Organizers are hoping for about three dozen vehicles for the inaugural Cumberland River Cruise-In, which is slated to take place in downtown Williamsburg on Saturday.
“I am thinking 30 to 40. That is kind of what I am hoping. Maybe a little more,” said Jonathan Jones, the organizer of the event.
Jones said that he spoke with several people at a cruise-in at Highland Park Drive-In Friday night, who all seemed to be interested in taking part in the upcoming Cumberland River Cruise-In.
“They were excited to see it coming back to Williamsburg,” Jones added.
The Cumberland River Cruise-In will take place from noon – 7 p.m., around the old Whitley County Courthouse Saturday.
All the streets around the old courthouse except for Main Street will be blocked off for participants to show off their vehicles.
“As it overflows, we are going to go into the parking lots across from there and watch it grow,” Jones said.
Jones added that this is how Old Fashioned Trading Days was set up when it first started and before it moved out onto Main Street.
If you want to see the vehicles, but can’t make it down to the old courthouse Saturday, then you may be in luck as the vehicles will have a parade of sorts to close out the event
At 7 p.m., the vehicles participating in the car show will line up and cruise up Main Street turning left at the city school. The vehicles will then travel down 10th Street going past Arby’s and Hardees before turning left onto KY92W. The vehicles will then turn left at the light in front of Riverside Produce and drive to Highland Park Drive-In.
“Once we circle Highland Park Drive-In, everyone will just disburse from there and go about their ways. They can stop there and get them an ice cream or lemonade or a cheeseburger or something and just enjoy the evening,” Jones added.
A second car show is planned for Aug. 21, and no decision has been made about a third possible car show in September.
Jones said that plans are to hold the car shows next year on the third Saturday of every month.
The monthly car shows will likely start again next April and conclude next fall.
“I am so looking forward to this. I have been wanting to do this for years,” added Mayor Roddy Harrison.
