Ready…Set…Let's Rock & Roll at the 27th Annual
Willits Community Festival & Car Show
Take
a step back in time and get ready for a rockin ‘n rollin good time in Willits,
California! Mark you calendars for the 27th Annual Willits Community Festival &
Car Show Saturday and Sunday, May 24 - 25. This year's event promises to be
fun for the entire family. Here’s the scoop:
FORMS
If you have a Pre-1973 automobile
that you would like to enter in the car show, please download the 2008 Car Show Participant
Entry Form and the 2008 Car Show Participant Info Flier. We accept
entries the day of the show.
If you are a vendor and would like
enter, please download a 2008 Vendor Booth Space Application Form and the 2008 Vendor Booth
Space Information Brochure.
The deadline for submitting a Vendor Booth
Space Application is April 25, 2008.
Click here for Driving Directions
SCHEDULE
OF EVENTS
Saturday, May 24
Seabiscuit's 75th Birthday Diamond Walking Tour
& Reception - By reservation only. Cost is $50 per person.
For more information, click here
or call 707-459-7910.
Hot Rod BBQ, Show 'n Shine & Music
- What a way to kick off the festival & car show! Enjoy some good food and good
times as you stroll through the park previewing of some of the car show participants
polishing up their beautiful classic cars as they prepare for the Car Show on Sunday.
Break out that poodle skirt and put on your dancin’ shoes and bebop to the cool
tunes of the ‘50s & ‘60’s. Bring your friends and family down to
Recreation Grove Park (corner of E. Commercial & S. Lenore Streets) from 5:00pm to
7:30pm and have a great time. Cost for the barbeque is $12 for Adult, $7 for
children under 12.
Willits Businesses Celebrate Memorial Day
Open late - Fri. & Sat. nights.
Sunday,
May 25
Lions Club Pancake
Breakfast –
The day begins bright and early, with an “engine starting” pancake breakfast,
served up by the Willits Lions Club from 7am to 10am in Recreation Grove Park. The
yummy breakfast of pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage or bacon, juice and coffee is
prepared and served by the Lions Club members in the Frontier Days Cookhouse at the east
side of Recreation Grove Park in downtown Willits. The breakfast is open to the public and
tickets are available on site. Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for children under
12.
Classic Car Show – Take a stroll down memory lane and
enjoy the beautiful Pre-1973 classic cars on display in Recreation Grove Park from 10am to
4pm. Cars come from all over California and as far away as Oregon and Nevada to
bring their lovingly preserved and restored classics to the show.
Memorial Day Ceremony – The American Legion Post 174’s
color guard will present the colors at noon at the main stage area. Jeff
Whitby, well-known for his skill with the ancient Scottish bagpipes, will lead the
procession in remembrance for those who have died in our nation’s service.
Car Show Games – Here’s an opportunity to cheer
your favorite car show participants on as they demonstrate their skills throughout the day
by competing in a variety of fun games such as the Push Rod Drop, Lifter Stack, Spark Plug
Change and Fan Belt Toss.
Concession Booths – While cruising through the classic
cars be sure to get a bit to eat and stop by Concessionaire Alley, open from 10am –
4pm. There you’ll find a wide array of gift items, arts & crafts and
information booths.
Mendocino
County Museum/Roots of Motive Power Open House – The museum, located across the street from the
festival, is rated as one of the best small town museums in the country. The museum
is open from 10am to 4:30pm. Stop by and enjoy some of Willits and Mendocino County
local history. The Roots of Motive Power (ROOTS) has carefully maintained and
preserved historic steam and diesel-powered equipment used in the California north coast
logging industry from the 1850s to the present. The Roots Maintenance &
Restoration building will be open to the public during the festival and car show with
volunteers on hand to answer questions about logging and railroad equipment.
Awards
& Prize Drawings – Be sure you purchase your drawing tickets. There are
great prizes this year from a pedal car to a Radio Flyer red wagon. The drawing for
prizes takes place just before the Car Show Participant Awards Ceremony at 3:30pm
There’s
plenty to do and see at the 27th Annual Willits Community Festival & Car
Show presented by the Willits Chamber of Commerce and the Shifters Car Club. |
PLATINUM SPONSORS
Mendocino
County Lodging Association
PO Box 550, Little River, CA
GOLD
SPONSORS
Mendocino
Transit Authority
241 Plant Rd., Ukiah, CA
Glenmoor Enterprises / Montana Tractor
75 N. Main St., #203, Willits, CA
SILVER SPONSORS
Bank of Willits
145 S. Main St., Willits, CA
North Valley Bank –
Willits Branch
255 S. Main St., Willits, CA
The Willits Chamber of
Commerce wishes to thank and recognize to the following businesses and organizations for
their generous support to the 27th Annual Community Festival & Car Show:
Fryman’s Septic Tank Service
Perkowski Screenprint &
Embroidery
Solid Waste of Willits, Inc.
The Willits News
Willits Frontier Days
Willits Nickel & Dime
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