The Half Dead Car Show Festival (2nd Annual), 4 October | Event in Clarkesville | AllEvents

The Half Dead Car Show Festival (2nd Annual)

Melanie Baez

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Sat, 04 Oct, 2025 at 11:00 am

6 hours

Miles Through Time Automotive Museum

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Date & Location

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025 at 11:00 am to 05:00 pm (EDT)

Miles Through Time Automotive Museum

120 Old Clarkesville Mill Rd, Clarkesville, GA 30523, United States

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About the event

The Half Dead Car Show Festival (2nd Annual)
The countdown is on! Mark your calendars for one of the craziest shows in the South!

Calling ALL Professional cars and ALL makes and models of vehicles!

The Paranormal Society of Northeast Georgia and Beyond would like to welcome you to the Half Dead Car Show Festival.

We will have entertainment all day. Come see some of the most beautiful belly dancers around, come ride a mechanical bull, and enjoy some live music and a dj.

Come visit The Miles Through Time Automotive Museum. The museum is about 30,000 sqft. and averages about 130 full-size vehicles on display. Plus, vintage bicycles, motorcycles, pedal cars,
and over 5,000 model cars are on display. There are more than just cars to view in the Museum including a whole town, a replica of the first Phillips 66 Station, and a Fountain shop. General admission to car museum is $16 . Kids 6-12 are $7 and kids under 6 can enter the museum for free with a paying adult. Shop Vintage Garage Antiques for some killer deals.

Car show and festival details: Spectator admission to car show is free.

Dust those cars off and bring them out! We welcome all makes and models. $20 at registration booth.

If you pre-register and pay early, we will put your name in a drawing at the show. We have 2 prizes to give away. Message Melanie Baez for the pre-registration form. You must be present at the show to win.

Trophies handed out at 4:30 pm.
As follows: 1st through 20th place. One Best in Show.

One trophy for best "Dressed to Possess" vehicle. This means to decorate your car spooky.

$100 Long Distance award for vehicles. You will write your miles in on the registration form.

Vendor Trophies: Best top 5 and 1 best in show for spookiest vendor.

COSTUME CONTEST: Come dressed in costume, not mandatory. We will have an adult category, kid, and animal category. Each category with a winner and a runner up.

Motel information:

Quality Inn of Cornelia
2965 J.Warren Rd.
Cornelia, GA 30531
(706) 778-9573

You MUST give the name Half Dead Car Show to get group rate.

$125 for one king bed plus taxes
$135 for a double bed plus taxes.

Cut off is September 3rd. Prices will be higher if you wait too long. Call and book your room now and pay when you check in. This motel is just a place to sleep and hang out. 48 hours advance notice if you cancel.

Motel is 6 miles from show and 19 miles from the beautiful Bavarian town of Helen, GA.

Event is animal and kid friendly.

Our vendors will be some of the most interesting around. Some items include: Taxidermy, metaphysical items, clothing, tarot, license plate making, candles, jewelry, artifical flower arrangements, cemetery pots and inserts, car detailing, haunt sauce, spell jars, crystals, handmade arts and crafts, skeletal articulation, spider web preservation, mushroom art, handmade found objects, flower pot-heads, hand made gnomes, car and air fresheners. Bring some cash and come shop!

Food truck available on site with smoked meats!

Be sure to come out!


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The Half Dead Car Show Festival (2nd Annual), 4 October | Event in Clarkesville | AllEvents
The Half Dead Car Show Festival (2nd Annual)
Sat, 04 Oct, 2025 at 11:00 am