After much speculation about the Reno Hot August Nights car show possibly moving to Long Beach the Hot August Nights Board of Directors stated at a press conference on May 3 2011 that they would be canceling the Long Beach Show. That announcement was coupled with the announcement that CEO and executive director Bruce Walter would also be resigning.

Hot August Nights has been a premier car show for the last 25 years and there was much concern about the possibility of the show moving to a new venue, something that has been consistently denied by the event organizers. Speculation as to the reasons of the show premature demise include the lack of car entries, possibly due to the other car shows that are already being held near to the planed show date of August 3 through August 8 2011.

The Official Facebook page of Hot August Nights – Long Beach states that everyone who already signed up for the even can get a full refund by calling the Hot August Nights office or they can transfer to the Reno Hot August Nights.