Five days of activities begin early Tuesday morning at the St. Albert Inn when City TV kicks off Rock'n August with the Breakfast Television. 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 car displays, community barbecues and musical entertainment. Friday night, the streets of St. Albert are packed with thousands of eager spectators viewing the 400 plus classic cars as they parade past City Hall. The party continues as the stage is filled with some of the best musical entertainment of the year. Lions Park in St. Albert is home to the much anticipated Show'n Shine that starts early on Saturday morning. The cars are parked and polished one more time awaiting the decision on who will walk away with the 2008 trophies and bragging rights to "Best in Show". Between 15,000 and 18,000 people attend the Show'n Shine that has something for everyone in the family to enjoy.
Tuesday Morning August 5th, 7-9AM: The St. Albert Inn and staff have supported Rock'n August with a free Pancake breakfast since 1998 to kick off our week long fundraiser in support of Diabetes Research. City TV has also teamed up with Rock'n August to bring their breakfast show to the St. Albert Inn. The show broadcasts live and gives everyone a taste of the fun to come during this week of events.
Tuesday Evening August 5th, 6-9PM: Tuesday night brings fun and excitement to the parking lot of the Gold Dust Casino. The Casino has become the favourite spot for the cars to gather every Tuesday night from the beginning of June until September. Rock N August week brings out over 500 vintage cars to St. Albert and Tuesday night at the Casino always is a great time with fun prizes and music of the fifties and sixties.
The Gold Dust Casino is our presenting sponsor for this years event allowing use to have a wrap up dinner and auction with proceeds to ADF. Make sure you mark you calendars for Tuesday August 6th and Saturday August 9th.
Wednesday Evening August 6th, 6-9PM: Come one come all to the Gateway Village Plaza for the best Car Roadeo this side of Texas. This event is sponsored by your A&W and Tim Horton's restaurants. A rally course is setup in the parking lot of the Plaza to test the driver’s skills and accuracy in a series of drills. This event encourages anyone to compete for prizes and the bragging rights of the night.
Thursday Evening August 7th, 6-9PM: Todd and Liz have been a sponsor of Rock'n August since year one. They turn their Fountain Tire store on St. Albert Trail into a mini show and shine for this evening. They also use this evening to thank their customers for their business throughout the year and showcase their state of the art facility. Anyone that has participated in this event in the past knows this evening is packed with fun and entertainment for all ages.
Friday Afternoon August 8th, 12-5:00PM: Friday starts out with a registration booth at The Gold Dust Casino. All car owners have an opportunity to register their car for the Saturday show and shine. The Gold Dust Casino is a presenting sponsor of Rock'n August and supplies a large portion of their parking lot to stage the Friday night cruise to downtown St. Albert where up to 15,000 St. Albert and area residents view the street dance of the fifties and sixties style entertainment
Friday Evening August 8th, 8-11PM: The Friday night street dance is sponsored by The St. Albert Chamber of Commerce, Phoenix Group Risk Management Inc. , Standard General and Ashton Transport. All four of these organizations are long term sponsors. In fact, Phoenix Group Risk Management Inc. and Ashton Transport have been Rock'n August sponsors since our very first event. The entertainment will include performances by The Sensational Hotrods.
Saturday August 9th, 10AM-3PM: In the setting of Lions Park, the Show and Shine has become one of the major events of Western Canada. Without the full cooperation of the city of St. Albert and it’s staff this event would not happen. Over the last number of years Rock'n August has partnered with many service groups and sponsors to make our event a successful car show and a major fundraiser for the Alberta Diabetes Foundation.
Saturday August 9th, 6:00pm - Close. A Dinner, Dance and Silent Auction will wrap up the week long events with the fabulous entertainment of The Sensational Hotrods at the Platinum Centre in the Gold Dust Casino, St Albert. The theme for the night will be dress in your best 50's or 60's clothing or just come as you are for all the fun that you can remember of these fun and simple days. Tickets for this night will be $40.00 per person or a table of ten is $400.00. Contact the St. Albert Chamber of Commerce or the Gold Dust Casino Platinum Centre for details to purchase tickets, all contact information is on this site.