Connecting Arizona’s Car Show Organizers
C3 is an informal network of independent car show and car meet organizers across Arizona who share resources, cross-promote each other’s events, and support one another as the local car scene grows.
What C3 Is About
The Cars and Coffee Coalition (C3) connects some of Arizona’s established car show and car meet organizers so they can support each other’s efforts — through cross-promotion, shared know-how, and joint sponsor introductions — rather than each event building its audience in isolation.
Arizona Cars and Coffee helps coordinate the network, drawing on experience from organizing events across the state.
Shared Resources & Sponsor Introductions
Members share advice, promotional assets, and introductions to sponsors who support multiple events in the network. By presenting a combined audience, member events are sometimes able to access sponsorship opportunities that would be harder to secure alone. When one event grows, it can open doors for the others too.
Website & Search Visibility Support
An event only works if people know it’s happening. Arizona Cars and Coffee offers website design and search-visibility guidance to organizers in the network, tailored to car events, to help local enthusiasts find event details, schedules, and locations more easily online.
Joint Events
Beyond regular monthly meets, member organizers occasionally coordinate larger joint events that bring vehicles and communities from several regional meets together in one place. When one of these is being planned, organizers across the Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Anthem networks help coordinate logistics and promotion so the event reflects the range of Arizona’s car culture.
Network Participants
Arizona Cars and Coffee
Helps coordinate C3 and supports Arizona’s car communities by encouraging organizers to run clear, transparent, well-organized events across the region. Organizes Best of Arizona Cars and Coffee, held annually at Fountain Park in Fountain Hills, AZ.
View Best of Arizona Cars and Coffee →Anthem Cars + Coffee
A monthly cars and coffee gathering in North Phoenix, bringing together a growing community of North Valley car enthusiasts.
View Anthem Cars + Coffee →BESPOKEV Cars and Coffee
An EV-focused cars and coffee event based in Scottsdale, AZ, built around the Southwest’s electric vehicle community.
View BESPOKEV Cars and Coffee →Cars and Coffee Historic Downtown Chandler
A monthly cars and coffee meet set in the historic downtown Chandler district, drawing East Valley car enthusiasts to the area’s walkable shops and restaurants.
View Cars and Coffee Historic Downtown Chandler →Permits & Local Requirements
Organizers in the network are individually responsible for meeting the permit and registration requirements of their own city, town, or county — this generally includes event permits from the relevant municipality and, for food or beverage vendors, registration with the appropriate county environmental services department.
C3 shares general information, templates, and lessons learned to help organizers navigate this process, but each organizer is responsible for confirming and meeting the specific requirements that apply to their own event. This page is provided for general informational purposes only and isn’t legal advice.
Organizing a car show and want guidance on getting started?
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