One of the oldest auto shows in America, the 65th annual Classic, Antique & Collector Car Show at Stan Hywet is Sunday, June 18, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., presented in collaboration with the Ohio Region Classic Car Club of America (ORCCCA).
Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens is located at 714 N. Portage Path in Akron.
Four hundred classic, antique, and collector cars and special-interest autos and motorcycles manufactured from 1915 – 1997 will be on view on the Great Meadow. The special feature category is air-cooled cars. New this year is a display of six antique boats, similar to those owned by the Seiberling family.
General admission to the Father’s Day Car Show includes a self-guided tour of the Manor House and historic gardens, Corbin Conservatory as well as Playgarden and Homes of Nature play areas. The Winking Lizard, River Dog Café Food Truck, Molly’s Café and Kona Ice will sell hamburgers, hotdogs, waffle pizza, sandwiches, cool treats and other lunchtime fare. My Drunk’n Uncle (MDU) performs high-energy rock and roll music on the Courtyard Stage from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
All tickets to the Father’s Day Car Show are pre-sale only at stanhywet.org, or by calling Stan Hywet ticketing at 330-315-3287. Tickets are $16 for adults and $8 for youth, ages 3-17. Children 2 and under are free.
All guest parking for the Father’s Day Car Show is off-site with free parking and shuttle service to and from parking lots at Firestone CLC and Litchfield CLC, 470 Castle Boulevard; and Todaro’s, 1820 Akron-Peninsula Road. A limited number of accessible parking spots are available in Stan Hywet Main Lot on a first-come, first-served basis and with the appropriate state hangtag or license plate.
Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens is the former home of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company co-founder F.A. Seiberling and his family. Since 1957, it has been a non-profit historic house museum where the public can learn about the cultural, educational, and inspirational riches of one of the most significant achievements in architecture and horticulture to come out of America’s Industrial Age. Open April-December, Stan Hywet is the largest historic home in Ohio and the sixth largest in the U.S. Stan Hywet is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums and is Akron, Ohio’s oldest National Historic Landmark.
