Car Shows & Festivals

Woodies In The Woods 2026

The low-key show returns to Asilomar for a second year during Car Week

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The Santa Cruz Woodies Club brought its wood bodied wagons back to the Grand Cypress Meadow at Asilomar Conference Grounds on Thursday, August 13, running from noon until 5 p.m. for the second annual Woodies in the Woods, held during Monterey Car Week 2026 in Pacific Grove. Owners and spectators gathered for an afternoon built around classic wood paneled wagons set beneath a canopy of Monterey pines and cypress trees.

1951 Ford
1951 Ford

Woodies trace their origins to the 1930s and 1940s, when wood bodied station wagons built by manufacturers such as Ford, Chevrolet, and Buick served as practical family and utility vehicles. By the 1960s, used woodies became cheap, spacious vehicles for surfers to pile in boards and gear, cementing their place in beach culture and turning once ordinary wagons into lasting icons of American car history.

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Kristina Cilia
California native Kristina Cilia has an extensive photography background. She spent almost 10 years photographing military life, people and planes while her enthusiasm for photographing automobiles grew. Kristina has created images for Three Fifty Six Inc. documenting their 356 East Coast Holiday and more. She photographed racing events at Nango (Japan), Laguna Seca, Sears Point, Thunder Hill, Snetterton, Brands Hatch and Silverstone and events like Pebble Beach Concours and Goodwood Festival of Speed. Kristina loves to travel and attend Porsche Club events. She currently resides in Northern California with her husband and two teenage boys.
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