Fort Oglethorpe is gearing up for a season of monthly cruise-ins.
A first-time event last fall drew 500-600 cars, trucks and motorcycles, said Larry Rose, who’s helping with publicity for the event.
“Oh, gosh, it’s huge, it’s monstrous,” he said of the turnout.
Cruise-In at the Park will start at 4 p.m. Saturday, recurring the third Saturday of each month through November and ending at dark. Cruise-ins won’t be rescheduled in the event of inclement weather but will continue the next month as regularly scheduled.
Several blocks of the main thoroughfare will be shut down for each event, stretching from Long John Silver’s at 2837 LaFayette Road south toward Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park.
A DJ will spin hits of the 1950s and ’60s. Vendors will be set up selling everything from car parts to funnel cakes. Save-A-Lot will have a hot-dog stand. Surrounding restaurants and stores will be open for business.
There is no charge for admission or for showing cars.
Door prizes and a 50-50 raffle drawing are scheduled for each event. Half of the money raised in sales of raffle tickets will go to the drawing winner, and the other half of the money will go to the Downtown Development Authority to help pay for the event. The grand prize will be a 350 Chevrolet transmission.
For more information, contact Bruce Fine at 706-866-8290 or bruce@finesgas.com; or Jack Goodlet at 706-861-5368 or jackgoodlet@comcast.net.