Carriagetown Car Show

September 27, 2025 — Since attending this show, I've learned it will be the last Carriagetown show in Amesbury, Massachusetts. That's indeed sad news. I've been to this show every year since 2017 without a miss. Originally known as Mayor Gray's Carriagetown, named for the mayor of Amesbury, a dedicated antique car enthusiast, who turned over the entire downtown to antique car display for one day each year. After a new mayor was elected, the tradition was continued for several years, but the decision was made to discontinue it permanently after this year.

You can't blame a lack of interest. The show attracted a few hundred vehicles and mobs of spectators right up to this year. Amesbury has a photogenic, hilly downtown with excellent restaurants and quaint shops, and the Powwow River tumbling down through its center.

This is just another of several excellent New England car shows that have been lost in recent years. I hope this isn't a trend for the future. The hobby needs more youthful participants. Be sure to select the following link to the final appearance of this excellent show.

https://www.linwoodstreet.com/carriagetown2025/