* FF '22 will start at Noon Thursday end at Noon on Sunday!  We will post details on this page when specifics are confirmed! *                                                      2022 DATES are MAY 19-22!

(LAST YEAR) 2021 FirebirdFest Schedule of Events

(SCHEDULED HAS BEEN UPDATED RECENTLY!   STAY IN TOUCH WITH OUR FACEBOOK PAGE FOR LATEST UPDATES.  FIREBIRDFEST '21)

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FRIDAY MAY 21

  

 

  • 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    FirebirdFest 2021 KICKOFF

       "Meet and Greet" Car Show #1

       Food truck/LIVE DJ/Prizes/Photo Booth/2nd Gen Graveyard Vendor!

       Gateway Classic Cars Museum

       1237 Central Park Drive O'Fallon, Illinois 62269

 

  • (4:00 PM - 5:00 PM)

       ANNOUNCEMENT AND PHOTOS OF LEGACY CRUISE SELECTIONS

       (OPTION TO GRAB LOCAL FAST FOOD BEFORE WE DEPART

        OR EAT AT DRIVE-IN FULL CONCESSION STAND)

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  • 5:45 PM

       DEPART FOR SKYVIEW DRIVE-IN

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  • 6:00 PM - 11:00-ish PM  (Local news filming our arrival at 6 PM)

       "Smokey and the Bandit"  and  "Hooper" Double Feature

       @ Historic Sky View Drive In 

       5700 N. Belt West Belleville, Illinois 62226

   

SATURDAY MAY 22

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  • 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

    Meet at Gateway Classic Car Museum

       1237 Central Park Drive O'Fallon, Illinois 62269

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  • 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM

    LEGACY CRUISE to Kirkwood, Missouri

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       LEGACY CRUISE:   This was one of the ideas that inspired us to start the FirebirdFest!   We thought      "wouldn't it be cool" if everyone could see a lineup of every production year of Firebird in a variety of colors and cruising in order!   Our FirebirdFest committee will be selecting our favorite 36 cars (one from each year) to lead all other birds in a  "Legacy Cruise" in order of production year, and will receive a special windshield banner for this honor!   

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  • 9:15 AM - 12:00 Noon

    Museum of Transportation Tour and Car Show #2

       2933 Barrett Station Road Kirkwood, Missouri 63122

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  • 12:00 Noon - 1:30 PM

    Lunch on your own Kirkwood/Sunset Hills

    Lunch and gas stop on your own

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  • 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

    MEET and lineup Target/Lowes/Walmart 

       Kirkwood, Missouri

       past Busch Stadium and the Gateway Arch Monument

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  • 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM

    Cruise to World Wide Technology Raceway

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  • 2:30 PM - 7:00 PM

    Firebirds on Raceway!

       Car Show #3/Watch Drag Races/FF Drone Video Production

       World Wide Technology Raceway

       700 Raceway Blvd. Madison, Illinois 62060

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SUNDAY MAY 23

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  • 6:30 AM - 6:45 AM

    MEET at Gateway Classic Cars

       1237 Central Park Drive O'Fallon, Illinois 62269

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  • 6:45 AM - 7:15 AM

       Cruise to Riverfront Park next to Argosy Alton Casino

       to stage for Ferry departure

       1 Piasa St. Alton, Illinois 62002

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  • 7:15 AM - 8:00 AM

    Stage cars in Alton, Illinois to prepare for River Jump

       Cars will be sent from Alton in groups of approximately 30 every 15 minutes per the Ferry request        ​

  • ​8:00 AM - 9:30 AM  (estimate)

       FirebirdFest River Jump 

       Grafton Ferry Company

       22 E. Main St. Grafton, Illinois 62037 (then turn left towards riverfront)

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  • 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM

    Lewis and Clark Museum

       Car Show #4 on Riverfront

       Relaxing Picnic on Riverfront/Lunch on your own

       1050 S. Riverside Drive St Charles, Missouri 63301

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  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

    Cruise to EPC/PUR PERFORMANCE for final event!

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  • 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

    Salute to First Responders/LIVE DJ/Farewell Ceremony

       Car Show # 5 @ EPC/PUR PERFORMANCE

       3941 Harry S. Truman Blvd. St. Charles, Missouri 63301

 

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