Upcoming Events
F1 VIP Showing
Join us for a Private VIP, F1 The Movie, screening at the Orinda Theater on Saturday, July 6th, 2025 at 3PM! Your ticket gets you into our private group showing and includes popcorn and a soda/water or adult beverage. All proceeds support The Cobra Experience!
Space is limited. Movie is 2.5 hours, rated PG-13
There are several restaurants for dinner in Orinda nearby.
Movie description: In the 1990s, Sonny Hayes was Formula 1's most promising driver until an accident on the track nearly ended his career. Thirty years later, the owner of a struggling Formula 1 team convinces Sonny to return to racing and become the best in the world. Driving alongside the team's hotshot rookie, Sonny soon learns that the road to redemption is not something you can travel alone.
Starring Brad Pitt, Javier Bardem, Damson Idris, and Directed by Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick amongst others)
Driving Manual July-Sold Out
Join us for a fun couple of hours learning how to drive a manual transmission!
Open Day July
Come join us on Sunday while we have the museum open to the public. Get tickets today!
Movie Night - Viva Las Vegas
Quarterly Movie Night - DAYS OF THUNDER
A race-car driver preparing for the Grand Prix wiles his time in Las Vegas working as a waiter to pay for his new engine and soon strikes up a romance with a beautiful young woman.
5:30 Doors open
6:15 Dinner Served
7:00 Movie Begins
The movie is just about an hourand a half.
Dinner will include pizza, salad, a soda/water, dessert and popcorn. Beer and Wine will be available for purchase.
Open Day August
Come join us on Sunday while we have the museum open to the public. Get tickets today!
1965 Celebration Week
Join us to celebrate 60 years!
Doors open at 5:00pm
Enjoy dinner, program and live auction
Come dressed in your 1965 attire!!
RSVP TODAY - SPACE IS LIMITED
1965 World Champions Party
Join us to celebrate 60 years!
Doors open at 5:00pm
Enjoy dinner, program and live auction
Come dressed in your 1965 attire!!
RSVP TODAY - SPACE IS LIMITED
Driving Manual September
Join us for a fun couple of hours learning how to drive a manual transmission!
Open Day September
Come join us on Sunday while we have the museum open to the public. Get tickets today!
Open Day October
Come join us on Sunday while we have the museum open to the public. Get tickets today!
Open Day November
Come join us on Sunday while we have the museum open to the public. Get tickets today!
Open Day December
Come join us on Sunday while we have the museum open to the public. Get tickets today!
Open Day June
Come join us on Sunday while we have the museum open to the public. Get tickets today!
Cobra Day Car Show
Join us for our favorite day of the year! Cobra Day - our All Ford Car Show with 150 cars! Admission is free to the show, $ applies for museum entrance. To find out more - www.cobraday.org
Cars and Trains
Visit the museum to experience model trains running on a beautiful European-themed layout at The Cobra Experience!
A great partnership between European Train Enthusiasts and The Cobra Experience.
Open Day May
Come join us on Sunday while we have the museum open to the public. Get tickets today!
Cars, Kids & Coffee May - Fairlane Meet
Getting the next generation involved and excited about cars of any kind!
Driving Manual May - SOLD OUT
Join us for a fun couple of hours learning how to drive a manual transmission!
Snakes at the farm
Join us for a fun family friendly afternoon at the Balestrieri Family Farm with cars, wine tasting, music, food truck, animals and friends!
There is only a fee to secure a paved show car spot, otherwise event attendance is free. Food/wine ($).
Open Day April Easter Sunday
Come join us on Sunday while we have the museum open to the public. Get tickets today!
Cars, Kids & Coffee April - Easter Egg Hunt
Getting the next generation involved and excited about cars of any kind!
Mustang Day Drive
Join us for a scenic one hour drive to celebrate Mustang day, and the option for lunch afterward at The Cobra Experience
Meet at The Cobra Experience at 10:00 and we will head out for about an hour scenic drive!
Car registration is required
Lunch available as an add on option($)
Inspiring Future Generations Dinner With Aaron Shelby & Tony Hunt
Spend an evening with Aaron Shelby, Carroll Shelby's grandson, as we recognize him as the 2025 Global Icon Award recipient. Enjoy dinner, an autograph session, and of course lots of car talk! Space is limited!
Driving Manual March
Join us for a fun couple of hours learning how to drive a manual transmission!
Open Day March
Come join us on Sunday while we have the museum open to the public. Get tickets today!
Cars, Kids & Coffee March - First of the Season
Getting the next generation involved and excited about cars of any kind!
Movie Night - TOP GUN MAVERICK
Quarterly Movie Night - TOP GUN MAVERICK
Set 30 years after its predecessor, it follows Maverick's return to the United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program (also known as "TOPGUN", where he must confront his past as he trains a group of younger pilots, among them the son of Maverick's deceased best friend Lieutenant Nick "Goose" Bradshaw.
5:30 Doors open
6:15 Dinner Served
7:00 Movie Begins
The movie is just about an hour and a half.
Dinner will include pizza, salad, a soda/water, dessert and popcorn. Beer and Wine will be available for purchase.
Open Day February
Come join us on Sunday while we have the museum open to the public. Get tickets today!
Open Day January
Come join us on Sunday while we have the museum open to the public. Get tickets today!
Open Day December
Come join us on Sunday while we have the museum open to the public. Get tickets today!
Open Day November
Come join us on Sunday while we have the museum open to the public. Get tickets today!
Cars, Kids & Coffee November - LAST OF SEASON
Getting the next generation involved and excited about cars of any kind!
Open Day October
Come join us on Sunday while we have the museum open to the public. Get tickets today!
Cars, Kids & Coffee October
Getting the next generation involved and excited about cars of any kind!
Movie Night - GUMBALL RALLY
Quarterly Movie Night - GUMBALL RALLY
One of our ALL TIME favorite flicks!
It's a hilarious coast-to-coast, 180 mile-an-hour, go-for-broke, outrageous road race with the world's most expensive cars. And it's all just for glory and a gumball machine.
5:30 Doors open
6:15 Dinner Served
7:00 Movie Begins
The movie is just about an hour and a half.
Open Day September
Come join us on Sunday while we have the museum open to the public. Get tickets today!
Cars, Kids & Coffee September
Getting the next generation involved and excited about cars of any kind!
Driving Manual September - SOLD OUT
Join us for a fun couple of hours learning how to drive a manual transmission!
Hoedown
Join us to celebrate the 10th Museum Anniversary and the 35th Annual Cobra 1000 Tour!
We are hosting a late afternoon event with Classic Cars, Country Tunes, and Good Company!
All the cars that will be heading out on the Cobra 1000 the next day will be there to view - probably the most original cars you have EVER seen in ONE place! Chat with the drivers too!
Bring your cool car to show off (first come, first served parking - aka NOT organized parking) and join us for some food and kick up yer' boots!
Open Day August
Come join us on Sunday while we have the museum open to the public. Get tickets today!
Cars, Kids & Coffee August
Getting the next generation involved and excited about cars of any kind!
Movie Night - GUMBALL RALLY
Quarterly Movie Night - GUMBALL RALLY
One of our ALL TIME favorite flicks!
It's a hilarious coast-to-coast, 180 mile-an-hour, go-for-broke, outrageous road race with the world's most expensive cars. And it's all just for glory and a gumball machine.
5:30 Doors open
6:15 Dinner Served
7:00 Movie Begins
The movie is just about an hour and a half.