LOVE CITY CAR SHOW

The 2018 Love City Car Show our 4th annual, will be held on the Coral Bay Ball Field and run in conjunction with the Labor Day Events and Parade. Vehicles registered in the car show will be permitted to participate in the parade Monday morning.

Apologies for the delays and the poor communication. Two days after our 3rd annual car show on September 4th category 5 hurricane Irma struck St John directly. We had over 200 mph gusts blowing through Coral Bay where only two days before over 80 cars and trucks were on display. Only days later the military took over our field for helicopter landings and communications systems. After that the field became a staging area for debris from houses and trees But all was cleaned up in time for this years show!

While St John is still far from recovered we decided that the show must go on. Slightly abbreviated and with no sponsors we are moving forward and will be back in full swing next year for the 2019. Please show your support and plan to attend.

When Jay started thinking about who he knew that had a real passion for cars he couldn't help but approach "Big" Al. When Jay asked Al if he would help with the organizing of the show "Big" Al jumped at the opportunity. The premise for the show would be to include St John cars, trucks, motorcycles, dune buggies, etc and find a location that would attract the most visitors.

The show involves locals, tourists and most of all the young people. Expanding to include St Thomas was important and now this year 2017, we are inviting St Croix and Tortola in the British Virgin Islands.

The first year (2015) Al and Jay had the help of St John Festival Committee in locating and organizing the event. St John Festival Committee are the organizers of St John Festival (carnival) every year and have experience with large events. Winston Wells Ball Field in Cruz Bay was selected because it is convenient for St Thomas and the larger Cruz Bay population however the field became crowded with over 70 vehicles the first year.

The Second Annual Love City Car Show moved to the center of the island utilizing Chester's Getaway (local restaurant) and "The Landing" a St Johnian establishment founded for it's local crafts, food and culture. Again the space proved to be tight and with the Labor Day rain participation was down.

For the Third Annual Love City Car Show the venue has been moved across the island to the Coral Bay Ball Field where there will be space for over 300 vehicles. St John Festival Committee hosts a Labor Day Parade and other family oriented activities in Coral Bay every year. So the decision was made to share the field and add some more attractions to the Labor Day Event with the help of the Love City Annual Car Show.