The weather forecast for Spring Thaw at Heritage Park on May 1 is looking pretty good. Environment Canada is predicting a high of 17°C with sunny skies. Best of all, no rain in the forecast. The Spring Thaw event is organized by the Nifty Fifty's Ford Club of Calgary and is the official start of car show season in southern Alberta. Over the past two weeks, I've been busy … [Read more...] about Kick off to car show season in southern Alberta
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Welcome to car show season in southern Alberta
It's just around the corner and we're getting excited to experience a normal car show season. For anyone reading this, I hope you will share a link to this site with car show enthusiasts who are not on Facebook. I was getting most of my information about upcoming car shows from the Facebook site Car Shows Alberta Canada, however from talking to people, I realized a lot of car … [Read more...] about Welcome to car show season in southern Alberta
What’s a car show without Elvis?
It's nice that we have our own Elvis right here in Calgary. I first ran into Alessandro at the Alley Katz show in 2019 at the Thorncliffe community centre. I had yet to see him perform but I was already impressed with him as an outgoing and friendly dude who was happy to let me take a picture of him … [Read more...] about What’s a car show without Elvis?
Car shows have returned!
I've been busy adding shows to the Upcoming Car Shows schedule. We’ve missed a lot of shows due to the pandemic over the past two years. I’m thrilled to see so many of the “regulars” back on the schedule. I’ve added the following shows, none of which we've seen for the past two years, to my calendar … [Read more...] about Car shows have returned!
Car show calendar
It will sure be nice to experience a normal car show season after two years of significant disruption. I'm creating a chronological list of car shows for this summer that will be held in Calgary and Southern Alberta(okay, a couple in southwest Saskatchewan too). I've made a good start with over 35 shows already scheduled before the end of July. … [Read more...] about Car show calendar