2008 CALENDAR OF CAR EVENTS AND LOCAL EVENTS OF INTEREST
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EVENT |
DATES |
FOR MORE INFO |
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Hard Times Car Show, Town Park, Newport TN |
June 20-21 |
865-322-1541 |
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Rhododendron Festival, Roan Mountain |
June 21-22 |
roanmountain.com 423-772-0190 |
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Sunflower Festival, Main St., Mountain City TN |
July 26 |
Barbara or Jim 423-727-4776 |
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AACA Central Spring Meet, Hastings NE |
June 26-28 |
aaca.org |
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Fountain of Life Motorcycle Show, Appalachian Fairgounds, Gray TN |
June 27-29 |
Vic Young 423-282-0655 |
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Trade Days Celebration, Trade TN |
June 27-29 |
tradedaysfestival.com 423-727-3007 |
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Downtown Cruise-in, Greeneville TN |
June 28 |
Luther Gregg 423-638-7800 |
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AACA Central Division Tour (1983 and earlier vehicles), North Dakota |
June 30 – July 3 |
aaca.org |
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Decorated Boat Parade – Starts at Watauga Dam |
July 4 |
Tammy Cowan 423-543-0332 slowride@onemain.com |
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Mountaineer Antique Auto Club Car Show and Flea Market, Agricultural Center, Fletcher NC |
July 4-6 |
mountaineerantiqueautoclub.com 828-648-1455 |
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Jonesborough Days |
July 4-6 (Parade July 4, Fireworks July 5) |
423-753-1010 |
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Fun Fest, Kingsport TN |
July 11-19 |
funfest.net |
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Friends of Coal Auto Fair, Beckley WV |
July 18-20 |
friendsofcoalautofair.com |
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Fun Fest Car Show, Ft. Henry Drive, Kingsport TN |
July 19 |
Johnnie Ward 423-247-2578 |
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Concours d’Elegance, Lexington KY |
July 19 |
lexingtonconcours.com |
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Mustang Madness, Music Road Hotel, Pigeon Forge TN |
July 25-26 |
866-615-6353 |
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Bele Chere Street Festival, Asheville NC |
July 25-27 |
belecherefestival.com |
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Grainger County Tomato Festival, Rutledge TN |
July 25-27 Car Show July 26 |
graingercountytomatofestival.com |
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Virginia Highlands Festival, Abingdon VA (inc. American Wheels Car Show 2008) |
July 26-August 10 Car Show Sat. Aug. 2 |
vahighlandsfestival.org 276-623-5266 Car Show: Don Wirt 276-628-5308 |
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Fun Ford Weekend, Bristol Motor Speedway |
August 1-3 |
bristoldragway.com |
| Living Praise Honor Bound Men Supporting Our Youth Car and Bike Show, 207 New Beason Well Road, Kingsport TN 8:00-12:30 | August 2 | 288-7411 |
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AACA Eastern Division Tour (1983 and earlier vehicles), Berkshires, Massachusetts |
August 4-7 |
aaca.org |
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Greene County Fair, Greeneville TN |
August 4-9 |
423-639-4691 |
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World’s Longest Garage Sale, Gadsden AL to Defiance OH (630 miles Hwy. 127 corridor) |
August 7-10 |
127sale.com |
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S&S Cycles Thunder in the Valley, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol TN |
August 8-10 |
bristoldragway.com |
| Broad Street Cruise on Main Street, Kingsport TN | August 9 | Patty Alley 423-246-6550 |
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Concours d’Elegance, Pebble Beach CA |
August 17 |
pebblebeachconcours.net |
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Appalachian Fair, Fairgrounds, Gray TN |
August 18-23 |
appalachianfair.com |
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NASCAR Bristol Races, Bristol TN |
August 20-23 |
bristolmotorspeedway.com |
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AACA Central Fall Meet, Mason City IA |
August 21-23 |
aaca.org |
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North Carolina Apple Festival, Hendersonville NC |
August 29-September 1 |
828-697-4557 |
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Hillsville Labor Day Flea Market, Hillsville VA |
August 29-September 1 |
Hillsville.com or 276-728-5397 |
| Grace Drives Car Show, Grace Fellowship Church, Moose Lane, Kingsport TN | August 30 | 423-782-8238 or 423-245-3616 |
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Archie Campbell Days, Bulls Gap TN |
August 30 car show, Festival September 1 |
423-235-5216 |
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Chip’s Dixie Gas Fall Swap Meet, Sevierville TN |
September 4-6 |
Chip Floh 865-453-8026 |
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Warbird Gathering, TN Museum of Aviation, Sevierville TN |
September 5 |
tnairmuseum.org or 866-286-8738 |
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Shades of the Past Rod Run |
September 5-6 |
shadesofthepast.com |
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British Car Club Show, Sycamore Shoals, Elizabethton TN |
September 6 |
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AACA/VMCCA Glidden Tour (1942 and earlier vehicles), LaCrosse WI |
September 7-12 |
aaca.org |
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Charlotte AutoFair, Charlotte NC |
