About this event
The Central PA Region of the Porsche Club of America is happy to return to the Carlisle Fairgrounds for the 2026 Swap Meet & Show. This is the largest event of its kind on the planet. It typically brings hundreds vendors and Porsches, and visitors from all over the world together every year.
If you’re seeking an obscure Porsche or an obscure part for your Porsche, this is your best chance to find it. Every dealer and Porsche pack rat will be bringing their odds and ends for sale or swap. You’ll see exotic Porsches found nowhere this side of Stuttgart, and Porsche personalities ranging from PCA muckty-mucks. As always, they’ll feature a People’s Choice Concours.
PCA Regions & Special Groups: Ask about our New 2026 Program, when you register ten or more on the show field, you earn a 10x010 tent at no charge. Register 20 or more, you earn a 10x20 tent at no charge. . We need notice one-week in advance to accommodate your group. Email Steve: sbturbo@aol.com.
People's Choice Concourse: Great location for the 2026. Event grows each year; Registration is the day of the event, plenty of goodies and trophies for the winners. For more information , visit www.cpa-pca.org.
Directions: Google Carlisle Fairgrounds: 1000 Bryn Mawr Road, Carlisle PA
Swap Meet 2026: Reminder for vendors to pre-register at the Registration tent no later than 1pm for the 2027 Swap Meet.
Vendor space is $125.00 for each space (19 X 25 approx) and includes 1 vendor pass
Event requirements
PCA Regions & Special Groups: Ask about our New 2026 Program, when you register ten or more on the show field, you earn a 10x010 tent at no charge. Register 20 or more, you earn a 10x20 tent at no charge. . We need notice one-week in advance to accommodate your group. Email Steve: sbturbo@aol.com.
People's Choice Concourse: Great location for 2025. Event grows each year; Registration is the day of the event, plenty of goodies and New 2026 awards for the winners. For more information , visit www.cpa-pca.org.
Directions: Can be found on mapquest.com.
Swap Meet 2026: Reminder for vendors to pre-register at the registration tent ftom11am-1pm for the 2027 Swap Meet.
Vendor Information: PLEASE READ AS THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES FOR 2026
-Vendor Spaces are $125.00 (19 X 25 approx) and include 1 vendor parking pass (DUE TO ABUSE NO ADDITIONAL VENDOR PASSES WILL BE SOLD)
-Each Vendor space comes with 1 parking pass which means one vehicle per vendor space. If you have additional vehicles they will have to pay and park in general parking. They will not have access to the vendor field. You may load in Friday afternoon to avoid this issue on Saturday
-Choose side/side or end/end
-NO overnight camping
-Vendor passes can be picked up on Friday from 1-5pm or starting at 6:30am Saturday at the registration tent. Vendor registration can be done on Friday afternoon from 1-4pm.
-Gates open for Vendors 6:30am
-Each space is 19 x 25 approx (2 parking space size)
-Allow enough space for vehicle and display
-Bring confirmation with you No Refunds
-Day of registration $150.00 per space (19 X 25 approx) 1 vendor parking pass per space
-Pre-registered vendors may load in Friday 1pm to 5pm. (Gates will be locked at 5:30pm and all vendors must be out of the fairgrounds)
-No selling food.
-Porsche Coral $90/car Parking and Corral, No Pre-reg required to sell your car
Swap Meet General Information:
-All spaces will be on grass
-Event held rain, shine, snow
-Gates open public 8:30am and close 3pm
-Admission with Parking is $30 general parking/ $40 Porsche show field, no walk-in's
-Largest gathering of Porsche's in USA
-On site food and beverage
-ATM onsite
-Peoples Choice Concourse
-No pet or animals/drones/motorized carts allowed
-Purchase, trade, barter-everything Porsche
-No scooter, Mopeds, trail bikes etc
