Article Contributed by Falcon Publicity
Published on 2026-10-28
Back for its fourth year, SEMA Fest 2026 promises the ultimate celebration of music, motorsports and car culture. Taking place Friday, November 6, the event pairs an all-star music lineup—featuring The Offspring, Jimmy Eat World, 311 and The Alive—with high-octane automotive attractions. Attendees will experience live precision drifting demonstrations from OPTIMA Unleashed, thrill-seeking motorcycle stunt riders inside the spherical steel Globe of Death, and an up-close look at rare hypercars and exotics with Supercar Saturdays Florida. Full details on the non-stop motorsports schedule and ticket options follow below.
SEMA Fest caps off the week-long SEMA Show, the world’s premier automotive aftermarket trade event, which runs November 3–6, 2026, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. SEMA Fest returns to the outdoor Bronze Lot. Both events are produced by the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA).
With plans for exciting showcases throughout SEMA Week, the team from OPTIMA Unleashed will provide SEMA Fest attendees exclusive demonstrations, showcasing the precision, speed and car-control skills that have made drifting a popular part of automotive enthusiast culture. Multiple demonstrations throughout the evening will give attendees several opportunities to experience the live drifting action.
The Globe of Death will feature motorcycle riders performing at high speed inside a spherical steel structure. Combining precise timing, close-quarters riding and dramatic action, the attraction will add high-intensity stunt performance to the public celebration.
Also making their SEMA Fest return, Supercar Saturdays Florida is back with a curated collection of rare hypercars, supercars and exotic vehicles. The display will give attendees an up-close look at some of the world’s most exclusive performance vehicles and another dimension of contemporary car culture.
Before the nighttime entertainment kicks off at SEMA Fest, car enthusiasts can get a rare look inside the trade-only SEMA Show during SEMA Show Friday–Open to the Public, 9am–4pm on Friday, November 6. This bucket-list event offers an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the trends, builds and innovations driving the aftermarket industry before a night of live entertainment at SEMA Fest. Combined ticket packages for SEMA Fest and SEMA Show Friday public access, along with individual GA and VIP options, are available now at semafest.com.
Throughout SEMA Week (November 3–6), attendees also can enjoy free outdoor motorsports activations across the Las Vegas Convention Center campus. Highlights include live OPTIMA Unleashed drift demonstrations and passenger ride-alongs with professional drivers operating all day Tuesday and Friday. Additionally, Wednesday and Thursday morning will feature the OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational, bringing together 100 custom-built street cars to compete in a variety of challenges—including Speed Stop and Design & Engineering—to crown the “Ultimate Street Car” champion. This is the culmination event to an entire season of OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car race series.
Elsewhere, on Silver Lot 3, RAYS Wheels will offer ride-along experiences with professional drivers in vehicles equipped with the company’s performance wheels. The activation will give participants an opportunity to experience the vehicles’ handling and responsiveness firsthand.
The Diamond Lot will serve as home for the National Motor Fest Smoke Show, which will bring horsepower, energy and spectacle to the SEMA Show through an outdoor motorsports burnout competition. The experience will put attendees close to the vehicles, personalities and action that define National Motor Fest. Also on the Diamond Lot, One Nation Racing will bring the excitement of the Outlaw Series to the SEMA Show with demos highlighting off-road performance, purpose-built vehicles and driver skill. The activation will give attendees an up-close look at side-by-side performance and the community surrounding off-road motorsports.
“Live motorsports activations are a defining part of the SEMA Show because they allow attendees to experience the industry’s innovation, performance and culture in motion,” said SEMA Vice President of Events Tom Gattuso. “They give attendees another way to discover what is possible across the automotive aftermarket.”
Founded in 1963, the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) serves as a leading voice for the worldwide car culture, representing more than 7,000 member companies that create, buy, sell, and use specialty-automotive parts that make vehicles more unique, attractive, convenient, safer, fun, and even like new again. The association started highlighting the passion of the industry and sharing it with the enthusiast public in 2011 with the SEMA Cruise, which evolved in 2014 with SEMA Ignited, and then once more in 2021 with the SEMA Show Friday - Open to the Public. In 2023, SEMA first introduced SEMA Fest, a new event that celebrated the relationship between music, motorsports, and car culture. It’s since become a one-of-a-kind live and epic event that is a true bucket list experience for music lovers and car enthusiasts. SEMA Fest 2025 delivered high-energy performances from Queens of the Stone Age, The Black Crowes and Neon Trees.
SEMA FEST 2026
Friday, November 6, 2026
Las Vegas Convention Center – Bronze Lot
Las Vegas, Nevada
Featuring The Offspring, Jimmy Eat World, 311 and The Alive
Tickets and Information
