Calera Main Street hosts successful Car Show

Published 6:32 pm Thursday, April 3, 2025

By Noah Wortham

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By NOAH WORTHAM | Managing Editor

CALERA – Visitors inspected an assortment of vivid vintage vehicles and sports cars while enjoying food trucks and more during the Calera Car Show.

Calera Main Street hosted the Calera Car Show on Saturday, March 29 at the Calera Courtyard from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1120 17th Ave, Calera, AL 35040. The event was first planned for March 15 but was delayed due to severe weather.

“It was a great success,” said Dee Starkey, Calera Main Street program assistant. “We had more than 50 cars arrive from all over the state and thousands of people came to enjoy the cars and to look around.”

During the event, Calera Main Street gave out trophies to winners in the following categories:

  • People’s Choice Award
  • Best Classic Car
  • Best Classic Truck
  • Best Other

While perusing the lineup of vehicles, visitors were able to enjoy a midday snack from a selection of vendors set up at the courtyard.

“We had Adventurer’s Coffee Co. doing hot dogs and Red Bull elixirs under the pavilion,” Starkey said. “We had Kona Ice and we had Hello Lemonade along with Creations Galore and Moore who had hamburgers as well as sweet treats inside.”

Participants in the Calera Car Show paid $10 per car entry with all of the funds collected awarded to Calera Main Street and the revitalization of downtown Calera.

“We’re bringing more activities and involvement to our community to be able to enrich our downtown area—showcasing our local businesses as well as part of the redevelopment of Main Street,” Starkey said.

With this year’s installment of the Calera Car Show over, Calera Main Street has a variety of events planned through spring and summer.

From now until Aug. 1, Calera Main Street will continue to host its First Friday series with a distinct event planned for the first Friday of each month. The next First Friday event will take place on April 4 with Calera’s fourth annual Crawfish Boil from 6-10 p.m.

In addition to the First Friday series, Calera has a collection of upcoming community events planned for the rest of the year, including the following:

  • April 26: 14th annual Strawberry Festival at Oliver Park
  • May 3: Inaugural Cinco de Mayo Celebration
  • June 21: Fourth annual Cornhole for a Cure benefiting National MS Society
  • Oct. 8: National Night Out
  • Oct. 18: Second annual Calera Nerd Fest
  • Oct. 30: Seventh annual Trunk or Treat
  • Nov. 22: Tree Lighting Ceremony
  • Nov. 29: Small Business Saturday and Christmas tree lighting
  • Dec. 6: Annual Christmas Parade
  • Dec. 31: Second annual New Year’s Eve Party

Those interested in learning more about events on Calera Main Street, may follow the organizations official Facebook page at Facebook.com/CaleraMainStreet2019.

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