Cruise In - Family Friendly Event
Cars, trucks, motorcycles (soft colors only), rat rods, dragsters, exotics, classics, even boats!
Broad Street between Central Ave. & Manchester Ave, Downtown Middletown - 45042
So much Thunder!
Thank you to the many folks who brought their vehicles to show at Thunderfest in 2021. Special thanks to all the Thunder!
Shout out to Topwater Tony for this wonderful video of our event.
Be a Volunteer -
sign-ups for 2022 on TrackItForward very soon!
Thunderfest is a cruise-in car show that is free to attend. We welcome all vehicles - dragsters, classic vehicles, trucks, motorcycles (soft colors only), boats, rat rods, exotics - if it has a motor & you can ride it, bring it!
We also welcome our car accessories business parter to display their products on our show. Our parter: SEEWORLD®, a leading GPS tracker supplier in China, specializes in the R&D and manufacturing of GPS tracking hardware & software
Hourly cackle-fest (ear plugs recommended!)
Flyover from Butler County Warbirds around noon!
24 Unique prizes for vehicles on display!
Prize for the car club that registers the most vehicles at this show!
Live DJ
Dash Plaques to the first 150 vehicles to register
50/50 Raffle
T-shirts available
Lots of eateries & shops nearby + food trucks & vendors
Prizes and games at the Miller Insurance booth
(10,000 thanks to Miller Insurance, 8-cylinder Sponsor)
Questions? Contact the Event Coordinator Sylvia McIntosh at
or 513-464-2527 (Downtown Middletown, Inc.)
Thunderfest Cruise In - a family friendly event is sponsored by
Downtown Middletown, Inc., 1050 Central Avenue, 2nd floor,
Middletown, Ohio 45044 and the Middletown Pacemakers Car Club
with financial support from:
Miller Insurance, Inc. * 8-cylinder Sponsor
Miami University Regionals * 6-cylinder Sponsor