We enter the third week of August once again with a full schedule of events every day of the week. Unfortunately, the weather hasn’t been very cooperative for car shows the past two weeks. Let’s hope the pattern shifts to something a little drier and less humid.
Things start off relatively quietly on Monday and Tuesday before the schedule kicks into high gear on Wednesday and Thursday. Motorcycle enthusiasts have plenty to choose from midweek, with bike nights scattered throughout Central Ohio, while the weekly cruise-in schedule remains just as busy.
Saturday is once again the big day with more than 21 events on the schedule. Chillicothe alone has three shows scheduled, while Delaware and Grove City each have multiple events. Sunday closes out the week with another full slate of car shows, cruise-ins, and motorcycle events spread across Central Ohio.
As always, check the individual event listings before heading out, especially if Mother Nature decides she isn’t finished messing with us yet.
Monday (August 17th):
- Southside Diner's Monthly Cruise-In - Mt Vernon [CANCELED]
- Champions Grill Cruise-In - Washington CH
Tuesday (August 18th):
- DQ Hot Rod Gathering - South Bloomfield
Wednesday (August 19th):
- DQ Hot Rod Gathering - Baltimore
- Quaker Steak & Lube Bike Night - Columbus
- Christian Bike Night - Delaware
- Jolly Pirate Donuts Cruise-In - Newark
- Tavern 62 Wednesday Bike Night - Orient
- Lee's Bike Night 2026 - Plain City
- Mundy's Motor Mania - Springfield
- Ruzty Nutz Wed Night Cruise-In - Westerville
Thursday (August 20th):
- Buckeye Lake Wing/Bike Nites - Buckeye Lake
- East Side Vintage Motorcycle Night - Columbus
- Qfm96 Bike Night Tour 2026 - Marysville
- DQ Hot Rod Gathering - Lancaster
- Full Throttle Thursdays - Obetz
- Der Dutchman Weekly Cruise-in - Plain City [CANCELED]
- Northridge Lions Club Cruise-Ins - Springfield
Friday (August 21st):
- Igniters Friday Night Summer Cruise-Ins - Chillicothe
- Live A Dream Car Show - Gahanna
- Sonic Friday Cruise-In - Heath
- NAPA Friday Night Cruise-In - Hilliard
- Cruisin' On The Commons - Millersport
- Columbus Cars & Coffee (CC&C) at Colin's Coffee - Upper Arlington
Saturday (August 22nd):
- Summer Bash Car Show - Baltimore [Rain Date]
- Redemption City Car Show - Canal Winchester
- Back To School Cruise-In - Chillicothe
- Kermit Vickers Memorial Car Show - Chillicothe [Postponed to 9/13]
- Pickaway-Ross CTC Car Show - Chillicothe
- Columbus Cars & Coffee (CC&C) at 3650 Olentangy - Columbus
- Equip Auto Show - Columbus
- Kickstands & Coffee - Columbus
- Mercy & Grace Gospel Car & Motorcycle Show - Columbus [MOVED TO 8/23]
- Hater Hot Rods Cars & Coffee - Commercial Point
- Let's Get Revved Up for Autism Car Show - Delaware
OSU Bowling Club Motorcycle & Car Show- Delaware [CANCELED]- Byers Fundraiser Auto Show - Grove City [Rain Date III]
- Purple Door Car Show - Grove City
- Hallsville Community Church Car Show - Kingston
- Red Brick Tavern Cars & Coffee - LaFayette
- Logan Cruise Night - Logan
- Choctaw Car Club Car Show - London
- Honda Heritage Museum Cars, Bikes, & Coffee - Marysville
- Columbus Cars & Coffee Meet @ Esoteric - New Albany
- Northside Church of Christ Car Show - Newark
- Rushsylvania Cruz Night - Rushsylvania
- SVG Motors Car Show - Urbana
- Bob Pool "Orphan" Car Show - Yellow Springs
Sunday (August 23rd):
- Mercy & Grace Gospel Car & Motorcycle Show - Columbus [Rain Date]
- Delaware Area Vintage Motorcycle & Coffee - Delaware
- Andon's Pub Car Show (Formerly On the Rock's) - Dublin
- Fredericktown Car Show - Fredericktown [Rain Date]
- Kickstands & Octane (Grumpy's) - Groveport
- Sweet Dreams and Safe Streets Car Meet - Hilliard
- Columbus Euro Trash Fundraiser Car Show - Marysville
- Moundbuilders Motor Mania - Newark
- Cameron's "Cruise"Saders Car Show - Springfield
- Fayette County 32 Deg Masons Car Show - Washington CH
- Columbus Cars & Coffee (CC&C) at Starbucks - Westerville
Be sure to check out the Save the Dates for 2026 page for the most comprehensive, best-organized list of upcoming Central Ohio car shows, cruise-ins, meet-ups, and bike events you’ll find anywhere online.
