ACD Festival Featuring Activities Friendly for All
Article by KPC Media | KPC News | August 29, 2019
AUBURN — While automotive-related events take center stage during the Auburn Cord Duesenberg
Festival, a wide range of other activities will be taking place this weekend to cater to a wide variety of
interests.
Free concerts, food and drink, historic and cemetery tours and “live picking” will take place during
the Labor Day weekend festival.
The complete schedule of events:
Today
Kick-off luncheon: Willennar Hall, Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum, noon.
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum “Cheers to 45 Years” Anniversary
Benefit: 6-10 p.m., Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum. $150 per person. The evening
begins with hors d’oeuvres and drinks followed by a gourmet dinner, open bar and a silent and live
auction. Proceeds go toward educational programs, events and exhibits. Reservations and jackets are
required. Contact the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum at 925-1444 for tickets and
more information; register at bidpal.net/cheers.
Factory Meet and Greet: Auburn Moose Family Center, 10th and Main streets, 6-11 p.m.
Admission is free; food and drink are available. All are welcome to enjoy vintage, second-generation
and special-interest cars.
Thursday-Sunday
RM Auctions Auburn Fall Collector Car Weekend: Auburn Auction Park, 5536 C.R. 11-A.
Admission costs $50 for a four-day pass, including parking, or $20 for daily admission.
Friday
Pancake-and-sausage breakfast: National Automotive and Truck Museum north parking lot, 7-
10 a.m., freewill donations.
ACD Club swap meet: Auburn pool parking lot near Eckhart Park, 7 a.m. to noon. Free.
Vintage treasure sale: Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum, 8-11 a.m. Museum
admission required.
Jack Randinelli and John Martin Smith Collection: Willennar Genealogy Center, 700 S.
Jackson St., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a short program at noon. Free exhibit of Auburn automotive and
festival history being digitized by the Eckhart Public Library.
Downtown cruise-in: Courthouse square; vehicle parking and registration begins at 10 a.m. The
entry fee is $10 per vehicle; spectators are admitted free.
Factory Test Route Tour: 1600 Wayne St., in front of the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile
Museum; 10:30 a.m. arrival, 11:10 a.m. drivers meeting and 11:30 a.m. departure. Pre-register at
acdclub.org.
Speakeasy 2019: Auburn Moose Family Center at 10th and Main streets, noon. Guests are
welcome.
Ice cream social: Main Street near 7th Street, 5-8 p.m.; $2 per scoop.
Festival beer tent: Main Street between 7th and 8th streets, opening at 5 p.m.
Cruise-in concert: Courthouse square, 6-11 p.m.; free performances by Big Caddy Daddy and
Hubie Ashcraft.
Friday and Saturday
Cemetery Tour: Woodlawn and Roselawn cemeteries, starts from mausoleum, 1431 S. Center St.
Tours begin at 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 p.m. Cost $10 for ages 13 and older, free for ages 12 and younger.
Worldwide Auctioneers 12th annual Auburn Auction: Kruse Plaza. Memorabilia auction 2
p.m. Friday and 1-6 p.m. Saturday. Main motorcar auction begins at 6 p.m. Saturday.
Cruise-in Cuisine: 7th Street between Jackson and Main streets, beginning at noon, featuring
Whip N Chill, Aunt Annie’s, Fork & Fiddle, iGrandma’s, Waterloo Lions Club burgers and dogs, The
Deli at 6th & Main, Kona Ice, Shigs in Pit, Ziffles and Fresh Kitchen.
Friday-Sunday
Ham Radio special event station: Northeast Indiana Amateur Radio Club will be broadcasting
live honoring the festival through shortwave radio at K9A, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club car show: Eckhart Park, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Admission costs is $5
for adults, $3 for children, free for children 3 and younger, featuring up to 300 classic cars in shady
Eckhart Park. Lunch is available in the park, with activities for children from 9:30-11:30 a.m.
5K run/walk: 16th and Main streets; race day registration begins at 8 a.m., the race starts at 9 a.m.
Registration cost $25. Prizes will be awarded to the top three males and females for each age group
and first place overall male and female runners. Walkers are welcome. Visit
lakewoodparkchristianschool.com or runrace.net to register. Email mleitner@lakewoodpark.org
with questions.
Connecting Rods Lunch: 10 a.m., Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum, $15 per
person; reservations are required.
Pre-parade entertainment: Courthouse square, 11 a.m. Free performance by The Auburn
Community Band.
Market on 6th: 6th Street between Jackson and Main streets, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Parade of Classics: Courthouse square, 1 p.m.
Live Picking on the Plaza: 4 p.m., James Plaza, with “American Picker” Ron Wolfe.
Ticket to Ride: 4-6 p.m., 7th Street around the James Plaza, free. Ticket to Ride is a new event
where people can take free rides in select cars, based on availability. Preregistered tickets have first
preference and may be picked up at Joyce Hefty Insurance in Auburn. Freewill donations go to
participating nonprofits.
POUND Fitness Class presented by The JAM Center: 5 p.m., DeKalb County Courthouse,
free. This group fitness phenomenon uses drum sticks called Ripstixs to become one with the music.
This is for all ages. Demonstrations will include routines from Generation Pound, a fitness
movement focused on children ages 6-12.
Fast and Fabulous: Courthouse square, 5-11 p.m. The entry fee is $25 per car, with preregistration
required by contacting Dream Makers Automotive; spectators are admitted free.
Fast and Fabulous concert: Courthouse square, 5-11 p.m. Free performances by the Junk Yard
Band and The Matte Gray Band from Nashville, Tennessee.
The Gatsby Gala Ball: 7-11 p.m., Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum; $30 for
museum members and $50 for nonmembers.
Saturday-Sunday
Auburn Historic Tours: Leaving from the DeKalb County Fairgrounds parking lot; Saturday
tours begin at 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m., Sunday tours begin at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m.
and 2 p.m.; $5.
Sunday
Flight Experience on the FORD presented by VAA Chapter 37: 9 a.m. to dark, DeKalb
County Airport. Rides cost $77 per adult, $52 per child 12 and younger for a 15-minute ride on a very
rare Ford plane.
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