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Main St.
Car Cruise
coming
PUTNAM — The town of Putnam presents the Main Street Car Cruise from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 12. The rain date is Aug. 19.
This is the 12th year for the Main Street Car Cruise, Connecticut’s biggest annual car cruise.
More than 2,000 cars are expected to be on display in downtown Putnam. Main Street, Union Square and a portion of Kennedy Drive will be blocked to traffic and filled with show cars. Cars will also be on display at the municipal parking lot on Kennedy Drive and at Rotary Park.
The popular Rolling Burn-outs will be held on Kennedy Drive near US Button starting at 11 a.m.
The “Roaming Railroad” will make its first appearance at the show with rides for all ages from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The ARC Rubber Duck Race begins at 1:30 p.m. from the Bridge Street bridge.
Registration for the Main Street Car Cruise begins at 8 a.m. Admission is free for spectators, show cars and motorcycles and the first 1,000 cars will receive a dash plaque.