September 11-14 |
www.charlotte-autofair.com 704-841-1990 |
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Grand Fall Rod Run, Grand Hotel, Pigeon Forge TN |
September 11-14 |
grandrodrun.net 865-687-3976 |
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Forge Invitational Muscle Car Show (Chevy, Ford, Chrysler), Meadowview Conv. Ctr. Kingsport TN |
September 12-13 |
forgemusclecarshow.com |
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Carolina Trophy Vintage Road Rallye 2008, Lake Lure NC |
September 14-19 |
Carolina Trophy 704-351-2087 carolinatrophy.com |
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Studebaker Drivers Club Int’l Meet, Lancaster PA |
September 14-20 |
sdcmeet.com, Denny Foust, Chairman |
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AACA Southeastern Fall Meet, Cleveland TN |
September 18-20 |
aaca.org |
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Mopar Thunder, Bristol Motor Speedway |
September 19-21 |
bristoldragway.com |
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Tri-Cities Largest Garage Sale, Appalachian Fairgrounds, Gray TN |
September 20 |
423-245-2878 |
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Fall Colors Autorama, Main St. Hendersonville NC |
September 20 |
Ray Robertson 828-683-7701 |
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Dan’l Boone Region AACA Car Show, Allandale Mansion, Kingsport TN |
September 21 |
aaca.org/db or Duane Beasley 423-288-6422 |
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Meeting of the Marques Sports Cars Motorshow, Boiling Springs PA |
September 21 |
www.svvscc.org |
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World Chicken Festival, London KY |
September 25-28; car auction 9/26; show 9/27 |
chickenfestival.com |
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AACA Western Fall Meet, San Diego CA |
September 26-28 |
aaca.org |
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Super Chevy Show, Bristol Motor Speedway |
September 26-28 |
bristoldragway.com |
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Great Smoky Mt. Auto Fest, Smokies Stadium, Sevierville TN (cars 1974 and older) |
September 26-28 |
smokymtnautofest.com |
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Olde Tyme Fiddlers & Bluegrass Festival, Netherland Inn, Kingsport TN |
September 27 |
netherlandinn.com |
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Fall Carlisle, Carlisle PA |
October 1-5 |
carsatcarlisle.com |
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Sycamore Shoals Quilt Show, Sycamore Shoals, Elizabethton TN |
October 2-5 |
Sycamore Shoals 423-543-5808 or sycamoreshoals.org |
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Apple Festival, Unicoi TN |
October 3-4 |
unicoicounty.org or 423-743-3000 |
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AACA Eastern Fall Meet, Hershey PA |
October 8-11 |
aaca.org or 717-566-7720 |
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Heritage Days, Rogersville TN |
October 10-12 |
rogersvilleheritage.org 423-272-1961 |
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Cranberry Festival, Shady Valley TN |
October 11-12 |
jcwc@preferred.com |
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Fall Warbird Weekend, TN Museum of Aviation, |
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Corvette & Muscle Car Expo, Sevierville Events Ctr., Sevierville TN |
October 17-18 |
corvetteexpo.com 865-687-3976 |
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Euro Auto Festival, BMW Zentrum, Greer SC |
October 17-19 |
864-814-1078 euroautofestival.com |
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Reliability Tour (1915 and earlier vehicles), Chattanooga TN |
October 20-24 |
aaca.org |
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Hudsons in the Heartland, Vacation Lodge, Pigeon Forge TN |
October 23-26 |
Bill Cox 865-368-5692 smokymtnhetclub@gmx.net |
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Rod & Custom Southeastern Nationals, Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Charlotte NC |
October 24-26 |
good-guys.com |
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Tobacco Festival, Pennington Gap VA |
October 25 |
Birg Sergent 276-546-4957 or leecountyvachamber.com |
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Mountain Makins’ Festival, Morristown TN |
October 25-26 |
Sharon Pritchard 423-581-4330 |
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Concours d’Elegance, Hilton Head SC |
October 30-November 2 |
843-785-7469 hhiconcours.com |
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AACA Founders Tour (1946-1983 vehicles), Easley, SC |
November 2-6 |
aaca.org |
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Autofest, car corral, swap meet, auction, vintage auto racing, Zephyrhills FL Festival Park |
November 13-16 |
813-258-6726 zephyrhillsfestivals.com |
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AACA Annual Meeting, Philadelphia PA |
February 12-14, 2009 |
aaca.org or 717-534-1910 |
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Zephyrhills Winter Auto Fest, Zephyrhills FL |
February 19-22, 2009 |
zephyrhillsfestivals.com |
Recurring Events:
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Cruise-ins, downtown Elizabethton TN |
Saturday eves, 5:00-9:00 April through October |
cartercountycarclub.com |
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Cruise-ins, downtown Kingsport, Wendy’s & K-Mart Parking Lot, Stone Drive, Kingsport TN |
Friday nights May through September |
wildernesstrailrodrun.com Mike Smith 423-224-2153 |
To have items placed on the calendar for 2009, please call 423-202-2400.