Drive Your Corvette to Work Day - July 3, 2026

“DRIVE YOUR CORVETTE TO WORK DAY” is Friday, July 3rd!
Corvette owners across the world are encouraged to ditch their daily driver and take their Corvette for a spin to their place of employment. “Drive Your Corvette to Work Day” is celebrated annually on the Friday closest to June 30th, the day the first Corvette was produced back in 1953. Celebrated by thousands worldwide, the goal is to get as many Corvettes on the road as possible, transforming the everyday work commute into an ode to America’s Sports Car!
The History of “Drive Your Corvette to Work Day”
The tradition was started in 2001 by Mike Yager, the founder of Mid America Motorworks, a long-established Corvette parts and accessories company based in Effingham, Illinois. Yager, a lifelong Corvette devotee, wanted to encourage owners to actually drive their cars rather than keep them tucked away in garages. The idea was to flood the roads with Corvettes on a single day and celebrate the car’s birthday in the most fitting way possible: by driving. “We understand why many owners consider their Corvette to be a special car and only drive it occasionally” said Yager, “But we think driving your Corvette to work, at least one day a year, is an excellent way to demonstrate just how popular Corvettes are. And it is a chance for Corvette owners to meet new Corvette owners.”
The date was deliberately tied to June 30, 1953, when the very first Corvette was completed at a temporary assembly line in Flint, Michigan. Because the birthday rarely lands on a working weekday, the celebration settled on the Friday closest to 30 June, giving owners a chance to end their working week in style.
Over the past two decades the day has grown into a recognized fixture on the Corvette community calendar. The National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and Corvette clubs across the country now promote it each year, turning it into an informal but widely observed celebration of the marque automobile.
Whether it’s off to work or out to play, let’s see those Corvettes rolling on Friday, July 3rd!