Dogwood Car Show to move
to Stumpff's Family Event Center
March 11, 2020
Caden Swearingen
The Dogwood Car Show, a Cassville auto enthusiast mainstay, will be held at a new venue. For the 34th year, the show will be organized by the Stumpff family and held at the new Stumpff Family Event Center.
Over the last 33 years, the Dogwood Car Show has been held at Roaring River State Park, the Cassville town square and the First Baptist Church parking lot. It has drawn a lot of automobile enthusiasts to the Cassville area from all over, some even as far as Oklahoma.
Donnie Stumpff, business owner and auctioneer, bought Cassville's American Legion Post 118, building and adjoining land on MO-76 in Cassville back in July 2019. The membership of the post declined to the point where it was hard to make ends meet. Stumpff then made the offer to buy the building and the grounds south of it. Post 118 still retains a portion of the grounds, Memorial Park and a smaller building behind the main facility.
Stumpff's Family Event Center is the name of what was Cassville's American Legion Post 118. One of Stumpff's main goals in purchasing the building and land is to get a lot of the older events back from years ago. On December 14, 2019, the center held their first event. It was called "God's Glory" gospel performance. It featured around 12 booths with various attendees, as well as performances from Ozark Mountain Revival, the Gavits and the Ledbetter family. They had a great turn out for their first event and hope the attendance will rise with each event.
Prior to this year, the Cassville Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the event. However, chamber director Rachael Selby Freeman said the chamber agreed to switch the show over to the Stumpffs after they approached the chamber with the idea of hosting a car show. She said, "We feel like Stumpff's Family Event Center is a great location and a great network of people." The chamber is hosting a new event this year, TroutFest, and the switch will allow the chamber to focus on that while the Stumpffs operate the car show.
"We are planning on having lots of fun things for everyone to enjoy," said Ashley Stumpff, event curator for Stumpff's Family Event Center. “We are planning on having food trucks, vendors, bounce houses for kids, and some music from local bands and groups. We are very excited to bring more events like this to the community."
The 34th annual car show will be at the grounds of Stumpff's Family Event Center on Saturday, May 23, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Stumpff said, "The Dogwood Car Show and Collector Tractor Show will have first and second place prizes awarded. Following the car show will be a collector car and tractor auction. Vendors, food trucks, kids bounce houses and activities will be available for you and the whole family to enjoy.”
For more information on how to register your car, tractor, food truck or booth, contact Ashley Stumpff by phone at (417) 342-2968 or email [email protected].
Caden Swearingen
The Dogwood Car Show, a Cassville auto enthusiast mainstay, will be held at a new venue. For the 34th year, the show will be organized by the Stumpff family and held at the new Stumpff Family Event Center.
Over the last 33 years, the Dogwood Car Show has been held at Roaring River State Park, the Cassville town square and the First Baptist Church parking lot. It has drawn a lot of automobile enthusiasts to the Cassville area from all over, some even as far as Oklahoma.
Donnie Stumpff, business owner and auctioneer, bought Cassville's American Legion Post 118, building and adjoining land on MO-76 in Cassville back in July 2019. The membership of the post declined to the point where it was hard to make ends meet. Stumpff then made the offer to buy the building and the grounds south of it. Post 118 still retains a portion of the grounds, Memorial Park and a smaller building behind the main facility.
Stumpff's Family Event Center is the name of what was Cassville's American Legion Post 118. One of Stumpff's main goals in purchasing the building and land is to get a lot of the older events back from years ago. On December 14, 2019, the center held their first event. It was called "God's Glory" gospel performance. It featured around 12 booths with various attendees, as well as performances from Ozark Mountain Revival, the Gavits and the Ledbetter family. They had a great turn out for their first event and hope the attendance will rise with each event.
Prior to this year, the Cassville Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the event. However, chamber director Rachael Selby Freeman said the chamber agreed to switch the show over to the Stumpffs after they approached the chamber with the idea of hosting a car show. She said, "We feel like Stumpff's Family Event Center is a great location and a great network of people." The chamber is hosting a new event this year, TroutFest, and the switch will allow the chamber to focus on that while the Stumpffs operate the car show.
"We are planning on having lots of fun things for everyone to enjoy," said Ashley Stumpff, event curator for Stumpff's Family Event Center. “We are planning on having food trucks, vendors, bounce houses for kids, and some music from local bands and groups. We are very excited to bring more events like this to the community."
The 34th annual car show will be at the grounds of Stumpff's Family Event Center on Saturday, May 23, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Stumpff said, "The Dogwood Car Show and Collector Tractor Show will have first and second place prizes awarded. Following the car show will be a collector car and tractor auction. Vendors, food trucks, kids bounce houses and activities will be available for you and the whole family to enjoy.”
For more information on how to register your car, tractor, food truck or booth, contact Ashley Stumpff by phone at (417) 342-2968 or email [email protected].
