Toyota Automobile Museum schedules 36th Classic Car Festival for Nov. 15, 2026 at Expo 2005 Aichi Park

Toyota’s Automobile Museum in Nagakute, Aichi has set the date for its 36th Classic Car Festival: Sunday, November 15, 2026. The museum says the day will center on a road parade featuring about 120 privately owned classic cars from Japan, the United States and Europe, with the theme “The Widening Web of Automobile Culture.” The event will take place at Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park, which is observing its 20th anniversary in 2026.

According to the museum, the parade will start at the Toyota Automobile Museum and travel roughly 12 kilometers through Nagakute City to Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park. The company said the festival is designed as a community-based effort to promote and sustain automobile culture across generations and among enthusiasts, while also welcoming people who do not regularly encounter classic cars.

The museum outlined a daylong schedule beginning with a starting ceremony at 8:30 a.m. Cars will begin parading toward Moricoro Park at 8:45 a.m. The street route then runs through a series of intersections and destinations in Nagakute City, with vehicle-related programming continuing at Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park, where an exhibition and driving demonstration window is set for 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

A Toyota 2000GT Roadster is designated as the lead vehicle for the parade. In addition to the road segment, the event will include an exhibition featuring cars from the museum’s collection and vehicles supplied by seven Japanese automakers. The museum said the program also includes specialty work vehicles, with displays ranging from emergency and public-safety examples to military transport equipment.

The automaker-supported exhibit list includes vehicles identified by make, model and year, including a Subaru Legacy Touring Wagon (1993), a Suzuki Fronte 800 (1965), a Daihatsu Taft F10 (1974), a Nissan Silvia (1966), a Honda N360 (1969), a Mazda Luce (1968) and a Mitsubishi Pajero (1993). The museum also noted that some vehicles may differ in color from the vehicles shown in the display.

Beyond the car lineup, the festival plan includes multiple interactive segments. These include “Walk and Talk with the museum director” from 1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., an event described as “Sunday Afternoon of Encounters” from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. where parade car owners will mingle with museum staff, and demo runs plus introduction of exhibition vehicles scheduled for 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The museum also lists commemorative photo sessions for two windows, 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The festival will also operate event zones running 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. One listed area focuses on restoration and parts, including a “GR heritage parts” display of reproduced parts and cars. Another booth described as an all-purpose restoration Q&A is attributed to Shinmei Industry Co., Ltd., where the museum says restoration-related questions and general inquiries about restoring cars and parts will be answered.

Logistics are also part of the plan. The museum said it will provide a park-and-ride option with a temporary parking lot accommodating up to 300 cars near the museum, free of charge, with a short walk to Geidai-Dori Station followed by Linimo service to Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park Station. The museum added that holders of a valid one-day Linimo ticket will receive free admission to the Toyota Automobile Museum and discounts at the museum shop.

As for what the company did not specify, the release does not provide ticket pricing, entry conditions for parade participation beyond noting that the parade includes privately owned classic cars, or details on how advance registration may work if required. It also does not disclose whether the parade route schedule is fixed or contingent on weather, stating only that some zone presentations may vary depending on conditions.

Looking ahead, the Nov. 15 event will be a test of how effectively the museum and Expo 2005’s 20th anniversary programming can draw both long-time car fans and new visitors. What to watch next is any follow-on announcement on participation rules, venue capacities, and whether the museum releases additional information closer to the event date about the driving demonstrations, specialty work vehicle lineup specifics, and schedule adjustments tied to weather.