Please Join Us At The 2026 Let Freedom Ride Car Show and Cruise
Celebrating America’s 250th Birthday!
The Let Freedom Ride Car Show and Cruise is proud to partner with James’ Triumph for this year’s show.
Any and all street legal vehicles are welcome, they don’t have to be old to be in the show. Cars, Trucks, Motorcycles, Muscle Cars, Antique Cars, Tractors - anything is welcome.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER YOUR CAR
2026 Car Show and Cruise Information: (Subject to Change)
The Car Show will be on Saturday, July 25th, 2026 at 1981 Bavaria Rd Chaska, MN 55318 from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. We will have amazing food from the Butcher and Bartender and Brick Oven Bus Pizza food trucks at the show and delicious sno cones from Tropical Sno MNfor sale. We have a small craft fair as well attached to our event with various vendors. Some of vendors in years past have been: patriotic handmade wood art, crochet stuffed animals, permanent jewelery, pottery, bread, cookies etc… Also this year we will be having a silent auction style raffle with over 20 different prizes. Tickets will be sold the day of the car show with winners selected before the awards ceremony. The post-show cruise will depart at 1:20 p.m following the awards presentation. Cruise route is planned to be about a 70 minute drive from the show west, around Lake Minnetonka and ending in Wayzata. Your Car Show entry gets you into the cruise, but cruise participation is completely optional and at your own risk and not covered by event insurance.
Award categories for the show will be (new categories this year in bold):
Top 10 including Best in Show and Runner Up
Kid's Choice Award
Spectator's Choice Award
Best Patriotic Display
Longest Distance Award
Sponsor's Choice Award(s)
Vehicle registration is $20 online or at the door. Pre-register your vehicle to save your spot and make it easier on our volunteers the day of the show! Just click the box that says “2026 Vehicle Registration”
Dash Plates to the first 75 cars registered - door prize tickets are included for every vehicle. We plan to have about 15-20 higher quality door prizes this year. Canopies are allowed BUT they must be weighed down with weights or sandbags. We will be checking and you will be asked to take down any canopy that could be picked up by the wind. You are responsible for your belongings.
Raffle tickets for the fundraiser raffle will be for sale only on the day of the show, and you do not need to be present to win. Raffle tickets are CASH ONLY - no cards or checks, raffle rules will be present where tickets are sold at the event. The raffle drawing will be at 12:30p.m. before awards. If you are not present and win something, we will contact you to get your your prize. Raffle prize list currently includes: scheels gift card, dilly bars for a year, chick fil a for 6 months, coolers, St. Paul Saints tickets, car detail package, dental care basket, water bottle basket. Full list of prizes will be avaiilible the day of the show.
If you have any questions, comments or feedback - please email Cody at LFRCarShow@gmail.com
Want to volunteer at the show? Please visit https://forms.gle/P3tLZsYHGKzxRQ7C9 for volunteer opportunities
Registration for one (1) vehicle at the 2026 Let Freedom Ride Car Show held on July 25th, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
If you have multiple vehicles, you will need to add each one to your cart, then check out.
Pre-purchase your 2026 Let Freedom Ride Car Show T-shirt. Don’t forget to select your size!
Preliminary design pictured, but will feature the a brand new front design and the 2026 logo and list of show sponsors on the back.
You wil pick up your shirt at the registration table at the car show on July 25th, 2026. We will not be shipping out these shirts.
Car Show Sponsorship Application and Vendor Application
Please click the below links if you are interested in being a vendor in our craft fair or if you would like to help sponsor the car show.
If you’d like to help support our car show monetarily either from your business or individually please click the bold text above. More information on the sponsorship tiers and benefits of each tier can be found by clicking the large bolded text above.
If you are interested in applying to be a craft fair vendor at our event, please click the bold text above, add this to your cart and fill in the additional information requested.
The craft fair will be held the same day and time as the car show. July 25th, 2026 from 9am to 1pm. All craft fair vendors will be outside.
Special thanks to our incredible show sponsors
and raffle donors!
Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Franke Construction LLC
Silver Sponsors
Rohr Family
Illa Family
Raffle Donors
Holand Family
Grimm Family
Planned Cruise Route:
The cruise is planned to take hwy 212 through Cologne then 284 up to Waconia - 30 out to Mayer then hyw 7 to St. Boni 15 to Mound and then shoreline drive with the cruise dispersing once we get to downtown Wayzata.
If you’d like to join the cruise, please indicate on your online registration. Participation is completely optional and the cruise may be cancelled if weather is not cooperating. We are not responsible for any damage that may occur on the cruise. Make sure you are driving an insured and well running vehicle.
