
Lasted Updated: 03-29-2023
Welcome to the most comprehensive list of Central Ohio car events you'll find on the internet. This list will be updated regularly as more events are announced so please check back often.
Now grab those calendars and start marking the dates for the 2023 car show season.
UPDATE: I received the following message from Jim McGruder regarding Rubes Cruisin' News phone line:
I'm sorry, but I am unable to continue to operate the telephone hotline. It has been an honor and privilege to carry on Rube's vision with the weekly call-in for all of the cruisers here in central Ohio. " I'll see you all out there Cruisin".
RECURRING EVENTS:
- January - December - CC&C Schedule - Columbus/Westerville
- February - September - Yabo's Tacos Weekly Car Meet - Powell
- March - September - Yabo's Tacos Bike Night - Powell
- April - October - Throttle Company Bike Night - Columbus
- April - October - Kickstands & Coffee Saturday Meet Up - Columbus
- April - October - Marysville Motors (Formerly Marysville Muscle) Monthly Meet - Marysville
- April - October - Motor Monday Cruise-In - Newark
- April - October - Tattletale's Auto Smarts Radio Cruise and Ride '23
- April - October - Rod Knockers Car Club Monthly Car Show - Marion
- April - October - Chazziz DJ Service 2023 Schedule
- April - October - Heart of Ohio Antique Center Monthly Cruise-In (12 -4) - Springfield
- April - November - Creative Automotive Advanced Auto Parts Car Show - Marysville
- May - August - Cruisin' On The Commons - Millersport
- May - September - Roundtown Cruisers Summer Nights Cruise-In - Circleville
- May - September - Lions & Cruisers - Springfield
- May - September - Der Dutchman Weekly Cruise-In - Plain City
- May - November - Eldorado's Monthly Car, Truck, & Bike Show - Columbus
- May - November - Wings & Rings Monthly Car, Truck, & Bike Show - Lewis Center
- June - August - Gatsby's Summer Cruise-In - Gahanna
- June - September - Southside Diner's Monthly Cruise-In - Mt. Vernon
APRIL:
- April 1 - Take Back the Strip Cruise Night 1st Cruise - Circleville
- April 1 - Pit Stop Pizza & Subs Car Cruise-In - Springfield
- April 1 - Prostreet Showdown Car Meet - Columbus
- April 1 -2 - Columbus Spring Swap Meet - Columbus
- April 2 - Lancaster Car Scene Spring Meet - Carroll
- April 7 - River Pop-Up Meet - Upper Arlington
- April 8 - Marysville Mustang Club Season Opener - Marysville
- April 8 - 2nd Saturday Car Cruise - Washington CH
- April 15 - 1st Delaware Cruise Night - Delaware
- April 15 - Flood the Strip Memorial Cruise Kick Off - Lancaster
- April 15 - Iron Misfits Easter Cruise-In and Poker Run - Springfield
- April 15 - Columbus Trucks and Coffee - Groveport
- April 15 - Show and Sip Car Meet - Columbus
- April 15 - Mopar Spring Kickoff - Columbus
- April 22 - Pre Import Face Off Meet - Columbus
- April 22- Hocking Hills C&C Season Opener - Amanda
- April 22 - Hike for Hospice Car Show - Washington CH
- April 22 - NAPA Saturday Night Cruise-In - Hilliard
- April 23 - Meet Up for IFO - Circleville
- April 23 - Import Face-Off - Hebron
- April 23 - Paul Raduege Memorial Car Show - Carroll
- April 29 - Dick Ater Memorial Jaguar Jubilee - Springfield
- April 29 - Columbus Cars & Coffee Season Opener - Dublin
