The annual Pagosa Springs Car Show will need to change locations this year from Lewis Street to the Yamaguchi Park area. The dates for the show remain on the 2nd weekend of June, which is this year is June 13 and 14. We are excited for quite a few reasons to move the show to this location. There have been questions on where we will park the cars. If you travel 5th Street, the cars will be parked on the west side of the paved street along the park where parking is already in existence. Users of the park and adjacent pickleball courts need to be aware that 5th St. will be closed from Pirate Dr., which is the corner where the Town Maintenance Shop is located, all the way down to the pickleball courts starting Friday, June 13 at 10am until 9pm and Saturday from 7am to 4pm. The section from Apache Dr. to Pike Dr. will remain open for access.
Early bird registration for the Car Show ends April 30. Enter early and get your free T-shirt and dash plaque and a discount. Registration can be accessed through the Chamber’s website. Enter your car now before Early Bird pricing goes away!
You can also register to volunteer for the event at the same website. We can use people to help register cars, sell merchandise, work the beer booth or help set up or break down.
Participants to the show can enter from either 6th St. or 8th St., travel through the High School parking lot, register and then get parked along 5th St. We have positioned the cars so that it will be easy for spectators to view the cars either via the road or the sidewalk. We will continue to have food vendors, retail vendors, and car-related vendors. There will still be a beer and wine garden and of course, live music both Friday night and all-day Saturday. The show runs from 3pm to 8pm on Friday and from 9am to 3pm on Saturday with the award ceremony taking place at about 2:30pm.
We will continue to have the Best in Show, People’s Choice and category awards. A bigger and better Pin Up contest will also be in full swing. This location also affords both spectators and participants more activities with their families in the park, easier parking to the show, restroom facilities, and more shade. The show will be out of the way of the construction zone, and the atmosphere will lend itself to a relaxed, open and inviting venue. Have you seen the views from this park? They are stunning!
The entertainment for Saturday will be Rock n Rebels giving everyone a great taste of some period and car-themed music. Friday’s free concert is still in the works and will be announced soon. Bring the family and vote for your favorite car as you view all the entries, enjoy some delicious fare, enjoy the live music, visit the retail booths and look for all the pretty Pin Up girls! This year’s Car Show is taking advantage of the various amenities at this new location.