{"id":409640,"date":"2026-09-24T21:14:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T21:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/409640\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T21:14:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T21:14:10","slug":"exotic-classic-cars-expected-at-downtowns-endless-summer-showcase-car-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/409640\/","title":{"rendered":"Exotic, classic cars expected at Downtown’s Endless Summer Showcase car show"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fall may have started on Tuesday, but there will be an Endless Summer Showcase<\/a> on Saturday at 330 E. Bay St. in Jacksonville\u2019s Downtown.<\/p>\n

And Downtown drivers beware: the stretch of East Bay Street in front of the event will be closed to traffic from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday as some of the more exclusive cars park on the asphalt, and dozens more get the grass nearby on what is known as The Ford on Bay.<\/p>\n

Officially called Endless Summer Showcase 4: Downtown Edition, the annual car show used to be held in Latham Plaza along 1st Street North in Jacksonville Beach, using all the grass and the boardwalk as well. Amid planned construction around Latham Plaza, promoter Trae Staker said he took the opportunity to move from the beachfront to the site next to the St. Johns River. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Ford on Bay became an option, we jumped on it because it\u2019s a beautiful spot,\u201d he says. \u201cThere\u2019s also great breeze that happens throughout the day, and it definitely helps with the heat.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"A McLaren, Porsche, Mercedes-AMG and Ferrari, left to right, were just a few of the cars shows at Staker Productions\u2019 recent Wings \u2018n Wheels event in St. Augustine. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today<\/p>\n

The car show is the first held in the center of Downtown in over a decade, the last ones at the now-demolished Jacksonville Landing (demolished in 2019) and James Weldon Johnson Park opposite City Hall. Saturday\u2019s show uses the the waterfront grassy area between East Bay and Water streets to showcase the show vehicles. The Ford on Bay site will also include a stage, vendors and more. <\/p>\n

The more exotic cars will be shown on the shut-down part of East Bay Street. And organizers will unveil a special hypercar at noon, after the National Anthem.<\/p>\n

Tickets cost $20 for adults and $10 for teens age 12 to 18. VIP Tickets are $150 and include access to the Decca Live rooftop bar across from the show site, with food and drink. Register a vehicle to show<\/a>, at $40 per car and $30 per motorcycle. <\/p>\n

Decca Live and nearby Keane\u2019s Irish Pub will be selling beverages and food as part of the show. And the estimated 1,000 to 1,500 showgoers can expect some intriguing vehicles on display, Staker says.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur shows have always been anyone-is-welcome as for types of vehicle,\u201d Staker says. \u201cWe love seeing classic vehicles; we love seeing race cars, drift cars, full builds \u2014 it does not matter to us. We enjoy the car community in general.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Hundreds of classic cars and airplanes line the runways at Northeast Florida Regional Airport for a recent Wings \u2018n Wheels event. | Staker Productions<\/p>\n

Staker Productions\u2019 next big event is its fifth annual Wings N\u2019 Wheels<\/a> on Feb. 27 at St. Augustine Airport at 4900 US-1 in St. Augustine, with hundreds of cars and airplanes displayed on the runways. That event also includes an aerobatics practice and a military flyover.<\/p>\n

A portion of every registration and ticket sold will be donated to Boomerang Air Charter<\/a>, which helps stop human trafficking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fall may have started on Tuesday, but there will be an Endless Summer Showcase on Saturday at 330…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":409641,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-409640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=409640"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409640\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/409641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=409640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=409640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=409640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}