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Published on 2 Comments on Central Ohio Car Shows & Motorcycle Events | August 24 – 30, 2026
1968 Ford Mustang - Owner: Phil Spangler

ATTENTION: A Maserati engine cover was found in the parking lot following the Andon’s Pub Car Show on Sunday. If it belongs to you, please call 614-206-3179.

Hard to believe we’ve already reached the last week of August. We’re looking at September, October, and a couple of weeks in November, and then the Central Ohio car show season will be over.

There’s nothing on the schedule Monday, but things get underway Tuesday with the usual lineup of weekly cruise-ins and bike nights. Saturday’s schedule is a little lighter this week before we head into the final holiday weekend of the summer. The bad news is that some events drop off the schedule after this week.

Monday (August 24th):

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Tuesday (August 25th):

Wednesday (August 26th):

Thursday (August 27th):

Friday (August 28th):

Saturday (August 29th):

Sunday (August 30th):

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NEWS AND NOTES

Der Dutchman Cruise-In:

For the second week in a row, heavy rains and saturated fields forced the cancellation of the Der Dutchman Cruise-In.

Full Throttle Thursdays:

Thursday’s cancellation of the Der Dutchman Cruise-In gave me the opportunity to check out Full Throttle Thursdays at Fortress Obetz. It’s definitely a different type of crowd than what you’ll find each week at Der Dutchman.

I estimated about 40–50 cars showed up while I was there, along with hundreds of motorcycles. Everything was parked outside the Fortress, while inside there were tables and chairs along with a stage set up for the band. Participants could enjoy food from the various food trucks as well as adult beverages.

This week’s band was Jackass Genius, with a lead singer who was definitely doing his best Mick Jagger impersonation.

The event clearly caters to the motorcycle crowd, with some cars and trucks thrown in for good measure.

Between the smell of weed and the obnoxiously loud car stereos blaring in the parking lot, I don’t think I’ll be rushing back anytime soon. If nothing else, I can now say I’ve been there.

Enjoy the photos from the evening.

NAPA Friday Night Cruise-In:

Just slightly more “laid-back” than Full Throttle Thursdays was the second NAPA Friday Night Cruise-in of the season in Hilliard.

With a perfect evening of weather, about 30 cars stopped by to hang out and talk cars. The quality of the rides was also top notch. And in a complete reversal from Thursday night, I counted exactly one motorcycle. No bands or blaring stereos here either—just a good old-fashioned Friday night cruise-in.

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Published on 2 Comments on Central Ohio Car and Bike Events for May 12th to May 18th, 2025
1948 International KB2 Pickup - Owners: Kenny G. & Sue

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NEWS AND NOTES

The weather this weekend was the exact opposite of last weekend. It was perfect car show weather and contributed to strong attendance at many events.

The Der Dutchman Cruise-In is 0 for 2 to start the season. Even though the weather was good on Thursday, the fields were soggy and covered in grass clippings from being mowed that morning. Wayne Nisly made the wise decision to cancel the cruise-in.

Marion K9 Project Car Show:

McDaniel Chevrolet in Marion, Ohio, was the site of the 3rd Annual Marion K9 Project Car Show on Saturday afternoon. The show registered 96 cars, with a handful of others participating without registering.

The lot next to the dealership was used to create a large area for craft tables and six to seven food trucks.

Twenty-five awards were presented at the end of the show.

Dave Bratton’s 1937 Ford Convertible received the "Top Dog" Award (also known as Best of Show). The award was a plastic dog.

Here’s a sample of some of the cars that were at the event.

The only negative thing I heard about the show is that they didn’t announce the year, make, and model of the vehicle receiving an award—only the number and name of the owner.

Carroll Lions Car Show:

With the help of "Big Dawg" and the C-Town Cruisers, The Carroll Lions hosted It's annual car show in downtown, Carroll, Ohio, on Saturday. The show had a 105 cars in attendance.

There were awards for the Top 25, as well as a Best of Show.

Jeff Tolley’s 1959 Chevy Biscayne received one of the Top 25 awards.

The Best of Show award went to Doug Glassburn’s 1972 Chevy C-10 Stepside.

Here are more cars from the show:

Columbus Cars and Coffee at Esoteric:

Columbus Cars and Coffee held its second meet of the season at Esoteric Fine Auto Finishing in New Albany, Ohio.

As usual, the nice weather drew a large crowd of participants and spectators to the event. There were lots of Porsches, Ferraris, and Lamborghinis on display. In addition to the cars, there were paint protection film demonstrations, and for the first time, Esoteric opened its detail studio to the public.

Check out some of the cars and scenery from Saturday’s meet!

That’s all for this week’s report. If you have any information from other shows—especially the Spring Fling All-Corvette Show that took place on Saturday—please feel free to share it in the comments section.

Special thanks to Dale Pearce, Jeff Tolley, Dave Bratton, and Bryan Mauger for contributing their photos and videos to this report.

Until next week, stay safe out there.

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Published on 2 Comments on Central Ohio Car Shows, Cruise-Ins, & Meet-Ups for September 3 – 8, 2024
1966 Pontiac Grand Prix - Owner: Don Rife

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NEWS AND NOTES

Thanks to the Monday Holiday, News and Notes is reporting an extra day of car events this week.

The threat of rain on Saturday canceled one event and postponed another. Some of us experienced NO rain at all while others got drenched. The Delaware area appeared to be the hardest hit with rain on Saturday. The humidity finally subsided on Sunday and especially on Monday to bring out big attendance figures for events on those days.

Der Dutchman Cruise-In:

90-plus-degree temperatures kept cruise-in attendance to 161 cars on Thursday. The food shack got so warm that they stopped selling food at 7 PM.

Only four cruise-ins are remaining this year. The last one is September 26 so time is running out if you haven't made it to one this year.

Zucchinifest Car Show:

The annual car show that's part of the Zucchinifest in Obetz, Ohio took place on Friday evening.

This year the show was sponsored and hosted by Automotion.

Proceeds from the show went to benefit Mighty Hero Homes whose mission is to provide permanent housing for ALL United States veterans.

Taking place around the stadium at Fortress Obetz, the show registered 124 vehicles.

Because of the association with the Zucchinifest, the show attracted hundreds of spectators.

Big Gus from the TV show Tatto Nightmares presented the awards. There were awards for the Top 20 plus nine "Special" awards and a Best of Show.

There was no announcement of a time or place for awards so many of us missed the start of the presentation. The awards were not displayed beforehand so no one knew how many awards there were or what they looked like until the presentation.

Starting with the Mayor's Choice it went to Tootie Slone with a 1969 Plymouth Road Runner.

Here are the other "Special" Award winners:

NASH'S CHOICE
1959 Chevy El Camino - Owner: Ralph Carle
LOGAN'S CHOICE
2015 Chevy Camaro - Owner: Laurie Bowen
BEST INTERIOR
1964 Chevy Chevelle/Malibu - Owner: Anthony P
BEST MOTOR
1979 Ford Ranchero Cobra - Owner: Mason Wolf
BEST PAINT
1956 Ford F100 Pickup - Owner: Rhonda Taylor
BEST BIKE
2004 Harley Davidson Road King - Owner: Tim R
MIGHTY HERO HOMES AWARD
1957 Chevy Bel Air - Owner: Rick Hudnall
BIG GUS'S CHOICE
1948 Chevy Pickup - Owner: Brenda Andrix

Not only was Brenda Andrix's 1948 Chevy pickup Gus's Choice but it was also selected Best of Show.

Brenda's husband, Steve, is usually labeled as the owner of the truck but in reality, it is titled in Brenda's name so it's officially her truck.

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