Mix together
Kamloops, hot August days and a car show and you’ll have one of the biggest and best car
shows our city will see called the Show and Shine Hot Nite in the City! This year celebrates the 20th
anniversary of this show.
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| 1932 Ford 2 door sedan ~ Kamloops, BC |
Hot Nite in
the City did begin as a Thursday night show but it later became a two day
event, growing as it did over time and having many from other places come to show
their cars, too.
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| 1934 Ford wrecker ~ Cache Creek, BC |
Friday night
is the registration and Poker-run which was added eleven years ago for
participants to get involved and see the city.
The last stop of that run is the A/W, the annual hosts for this
evening.
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| 1942 Ford cavover pickup ~ Kelowna, BC |
The show
once took one city block but now covers thirteen blocks. Victoria Street and the avenues on either
side are closed for the day and allows cars to line the streets for everyone to
see and enjoy.
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| 1950 Ford F-100 ~ Washington, USA |
I would say
that by the crowds always gathering around this beauty makes it the star of the
show. The crowds are large and music
fills the air, the shops are open to welcome visitors in to make the downtown
experience a great one.
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| 1951 Ford pickup ~ Quesnel, BC |
350 cars were
expected to participate in this year’s event and they varied from vintage cars
to semi-trucks and everything in between. They come
from far and wide and are welcomed with Kamloops hospitality to the Hot Nite
in the City Show and Shine.
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| 1937 Oldsmobile Touring Sedan |
What a trip
down memory lane this offers for many whether it is an old family car or otherwise,
you will hear people sharing a story of the past when they see a special car.
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| 1929 Ford ~ home built ~ Summerland, BC |
This show
brings people from all over the western provinces to participate as well as
from Washington, Oregon and Colorado.
The car club communities enjoy sharing their pride and joy and many make
their return yearly.
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| 1961 Buick Bubble Top ~ Nanaimo, BC |
We, the
people of Kamloops do enjoy seeing these vehicles, some of which are absolutely
vehicular works of art! The support and
enjoyment shows with the crowds that walked the streets of Kamloops on
Saturday.
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| Ribfest at Riverside Park, Kamloops, BC |
Ribfest is now
a big part of the Hot Nites in the City weekend and the Daybreak Rotary Club of
Kamloops biggest fundraiser of the year.
Several vendors come from out of town to sell to people lined up for
hours to taste those delicious BBQ ribs.
Music can be
heard from every corner of the park and Music In the Park at the Rotary
Bandshell had an audience of thousands enjoying their entertainment of the
evening. A large kid zone with lots of free attractions were enjoyed, too.
These events
take hundreds of hours of volunteer work to happen and the work of these
volunteers is applauded by all. The
success of these events are shown both by the turnout of locals and the
thousands of dollars donated to our organizations as a result of this.
Thank-you to
all the volunteers who played a part in this week-ends festivities, a great job was done by all.
