Back for its 22nd year, the Show, Shine, Shag & Dine takes over Garnett Street in downtown Henderson Saturday, Oct. 19 for a daylong celebration of all types of cars – custom, antique, racers and more.
But there’s also a pre-show BBQ and cruise-in that takes place at Satterwhite Point Park on Kerr Lake Friday, Oct. 18 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Vance County Tourism Authority staffers Pam Hester and Norman Dickerson said everyone’s invited to kick off the weekend festivities there. The lakeside cruise-in is open to all makes and models, and there will be music and food on hand for all to enjoy.
And if that’s not enough for you, head on over to Charles Bowman’s Southern Classic Cruise In 117 Horner St. From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., folks can enjoy more music and more food, and of course more cars.
“Charles has his museum in tip-top shape,” Hester said on Tuesday’s TownTalk. “If you’ve never been…you’re missing out.”
Hot rods and restored antique vehicles will be sharing the road – literally – with Corbitt trucks, which were produced in Henderson in the early 20th century.
Dickerson said the Corbitt Preservation group is expecting between 12 and 14 pieces of rolling stock to be on display Saturday.
An antique Ford group is planning to show off their vehicles in the parking lot of the Garnett Street Depot and there most likely will be a dozen or more racing cars for attendees to ooh and aah over.
Vendors will line Garnett Street amid the four-wheeled stars of the show. Organizers expect at least 400 to drive in for the day.
The economic impact is measurable, Hester said. “We had a study done on the traffic of downtown Henderson,” she said. Three hundred sixty-four days of the year, the count was pretty much the same, day in, day out. “Except the day of the car show – it goes up about 10 times higher,” she said.
“It’s a wonderful event,” Hester continued. “The crowd is very diversified…everybody gets along wonderfully…it’s just a community effort.”
Register vehicles between 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Enter from W. Winder St. The first 400 entries receive a dash plaque.
The fun continues through 5 p.m. and participants can meander along Garnett Street to see the beautiful cars and enjoy the vendors and food truck offerings.
A few details to keep in mind:
- No Pets or Exotic Animals
- No Bicycles
- No Personal Golf Carts allowed without Permit
Visit https://www.kerrlake-nc.com/car-show.php for details about this weekend’s event.
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