Vintage Vespa Days
September 11-14 2025
A Celebration of Vintage Vespa
Join fellow vintage Vespa lovers in Santa Barbara, CA
We're back at it again!
2025 Vintage Vespa Days will be hosted at the Leta Hotel, in Goleta, CA, Thursday thru Sunday, September 11th-14th, 2025. Scroll down for the full itinerary!
Three days of riding and scooter shenanigans. Live music, curves and swerves, palm trees and mountain passes.
Wear your best Hawaiian outfits for Friday night at the Imperial Bar. Drink specials offered for those going Tiki!
The Upbeat, with very special guests, The Inciters, will be entertaining us on Saturday evening at SOhO Restaurant and Music Club.
Note that you must be a current Vespa Club of America member to attend the event. Sign up now, or login and check that your membership is up to date.
Itinerary
Friday Night Meet & Greet
We'll meet from 5pm to 7pm at the Leta Hotel, 5650 Calle Real, Goleta, CA. Drinks & light refreshments are included with your rally bag. The sunset ride will leave the hotel at 7pm, ending around 9pm at The Imperial, South Kellogg Ave, Goleta, CA.
Saturday Ride
We'll leave the hotel at 11am - make sure you gas up before we go! We are riding the one and only Ojai Loop, a 100+ mile loop through Santa Barbara & Ventura counties, with a lunch stop in Ventura. The ride will end sometime between 4 and 5pm at The Pressroom, 15 E Ortega St, Santa Barbara, CA.
Note that the Saturday ride is exclusively for vintage Vespas & Apes aged 25 years or older. If you're riding something else, please skip the Saturday ride and join us on Sunday morning!
Saturday Night Live Music!
Carpinteria's finest, The Upbeat, with their special guests, from Santa Cruz, CA, The Inciters, at SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St, Santa Barbara, CA. Ride leaves the hotel at 8pm. Your show ticket is included in the rally bag, but you can also purchase them at the door.
Sunday Morning Awards, Raffle & Ride
Breakfast, awards & raffle at the hotel at 10am, followed by a scenic ride around Santa Barbara. Sunday's ride is open to all scooters, vintage and modern: Vespa, Lambretta, Yamaha, whatever you're riding! We'll return to the hotel around 3pm.
