International Car Show and Music Festival - 2008 Events

Rock'n August is an international car show and music festival taking place in St. Albert, Alberta - a suburb of Edmonton. This year the event will take place from Tuesday, August the 5th through Saturday the 9th. Past events have seen approximately 500 classic car entries into the event and more than 50,000 people attending altogether, making Rock'n August one of the largest events to take place in the province of Alberta. 2008 plans to be another huge year with at least as many people estimated to attend as 2007. Visitors to Rock'n August not only come from our home province of Alberta, but also British Columbia and Saskatchewan, and even Washington, Idaho and Montana - truly making Rock'n August an international car show.

In Support of Diabetes Research and Education.

A week of fun

Five days of activities begin early Tuesday morning at the St. Albert Inn when City TV television kicks off Rock'n August with the Television Breakfast. Many of the classics that will be competing in Saturday's Show'n Shine competition will be at this event. Each evening until Friday Night's Cruise and Street Dance, a different location in St. Albert hosts an evening of classic car shows, community barbecues and musical entertainment.

Also there will be draws for prizes at sponsored events; including a chance to win a custom framed drawing of your car by artist Alex Wong through raffle ticket purchase.

The primary goal of Rock'n August is to continue to be a significant contributor to diabetes research and education. The Alberta Diabetes Institute at the University of Alberta has set the international benchmark for treatment of diabetes with Islet Cell Transplantation. Rock'n August will make every effort to bring $50,000 to the doctors and researchers who specialize in this disease that will affect one in four Canadians in the next three to four years. All funds raised by Rock'n August remain within the province of Alberta.

We are very pleased to report that the 2007 Edition of Rock'n August was a record-setting success. The committee consisting of The Cruisers Car Club, Cosmopolitan Clubs of Edmonton, St. Albert, Sturgeon and the St. Albert Chamber of Commerce worked countless hours to ensure the success of this year's classic car show fund raiser for the Alberta Diabetes Foundation.

It is truly a community event when many come together as one to succeed. As we look forward to the twelfth annual Rock'n August in 2008 (mark your calendars now for August 5 - 9), we face new challenges of accommodating everyone who wishes to participate in this event. Planning has already started and we will make the 12th Rock 'n August the best ever.