🚗🔥 VINTAGE TORQUE FEST 2026 – THE SEASON KICKOFF IS HERE! 🔥🏍️

Step back in time for the ultimate vintage lifestyle weekend — where classic hot rods, custom motorcycles, rockin’ live music, and good times collide for an incredible cause!

May 1-2, 2026

Dubuque County Fairgrounds

14569 Old Highway Road, Dubuque, Iowa

All gate proceeds benefit Helping Hannah’s Heart Foundation — supporting kids with congenital heart defects. Every ticket makes a real difference!

Event Highlights

•  Massive Vintage Car & Motorcycle Show (traditional hot rods, customs, rat rods, and more)

•  Vintage Swap Meet with vendors from around the country

•  Dirt Drags, Mini Bike Races, Vintage Cycle Exhibition

•  Demo Derby Action + spectator drag racing & flame-throwing exhibitions

•  Live Music on 3 Stages — Rockabilly, Surf, 50s/60s, Psychobilly, and more

•  Good food, cold drinks, pin-up fashion, camping on-site, and killer people

•  Family-friendly daytime vibes with full-throttle evening energy

Gates & Show Hours:

•  Friday, May 1: Gates open at Noon (12:00 PM)

•  Saturday, May 2: Gates open at 9:00 AM

Tickets: $20 single day | $35 weekend pass (pre-registration available — check the official page for links)

Detailed Schedule of Events & Bands

Friday, May 1, 2026 (Gates open Noon)

•  12:00 PM — Gates open | Swap Meet & Vendor Village opens | Cars & bikes begin arriving

•  Afternoon — Mini bike races, vintage cycle exhibitions, and casual cruising

•  2:00 PM – 5:00 PM — Early music sets on the Side Stage (local & emerging acts)

•  Evening Music on Main Stage (tentative slots):

•  6:00 PM — Band 1 (opening rockabilly/surf set)

•  7:30 PM — Band 2

•  9:00 PM — Headliner / Featured Act

•  Ongoing — Food vendors, swap meet browsing, and night cruising

•  Late Night — Camping & after-hours hang (bonfires encouraged)

Saturday, May 2, 2026 (Gates open 9:00 AM — Full Day of Action)

•  9:00 AM — Gates open | Full Swap Meet & Vendor Area active | Car & Motorcycle Show in full swing

•  10:00 AM – 12:00 PM — Mini bike races & vintage exhibitions

•  12:00 PM – 3:00 PM — Dirt Drags & Spectator Drag Racing

•  2:00 PM — Demo Derby Action begins

•  Afternoon Music (Multiple Stages):

•  1:00 PM — Stage 1: The Cavaleros-style rockabilly

•  2:30 PM — Stage 2: Surf/Rock set (e.g., HangTen HangMen vibes)

•  4:00 PM — Main Stage: DogWood and the Shakers or similar 50s energy

•  Evening Main Stage Lineup (High-Energy Night):

•  5:30 PM — Band 3 (up-tempo set)

•  7:00 PM — Carbellion (confirmed performance slot)

•  8:30 PM — Featured Act / Psychobilly or high-energy band

•  10:00 PM — Saturday Night Headliner (big closer — expect 20 Watt Tombstone-style intensity or similar powerhouse)

•  All Day — Flame throwing exhibitions, food & beer garden, shopping, and non-stop vintage vibes

•  11:00 PM — Music winds down | Afterparty camping continues.

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