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Annual charity Car Show

Our 12th Annual Car Show is

Saturday, September 27th, 2025.

10:00am – 2:00pm (parking starts at 9:00am)
Awards Ceremony is at 2:00pm
7 classes – 1 winner in each class determined by votes
Location: 8209 199th Ave NW Nowthen, MN 55330

Saturday September 27th, 2025  |  10 am - 2 pm

12th Annual Car show

Lakeside Cabinets will be hosting our Annual FREE Charity Car Show at our Facility in Nowthen, MN!

It’s fun-filled day for the whole family, with plenty to see and do! Join us for a great car show, games, tours, prizes, music, and delicious food.

This annual charity car show is Free for attendees and spectators. Participants – Register your vehicle in one of 7 classes, Class Winners determined by votes, voting ends at 1:30pm. Spectators – Vote for your favorite car in each class, play games, win prizes and help us raise money for Mental Health and suicide prevention. 

Our goal is to raise money for Thumbs Up – they are doing amazing things in our communities for Mental Health Awareness and Suicide prevention.

Scroll down to see all the prize opportunities for this year’s show – Bring your dollars and lets raise some money for Thumbs Up for mental health!

Pre-Registration is NOW closed - WE ACCEPT SAME DAY REGISTRATIONS. WE'LL SEE YOU AT THE SHOW!

Donate to the cause

Raise awareness for Mental Health and Suicide prevention

Ways to donate: all proceeds will go directly to the Thumbs Up, our honorary charity.

  • Donate directly to the Thumbs Up charity at their booth and receive a BLUE raffle ticket for a change to win one of 3 sets of our coveted custom corn hole boards.

  • Purchase your raffles for other chances to win big prizes: 

    • Orange Tickets – Car Show Participants-you get one orange ticket for having a car in the show, donate $10 for another ticket to increase your odds. 

    • Green Ticket – bring your cash for the 50/50 raffle sales – win half the $$$ and the other half goes to Thumbs UP!

    • Red Ticket – $20 donation for a chance to win the Solo Pi Pizza oven
    • Yellow Ticket – $10 donation for a chance to win a Cool Rolling Ice Chest
    • Purple Ticket – $5 donation for a chance to win Romeo the Rooster (he is so handsome)
    • Plus, check out our other games including the Wheel, the Sucker Block and new this year Plunko!!!!   
  • Count the Wood – take your guess at how many piece are in the barrel. You could win a $500 voucher towards new Cabinets!
  • Purchase your Memorial Dash Card for $10 in memory of someone you are cheering for who struggles with mental health or someone you would like to honor. Then, put that Yellow card on your Car’s dash for the day.

#thumbsupformentalhealth #keepmovingforward #nowthen,mn

ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THUMBS UP!

Our Sponsors

We would like to thank the following for their help, donations and efforts in to making this event a fun and successful day for charity!

Open House

Nowthen Nursery will be hosting a unique one of a kind open house that will get you deals on decor & plants for your home! Stop down there and get entered into their drawing & check out their open house offers exclusive to this car show day:

  • 50% off all potted trees, shrubs, and perennials
  • 20% off all B&B trees (the giant ones)
  • 20% off all décor, pottery, and statuary

Location

Lakeside Cabinets and Woodworking
8209 199th Avenue NW
Nowthen, MN 55330

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Times

  • Parking opens at 9am (no early parking please)
  • Car Show begins at 10am.
  • Must be parked before 11am to be eligible for voting!
  • Voting ends at 1:30pm (to give time to tally the votes)
  • Trophy winners announced and all Prize Drawings at 2:15pm.