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In 1991, the well-known Red Bridge Park Car Show began, and it has grown over the last 32 years to more than 200 cars participating annually.
Celebrate your Labor Day by attending this year’s car show on Monday, Sept. 4.
The car show has been run by Cicero Friends of the Park, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, since 2013 and 100 percent of the proceeds from the event go right back into supporting the parks. The Cicero Friends of the Park committee provides the car show staff, food staff, and plays host to the vendor craft show.
Photo courtesy Daniel Grose Photography
Every year, the car show has wonderful sponsors, and this year those sponsors are First Farmers Bank and Trust and Berrycom.
The Red Bridge Car Show is an “open” car show, which means that any car, truck, jeep, motorcycle, etc. can participate in the car show and judging by registering for just $15 per vehicle, regardless of the age of the vehicle.
Registration is open between 8 and 11 a.m. The awards include the top 25 and five special awards each year. The first 150 participants who register will also receive a free dash plaque. The event is free for the public to come and browse the cars and the craft fair and enjoy breakfast or lunch … or both. Come out and support the Cicero community. The awards presentation will be at 2:30 p.m., unless weather requires event organizers to move up the time.
Volunteers are always encouraged to help support this event. You can sign up to volunteer by going to tinyurl.com/CiceroCarShow2023. Many local celebrities have come out to help serve food and judge the cars.
The Cicero American Legion also participates annually by providing the presentation of the colors during the National Anthem at noon, and Friends of the Library holds a bake sale.
Cicero Friends of the Park hosts the Cicero Kids Go Fishing on the first Saturday in June every year, concerts, a Jeep event (this year set for Sept. 17), and the Haunted Trail, which will be on Oct. 27 and 28 this year.