Vette Fest

 Vette Fest 2025, Our First

This past weekend, Mike and I travelled to Kissimmee, Florida for the annual Vette Fest at Old Town. Although there is an actual “Old Town, Florida” on the banks of the Suwannee River, this Old Town is a recreated village in Kissimmee, Florida just a few miles from Disney World. 

This ‘Old Town” is an eighteen-acre entertainment district filled with shops, restaurants, rides, and live music. On occasion it is the backdrop for classic cars or muscle cars. And... it is the home to Vette Fest. 

You Know
You're at a Car Show
When the Golf Cart
is All Decked Out

Every year, Vette Fest brings Corvettes and their owners together for a weekend of fun. This was a full weekend and this year they celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the event. 

Mike and I go to car shows. A couple of hours here or there. Never a full weekend.

 

Our Vette... because
"A Corvette Should be Red," Mike says.

We prepared. We packed our bags and took Tiki Kitty to stay with my mom for a little Vacay.

The drive was incident free. Good thing.  But it meant we were off to a good start.

We settled in at our hotel and set about to explore a bit of Old Town. Since this was our first Vette Fest, we checked in with the folks running the event to get the lay of the land…so to speak. 

We roamed around and decided on dinner at a place called Olde Town Tavern. We were a bit early and the only folks there so the service was great! Moreover, the food was excellent. Afterward we explored a bit more, headed back to our hotel, and settled in for a good night’s sleep.

The View of Oldtown
From Our Room at Night

The day of the show, we parked our pretty red car as assigned on the brick road in front of the myriad of shops and restaurants. We were one of the over three hundred and seventy-five Corvettes present.

Once parked, we set off exploring, talking to other car owners, and poking around in the many specialty shops along the way. 

At lunchtime the sky opened and the rain poured down. But it wasn’t bad. Actually, it was kind of fun. We cozied up on a bench and watched the people, the cars, the rain. The rain didn’t stop people from shopping, stopping to look at the cars, or to enjoy every aspect of the venue.

To quote Mike,"It's a car. it won't melt."

At three o’clock, the rain had slowed enough for the parade of cars to snake their way around the town. People lined the street taking pictures. 

It isn’t often you see that many corvettes from nearly every era of their existence cruising along the brick streets of Old Town. People took pictures, movies, and waved. Everyone on the sidewalks stopped and those in the stores came out. 

Over 375 Cars? Yep. 

Corvettes are pretty cars and often get a modicum of attention, anyway. But to have that many in one place at one time was, quite frankly, impressive. And fun.

So even though Vette Fest was almost Wet Fest, we had a great time.

Mike and I aren’t flashy people. We aren’t ones to seek attention because of things we own. We simply both like our Corvette and the fun of a car show. 

And as a hint…I was there collecting valuable information for something else in the works. Any guesses?