On Saturday, May 6, the 14th annual Vagabonds Car Show will return to the East Petersburg Community Park, 6051 Pine St., East Petersburg. The free event will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and a rain date has been set for Sunday, May 7.

The car show will also include a variety of food trucks and vendors. Members of the Vagabonds Rod & Custom Club will sell hot dogs, East Petersburg Borough will offer breakfast sandwiches, and ice cream will be available to purchase from Scoops Ice Cream and Grille. Trophies and door prizes, consisting of gift cards and donations from vendors, will be awarded throughout the day. At 10 a.m., a cornhole tournament will be held; event attendees will be able to register for a set cost per person, and the winner of the tournament will be awarded a cash prize.

During the show, Flamin' Dick and the Hot Rods will perform classic rock music from the '50s and '60s. "People always love coming to see the cars, listening to the music and getting a bite to eat," said Vance Spicer, vice president of the Vagabonds.

In addition to a spectacle of hundreds of cars, the event will incorporate a Chinese auction and a yard sale. A selection of items such as dishware, children's toys and household goods will be available to purchase. The items that will be available have been donated by members of the Vagabonds and those in the local community, and the proceeds will benefit Hospice & Community Care in Lancaster. "We've been supporting Hospice & Community Care for over 20 years," Spicer said. "We chose to support them because it's a local organization and that money benefits Lancaster."

The car show is part of a series of community events offered by the borough in partnership with Vagabonds. Although this is the 14th year that the club and borough have organized the event together, members of the Vagabonds Rod & Custom Club have been hosting an annual car show for decades. The club was officially founded in 1958 and is based out of Landisville, although its members hail from across the county. To obtain membership, one must have a vehicle that has been customized either through a unique paint job or body modification.

Vagabonds Rod & Custom Club members meet every other month to take group drives in their cars, with the group usually comprising several dozen vehicles. The group often selects a location ahead of time to drive to and stop for lunch, sometimes traveling as far as Maryland. The majority of Vagabonds Rod & Custom Club members drive customized hot rods that predate the '80s, although there is no criteria for cars to be entered in the car show. "People come with original stock Fords, new Corvettes and Japanese cars," Spicer added. "Anyone can come, and everyone is welcome."

There is a set cost to enter a vehicle in the show. For more information, search for "Vagabonds Spring Kick-Off Car Show" on Facebook.