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The History on Wheels exhibit is on hiatus. Check back later in 2021 for updates.
An exhibit dedicated to Indiana’s automotive and racing heritage is coming to Hoosier communities across the state. We’re proud to present History on Wheels, a 53-foot double-expandable semi-trailer and state-of-the-art traveling exhibit visiting festivals, fairs, schools and other special events.
When it rolls into Indiana cities and towns, the custom trailer housing the exhibition Auto Indiana expands to nearly 1,000 square feet of indoor space. Inside the mobile museum, guests will take a ride through the state’s far-reaching and personal connections to the auto industry.
The exhibit touches on the history of more than 100 Indiana automakers and manufacturers, such as Cord, Duesenberg and Studebaker. It also delves into the lives of Hoosier innovators and inventors, such as Carl Fisher, Elwood Haynes and Ralph Teetor.
In one section of the exhibit, guests of all ages can explore under the hood of a car modeled after a 1914 Marmon Touring Car. In addition, children can climb into the driver’s seat of a mini IndyCar and imagine what it would be like to cross the famed Yard of Bricks.
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July 15-19 – Marion County Fair, Indianapolis
September 11 through 13 – Kiwanis Balloon Fest, Bloomington
September 19 and 20 – Festival of Machines, Conner Prairie
September 28 through 30 – IN Health Assoc. Conf., Lawrenceburg
April 13 – National History Day State Contest, Indianapolis
April 29 – Jiffy Lube, Carmel
May 10 and 11 – Indy Car Grand Prix, Indianapolis
May 16 through 18 – Aurora Bicentennial, Aurora
June 21 through 23 – Cars & Guitars, Seymour
July 4 through 6 – Haynes-Apperson Festival, Kokomo
July 13 through 15 – White County Fair, Reynolds
July 26 – Rock ‘n’ Cars Live Concert, Sweetwater Pavilion, Fort Wayne
July 27 – Rolling into Roanoke Car Show, Roanoke
Aug. 3 – Greenwood Airport Day, Greenwood
Aug. 9 and 10 – Touch of Dutch, DeMotte
Aug. 31 and September 1 – Lowell Labor Day Fest, Lowell
Sept. 4 – Driven2SaveLives BC39, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis
Sept. 6 through 8 – Kiwanis Balloon Fest, Bloomington
Sept. 13 through 15 – South Whitley Fall Festival, South Whitley
Sept. 20 and 21 – Tree City Fall Festival, Greensburg
Sept. 27 through 29 – Hope Heritage Days, Hope
Oct. 11 and 12 – Apple Dumpling Days, Connersville
Oct. 17 through 19 – Fuqua Automotive Customer Appreciation Days, Dunkirk
Oct. 30 through November 1 – FFA Convention, Indianapolis
May 10 – History Center, Indianapolis
May 11 through 12 – Indianapolis Grand Prix, Indianapolis
May 18 through 20 – Indianapolis 500 Qualifications, Indianapolis
May 25 through 27 – Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis
June 1 through 3 – Best Week Ever, South Bend
June 23 through 25 – Wayne County Fair, Richmond
June 29 through July 1 – Drive-In at the Ruthmere, Elkhart
July 2 through 7 – Monroe County Fair, Bloomington
July 13 through 15 – Three Rivers Festival, Fort Wayne
July 19 through 21 – Jasper County Fair, Rensselaer
July 26 – Das Dutchman Essenhaus Classic Car Cruise-In, Middlebury
July 28 – Elkhart County Fair, Goshen
Aug. 4 – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center, Noblesville
Aug. 17 through 18 – Jubilee Days, Hagerstown
Aug. 25 through 26 – Family Fun Fest, Cedar Lake
Sept. 5 and 6 – Driven2SaveLives BC39, Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Sept. 7 through 9 – Kiwanis Indiana Balloon Fest, Bloomington
Sept. 15 through 16 – Festival of Machines, Conner Prairie, Fishers
Sept. 22 through 23 – Atlanta New Earth Festival, Atlanta
Oct. 13 – Convoy of Hope, Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds
Oct. 24 through 26 – FFA Convention, Indianapolis Convention Center
May 6 through 13 – Indiana Historical Society, Downtown Indianapolis
June 3 – CruZionsville, Downtown Zionsville
June 9 through 10 – Plymouth PT Cruz-In, Downtown Plymouth
June 16 through 18 – Marion County Fair, Marion County Fairgrounds, Indianapolis
June 23 through 25 – Goodland Grand Prix, Foster Park, Goodland
June 28 through July 1 – Covington 4th of July Festival, Covington City Park, Covington
July 7 through 9 – Three Rivers Festival, Headwaters Park, Fort Wayne
July 10 through 15 – Howard County 4-H Fair, Greentown Fairgrounds, Greentown
July 28 through 29 – Frankfort Hot Dog Festival, Downtown Courthouse Square, Frankfort
Aug. 19 through 20 – Yellowstone Trail Fest, Starke County Fairgrounds, Hamlet
Sept. 2 – Fly/In Cruise/In, Marion Municipal Airport, Marion
Sept. 11 through 13 – Anderson Public Library, Anderson
Sept. 15 through 16 – Back to the Fifties Festival, Boone County Fairgrounds, Lebanon
Sept. 20 – City of Whiting Cruise Night, Downtown Whiting
Sept. 22 through 24 – Apple Dumpling Days, Downtown Connersville
Sept. 29 through Oct. 1 – Newport Antique Auto Hill Climb, Newport
Oct. 14 – Red Hot Car Show, Main Street, Rochester
Oct. 28 through 29 – Downtown Princeton
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