New Hope Helping welcomes you to the 2026 New Hope Automobile Show.

For 69 years, some of the finest antique and classic automobiles in the country have made their way to New Hope, Pennsylvania to be judged for authenticity, originality, cleanliness, and condition. Over the years, The New Hope Automobile Show has drawn up to 10,000 people over the two-day show, all looking to see and appreciate the design and technology of automobile manufacturers from all over the world.

Location.

The show is held on the campus of the New Hope-Solebury High School at 180 West Bridge Street, New Hope, PA. Directions.

Admission.

General admission tickets are $10.00 per person, children under 12 are free when accompanied by an adult. Active military and their families are free with ID.

All proceeds are used by New Hope Helping to fund local community organizations and charities. Since 1949, we’ve donated over $1.6 million to local causes and education. Thank you for your support over the years.

Show hours.

The show opens to the public at 9 am each day and closes at 4 pm.

Parking.

On site parking is $5.00 and can be accessed from the Route 202 spur road at Hardy Bush Way. If traveling north on Route 202 it will be just prior to the New Jersey Bridge. If traveling from New Jersey heading south on Route 202 you will take the first exit to Route 32 South just over the bridge, make the second right onto the 202 spur (south). From the center of New Hope follow Route 32 (River Road) North and turn left on the 202 spur (south). Look for the signs on the surrounding roads as you enter New Hope from any direction. Please follow the directions of the traffic police and the parking lot staff.

There is one pedestrian visitor entrance gate on Bridge Street for those walking in from the center of New Hope.

Some regulations for our visitors.

COVID-19 rules and regulations in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local directives, if required, will be in effect at the time of our show.

Respect the Ride. For the car show novice, we encourage you to “Look But Don’t Touch!” as you vote for your favorite car. Vehicle owners will be more than happy to answer questions and demonstrate things for you.

In order to reduce the chance of damage to show vehicles, parents are expected to properly supervise and control small children and strollers.

Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco Use – Because the show is conducted on school grounds, consumption of alcoholic beverages and the use of tobacco products in any form are strictly prohibited at all times. State and local regulations prohibit any exceptions to this policy.

Animals – NO PETS ARE ALLOWED ON SHOW GROUNDS. Trained service dogs are permitted, and are defined as only dogs, regardless of breed, specifically trained to assist a person with a disability. Pets, emotional support, and other animals are NOT permitted.

Bicycles, skateboards, scooters, hoverboards, and other similar personal transportation items are not permitted within the show grounds.

We offer a different show each day.

Saturday is our domestic day. In addition to our regular domestic classes, you’ll see Rods, including Hot, Rat, Street, Restomods, and Custom. Saturday will also have a class for Replicars, as well as an Exhibition class for those vehicles who don’t fit our other classes.

Sunday is our foreign day. All our regular foreign classes will remain virtually the same as at our 2025 show. We’ve also added a Tuner class and an Exhibition class on Sunday.

People’s Choice voting.

Every car on the show grounds will have a dashcard. To vote for a car, just scan the QR code on the dashcard. This will take you to a voting screen for that car. You may vote for more than one car in a class, but you can only vote for a car once.

Click here for more information about People’s Choice voting.