‘Big year’ expected for Cruizin’ 64
To hear Josh Rogers tell it, the 17th annual Cruizin‚ 64 event on Oct. 8 will not only fill Sallisaw‚s autumn event void, but will build on its past success.
“It‚s really gone big,” says Rogers, president of Sallisaw Main Street. “We‚ve done this for so long now, it‚s just really been a success.
“We‚re really makin‚ it a big deal this year — this is definitely gonna be a big year.”
The day-long...
To hear Josh Rogers tell it, the 17th annual Cruizin‚ 64 event on Oct. 8 will not only fill Sallisaw‚s autumn event void, but will build on its past success.
“It‚s really gone big,” says Rogers, president of Sallisaw Main Street. “We‚ve done this for so long now, it‚s just really been a success.
“We‚re really makin‚ it a big deal this year — this is definitely gonna be a big year.”
The day-long event will feature something for everyone — “It‚s definitely an event where you can come out and bring the whole family,” Rogers says — with a classic car show, chili cookout, “an awesome bluegrass group,” popup shops and, to end the night, cruising.
“We‚ve tried to encompass everything that there is,” Rogers says. “It‚s really gonna be family-oriented.”
Cruizin‚ 64 is a fundraiser for the Main Street program, an event that actually kicks off the night before when Sallisaw Main Street‚s familiar pink trailer sets up in the downtown pocket park to serve Indian tacos. The next day, pop-up shops set up along Oak Street open at 9 a.m., and the car show, chili tasting and live music begin at 11 a.m. The event covers the downtown business district on Oak Street from Cherokee to Chickasaw avenues, and along Choctaw Avenue from Wheeler to Elm streets.
Up to 100 classic cars are expected — “They love to bring their cars and show them off,” says Carol Brown of Sallisaw Main Street — with cruise night beginning at 6 p.m.
For more information, visit sallisawmainstreet. org, or call 918-7767920.
