The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering
The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering takes place Mid-Aug 2027 (dates TBC) in Carmel, United States. The dress code is Refined resort-elegant garden-party dress. Smart attire is expected and in practice enforced by the room - jackets and summer dresses rather than shorts and trainers. Typical cost ranges from 1000 to 3000 EUR per person.
A strictly capacity-capped garden party on the lawns of Quail Lodge during Monterey Car Week, mixing significant cars and motorcycles with food and wine pavilions from Michelin-level kitchens. Manufacturers save some of their most important hypercar unveilings for it because of who is standing on the grass. Attendance is deliberately limited, which is what makes the ticket both expensive and hard to get.
- When
- Mid-Aug 2027 (dates TBC)
- Where
- Carmel, United States
- Dress code
- Refined resort-elegant garden-party dress. Smart attire is expected and in practice enforced by the room - jackets and summer dresses rather than shorts and trainers.
- Cost
- Typical cost ranges from 1000 to 3000 EUR per person.
- Weather
- 15 - 28C in Carmel Valley, noticeably warmer and sunnier than the coast
- When to book
- Tickets are released in spring through Peninsula Signature Events and are gone within days; register for the notification list months ahead and book Carmel Valley lodging at the same time
- Getting there
- MRY (Monterey), 20 min to Quail Lodge, Carmel Valley
- Where to stay
- Quail Lodge & Golf Club, Carmel Valley, Bernardus Lodge & Spa, Carmel Valley, Carmel Valley Ranch
- Official site
- https://www.peninsula.com/en/signature-events
How to attend
Tickets are sold by Peninsula Signature Events, released in spring at around USD 1,000 or more per person all-inclusive, and sell out almost immediately. It is open to the public in the sense that anyone can buy, but the capacity cap makes it effectively invitation-adjacent - join the mailing list well in advance. Car entries are by application and selection only.
Peninsula Signature Events releases the tickets once a year in the spring and they sell out almost immediately, so nothing is on public sale for the 2026 gathering - the only way in is to be on the mailing list before the next release.
Insider tip
Everything on site - food pavilions, wine, champagne - is included in the ticket, so the eye-watering price is the whole cost of the day; get to the motorcycle paddock and the Great Ferraris lawn in the first hour before the crowd settles into eating.
Get inside The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering
Booking matters here: tickets are released in spring through Peninsula Signature Events and are gone within days; register for the notification list months ahead and book Carmel Valley lodging at the same time. Members track that window, what it really costs, and 573 more events across the season.
Free while in beta. One email when your invitation is ready, nothing else.