Standing on the corner, watching all the cars go by.
It’s the perfect place to spend a summer evening. It’s time for summer cruise nights.
Many places offer “cruise nights” or festivals or gatherings where classic car buffs can bring their muscle cars, hot rods and souped-up classics to pop their hoods and enthrall fans hungry for nostalgia.
Here is a listing of cruise nights in Lake County, sure to keep gear heads happy this summer:
Sundays
Lake Zurich: Cars and Coffee for St. Jude, Sundays 8 a.m.-10 p.m. June 26, Aug. 7. Midwest Motors, 540 Cortland Drive. 847-773-7896 or northernillinoisstreeters.org
Tuesdays
Wauconda: Tuesday Night Wauconda Cruise Night, 5-9 p.m. June 21, July 19, Aug. 16, Sept. 20. Downtown Wauconda. 847-526-9600 or northernillinoisstreeters.org
Wednesdays
Lake Zurich: Wednesday Night Cruise Night, 6-9 p.m. June 1, July 6, Aug. 3, Sept. 7, Oct. 5. Downtown Lake Zurich. northernillinoisstreeters.org
Mundelein: Park on Park, The Mundelein Cruise Night; 5-9 p.m. June 8, July 13, Aug. 10, Sept. 14. Downtown Mundelein. northernillinoisstreeters.org
Vernon Hills: 4th Wednesday Night Cruise-In, 6-10 p.m. fourth Wednesday at Motors on Milwaukee Series June to August at Sears Auto Center, 2 Hawthorne Center. 847-235-6528 or bgvmotorsports.com.
Thursdays
Antioch: 2nd and 4th Thursday Night Cruise-In at Cuda’s, second and fourth Thursdays June to September at Cuda’s Bar & