Make your plans: Car shows galore this week

May 16, 2008 at 1:48PM

Tonight

Prior Lake Roll-In, Main St., downtown (5-9 pm, spectators free; 952-440-2277). Weather permitting, this weekly event opens tonight and runs into October.

Saturday

Anoka Saturday Night River Run (5 pm-dark; spectators free; 763-427-1460). The curtain raiser for this weekly event often fills downtown with classic cars.

Inter-Marque Council Spring Kickoff, Plymouth Radisson (10 am – 3 pm; spectators free; deegalberth@yahoo.com). See vintage foreign cars and motorcycles.

50th Anniversary Lookout Bar & Grill Trophy Car Show, Maple Grove (11 am – 2 pm, spectators free; 612-581-8730, 763-424-4365, metin67@embarqmail.com, www.lookoutbarandgrill.com).

Volvo Sports America Spring Thing, Borton Volvo, Golden Valley (10 am – 2 pm; spectators free; 612-789-2904, devsaj@hotmail.com). Pre-1975 Volvos featured.

Hot Rod & Classic Car Show (+ -scale radio-controlled stock car racing), Hideaway Speedway, Isanti (5-10 pm; $4, $1 kids, $10 per carload; 612-978-7034, racegirl396@yahoo.com, www.northstarrcracers.com).

Minnesota Scottish Fair & Highland Games, Dakota County Fairgrounds, Farmington (9 am – 5:30 pm; $15, $10 ages 65+, $5 ages 6-15; under 6 free; 952-470-6300, jharris@mnscottishfair.org, www.mnscottishfair.org.). A small British-car display enlivens this event. Free fair admission for drivers showing cars (same-day registration allowed).

Top 25 Jacket Car Show, Eagles Club, Faribault (8 am – 3 pm; spectator admission not available; 507-339-8481 after 6 pm).

Automotion, Noah's Water Park, Wisconsin Dells, Wis. (9 am – 3 pm Sat. & Sun.; spectators free; 1-888-339-3822; www.wisdells.com). Two-day event draws nearly 1,000 cars, includes a swap meet, car corral.

Sunday

American Legion Classic Car Show, downtown Savage (9 am – 3 pm; spectators free; 612-483-0664, Ed@Edreriners.com). A craft and bake sale, too.

28th Annual Trophy Car Show, Conagra Park, Hastings (8 am – 3 pm; $3, under 13 free; 651-459-9960).

28th Annual Car Show & Swap Meet, Kennedy Elementary, Willmar (8 am – 3 pm; $5, $3 ages 62+, free under 12; 320-354-2457, 320-978-4932, morkjl@frontiernet.net, willmarcarclub.com).

Culver's, Champlin (noon-4 pm; spectators free; 763-506-0290, 63galaxieman@jmknowlton.com).

Tuesday (spectators free both events)

Culver's, Savage (6-9 pm; 952-223-0332).

El Tequila, Inver Grove Heights (5:30-8:30 pm; 651-455-1650).

Wednesday (spectators free all events)

Oak City, Brooklyn Center (7-9 pm; 763-531-0235, 612-529-4630).

Wal-Mart, Forest Lake (6-8 pm; 651-464-4052).

Central Park, North Branch (6:30 pm departure for a short cruise to a restaurant; 651-674-0020, 651-283-3359).

Turtle Bar, Shakopee (6:30-9 pm; 612-741-5906).

Lookout Bar & Grill, Maple Grove (6-9 pm; 612-581-8730, 763-424-4365).

Culver's, Buffalo (5-9 pm; 763-682-5483).

Culver's, Elk River (5-dusk; 763-441-0400).

Thursday (spectators free all events)

The Pizza Shop, West St. Paul (5-10 pm; 651-224-4133).

Minnetonka Drive-In Restaurant, Spring Park (5-dusk).

Culver's, Lakeville (6-9 pm; 952-223-0332).

You can admire classics and street rods at Porky's on St. Paul's University Avenue on most nice days. You can also catch this weekend's car shows and next week's free "cruise-ins." Or do it all. Most shows offer extras like music and food. Expect fewer vehicles in damp or colder weather.

about the writer

about the writer

Jim Bohen, St. Paul freelance writer