Alpine Auto Show
Annual

✦ Alpine ✦
Vintage & Classic Auto Show

⚡Sunday 6th June 2027  |  Gates open at 9 AM⚡

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A great day at the school grounds

The Alpine Vintage & Classic Auto Show returns for King's Birthday weekend 2027, at the National Park Village school grounds in Waimarino — corner of Buddo and Carroll Street, just off Highway 4. All registered entries are eligible for the People's Choice Best of Show awards, presented to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place point leaders after judging on Sunday.

A hearty thanks to the nearly 100 entries and volunteer participants who made last year's show another great day out — this year is shaping up bigger and better again.

Spectator entry

$2 gold coin donation at the gate. Everyone welcome, rain or shine.

Vehicle entries

No entry fee. Pre-2000 makes and models only. Entries close Friday 4 June 2027.

Awards

People's Choice Best of Show — 1st, 2nd & 3rd place, presented at 12:30 PM.

On the day

Sky Waka raffles, coffee & cake stands, BBQ station and stalls throughout the grounds.

Schedule of events

9:00 AM
Gates openAll vehicle entries and participants welcome onto the grounds.
9:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Tea, coffee, cake & BBQCake and slice stands, BBQ station and stalls running through the morning.
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Judging throughout the groundsPeople's Choice voting across all registered entries.
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM
Best of Show awardsPeople's Choice 1st, 2nd & 3rd place presentation.
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Ruapehu Mountain Run gatheringLine up for the drive to close out the day.

Enter your vehicle

Entry is free for pre-2000 makes and models. Fill in the form below and it will open an email to the organisers with your details ready to send — or email autoshow.at.the.park@gmail.com directly to request an entry application.

Pressing the button opens your email app with everything filled in — just hit send. The organisers will reply with your entry application.

All entries must be received by Friday 4 June 2027

Previous shows

The show has become a highlight of King's Birthday weekend in National Park Village, drawing close to 100 entries — everything from pre-war classics and hot rods to rally Escorts and NZ-built Herons — with crowds braving the alpine weather for coffee, cake and a paddock full of history under the mountain.

Watch show highlights on Facebook The embedded player is blocked on this preview — it plays inline once the site is on its own domain.
Highlights from a previous show at the school grounds — via the National Park Village Facebook page.
Row of classic cars at a previous show, including a blue 1949 Ford, an orange hot rod and a red Ford Escort Mexico
Classics and hot rods lined up at the 2026 show.
Vintage and classic cars on display at the school grounds, with a yellow Heron sports car and a green pre-war truck in the foreground
From pre-war iron to NZ-built Heron sports cars.

Getting there

National Park School grounds, Waimarino Corner of Buddo & Carroll Street, National Park Village — just off State Highway 4, in the heart of the central North Island. Make a weekend of it: the village sits at the foot of Mt Ruapehu with cafés, accommodation and the Sky Waka gondola close by.

National Park School, Buddo Street, National Park VillageZoom & pan for a look around
Get directions

Prefer turn-by-turn? Open the school grounds in Google Maps — on a phone it launches the Maps app.