“VDUBs in the Village” an air-cooled VW event taking place in the Capitola Villiage. Capitola Village is a small seaside village that is located steps from the sand in Capitola, Ca. We have reserved the village for the day to accommodate over 200 vintage Volkswagens to park throughout the streets of the village.

We will also have live bands performing on the Capitola Village beach stage.

There is plenty to do within the village: check out the 200 Vw’s on display, walk the beach, eat at the restaurants, shop the boutiques, grab some ice cream at the ice cream parlor, and listen to live music and more…

• Air-cooled VW’s up to 1979

• Saturday May 30th, 2026

• 7am - 3pm

• Arrive between 7am - 9:30 to get parked. The streets with in the village area will be closed off to any moving vehicles by 9:45.

• $50 - standard village parking

• $100 - premium parking, beach front (only 24 premium spots) this guarantees your parking at beach front.

• Free - walk ins/general public

• Enter into the village for check-in from Bay Ave: Exit highway 1 at Bay Ave, head west, follow Bay Ave as it will turn into Monterey Ave, and continue straight down the hill into the village.

• If you want to park with friends or group, please meet up outside the event and then drive to the village all together as a group.

• You must register your VW to park in the Village.

• Your registration is good for “1 air-cooled VW” parked inside the Capitola Village area.

• Live music, 3 Bands - Santa Cruda, Hijinx, Dub Souljah

• No open alcoholic beverages in the village or the beach area

• No pop-ups or canopies by your car. Chairs & umbrellas are ok.

Pop-ups, chairs & umbrellas are ok on the beach.

• If you plan to stay parked in the Capitola Village after the event. At 3pm, the end of the event, you will need to turn your VW around in its parking spot and pull into the parking spot “front end first” and you are responsible for the parking meter if you decide to continue to stay after 4pm.

• Help keep the village clean, please clean up and throw away your trash around your car before you leave.

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• Restaurants/Treats

• Boutiques/Shops

Santa Cruda

Hijinx

Dub Souljah

Veteran Surf Alliance

The Tim Brauch Foundation

Second Harvest Food Bank

Santa Cruz County

Capitola Village

We are offering “Premium Parking Spots” at the row in front of the beach. This is limited to only 24 available spots. These spots guarantee your parking at beach front.

Premium Parking includes 1 free slice of pizza, sponsored by

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