# Event Details - **Event Name**: "Ride to Real" - ELCOFest '26 Pre-Show Meet & Greet and Dinner Cruise - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 31 Jul, 2026 at 04:00 pm – Fri, 31 Jul, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: "Ride to Real" - ELCOFest '26 Pre-Show Meet & Greet and Dinner Cruise What’s this about? It’s basically an "optional" Pre-Show activity for Early Arrivals to the area for the ELCOFest '26 Event to hang out and socialize before we get really busy on Saturday with the big show. It will also give us a great group dinner option for the evening that we can all cruise to and enjoy some great food and fellowship before the show on Saturday! Arrive early for the Meet & Greet @ Southgate Crossing at your convenience and simply hang out. A few of us will be there in the early afternoon doing some setup work for Saturday’s Show, but we'll be focusing on 4 pm EDT as the "start" time. DEPARTURE for the Cruise to dinner will be at approximately 6:00 pm EDT with arrival at the restaurant estimated at 6:30 pm. We will leave for a roughly 20-minute leisurely Cruise to a Group Dinner and Cruise-In at "El Camino Real #3" Mexican Restaurant in Elkhart, IN. You can certainly meet us there if you are arriving later than our departure time. (See parking note below if meeting us there.) Restaurant address is: 290 CR 6 East, Elkhart, IN 46514 Meet & Greet Attendance & Dinner Cruise are Weather-Dependent. Group Parking at El Camino Real is somewhat limited and reserved for El Camino's ONLY for this cruise in! If you're joining us, but not driving one, do NOT take up a reserved spot with your non-ELCO vehicle... you WILL be required to move it! ***IMPORTANT: The cost of meal(s) at the restaurant are NOT complimentary! Attendees joining us at the restaurant are responsible for their own food and drink costs. *** The Dinner Cruise has been confirmed and scheduled with the restaurant. We will be asking participants before departure from “The Barns” so we can give them a last-minute rough idea of how many to expect... -OR- respond as "Going" to this event. (PLEASE...ONLY respond to this event as "Going" if you are ACTUALLY planning to attend the Dinner Cruise. We'll "guesstimate" the additional numbers for passengers. We will be using the responses to this event as one method to RSVP for informing the restaurant of the approximate number of guests to expect for dinner. The earlier you can respond the better as it helps them plan for adequate staffing, which equals better service times for you!) As always, all ELCOFest details are covered in depth and updated regularly first on www.ELCOFest.com and www.AllElCaminoShow.com! #elcofest #elcofest26 #themidwestsbiggestallelcaminoshow #allelcaminomegashow - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/elkhart/ride-to-real-elcofest-26-pre-show-meet-and-greet-and-dinner-cruise/200029927647037 - **Event Categories**: meetups, meet-and-greet - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 47 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: Elkhart - **state**: IN - **country**: United States - **location**: Southgate Crossing - **lat**: 41.6248685 - **long**: -85.997907 - **full address**: Southgate Crossing, 27751 County Road 26, Elkhart, IN 46517-8572, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: "Ride to Real" - ELCOFest '26 Pre-Show Meet & Greet and Dinner Cruise - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/e8214d1aa462398c5ed41e4edba6fba460c8c9c973a236877cf9892affe1e93f-rimg-w1200-h900-dca4aaa8-gmir?v=1775905596 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is "Ride to Real" - ELCOFest '26 Pre-Show Meet & Greet and Dinner Cruise being held? - **A:** "Ride to Real" - ELCOFest '26 Pre-Show Meet & Greet and Dinner Cruise takes place on Fri, 31 Jul, 2026 at 04:00 pm to Fri, 31 Jul, 2026 at 07:00 pm at Southgate Crossing, 27751 County Road 26, Elkhart, IN 46517-8572, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing "Ride to Real" - ELCOFest '26 Pre-Show Meet & Greet and Dinner Cruise? - **A:** "Ride to Real" - ELCOFest '26 Pre-Show Meet & Greet and Dinner Cruise is organized by ELCOFest. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": ""Ride to Real" - ELCOFest '26 Pre-Show Meet & Greet and Dinner Cruise", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/e8214d1aa462398c5ed41e4edba6fba460c8c9c973a236877cf9892affe1e93f-rimg-w1200-h900-dca4aaa8-gmir?v=1775905596", "startDate": "2026-07-31T16:00:00-04:00", "endDate": "2026-07-31T19:00:00-04:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/elkhart/ride-to-real-elcofest-26-pre-show-meet-and-greet-and-dinner-cruise/200029927647037", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Southgate Crossing", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "27751 County Road 26, Elkhart, IN 46517-8572, United States", "addressLocality": "Elkhart", "addressRegion": "IN", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "41.6248685", "longitude": "-85.997907" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "\"Ride to Real\" - ELCOFest '26 Pre-Show Meet & Greet and Dinner Cruise\n\nWhat’s this about? 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