- April 30 - Car, Truck, & Bike Show @ Walmart - London
- April 30 - Masonic Lodge 475/VFW 3761 Car Show - Baltimore
- April 30 - Roseville Lions Club Car Show - South Zanesville
MAY:
- May 6 - NAMI Mid-Ohio Car Show - Columbus
- May 6 - Spring Fever Car, Truck, Motorcycle Show - Xenia
- May 6 - gathering Place Car Show - Washington CH
- May 6 - Elgin Music Boosters Classic Car & Bike Show - Marion
- May 6 - Tri-County's Annual Car Show - Nelsonville
- May 6 - Jax Wax Street Madness - Hebron
- May 7 - Slammedenuff Ohio Car Show - Columbus
- May 7 - The Point on Main Street Car Show - Columbus
- May 7 - Eldorado's Car, Truck, & Bike Show - Columbus
- May 7 - Dick Druschel Memorial Car Show - Baltimore
- May 13 - Spring Fling All Corvette Car Show - Columbus
- May 13 - Car N Scouts Cruise-In - Enon
- May 13 - Mixed Emotions Car Club Car Show - Logan
- May 13 - Newark Eagles Car Show - Newark
- May 13 - Conkey Classic Car Show - Hilliard
- May 13 - Carroll Lions Car Show - Carroll
- May 13 - Gilead Friends Church Classic Car Show - Mt Gilead
- May 13 - Columbus Cars & Coffee Meet At Esoteric - New Albany
- May 14 - Wings and Rings Car, Truck & Bike Show - Lewis Center
- May 15 - O'Conners Irish Pub Car Show - Springfield
- May 16 - Mt Gilead Pizza Hut Cruise 'N Dine - Mt Gilead
- May 20 - Healing with horsepower Car Show - Columbus
- May 20 - 2nd Delaware Cruise Night - Delaware
- May 20 - Poker Run for Aubrey - Westerville
- May 20 - Urbana Cruisers 2023 Benefit Cruise-In - Urbana
- May 20 - Empty Pockets Armed Forces Day Car Show - Columbus
- May 20 - Geer Gas Car Show & Food Drive - Columbus
- May 20 - Cruise-In For a Cause - London
- May 20 - Street Race Ohio Season Kick-Off Meet - Columbus
- May 21 - VFW Post 8794 Car Show - Whitehall
- May 21 - Martinsburg Activity Center Car Show - Martinsburg
- May 21 - 2023 All Ford Show - Columbus
- May 21 - British Car Day - Columbus
- May 26 - 28 - Springfield Swap Meet & Car Show - Springfield
- May 27 - Heart of Grove City Spring Warm-up Car Show - Grove City
- May 28 - Moonshine Festival Car Show - New Straitsville
- May 28 - Ye Olde Mill Rod Run & Picnic - Utica
- May 29 - Antique Car Show & Petroliana Swap - Mount Victory
- May 29 - Rogers Garage Memorial Day Meet - Johnstown
JUNE:
- June 3 -4 - Lancaster Old Car Club Import Car Show - Lancaster
- June 3 -4 - Spring Festival Car Show and Swap Meet - Lancaster
- June 3 - Bryan Lewis Memorial Car Show - Hilliard
- June 3 - Auto Smarts Radio Cruise & Ride: Grove City Baptist Church - Grove City
- June 3 - BS Troop 382 Central Ohio Cruise-In - Centerburg
- June 4 - The Point on Main Street Car Show - Columbus
- June 10 - Cruising' with the Cops Custom/Classic Car Show - Bucyrus
- June 10 - SVG Motors Car, Truck, & Bike Show - Washington CH
- June 10 - Cruise-A-Palooza - Amanda
- June 10 - Columbus Cars & Coffee Meet at Polaris Fashion Place - Columbus
- June 10 - Navy Petty Officers Car Show - Chillicothe
- June 10 - Veterans Celebration 2023 Car Show - Harrisburg
- June 10 - Jamestown Lions Club Car Show - Jamestown
- June 10 - Harry & Mary Wise Car Show - Sunbury
- June 10 - Jim Allen Memorial Orphan Car Show - Lewis Center
- June 11 - Corvettes at Roscoe Village - Coshocton
- June 11 - Car, Truck, & Bike Show @ Walmart - London
