a Not Confirmed label. The 2026 edition, the 40th, ran July 31 to August 9. Sparks Victorian Square is listed as a venue for annual events including Hot August Nights.
National Automobile Museum
The museum opened in downtown Reno on November 5, 1989, per Wikipedia, with more than 200 cars on display in four galleries. Most came from William F. Harrah’s collection of about 1,450 cars. Hours and admission are not confirmed on our page; check automuseum.org.
Old Machines of Another Kind
If you like restored machinery, Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City keeps V&T locomotive No. 25 and offers train and motor car rides on select weekends and holidays, and the V&T Railroad runs a 35-minute narrated ride from Virginia City to Gold Hill.
Parades
The Nevada Day parade on Carson Street has run since 1938; the organizer reported more than 200 entries in 2026. Whether a given parade features classic cars is not stated on the pages we read.
Plan It
See the classic cars and rails weekend.
On The Map
What We Could Not Confirm
These items were not read on an official page when we checked, so we do not state them as fact. Who can confirm each one is named.
- 2027 Hot August Nights year, venues and tickets (hotaugustnights.net).
- Museum hours and admission (automuseum.org).
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Frequently Asked Questions
When is Hot August Nights 2027?
The organizer lists July 30 to August 8 in its 2027 section but prints no year beside the range, so we label it Not Confirmed.
Is the National Automobile Museum open year-round?
Hours are not confirmed on our page. Check the museum before you go.
Sources
Cite this page: It’s Reno editorial team, “Classic Cars Guide: Reno and Sparks,” itsreno.com, checked November 3, 2026.