Back to the 50s ticket prices

The Cooly Rocks On festival is the biggest 50s and 60s nostalgia festival in Australia featuring Rock 'n roll, Rockabilly, Swing music and over 1,000 hot rods, custom cars and classic vehicles lining the stunning beachfront of Coolangatta and Tweed Heads.

Browse through over 100 retro market stalls and 100 craft market stalls and take your taste buds back to the 50s and 60s with vintage styled food. Music fills the venues as the festival builds, culminating in a Grand Finale weekend where the streets are closed down, the outdoor stages are moved in and the streets come alive with street parades, shows, displays, competitions and over 1,000 cars parading from Kirra to Tweed Heads each evening.

Minnesota Street Rod Association’s Back to Fifties weekend's schedule of events taking place June 17-19.

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    Old Cars Weekly

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    Jun 1, 2022

Minnesota Street Rod Association’s Back to theFifties weekend

Back to the 50s ticket prices

WHEN: June 17 – 19, 2022 at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds

WHAT: The Minnesota Street Rod Association’s “Back to the 50’s Weekend” presented by NAPA Auto Parts is back and ready to roll! The show will blanket the State Fairgrounds with more than 11,000+ streetrods, customs, classics, and restored vehicles, all dating from 1964 and earlier. Plus, indoor and outdoor vendors, State Fair food, and tons of activities.

All Weekend

 • NAPA Auto Parts Display

 • Ladies’ Showcase (North End Event Center)

Friday and Saturday: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., Sunday: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.


  •  Cruise-N-Arts Craft Fair (Education Building) decor, gifts, wearables, and more
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Friday and Saturday: 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m., Sunday: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

  • -Kids World activities (Machinery Hill) presented by Select Heartland Chevy Dealers -

Friday

 • United States Flag Raising Ceremony (Base of Space Needle) – 9 a.m.

Saturday

 • Military Salute Flyover – 11 a.m.

 • Pin-Up Contest – (Bandshell near Space Tower) – 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Friday and Saturday

 • Model Car Show & Contest (Education Building) – 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

 • Free Concerts (Bandshell near Space Tower) 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.

 • Friday – Robby Vee- Saturday – Tony Andreason with The Surf Dawgs- Opening act both nights – Comic Magician Jerry Frasier

Sunday

 • Sunday Swap Meet (Midway) – 6 a.m. – 1 p.m.

 • Church Service featuring The Memories (Bandshell) – 10:30 a.m.

 • Closing Ceremony at 1 p.m. (Bandshell)

WHEN: Friday, June 17; Saturday, June 18; and Sunday, June 19, 2022

TIMES: Friday and Saturday: 8 a.m. – 10 p.m., Sunday: 6 a.m. – 3 p.m.

WHERE: Minnesota State Fairgrounds – Falcon Heights, Minn.

INFO: msrabacktothe50s.com

ADMISSION: At the door: Adults – $15; Kids 15 and under FREE with each paid adult

Advance adult discount tickets ($2 off) available at participating NAPA Auto Parts.

SHUTTLES:

FREE Shuttles on Saturday ONLY from 8 a.m. – 10 p.m. from two locations:

 1. ETC/Energy Technology Center – 1450 Energy Park Drive, St. Paul

 2. MN Dept of Education, 1500 Highway 36 West, Roseville

SOCIAL:

Facebook: @Back.to.the.50s

Twitter: @msra2022

Instagram: mnstreetrodassociation

Back to the 50s ticket prices

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Start your engines. The Minnesota Street Rod Association’s “Back to the ’50s Weekend” will be back at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds the weekend of June 18-20.

The vintage vehicle event was canceled in 2020 because of COVID.

The show brings more than 12,000 street rods, customs, classics and restored vehicles, all dating from 1964 and earlier, to the Fairgrounds. All guests will be required to wear face masks.

Events include concerts, a swap meet and a craft fair, with more than 300 vendors on the grounds. Hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets at the door are $12 for adults; kids 15 and under are free with each paid adult. Advance adult discount tickets for $2 off are available at participating NAPA Auto Parts. For info: msrabacktothe50s.com.

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Kathy Berdan | Arts and entertainment team leader

Kathy has been an arts journalist for more than 25 years. She loves Twin Cities theater, bicycling, reading good books in the screen porch, the St. Paul Winter Carnival and the Minnesota State Fair.

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