By Picture the runway at Los Santos International at night, and instead of planes, hundreds of cars. Supercars, lowriders, someone’s rusty Emperor, a guy in a clown outfit on a motorbike. Nobody shoots. Nobody rams. On November 18, the night before GTA 6 comes out, GTA V and GTA Online players want to do exactly that: one last slow drive through Los Santos.
The event is called The Last Ride. It’s a fan idea from top to bottom, with no involvement from Rockstar.
Who’s behind it
The call came from TikTok creator CraftizyTV, who announces it in the voice of DJ Cara from Non-Stop-Pop FM, the radio host every GTA V player has heard a thousand times. The rules are short. Meet at Los Santos International, bring any car and any outfit, and keep the ceasefire: no crashes, no police chases. Every platform and every crew is invited, according to GTA BOOM. A separate PS5 meetup is being coordinated by All Eyez On Glitch.
The plan is older than it looks. The ride was first set for May, when GTA 6 was supposed to come out, and moved to November 18 together with the release date. On November 10 a post about it on X passed half a million views, and that’s how most people found out.
What’s still unclear
There’s no start time and no time zone yet, and no official route beyond the airport as the starting point. If you want to join, follow CraftizyTV on TikTok, where the details will appear first.
One practical thing worth knowing before you show up. A GTA Online session holds up to 30 players, and there’s no crossplay between PlayStation, Xbox and PC. So there won’t be one giant cruise. There will be dozens of small ones, each in its own lobby, all leaving the same airport at roughly the same hour. Honestly, I like that version more. Every lobby gets its own last ride.
Why it lands
GTA V came out in 2013, and GTA Online a couple of weeks later. Thirteen years is longer than some of the people playing it have been alive. Los Santos was where a lot of us learned what an open world could be: the first heist, the first time the camera pulled up over Vinewood at sunset, the first time you just drove with the radio on and didn’t do anything. I spent more hours in that city than in some real ones.
GTA Online isn’t going anywhere on November 19. But the night before a new map opens, people want to close the old one properly, without the usual chaos. You’ll find what we know about the next online mode in our GTA 6 Online guide, and the launch schedule on the release date page.
A column of headlights crawling along the Del Perro freeway, nobody overtaking, nobody in a hurry. Then the morning comes, and everybody moves to Vice City.
FAQ
When is the GTA Online Last Ride?
On November 18, 2026, the night before GTA 6 launches. The organizers haven’t announced a start time or time zone yet.
Where does the Last Ride start?
At Los Santos International, the airport in GTA V and GTA Online. Players are asked to bring any car and any outfit.
Is the Last Ride an official Rockstar event?
No. It’s organized by fans, led by TikTok creator CraftizyTV, with a separate PS5 meetup run by All Eyez On Glitch.