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NEWS AND NOTES
Der Dutchman Cruise-In:
No Der Dutchman Cruise-In to report on this week. Heavy rains earlier in the week saturated the fields, leaving them far too wet to host Thursday’s cruise-in.
Pharisburg UMC Car Show and Cuisine:
Shaun “Big Dawg” Sanders and the C-Town Cruisers started the weekend off on Friday by helping to host the Pharisburg United Methodist Church Car Show and Cuisine north of Marysville.
Along with the car show, attendees enjoyed a meal from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and vintage songs performed by Chuck Magill. The show drew 34 cars, with the Best of Cruise award going to Yancy Smith and his 1972 Chevy Nova.
Here are a few photos from the show taken by Jeff Shankle. Jeff also debuted his new-to-him El Camino at the show.
Vance Outdoors Classic Cruise-In:
This year’s Vance Outdoors Classic Cruise-In to raise money for Honor Flight Columbus and Honor Flight Tri-State turned out to be a soggy affair. Heavy rains earlier in the week left the grass field rather mushy for parking, and off-and-on rain showers Saturday morning certainly didn’t help. Despite the less-than-ideal conditions, hosts Dan “Boots” Longenette and the Auto Smarts Radio Cruise and Ride team still managed to register 71 vehicles.
The drawing for the golf cart, which people purchased raffle tickets for throughout the season at Auto Smarts Radio car shows, took place at noon. This year’s lucky winners were David Bratton and Lou.
All told, an impressive $79,000 has been raised for Honor Flight this season.
Everyone who registered a vehicle received a trophy sponsored by Vance Outdoors as a way of thanking them for their support of Honor Flight.
There were also several “Special” Awards presented at the end of the show, along with large trophies for the Vance Outdoors Pick, Honor Flight Pick, and Best of Show.
Here are the "Special" Award winners:
BECAUSE WE LIKE IT: 1985 Chevy C-10 - Bill Wharton AUTO SMARTS PICK: 1956 Mercury - Jan Hauger MODERN MUSCLE PICK #1: 2005 Corvette - Mark Enyart MODERN MUSCLE PICK #2: 2023 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing - Kim Hawksworth MODERN MUSCLE PICK #3: 2021 Chevy Camaro - Dennis Call BOOTS' PICK #1: 1973 Chevy Chevelle - Rick Newsome BOOTS' PICK #2: 1979 Pontiac Trans Am - Jay McCallister BOOTS' PICK #3: 1957 Chevy Bel Air - David Elliott BEST IMPORT: 2010 Honda Accord - Anibal Arroyo BEST MOPAR: 2020 Dodge Challenger - Josh Drake BEST TRUCK: 1972 Chevy C-10 Stepside - Doug Glassburn RADICAL TRUCK: 1959 Chevy El Camino - Ralph Carle BEST FORD: 1947 Ford Special Deluxe - Mike Mathews BEST RAT ROD: 1969 Dodge Dart - Rebecca Morrison BEST CHEVY: 1969 Chevy Camaro SS - Mark Evans BEST GM: 1967 Chevy Camaro RS - Bobby Wong LADIES PICK: 1978 Chevy Corvette Pace Car - Frank Deering RADICAL IMPORT: 1993 Mazda RX7 - Joel Charrez
- VANCE'S PICK: 1970 Ford Torino GT - Chris Kraner
- HONOR FLIGHT PICK: 1937 Wild Rod Ford - Dave Bratton
- BEST OF SHOW: 1967 Chevy Corvette - Dale Pearce
Boots presented the awards more than an hour early so everyone could make it home before any more rain moved in. Ironically, by the time it was all said and done, the roads had dried, which was a good thing in addition to all the money raised for Honor Flight.
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