Air|Water
Air|Water is the answer to Luftgekühlt's strictness: where Luft stops at 1998, Air|Water spans the whole seventy-five years — air-cooled and water-cooled, road and race, 356 through Taycan — on one field at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa.
Unlike everything else on this page it does not move. Same venue, same corner of Orange County, late April, every year. That makes it the least logistically demanding marquee event on the calendar and the easiest one to add to an existing California trip.
Not yet announced
The next Air|Water
The 2027 date has not been published. Air|Water 2026 ran Saturday, April 25 at the OC Fair & Event Center, and the event has held to a late-April Saturday at that venue, so expect the 2027 announcement in the autumn.
Scale: Southern California's largest single-marque Porsche gathering.
Official site →Not affiliated with Air|Water. Details from air-water.com — the 2027 date is unconfirmed and this page updates when it is published.
Frequently asked questions
When is Air|Water 2027?
Not yet announced. Air|Water 2026 was Saturday, April 25 at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, and the event has consistently held a late-April Saturday at that venue. The date usually lands in the autumn before.
What is the difference between Air|Water and Luftgekühlt?
Luftgekühlt is air-cooled only — 1948 to 1998, strictly — and moves to a different city each year. Air|Water covers the full range including water-cooled and electric cars, and stays at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa. Both grew out of the same Southern California scene; they are complements rather than rivals.
Is there an auction?
Air|Water has run alongside a Broad Arrow auction, which is part of why the field skews toward significant cars. Confirm the current year's programme on air-water.com — the surrounding events change more than the show does.