Hagerty Youth Judges

Applications for the 2026 Cincinnati Concours Hagerty Youth Judging have closed!

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Hagerty and the Cincinnati Concours d’Elegance have formed a multiyear “Partnership for Youth” to engage more young people in the automotive hobby. We started the program in 2011, so 2026 is the 15th year of our Youth Judging Program since we missed a year due to COVID. The kids have really loved participating.

Hagerty provides official judging gear, including T-shirts, hats, and scorecards, and helps teach our young judges about the vehicles and evaluation criteria. The Youth Judging Program brings a kid-friendly view to the world of classics. The Youth Judges are guided through the show field, as a group, to pre-selected show cars. They talk with owners to learn about the details, history and fun facts about each vehicle — all with a simplified 1-to-5 score card in hand — and make their determination of their favorites based on the scoring criteria. The pre-selected cars are thenscored, and the Youth Judges present awards to their top three vehicle choices. The program continues to grow in popularity, with multiple children requesting to return as judges in the following years.

We regret that the Hagerty Youth Judging Program is full for 2026. Please consider applying for next year’s program here in March 2027.