Saturday, July 26, 2025
10 am to 3 PM at the Fargo-Moorhead Visitors Center: Fargo, ND.
We can’t believe it’s been 20 years since our first show took place in June of 2006. We plan to celebrate in a big way with our 20th show this July! The 20th Annual Volkswagens in the Valley Car Show is shaping up to be our largest show ever!
Hot VWs magazine will be there taking photos for an article on the club, so make sure to have your VWs projects ready. The last time Hot VWs was at our show, it resulted in some individual photo shoots for feature articles on cars owned by club members.
WHAT TO EXPECT
–Lupe’s Tacos and Ice Cream by Alex food trucks will be back again this year! We may also have The Hot Dog Peddler!
–Games, and fun for the whole family
–Funky Junk/Cool Crap store plus a few special silent auction items to benefit 4 Luv of Dogs Rescue. They are going to bring dogs for us to meet, too!
–Raffle (3 prizes… top prize is a 1973 VW Bug!)
–Awards for Best-in-Show/Top 10 (voted by participants), Farthest Traveled, Murphy’s Law/Hard Luck, and People’s Choice (back by popular demand)
–Coverage by Hot VWs Magazine
SPECTATORS ARE FREE. Bring the family and hang out. Pick up your people’s choice voting tickets at the registration tent. One per person please, let’s keep this fair! Please see the “rules” below – the short version is to not touch anyone’s car without asking and don’t try to drive or ride bikes, scooters, electric boards, etc through the show – this happens every year and it’s crazy that we have to remind people not to!
REGISTRATION INFO
Those who have pre-registered before our early-bird deadline (July 15, 2025) can pick up your pre-filled registration card and swag bag at the registration table on the day of the show! If you have not registered yet, it’ll be $20 per car – just find us at the table. Cash strongly preferred please! Keep scrolling for parking info.
SCHEDULE
Friday, July 25:
5:00 – Pre-Show Cruise. Meet and line up at Bonanzaville USA, 1351 Main Ave W, West Fargo, ND.
5:30 – Roll out toward the welcome picnic in Harwood, ND. It’s about 15 mi and should avoid nearly all gravel (unlike the 2023 cruise when Adrienne got lost leading it.)
6:00 – Picnic for show participants, club members, family, and friends officially begins at the Herman residence at 125 Brooktree Park, Harwood ND. Bring your favorite dish to share! We will provide burgers and brats, and Icewind Brewing has provided us with a variety of beers. No dish? That’s okay! Just bring yourself.
9:00 – Go get some rest. It’s the eve of the show!
Saturday, July 26
F-M Visitors’ Center: 2001 44th St. S., Fargo ND.
7:30ish – Setup volunteers arrive to start preparing the show! If you would like to help, we welcome it! More hands make less work.
8:15ish – Volunteers who will run the gate and direct parking show up.
9:00 – “Gate” officially opens for those showing cars to come in, park, and begin their setup process
9:30ish – Registration table is open! Those who pre-registered by 7/15 can pick up your bags and cards. Those who need to register can pay and do the same. (Please bring cash if possible.)
10:00 – Show begins! Door prizes, interviews, browse the store, buy shirts and raffle tickets and much more.
2:15 – Last chance to buy raffle tickets for the VW bug, carb, or $100 in gift cards. Last chance to bid on silent auction
2:30 – Raffle ticket drawings and silent auction winners announced. YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN.
2:45 – Awards
3:00 – Pack up and get on the road! Volunteers to help tear down are needed. If you can fold up one tent or pack up one bin, we would love you for it!
PARKING
Spectators can park wherever you can find nearby space – but not in the visitor center lot where we are showing cars, unless you are handicapped.
Did you bring a trailer? PLEASE don’t park it in the visitor center lot unless you have permission from an officer or volunteer to do so. The big blue building that says “Perficient” on it directly to the northeast of the visitors’ center has a huge lot behind it that they are graciously allowing us to use for trailers!
RAFFLE TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE
You must be present to win the raffle. For the Beetle, YOU must be there and prove that you’re 18+ with a valid license.
First Prize: 1973 standard VW Beetle. It is complete, runs and drives, and looks pretty nice cosmetically. The car is not in show-winning restored condition nor is it a beater. Basic specs: 1600 cc motor; 4-speed manual trans; tomato-red/orange color.
Second Prize: 34 Pict Solex carburetor expertly restored by Volksbitz of Washington, USA
Third Prize: Gift cards for parts and services from CiP1 and Stoner Car Care. $100 value.
Purchase raffle tickets here. See all details on the purchase page. (Don’t click ‘quick view’ – click the actual page to see everything!)
RULES AND STUFF
- No scooters, skateboards, skates, bikes, rollerskates, electric scooters/boards or other recreational wheels allowed in the show area for kids or adults. Leave it at home.
- Do not ever touch or climb into any car without permission from its owner. Not yours, hands (and elbows and butts and anything else) off!
- If you have a stroller or carry a large tote bag, handbag, backpack, keys/phone on a lanyard, etc., keep it close so it won’t drag along a car as you look.
- Keep track of children. We love and welcome kids but we do not love sticky fingers or scratches and dents on our VWs.
- Pets must be leashed and well-behaved.
- Please find a volunteer and donate! Our club uses donations like yours to run events like this!
- Clean up after yourself. There is garbage and recycling available around the venue and be courteous while inside the Visitors’ Center
ACCOMMODATIONS AND MORE
We do NOT have any rooms blocked for our show this year. This is because the price they wanted to give us on the room blocks was noticeably more than the price you’ll pay booking separately. Please consider the Staybridge, one of our show sponsors. It’s only a block or two from the show. Other places very near the show that our attendees have liked include the C’Mon Inn and the Mainstays Suites. Book as soon as you can; it’s traditionally a busy weekend in Fargo. There is semi-adequate trailer parking on the street and/or in adjacent lots around these hotels. We will also have access to much more trailer parking from a business about a block from the show grounds.
For additional information, make sure to like us on Facebook and visit our 20th Annual Car Show page by clicking here.
SPONSORS
Platinum sponsors:
Red River Motorwerks, Moorhead
Knight Technology Services, West Fargo, PA, NJ, DE
KVLY Valley News Live/North Dakota Today Show, Fargo
Fargo-Moorhead CVB
Brave Creative Studio
Type E Motorsports
Gold sponsors:
Bailey’s PDR, Fargo
First Choice Home Inspections, Jamestown
KLN Family Brands
Icewind Brewing, Mapleton
Grateful Fred
Tharaldson Hospitality
Justice Brothers
Fargo Staybridge Suites
California Import Parts (CiP1)
Stoner Car Care
Giant Snacks
High Plains Transport, Watford City
Valley Imports, Fargo
Wilhelm Chevrolet, Jamestown
If you’d like to sponsor, provide a silent auction item, or kick in some door prizes, we’d LOVE that. Please reach out through our contact info on this site!
Are you a club member or VW enthusiast who plans to attend a lot of car shows this spring and summer? We would LOVE your help spreading the word about VWs in the Valley! We’ve created this simple black and white poster, printable on 8.5 x 11 paper of your choice. Please consider taking some along with you to distribute at your next show or event, or even hang a few up at local bulletin boards! Thanks.