Put it in drive! After a one-year hiatus, car enthusiasts young and old can enjoy the automotive industry’s latest creations at the Pennsylvania Convention Center during the annual Philadelphia Auto Show, running from March 5 to 13, 2022.
This annual can’t-miss winter event features hundreds of concept, classic, luxury and exotic cars on display, with most major vehicle manufacturers represented.
All vehicles are arranged by category, making it easy to navigate the more than half-million-square-foot display floor.
Beyond prime auto admiration opportunities, attendees can experience the all-new e-Track, the show’s first-ever multi-brand electric vehicle test track; the always-popular off-road Camp Jeep & Toyota Ride & Drive courses; and the latest in custom modifications and after-market add-ons in Custom Alley.
2022 Highlights
The 2022 event marks the 120th edition of the Philadelphia Auto Show, and this year’s show is full of firsts.
Highlights include:
- The Showroom: Find out what’s coming down the pike from major manufacturers with an up-close look at some of the newest and yet-to-be-released models.
- The e-Track: It’s electric! This year’s show is the first to feature a multi-brand electric vehicle test track. That means you can check out all the cool new features on the latest electric releases with a ride on the indoor track.
- Back-in-the-Day Way: They just don’t make ’em like they used to. Take a stroll down memory lane and soak in the nostalgia from dozens of antiques and classics on display.
- Camp Jeep & Toyota Ride & Drive: Take it off road at this year’s show with two different terrain tracks. Strap in at Camp Jeep’s 30,000-square-foot indoor track, which features a thrilling hill climb. Then, head outside to the Ride & Drive track at 12th and Arch streets to get behind the wheel of the latest Toyota models.
- Exotics: Doing it for the gram? Snap some photos in front of the world’s most elegant vehicles to look like you’re starring in the latest Bond film or pop music video.
Guests of the Philadelphia Auto Show can get an early peek at the newest vehicle models that will soon be at dealerships around the region.
Visitors can also relive the glory days with a look at classic and antique cars, marvel at some of the world’s most exotic vehicles and swap stories with fellow gearheads.
Excluding the concept, exotic and classic vehicles, visitors are invited to hop inside most of the vehicles on display, and some select models are even available for test drives.
Scenes from a previous Philadelphia Auto Show. The show was last held in 2020. — Photo by R. Kennedy for Visit Philadelphia
Getting There & Tickets
For those coming in from the suburbs, the Pennsylvania Convention Center is easily accessible via the connected Jefferson Station. Take any SEPTA regional rail line to the station and follow signs for the Convention Center, then take the escalator up to the Grand Hall entrance on the second floor.
SEPTA’s Market-Frankford Line drops commuters one block south of the Convention Center’s Arch Street entrances via the 11th Street or 13th Street stations. Riders on the Broad Street Line can get off at City Hall and walk two blocks east on Market Street to enter the Convention Center between 11th and 12th streets.
Plenty of parking is available in garages around the Convention Center, too.
All tickets are sold electronically through phillyautoshow.com. Ticket prices are $10-$16.
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