Rotary Car Show is sweeter this year

Get ready for some serious car-gazing

||| FROM BARBARA MERRITT for ROTARY CAR SHOW |||

The Rotary Car Show returns for its 18th year on Sunday, August 9, from 11 am to 3 pm, at San Juan Vineyard, 3136 Roche Harbor Road. Known for its relaxed, friendly atmosphere and scenic setting, the show welcomes custom, classic, agricultural, and alternative-fuel vehicles.

Enjoy live music by local favorite band “Barcode,” playing classics from the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s, along with food, vineyard wines, homemade desserts, awards, and family fun. Chilly Willy’s Ice Cream truck will make its car show debut this year, making the event even sweeter! Admission is free to the public, with donations welcome. Vehicle entry is $10. More information is available at: www.rotaryfoundationsanjuanislands.org/car-show.

Polish your wheels and register your vehicle online, which is preferred, or on event day from 9 to 10:30 am. Visitors can enjoy morning refreshments, explore an eclectic mix of vehicles that celebrate automotive history, innovation, island character, and a historic tractor display, then pause for BBQ lunch, live music, and perhaps a glass of estate wine from the Vineyard. Guests can also vote for the People’s Choice Award; ballots are due by 1:30 pm.

Judging begins before awards are presented at 2 pm. Award categories include Alternative Fuel Vehicles, Pre-War Vehicles, American, European, Trucks, Custom/Modified/Hot Rod, Motorcycles, Agricultural Vehicles, Best of Show, and People’s Choice. We hope to see you there!

It’s more than just a car show – It’s a party with a purpose, benefiting: The Family Resource Center, 36 Weekends (child nutrition), Polio Plus and the Rotary Foundation of the San Juan Islands.