​Welcome to the official site of the E30 Picnic,
the largest annual gathering of E30s in the World!

​The 2018 E30 Picnic will take place June 23rd-24th.
Full details available now in the News section.
​Early registration will open May 1st 2018.​

Held during the last weekend in June in Spanaway, Washington, the E30 Picnic sees upwards of 200 E30s from 6-8 states and two Canadian Provinces.  The event has turned into a whole weekend of activities.  A Tech Session at Accuracy Automotive on Saturday afternoon, generally followed by an evening party/get-together, with the traditional E30 Picnic being on Sunday.

​The E30 Picnic was featured in the seminal E30 Documentary Respect Your Elders produced and directed by Owen Craft. 

The BMW 3 Series E30 chassis was produced from 1984-1991.  The sturdy car has developed a cult like following, with an enthusiastic group of owners in the Pacific Northwest, home of the E30 Picnic.  The BMW E30 chassis was very versatile, offering 2-door and 4-door models.  Also Touring, Cabriolet and sporty M3 models.  An all-wheel drive was even offered!

​We encourage you to enjoy the site, learn about past E30 Picnics, and hopefully if you own an E30 you will consider attending.  And don’t let distance be an impediment. 

​These enthusiasts made the road trip to the E30 Picnic from these far flung locals and earned the coveted “Furthest Traveled Award” in the process:
2017 - Raymond Moser, Treasure Island, Florida
Honorable mention: Rob Lowry, Hampton, Virginia
Flew in for the E30 Picnic:
Robert Le, Australia
Shane Hill, Australia
Stephanie, London, England
2016 - Morton Balsrik, Edmond, Oklahoma
Honorable mention: Evan Quon, Omaha, Nebraska
2015 - Ryan Carag, Maryland
2015 - Alex Sukhovetskiy, Tennessee (honorable mention)
2014 - Tony Abatangelo, Illinois
2013 - Ken Carson, Texas
2012 - Adam Chavez, Colorado
2011 - Tony Abatangelo, Illinois
2010 - Satch Carlson, San Diego, CA
2009 - David Gossage, Iowa
2008 - Elliot Olson, Georgia
2007 - Matt Russell La Crescenta, CA
2006 - Josh Anderson, Bend, OR.
2005 - Justin Bresee, Petaluma, CA