A Navy destroyer is the backdrop for this one. The Jacksonville Naval Museum holds its third annual Pearl Harbor Remembrance Car Show on Saturday 5 December 2026 beside the USS Orleck, the museum ship docked at 610 E Bay St in downtown Jacksonville. The museum’s event page sets an opening ceremony for 10am, the show from 10am to 2pm and awards at 2pm. The date is two days before the anniversary of the attack on 7 December 1941.
The schedule
The museum publishes the day in four lines. Vehicle check-in and staging run from 8am to 9:30am. The opening ceremony is at 10am. The car show, ship tours, vendors, music and food run from 10am to 2pm. The awards presentation is at 2pm.
The same page carries two sets of hours. Its headline gives 8am to 4pm, while its listing field and its own schedule give 10am to 2pm for the show. The longer span runs from the first vehicle check-in to the museum’s normal Saturday close. The public part of the day starts with the 10am ceremony.
Which cars
The museum’s list is wide: “All Makes & Models Welcome,” then classic cars and modern muscle, trucks and Jeeps, motorcycles, specialty and custom builds, and military vehicles. The page says pre-registration is encouraged and links to a ticketing site for it. It lists what a registered show vehicle gets: display parking, a voucher for a tour of the ship, a swag bag while supplies last, a raffle ticket, and eligibility for the judged awards.
What it costs
The museum’s page gives no price for spectators or for show vehicles. First Coast Car Culture, a Jacksonville car publication, listed the show on 21 October 2026 as free for spectators and $28.29 per show vehicle. Confirm the vehicle fee on the registration page before you pay.
Touring the ship is separate for anyone without a show-vehicle voucher. The museum’s visitor page prices a tour at $20 for adults, $15 for veterans and seniors and $10 for ages 6 to 17, and says prices can change.
Where to park
The museum gives its location as the old shipyard, Pier 1, at 610 E Bay St, and its visitor page advertises free parking. The event page does not say where spectators park on show day or which part of the site holds the show cars. Show cars stage until 9:30am, so spectators who arrive after that avoid the check-in line.
The rest of the day
The event page lists live music, food trucks, door prizes and raffles, vendors and exhibits, and public tours of the ship. It invites veterans, active-duty military, first responders, families and car clubs. The museum’s regular Saturday hours are 9am to 4pm, with the last tour ticket sold at 3pm.
Jacksonville’s standing meet, Caffeine and Octane at The Avenues, is the following Saturday, 12 December. The rest of the First Coast is on the Jacksonville page.
When is the USS Orleck car show in 2026?
Saturday 5 December 2026. The museum’s schedule has vehicle check-in from 8am to 9:30am, the opening ceremony at 10am, the show from 10am to 2pm and awards at 2pm.
Is it free to watch?
The museum’s page gives no spectator price. First Coast Car Culture listed the show as free for spectators. Ship tours are ticketed.
How much is it to enter a car?
The museum’s page does not say. First Coast Car Culture listed $28.29 per show vehicle on 21 October 2026. The registration page has the current price.
Can I bring any car?
The museum says all makes and models are welcome, including trucks, Jeeps, motorcycles, custom builds and military vehicles.
Where is it?
At the USS Orleck, Jacksonville Naval Museum, 610 E Bay St, Jacksonville, FL 32202, at the old shipyard pier.
Can I tour the ship that day?
Yes. The event page lists public tours of the USS Orleck. Show vehicles get a tour voucher, and other visitors pay the museum’s tour price.
Details checked 3 sources, latest read 9 November 2026
- Source: Jacksonville Naval Museum (Florida Historic Naval Ship Association), event page, read 9 November 2026
- Source: Jacksonville Naval Museum, USS Orleck visitor page, read 9 November 2026
- Source: First Coast Car Culture, Jacksonville automotive events calendar, 21 October 2026, read 9 November 2026
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