SEQUIM — It’s almost time to show and shine.
The seventh annual Sequim Prairie Nights will look to bring some of the top cars, trucks and motorcycles in the region to Sequim’s downtown core from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
As in years past, the free family-friendly event includes a cruise, raffles, beverage gardens, food and music, along with the cars that line several downtown streets closed to normal traffic along West Washington Street between Sequim and Third avenues.
Organizers have increased the vehicle years eligible for entry to allow for more participation and encourage future generations to get involved with cars as a hobby. The event is open to all street rods, hot rods, classics, muscle cars, trucks and vintage motorcycles.
Car show participants are encouraged to arrive early to secure a spot on the day of the show and to bring unopened jars of peanut butter for the Price Ford Peanut Butter Drive.
All vehicle entries receive a Sequim Prairie Nights commemorative hat as well as a dash plaque; previous years’ commemorative hats and dash plaques will be available for purchase at the show.
At the close of the show, there will be a short vehicle tour of the surrounding area, which will end at a local barn for a short tour and refreshments.
Last year’s show was a success, organizer Larry Perry said, with a total of 144 registered vehicles attending.
A highlight this year will be the Tri-Mac Speedsters — Sequim’s George and Alan McMurray — the Bonneville Speed Week participants back from their most recent record-breaking effort, Perry said. The pair will be parked in front of the main entrance to A-1 Auto, one of the sponsors supporting their efforts at Bonneville Speed Week each year.
There will be several drawings throughout the day for items donated for the event, with proceeds benefiting the Sequim and Port Angeles high school scholarship fund. Scholarship recipients typically going into the fields of automotive technology/collision repair, welding or other construction trades.
This year, $1,000 scholarships will go to Austin McLaughlin and Willow Harvey, both studying welding technology, and MacKenzie Paton, to study automotive repair.
For show updates or more information, go to www.facebook.com/SequimPrairieNights.
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Michael Dashiell is the editor of the Sequim Gazette of the Olympic Peninsula News Group, which also is composed of other Sound Publishing newspapers Peninsula Daily News and Forks Forum. Reach him at michael.dashiell@sequimgazette.com.
Attendees get an up-close look at some classic and unique cars and trucks at the Sequim Prairie Nights event in downtown Sequim in 2022. This year’s event is set for Saturday. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
