The Premier 356 Porsche Event on the West Coast

North meets South returns to San Luis Obispo in May, hosted by 356CAR! Join us for California's  premier 356 Porsche gathering, now in it's 37th year. 4 days of 356s, friends, tours, get-togethers, Concours in the Park and more... Our theme this year is the celebration of Highway 1, linking Northern and Southern California 356 enthusiasts together over the years. 


Registration is ALL INCLUSIVE and includes event fees, the goodie bag, Thursday and Friday evening receptions at the Embassy Suites, tours, tech sessions, optional entry in the Concours, Saturday's awards dinner and entertainment ( we have arranged for a great post Awards dinner bash with "Too Many Squirrels", one of Sacramento's great rock cover bands! ) and the Sunday morning swap meet.

Our block of rooms at the Embassy Suites is sold out, but there are many more options for hotels in the San Luis Obispo area from which to choose. Please see information below for more details. 

As of March 2nd, the event is sold out and registrations are on a "waitlist" basis.

Location Information

  • Embassy Suites Hotel
  • 333 Madonna Road, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93405 US
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The block of accommodations reserved for the event at the Embassy Suites has been sold out as of 2/13/24 and no additional rooms have been made available to us. If you visit their website or call the hotel directly, you may find available rooms during the dates of the event at a greatly increased price.

However, we have secured a group rate for the dates of the event at the Marriott TownePlace Suites, a new hotel in SLO about a mile from the Embassy Suites. These are studios with either King or Queen beds and include breakfast.  Our event rate is $259/night, which is a significant savings over their normal published rates. 

Here is the link to the special group rates for the TownePlace Suites: TownePlace Suites by Marriott, SLO

If you would rather at another facility for this event, there are numerous hotels in the close proximity to the Embassy Suites with a variety of nightly rates. This link below is a Google Maps link with various hotels in the vicinity: Link to SLO Hotels

Register for North meets South

As of March 2nd, the event is full and registrations are on a "waitlist" basis. 

When registering for a waitlist, you must complete the entire registration process. Your billing information will be verified, but you will not be charged until your are awarded a spot. If you are awarded a spot, your card will be charged and you will receive an email confirmation.

Registration is ALL INCLUSIVE and includes event fees, the goodie bag, Thursday and Friday evening receptions at the Embassy Suites, tours, tech session(s), car entry in the Concours, the Saturday awards dinner with entertainment and the Sunday morning swap meet. Registration fees increase by $25 for both registrants and co-registrants AFTER APRIL 1st- so REGISTER EARLY!

Your registration fees and any merchandise purchases are FULLY REFUNDABLE up until April 1st, 2024. AFTER APRIL 1st, WE REGRET WE CANNOT ISSUE A REFUND OF REGISTRATION FEES OR MERCHANDISE PURCHASES.

We will publish a schedule to all registrants and post it on our website (356car.org) as soon as it is available. Look for future emails from us concerning the event in your inbox. Please make sure our email address: [email protected] is in your "allowed senders list" or "white list" or some other "good guys" list to receive our email communications.

When registering for a waitlist, you must complete the entire registration process. Your billing information will be verified, but you will not be charged until your are awarded a spot. If you are awarded a spot, your card will be charged and you will receive an email confirmation.

Thanks!

  • Registration fee for a 1 person as the main registrant.

  • Registration fees for 2 people (registrant and co-registrant) until April 1st; then cost is increased by $25

Would you like to volunteer?

An event of this size takes a lot of work to organize and pull off. We have the organization in place but are looking for volunteers at the event to help us make it a success. This is a great opportunity to help in such areas as registration, merchandise distribution, the Concours and other areas. Meet new friends and enjoy the satisfaction of helping the event to succeed. If you are unsure at this time, we can contact you as the dates of the event draw closer. Thanks!

Concours Entry

Plan to enter the People's Choice Concours on Saturday morning in the Laguna Lake Park. Always a fun, low-key event for everyone. Bring your lunch to eat in the park or plan on visiting the many great restaurants in the area afterwards (no lunch served in the park at this year's event). Please indicate the Concours class you would like to enter by using ONE of the checkboxes below.

Don't miss out! We have 2 great items for sale on a PRE-ORDER basis for pickup at registration check-in. It is unlikely that either item will be available for sale at the event, or possibly only in limited quanities. The grill badge is limited to a run of 80 badges, so when they're gone, they're gone. 

Event Merchandise Available for Pre-Order

  • Event Grill Badge

    Event Grill Badge [5 remaining]

    A beautiful full color grill badge designed by Rocky Raymond is available for purchase. This is a limited edition of 80 available for pre-ordering on a "1st come, 1st served" basis. 1 to a registration please....

    Price $35.00
  • Magnetic Rally Plaque

    Magnetic Rally Plaque

    Add a high quality magnetic sign to your car or collection as a great remembrance of this year's North meets South. You may order as many as you would like.

    $20.00 ea.

Our cost (for the registration platform and credit card processing) to incorporate the convenience of  online registration and merchandise ordering for this event is 6% of the fees collected. In order to keep the overall event fees as low as possible, we are passing on these charges to participants at this year's North meets South for registration fees only. It is included in the  merchandise costs available for pre-order. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding.

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Credit Card payments are processed by "WePay", a service of J.P Morgan Chase Bank N.A. Charges for registration fees and merchandise purchases for this event will show up on your credit card statement as coming from "WPY*356CAR". We regret that we cannot accept checks for this online registration process.

Billing Information

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