Car show registration software

Run your car show without a spreadsheet in sight.

Open registration, take card and cash payments, scan QR check-ins and crown winners — on one system that holds up when 300 cars show up at once.

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Built for VW shows · British & Euro meets · JDM festivals · charity cruise-ins
Sound familiar?

Show day shouldn't start with a line at the registration table.

Paper forms and a cash box that never reconciles with the entry list.

A booking tool that buckles the moment registration opens.

Voting on scraps of paper, tallied by hand while entrants wait.

What you get instead

One system, from sign-up to trophies.

No more lines

Entrants register and pay before they arrive. Volunteers scan a QR and wave them through.

Books that balance

Card and cash tracked together, reconciled automatically, exported to CSV in a click.

Voting that just works

People's Choice, Registrant and Kids — scan a number, cast a ballot, results tally live.

How it works

Five steps, start to finish.

1
Register

Entrant details and one or more vehicles.

2
Pay

Card or cash, with a clear running total.

3
Check in

Scan the QR, assign the vehicle number.

4
Vote

People's Choice, Registrant and Kids.

5
Reconcile

Balance the books, export the CSV.

480–600+
requests/sec sustained, 0% errors
~2 ms
p95 latency at expected load
Verified with k6, over real-world internet latency. Request-handling capacity — registration is rate-limited per user by design.

“Every time I walk into a Samkoma event, I feel inside a magnificent dream. The attention to logistical precision is strokes of absolute genius.”

— Brandon, Partner Coordinator

One flat fee. Keep 100% of sales.

Flat per-event pricing from $150 — bring your own Stripe or Square and keep every registration dollar.

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Questions, answered

Car show registration FAQ.

What is Samkoma car show registration software?

An event operations engine for car shows — online registration, multi-vehicle entries, card and cash payments, QR check-in, People's Choice and judged voting, and end-of-day reconciliation in one system.

Can entrants register more than one vehicle?

Yes. Each entrant adds multiple vehicles in a single registration with a live running total, and gets a check-in QR code by email and SMS.

How does check-in work on show day?

Volunteers scan each entrant's QR code, tie it to their assigned vehicle number, and hand off welcome bags — no paper lists and no double check-ins.

Is Samkoma self-hosted?

Yes. Samkoma is delivered as a codebase you self-host, so you own your data, payment provider and infrastructure. Pricing is custom — contact sales.

Open registration for your next show.

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