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Cars And Caves May 2025
May 31 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Free
Gear up for the most extraordinary monthly car show in Minnesota: Cars and Caves May 2025, taking place at the world-famous Chanhassen AutoPlex. This car lovers’ event offers a captivating blend of automotive passion, stunning vehicles, and a unique opportunity to explore Chanhassen AutoPlex’s renowned car condos. Just a 20-minute drive from Minneapolis/St. Paul.
The Chanhassen AutoPlex is known around the world for our amazing car condos. Many of the 120 garage condominiums at the AutoPlex will be open for viewing. Coffee, beverages, and food will be available for purchase.
We welcome classic, collector, muscle, antique, street rod, exotic vehicles, and vintage motorcycles. The public is also welcome to spectate the event and drive their everyday car. Gates open at 7:30 am.
Like all Chanhassen AutoPlex events, the April 2025 Cars & Caves car show is a family-friendly event that is free and open to the public.
Show Car Criteria
All collector, muscle, antique, street rod, exotic vehicles, and vintage motorcycles are welcome. The following car classes are admitted into the show area:
- Classic cars: Cars manufactured between 1925 and 1948 are still in original or restored condition.
- Collector cars: Cars that are at least 25 years old and have been restored or maintained in their original condition.
- Muscle cars: High-performance American-made cars produced between the mid-1960s and early 1970s.
- Antique cars: Cars that are at least 45 years old and are in original or restored condition.
- Street rods: Custom-built cars that resemble cars from the 1930s and 1940s.
- Exotic vehicles: High-performance sports and luxury vehicles are typically rare and expensive.
- Vintage motorcycles: Motorcycles that are at least 35 years old and are in original or restored condition.
NOTE: Due to limited space, we can only allow vintage or exotic import cars. All other import cars will be asked to park in spectator areas.
Please ensure that your vehicle is clean, polished, and free of damage or rust. We also ask that you arrive early to ensure that you have enough time to park and set up.
If you’re a car enthusiast but don’t have a vehicle that fits into one of these categories, don’t worry! The public is welcome to spectate the event and drive their everyday car. We will have plenty of space for parking and viewing the show, so feel free to come and enjoy the day with us.
Volunteers Needed
- Support the Alzheimer’s Association at Cars and Caves May 2025 show by volunteering your time to help raise awareness and funds for this important cause.
Duties include:
- Greeting Car owners and guests at the gate
- Collecting Donations
- Set up & tear down of Alzheimer’s Association Table
- Assist in staffing the Alzheiemer’s Table
- Promote The Longest Day and hand out information
If you want to volunteer for the Alzheimer’s Association at this event or any event please email Maura Studer at mstuder@alz.org
- Help put on Cars & Caves
Alternatively, become part of the Cars and Caves team and help put this car show on or learning about events, please contact volunteer@carsandcaves.com
Show Sponsors
If you are interested in sponsoring Cars & Caves please contact sponsors@carsandcavesmn.com
Special thanks to our 2025 sponsors. Please visit and support them because, without them, the event would not have been possible.
- Tint Works
- Volt Coatings
- The Canopy Group
- Refresh Exteriors
- The Hide Outs
- LaMettry’s Collision
- Enterprise Exotic Rental
- Automotive Concepts
- Nicolet Bank
- Samaritan Tire
Charitable Partner
Alzheimer’s Association MN-ND Chapter – Longest Day
Alzheimer’s disease has touched so many lives, maybe even yours. But you can help. With your donation families can receive support on their Alzheimer’s journey, promising research can advance toward a future without Alzheimer’s and lives can — and will — be changed.