July Jamboree brings hot rods, music to Cedar City
By Sue Longson
Fast cars, fun times, good music, and old friends are what make Cedar City’s July Jamboree one of the greatest events in southern Utah. In 2018, the good times only get better with the 21st annual July Jamboree.
On July 14, more than 200 classic cars and highly modified custom street rods will take over Main Street in Cedar City for one of the biggest block parties in Festival City. Last year, the event had 240 car entries from several states and drew approximately 15,000 visitors to downtown Cedar City.
“The Cedar City Rotary Club is proud to bring this special event to town once again as it showcases what a great place Cedar City is,” said Wayne Clark, who co-founded the July Jamboree with Byron Linford more than two decades ago. “It brings tourists and residents together in our historic downtown to enjoy friends, food, classic cars, and some great local music.”
The event kicks off July 13 at 6 p.m. with a welcome party at Toadz featuring ‘50s and ‘60s music from DJ Lance, a barbecue dinner, and prizes for the best dressed towards the theme.
Registration for car show entries is July 13 from 5 to 7 p.m. and July 14 at 8:30 a.m. at Southwest Technical College with a breakfast buffet. At noon, Main Street will shut down from 400 N to University Boulevard, and more than 100 vendor booths will begin setting up.
The July Jamboree officially kicks off at 3 p.m. July 14 with live bands performing on a stage in the parking lot of Charlie’s Southern Barbecue. A food court offering many varieties of cuisine will be offered in the same parking lot, including a beer garden offering fare prepared by Southwest Tech culinary arts.
“This year we are excited to have some great local talent playing such as Full Tilt Boogie and Radio Flyer,” said Dolly Trujillo-Wearn, Rotarian chair of the food court. “We have some of the best local food establishments selling food as well, so come hungry.”
The Cedar City Rotary Club uses funds generated by the event to make donations to the Boy Scouts, Little League Baseball, SUU Athletics, Canyon Creek Women’s Crisis Center, Iron County Care & Share, scholarships for Southern Utah University and Southwest Tech students, The Happy Factory, and the Rotary Centennial Veteran’s Park, to name a few.
Current humanitarian projects by the local Rotary Club include new stoves for the Mayan people of Guatemala and assisting in building neonatal intensive care units in Kenya.
For more information, visit julyjamboree.com or email julyjamboree@gmail.com.
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