Cruising Downtown

August 31, 2024 — Cruising Downtown in Manchester, New Hampshire, always held on Saturday of Labor Day weekend, may be the largest show in New Hampshire and among the largest in New England. I've been there when more than 1,000 show cars were counted. About six blocks of Manchester's main drag is turned over to the show, along with several side streets and a park. The show has been made even bigger since they turned over the Notre Dame Bridge to NH Muscle Cars members to display their cars.

Several bands take turns entertaining, food and refreshments from trucks are everywhere, and full service restaurants are open, some with outdoor dining. It's a long show, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and you need that much time to see all of it.

A highlight of the show for the past few years has been a jaws of life demonstration as members of the Manchester Fire Department literally tear a car apart. It's not announced and easy to miss, so if you go, be at the corner of Elm and Bridge at noon.

My coverage of a small portion of the sprawling show, including both videos and photos of the jaws of life demo, can be seen at this link:

https://www.linwoodstreet.com/cruising2024/