49th Annual St. Ignace Car Show Weekend - June 26-28, 2025!
You are invited to one of the largest ALL MAKES, ALL MODELS car shows in the country. Over 800 show vehicles on the main street through downtown St. Ignace on the shores of beautiful Lake Huron. St. Ignace – Big Time car show with our famous Small Town charm!
Schedule of Events
Thursday June 26: Cruise Night hosted by Kewadin Casinos with $10 free slot play. Staging at 7 PM Registration is required to participate in Cruise Night
Movie on the Bay at American Legion Park at dusk.
Friday June 27: For the 42nd year, the Down Memory Lane Parade will begin at 7 PM. If you want to be in the parade, you MUST be at the airport no later than 6:30 PM. The Down Memory Lane Parade will be streaming live on 100.7 FM radio. Registration is required to participate in the parade.
Saturday June 28: The Big Show! 8 AM – 4 PM. All of downtown from Church Street to Marquette is closed for the show from 5 AM – 5 PM. Check out live music throughout town, vendors in the St. Ignace Marina parking lot and a few select locations, special guests, and more! Details will be updated as soon as they are confirmed. Fireworks at Dusk.
Saturday June 28: Awards Ceremony 3:30pm at the registration tent (St. Ignace Marina)
Show Your Car
If you have a classic car or vintage truck tucked away in your garage, why not consider registering your pride and joy and bringing it to our car show.
Online Pre-Registration will be discounted to $25, which will close June 16 at noon.
Onsite Registration will will be $40 cash only and is available. You must be registered to participate in Cruise Night & the Parade.
Onsite registration/packet pickup: Will be available at the Registration Tent, located just to the left of the entrance to the St. Ignace Marina from Thursday June 26 & Friday June 27, 12pm-5pm and Saturday June 28 8am-12pm.
We are HIGHLY recommending pre-registration so we can better prepare for the event. We also recommend that you pick up your packet on Thursday or Friday if you arrive in town before Saturday. It will save you some time and effort.
Registration includes:
- Show space downtown and awards ceremony
- Thursday Night Cruise Night admission
- Inclusion in Down Memory Lane Parade
- Commemorative gift
- $10 free slot play at Kewadin Casino (18 and over)
Online Registration closes June 16, 2025.
Model Car Show
Below is the 2024 event details. We will update for 2025 soon.
Classes
- General
- Jr. Builder
- Rugrats
- Air & Sea (top 3 awards)
Theme Award: “It Came From Air or Sea”
Bring a car with those names. Example Firebirds, Cuda etc.
Bring a Customized Trophy
New this year! Anyone can bring their own custom fun trophy and give it to their favorite build.
Location: Gazebo at American Legion Park, 200 State Street across from US Post Office.
Registration: 9am – noon
Awards: 1pm
$5 per entry, $10 unlimited, Kids class FREE
Contact: darrin_ss454@yahoo.com or Facebook Messenger Darrin Von G
Car Show Venders
Attention Vendors, Manufacturers and Businesses. Want to be part of the action? The St. Ignace Car Show is the perfect location and venue for sales, promotion and display of your products and services.
A Note from the St. Ignace Visitors Bureau
This event is proudly organized by the St. Ignace Visitors Bureau. Many of our events are offered without profit, and any proceeds directly support guest activities in St. Ignace—such as weekly summer fireworks, nightly live music, and contributions to downtown beautification and improvement projects. Thanks to visitors like you, and your stays in St. Ignace hotels, we are able to enhance both our community and your experience.
To help keep these events and initiatives thriving, we encourage you to stay in a St. Ignace hotel during your visit. Your support makes a difference—thank you!
Phone: 1-800-338-6660
Contact: St. Ignace Events Committee
Email: info@stignace.com
Website: https://stignace.com