Pre-Stage

05/30/2026

This month, Pre-Stage® is inviting orphaned auto drivers to display their extinct vehicles in the featured ‘sponsor area’ on Saturday, June 20, from 8-10am, as we throw the spotlight on abandoned marques throughout history.

WHAT’S ELIGIBLE? All defunct car brands from any era. Austin-Healey to Autozam, DeSoto to Delorean, Facel Vega to Fisker, Morris to Mercury, Pontiac to Panhard, Saab to Saturn.
Note: this is for discontinued _brands_, not models. Also, Datsuns ineligible for this feature.

Interested? Awesome. No RSVP required, just show up during load-in - between 7 and 8am - and park your auto with the other ghost vehicles in the area just forward of the Red Whale Coffee truck. Feel free to spread the word to your dead brand amigos…

When: Saturday, June 20, 2026, 8-10am
Where: Civic Center Lagoon Park, San Rafael
What: Cars and coffee for people who don’t dig Cars + Coffees; enthusiast cars of all makes/models welcome. Pre-Stage is a monthly gathering for driving enthusiasts, with hyper-local coffee and pastries served via the truck, set by the lagoon of the stunning Frank Lloyd Wright-penned masterpiece, The Marin County Civic Center.

Reminder: Pre-Stage has a strict no-suitcasing policy; no ‘for sale’ signs, no sales, no advertising, no displays, and no wrapped-vehicle advertisements are permitted. This is a gathering for driving enthusiasts, not a sales convention.

- Pre-Stage HQ


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Sponsorships, collabs, partnerships with Pre-Stage®: email [email protected]

05/29/2026

A li’l visual recap of Pre-Stage® 05.16.2026 in Healdsburg with a few photos and aerial shots by .

Pre-Stage is back to its usual monthly home on Saturday, June 20, 2026, 8-10am - Marin Civic Center Lagoon Park, San Rafael. All enthusiast vehicles welcome; Dead Brands featured. Join the email list at pre-stage.com for more info.

- Pre-Stage HQ


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Sponsorships, collabs, partnerships with Pre-Stage®: email [email protected]

05/28/2026

Pre-Stage® June is coming: Saturday, June 20, 2026; enthusiast cars of all makes/models welcome.

Roll into Marin Center Lagoon Park anytime you feel like it [between 8 and 10am], grab some caffeine and a bite from truck, meet friends old and/or new, and then get to the real reason for the season: hitting the backroads for a bit of a jaunt in your autocar (download the post-Pre-Stage route at pre-stage.com/route). Reminder: Pre-Stage has a strict no-suitcasing policy; no ‘for sale’ signs, no sales, no advertising, no displays, and no wrapped-vehicle advertisements are permitted. This is a gathering for driving enthusiasts, not a sales convention.

This month, Pre-Stage is inviting orphaned auto drivers to display their extinct vehicles in the featured ‘sponsor area’ from 8-10am, as we throw the spotlight on abandoned brands throughout history.

WHAT’S ELIGIBLE? All defunct car brands from any era. Austin-Healey to Autozam, DeSoto to Delorean, Facel Vega to Fisker, Morris to Mercury, Pontiac to Panhard, Saab to Saturn.
Note: this is for discontinued _brands_, not models. Also, Datsuns ineligible for this feature.

Interested? Awesome. No RSVP required, just show up during load-in - between 7 and 8am - and park your auto with the other ghost vehicles in the area just forward of the Red Whale Coffee truck. Feel free to spread the word to your dead brand amigos…

- Pre-Stage HQ


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Wanna sponsor Pre-Stage? Email [email protected]

05/22/2026

Photos are live. These Pre-Stage® 05.16.2026 fotos by ; see ‘em all at pre-stage.com/photos - grab a download or treat yerself to a framed print.

Next Pre-Stage: Saturday, June 20, 2026, 8-10am, Marin Civic Center Lagoon Park, San Rafael.

- Pre-Stage HQ


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Sponsorships, collabs, partnerships with Pre-Stage®: email [email protected]

05/21/2026

Photos are live. These Pre-Stage® 05.16.2026 fotos by .jpg; see ‘em all at pre-stage.com/photos - grab a download or treat yerself to a framed print.

Watch for more photos from the Pre-Stage photog collective in the coming days, and be sure to join the Pre-Stage mailing list at pre-stage.com

Next Pre-Stage: Saturday, June 20, 2026, 8-10am, Marin Civic Center Lagoon Park, San Rafael.

