The 2019 Cleveland Auto Show starts today
Looking for a new car? You can get lots of ideas and information at the 2019 Cleveland Auto Show, presented by Huntington Bank, now taking place through March 3, 2019 at the I-X Center located at the south end of the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
You would be hard pressed to find any place where you could find this many makes and models as well as the opportunity to test drive the latest innovative cars currently on the market.
Not interested in purchasing a vehicle just yet? That’s OK as the Cleveland Auto show is a family friendly event with lots to do for everyone. The show is open tonight, Friday, until 10 p.m. and also features Dealership Employee Appreciation Night presented by Spectrum Reach. What follows is a list of events associated with the show during its tenure.
Sunday, february 24h: Cavaliers Mascot Sir CC will be at the Kia display from 1 to 2:30 p.m. and available for photo and selfie opportunities.
Monday, February 25th: Family day presented by Medical Mutual with kids 15 and under getting in free. There will be a special appearance by Cedar Point’s Snoopy from 4 to 7 p.m. Enter to win an overnight stay for four to Castaway Bay plus four Two-Day Any Day tickets to Cedar Point. I-Heart Radio will be hosting a live on-site Block Party from 5to 8 p.m. where you can win prizes and dance to the tunes spun by DJ Kyro. Cleveland Brown’s Official Mascot, Chomps, will be at the auto show from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. as well as Professor Wylde of the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo with his Interactive Animal Activites show from 5 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday, February 26th: Cavaliers rookie point guard Collin Sexton will be available to sign autographs at the GMC display from 6 to 8 p.m.
Wednesday, February 27th: For race fans, Kaulig Racing will have owner Matt Kaulig along along with Fox 8 News Anchor Stefani Schaefer as well as 4-time heavy weight champ Stipe Miocic and 2018 Daytona 500 winner Austin Dillon from 6 to 8 p.m. in the main concourse.
Thursday, February 28th: The Cleveland Auto Show will be honoring America’s service personnel, veterans and first responders with free admission during Northern Ohio Heroes Day. The free admission offer is limited to individuals with valid identification with no geographic limitations but does not include spouses, children or friends. No matter where or when you served or where you currently reside your entrance fee is free. For more information go to www.clevelandautoshow.com/heroes. From 7 to 8 p.m. Cleveland Browns Pro Bowl alumni linebacker Joe Schobert and OL Joel Bitonio will be available to sign autographs in the Honda display.
Friday, March 1st: Cavaliers point guard Matthew Dellavedova will be available to sign autographs from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Kia display.
Saturday, March 2nd: The 2oth Annual Classic Car Show Awards for “Best of Show” and “Peoples Choice” will be awarded at 2 p.m. Vote for your favorite by going to the Cleveland Auto Show’s Facebook page. The RAM display will be hosting FM 92.3 “The Fan’s Street Team” with on-air personality Ken Carman from 3 to 5 p.m. with Cleveland Browns linebacker Joe Schobert joining the event from 3 to 4 p.m.
Sunday, March 3rd: The Official Vehicle Giveaway will take place at 5 p.m. where two lucky winners will get a free 36-month lease on either a 2019 Honda Accord Sport or a 2019 Honda Ridgeline RT., the official vehicles of the Cleveland Auto Show. Show attendees can register for the drawing at the Official Vehicle Giveaway Booth located near the West Entrance of the I-X Center. Each day of the show, one finalist will be chosen and invited back on Sunday, March 3. Out of the ten finalists invited back, two Grand Prize winners will be selected. So, if you are selected as a finalist, your odds of winning are one in five this year!
Some cool stuff to look out for during the show are the Delorean “Time Machine” from the hit movie “Back To The Future”, Scooby Doo’s “Mystery Machine”, Mutt Cutts “Shaggin Wagon” from the film “Dumb and Dumber”, the 1970 off-road Charger from the movie “Fast and Furious 7”, Optimus Prime from the Transformer Movie “The Last Knight” and the Lego Chevy Silverado inspired by “The Lego Movie 2”.
You can also take a test ride at Camp Jeep and on the Ram Test Track and eight manufacturers are back with their Ride and Drive vehicle testings. The Cleveland Auto Show will host Ride-N-Drive events from Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep, Kia, Mazda, Nissan, Ram, Subaru, Toyota and Volkswagen.
Millionaire’s Row, presented by Bernie Moreno Companies is back with a huge array of dream cars including Mercedes-AMG GT R, Porsche 911 GT3 RS, Aston Martin Vulcan, Aston Martin DB11, Aston Martin Vanquish, Bentley Bentayga, Rolls-Royce Ghost, Rolls-Royce Dawn, Maserati Levante GTS, Maserati GTC, and Lotus Evora. (Subject to change).
The South Hall of the I-X Center will once again be home to the Classic Car Show throughout the run of the show with local car enthusiasts showing off their pride and joys that came out of the factories 25 years ago or more.
The Cleveland Auto Show Show hours are 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on opening Friday, Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tickets cost $14 for adults and $12 for preteens and seniors. Children six and under get in free. Parking at the Cleveland Auto Show is always free courtesy of your franchised new motor vehicle dealers. Tickets are available online right now with no convenience fee at www.clevelandautoshow.com.