Trick-or-treating for candy, Halloween costumes, dazzling classic cars, not to mention trucks, RVs, motorcycles, and boats were front and center for the 26th Annual Palo Cedro Spooky Show & Shine Car Show, held Saturday, October 31, 2026, on the expansive parking lot of the Allen & Dahl Funeral Chapel. Sponsored by the Greater Palo Cedro Chamber of Commerce (GPCCC), the event was originally scheduled for earlier this year as part of Kool April Nites but had to be reschedu

If you weren’t front and center on Sunday, 10-18-‘26, for the 1st annual Gaia Hotel “Bikes For Kids” Car Show and Brunch, you missed Ted Blankenheim thanking everyone for coming and explaining to the classic car crowd gathered around that the show proceeds would go towards the purchasing, storing, and distribution of new bicycles for youth in need, including those in foster care. According to Blankenheim, who founded Bikes For Kids in 2003, they will begin distributing hundre

Cottonwood Certified Farmers Market car show Photo by Jerry Sanchez, Sr. Classic cars, motorcycles, and a festive community atmosphere filled Cottonwood Community Center Park on Sunday, October 18, as the Cottonwood Certified Farmers Market wrapped its first season with the Season Finale Show & Shine. The free event, co-hosted by the Cottonwood Chamber of Commerce and Cottonwood Community Center, ran from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 20595 Gas Point Rd. Vehicle owners checked in early

The 4th Annual Car Show took place on October 11, 2026, at the Redding Elks Lodge, drawing car enthusiasts and supporters of breast cancer awareness. The free event featured a wide array of classic, custom, and exotic vehicles, along with health information booths, food trucks, and craft vendors. The car show will split all proceeds evenly, with 50% going to Nor-Cal Breast Cancer Connection and 50% to the Breast Cancer Detection Fund. The fund helps cover the cost of screenin

Classic car and motorcycle enthusiasts are invited to bring their rides to the Cottonwood Certified Farmers Market Season Finale Show & Shine on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at Cottonwood Community Center Park (20595 Gas Point Rd, Cottonwood, CA). The free event runs from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., with vehicle check-in from 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. All makes, models, and motorcycles are welcome. Awards for People’s Choice, Kid’s Choice, and Farmers Market Favorite will be presented at 12

In 1926, Corning—incorporated 19 years earlier in 1907—became widely known as Olive City, or the Home of the Green Olive. The community eagerly embraced the notoriety and heritage that came with establishing this brand, which has enabled Corning to accomplish some impressive things, such as: The recently concluded 79th annual Olive Festival and Car Show actually began the night before with the Olive Festival Cruise, headquartered at the historic Bartels Giant Burger. The next

It all began at five o’clock on Friday (9-18) at South City Park with it being the Paesano Days 2026, brought to us every year by the Sons and Daughters of Italy in America, Shasta Lodge #2453. A spaghetti dinner was served with pesto or meat sauce, salad and garlic bread included, with the Bocce Tournament from 6 to 9 p.m. The following morning, Saturday, September 19, the Bocce Tournament resumed and a Show and Shine Car Show, sponsored by the local Shasta Classic Car Club

Historic Front Street in Cottonwood, California, a town founded in 1852 as a creek-side store and ferry crossing for early-day miners, was packed to the proverbial brim on a picturesque day, 9-12-‘26 to be exact, when the Cottonwood Chamber of Commerce organized the 22nd-annual Hot Rods & Hogs Car Show, which, by the way, featured a lot more than just beautiful machines. For starters, besides the many, many families with kids (and dogs!) in tow, there was great music provided

The Mountain Lakes Center at 4300 Caterpillar Road in Redding, California, was the perfect venue for the 1st-annual Charity Car Show, the brainchild of the Shasta County Sheriff’s Association, held on Saturday morning, August 8, 2026. Besides the obviously beautiful, virtually perfect array of cars (most of ‘em classic), trucks, muscle cars and motorcycles, the Charity Car Show featured some great prizes, awards for top categories, raffles and a 50/50 drawing. The first-annu

Every Spring for the past 37 years, something very special happens in Redding, an active city in Northern California, that punches way above its weight, with a population of less than 100,000. It’s called Kool April Nites, a 10-day, epic event when classic cars fill the busy streets, where 10,000+ classic car enthusiasts congregate on Redding’s sidewalks—and rooftops—to watch hundreds of classic cars, pickups, specialty vehicles, and hot rods cruise Redding’s main thoroughf

Redding, California, is about to become the ultimate destination for classic car enthusiasts. From April 17–26, 2026, Kool April Nites returns for its annual week-long celebration — the biggest all-volunteer car show on the West Coast. This isn’t just an event; it’s a high-octane, family-friendly festival that transforms the North State into a chrome-filled playground packed with thousands of classic cars, live entertainment, and community spirit. Whether you’re a die-hard ge

Hey, everybody—especially you classic car enthusiasts from throughout the western USA—now is the time to set your calendars for Kool April Nites' 10-day celebration, April 17–26, 2026, that Redding, California, is famous for... and rightly so! A few Anderson Chamber Greeters If you were fortunate enough to be at the Gaia Hotel in Anderson, California, on Wednesday morning, February 4, 2026, you were front and center to hear Kool April Nites president Ryan Dorosz address doze