- Pre-Stage HQ


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Sponsorships, collabs, partnerships with Pre-Stage®: email [email protected]

05/20/2026

Photos are live. These Pre-Stage® 05.16.2026 fotos by .media; see ‘em all at pre-stage.com/photos - grab a download or treat yerself to a framed print.

Watch for more photos from the Pre-Stage photog collective in the coming days, and be sure to join the Pre-Stage mailing list at pre-stage.com

Next Pre-Stage: Saturday, June 20, 2026, 8-10am, Marin Civic Center Lagoon Park, San Rafael.

- Pre-Stage HQ


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Sponsorships, collabs, partnerships with Pre-Stage®: email [email protected]

05/20/2026

Photos are live. These Pre-Stage® 05.16.2026 fotos by ; see ‘em all at pre-stage.com/photos - grab a download or treat yerself to a framed print.

Watch for more photos from the Pre-Stage photog collective in the coming days, and be sure to join the Pre-Stage mailing list at pre-stage.com

Next Pre-Stage: Saturday, June 20, 2026, 8-10am, Marin Civic Center Lagoon Park, San Rafael.

- Pre-Stage HQ


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Sponsorships, collabs, partnerships with Pre-Stage®: email [email protected]

05/17/2026

Ciao, Pre-Stage® May.

First things first: thanks a million for hosting our little field trip to their amazing grounds in Healdsburg’s Dry Creek Valley. Props to all who made the trek - esp. you Italian autofans who rolled in your Alfas, De Tomasos, Fiats, Isettas, Lambos, Lancias, Maserati’s, etc. Cheers to those who supported Pre-Stage by popping by the Kiosk to pick up some gear and chat with , and a doff of the cap to for caffeine & sustenance.

Watch for more photos from the Pre-Stage photog collective in the coming days, and be sure to join the Pre-Stage® mailing list at pre-stage.com

Next Pre-Stage: Saturday June 20th, back at home at Marin Civic Center’s Lagoon Park.

- Pre-Stage HQ
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Sponsorships, collabs, partnerships with Pre-Stage®: email [email protected]

05/13/2026

05/07/2026

Glimpses of what to expect Saturday, May 16th, when Pre-Stage is hosted by - a boutique, estate-grown winery in Healdsburg, CA within a stone’s throw of backroads-driving nirvana. On property at Aesthete: a scenic farm bordered by vineyards and dotted with rescued animals [goats, sheep, chickens], veggie and flower gardens, picnic areas, and creekside Adirondack chairs for - without a doubt - one of the most chill winery hangs in Sonoma County.

DETAILS:
Pre-Stage® at Aesthete Winery & Farm
Saturday, May 16, 2026 8-10am
5610 Dry Creek Road
Healdsburg, CA
$FR.EE

Roll into Aesthete Winery anytime you feel like it [between 8 and 10am], park where the attendant directs you, grab some caffeine and a bite from the truck, meet friends old and/or new, and then get to the real reason for the season: hitting the backroads for a bit of a jaunt in your autocar.

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This month, Pre-Stage® is inviting ‘Other Italian’ drivers to display their Abarth, Alfa Romeo, De Tomaso, Fiat, Isetta, Lamborghini, Lancia, or Maserati [NO FERRARI - the marque from Maranello will be highlighted later this year] in the feature area at the next Pre-Stage automotive gathering on Saturday, May 16, from 8-10am , as we throw the spotlight on the less-celebrated marques from the land of the Prancing Horse.

WHAT’S ELIGIBLE? Italian-made vehicles of any era from all manufacturers EXCEPT Ferrari.

Interested? Awesome. No RSVP required, just show up during load-in - between 7 and 8am - and park your auto with the other Italians in the lot just in front of the tasting room. Feel free to spread the word to your amici delle auto…

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Reminder: Pre-Stage has a strict no-suitcasing policy; no ‘for sale’ signs, no sales, no advertising, no displays, and no wrapped-vehicle advertisements are permitted. This is a gathering for driving enthusiasts, not a sales convention.

Reminder #2: DO NOT go to Lagoon Park at Marin Civic Center on Saturday May 16. The parking lot will be closed. Pre-Stage will return to Lagoon Park on June 20.

- Pre-Stage HQ


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Wanna sponsor Pre-Stage? Email [email protected]