- June 11 - Motors for Music Car Show - Logan
- June 13 - Der Dutchman's Monthly Cruise-In - Bellville
- June 16 - 17 - Triple F Event 3 - Columbus
- June 17 - Tim Howell Car Show - Urbana
- June 17 - Street d'Elegance Car Show - Springfield
- June 17 - Farrow's Hot Rods & Handlebars - Sunbury
- June 17 - 6th Annual Ride With The Blue - Westerville
- June 18 - Auto Smarts Radio Cruise & Ride: Moose Lodge 1427 - Columbus
- June 20 - Mt Gilead Pizza Hut Cruise ‘N Dine - Mt Gilead
- June 24 - Earth Angel Foundation Super Cruise-In - Lancaster
- June 24 - Linden Eagles #2252 Car, Truck, and Bike Show - Columbus
- June 25 - Fallen Brothers Ride - Westerville
JULY:
- July 1 - Heart of Grove City Independence Day Car Show - Grove City
- July 1 - Stockhands Horses for Healing Car, Truck & Bike Show - Delaware
- July 2 - The Point on Main Street Car Show (Independence Day)- Columbus
- July 4 - Champaign Cruiser's Firecracker Car, Truck, & Bike Show - Urbana
- July 4 - VFW Post 8794 After the Parade Car Show - Whitehall
- July 7 -9 - Goodguys Summit Racing Nationals - Columbus
- July 8 - Buckeye Cruizin' at the Shoe - Columbus
- July 9 - Cruising' at the Yacht Club Car Show - Buckeye Lake
- July 14 - Auto Smarts Radio Cruise & Ride: Ten Pin Alley - Hilliard
- July 15 - Waldo Summer Fest Car, Truck, & Bike Show - Waldo
- July 15 - Picktown Palooza Car, Truck & Bike Show - Pickerington
- July 15 - Classic Axles Car Show - London
- July 16 - Choctaw Lake Car Show - London
- July 16 - Auto Smarts Radio Cruise & Ride: Massey's Pizza - Heath
- July 20 -22 - Arthritis Foundation Classic Auto Show & Cruise-in - Dublin
- July 22 - Columbus Cars & Coffee Arena District Meet - Columbus
- July 23 - River Valley Athletic Boosters Car Show - Caledonia
- July 29 - Heels and Wheels Car and Bike Show - Columbus
- July 29 - Ciera Green Memorial Car Show - Bowersville
- July 29 - Columbus Cars & Coffee Meet at MAG - Dublin
- July 30 - Auto Smarts Radio Cruise & Ride: AFO/Custom Air - Dublin
AUGUST:
- August 5 - Vettes, Rods, & Classics Car Show - Gahanna
- August 5 - Buck Creek Show and Shine - Springfield
- August 5 - Midwest-Bayless Italian Auto Open House - Columbus
- August 6 - The Point on Main Street Car Show - Columbus
- August 11 - 13 - 42nd Annual Mopar Nationals - Hebron
- August 11 - MCO Boss Cars Mid-Summer Cruise-In - Gahanna
- August 12 - Cruisin for Cleveland -Safety City Car Show - Marion
- August 12 - Honor Flight Columbus Car Show (Vance Outdoors) - Obetz
- August 12 - Red Oak Old West Town Car Show - Leesburg
- August 12 - TomatoFest 2023 Car & Bike Show - Reynoldsburg
- August 12 - Jim VanDyke's 2nd Annual Cruise-In - Washington CH
- August 12 - Pickaway County 32 Degree Masons Car Show - Williamsport
- August 12 - Gary Zuck Memorial Car Show - Lithopolis
- August 19 - Canaan Land Church Car Show - Grove City
- August 19 - Family Farm & Home Car Show - Washington CH
- August 20 - Car, Truck, & Bike Show @ Walmart - London
- August 20 - Powell Cruize-in and Pig-out Car Show - Powell
- August 20 - Biker Sunday & Hot Rods - Columbus
- August 26 - Gospel Car & Motorcycle Show - Columbus
- August 26 - Women’s Motor Fest - Columbus
- August 26 - Speeding to Read - Dublin
- August 27 - Fayette County 32nd Degree Masons Car Show - Washington C.H.
- August 27 - Culp Lake Car Show - Springfield
SEPTEMBER:
- September 1 -2 - Springfield Swap Meet & Car Show - Springfield
- September 1 - West Liberty Lions Club Labor Day Car Show - West Liberty
- September 1 - Zucchini Festival Car Show - Obetz
- September 2 - Auto Smarts Radio Cruise & Ride: Ten Pin Alley - Hilliard
- September 2 - Mechanicsburg First Responders Car Show - Mechanicsburg
- September 2 - Flywheels Car Show - Prospect
- September 3 - Import Face-Off - Hebron
- September 3 - Canal Winchester Labor Day Festival Show - Canal Winchester
- September 3 - Dublin AM Rotary Classic Car Show - Dublin
- September 9 - Heart of Grove City Patriot Day Car Show - Grove City
- September 9 - Delaware Christian Church Car, Truck, Motorcycle Show - Delaware
- September 9 - Drug Education Car Show - Jeffersonville
- September 10 - The Point on Main Street Car Show (Patriot Day) - Columbus
- September 16 - Car N Scouts Cruise-In - Enon
- September 16 - Motts Military Driving for Daisy - Groveport
- September 16 - Farrow's Hot Rods & Handlebars - Sunbury
- September 16 - Der Dutchman Coffee & Donut Cruise-In - Plain City
- September 17 - Speak for the Unspoken Car Show - Hilliard
- September 17 - Northland HS Alumni Foundation Car Show - Columbus
- September 17 - VFW Post 8794 Car Show - Whitehall
- September 23 - Still Electric Mods, Rods, & Classics - Columbus
- September 23 - Auto Smarts Radio Cruise & Ride: Columbus Auto Resale - Columbus
- September 23 - Columbus Cars & Coffee Meet at Esoteric - New Albany
- September 24 - All Oldsmobile Car Show & Swap Meet - Columbus
- September 30 - Auto Smarts Radio Cruise & Ride: Massey's Pizza - Grove City
- September 30 - Columbus Cars & Coffee Special Event TBA
- September 30 - Laurelville Fire Dept Car Show & Fish Fry - Laurelville
OCTOBER:
- October 1 - Auto Smarts Radio Cruise & Ride: Moose Lodge 1427 - Columbus
- October 1 - The Point on Main Street Car Show (All About the Trophy) - Columbus
- October 2 - Mario Knapp Memorial Car Show - Columbus
- October 7 - Steve Austin's Auto Group Car & Truck Show - Bellfontaine
- October 7 - Columbus Cars & Coffee Uptown Westerville Meet - Westerville
- October 14 - Performance Charity Car Show - Delaware
- October 15 - Car, Truck, & Bike Trunk or Treat @ Walmart - London
- October 15 - VFW Post 8794 Car Show - Whitehall
- October 15 - Vienna Door Company Trunk or Treat - Columbus
- October 22 - Masonic Lodge 475/VFW 3761 Car Show - Baltimore
- October 28 - Columbus Cars & Coffee Season Finale - Dublin
NOVEMBER:
- November 4 - Miller's Fall Swap Meet & Car Show - Chillicothe
- November 5 - The Point on Main Street Car Show (Weather permitting) - Columbus
- November 25 - 26- Ohio Ford Expo Fall Super Swap - Columbus
Kim:
Please alert your followers that the Rube's Cruisin News telephone hotline (614-274-6008) has been shut down.
I'm sorry, but I am unable to continue to operate the telephone hotline. It has been an honor and priviledge to carry on Rube's vision with the weekly call-in for all of the cruisers here in central Ohio. " I'll see you all out there Cruisin".
Hi Jim, Thanks for the update on the cruise line. I will post an update on the Save the Dates page and remove the cruise line from any pages.
Looking forward to touching base with you this season
Kim, have you heard anything about the der Dutchman show since Luella has passed?
I have not talked to Wayne since Luella passed. I plan to touch base with him sometime in March. Frank Sanborn spoke with him a few weeks ago. He gave Frank the impression the cruise-in will continue although it will be tough without Luella.
FYI, the Columbia Center Community Church Car Show listed for Saturday, June 3, 2023 is linking to a post indicating that it was for last years show, Friday, June 3, 2022 from 5pm to 9pm.
Greg, Thanks for the catch.
The post somehow came to the top of the Rusty Lugnuts FB page a few weeks back and I just saw June 3. I’ve removed the link from the Save The Dates for 2023 page.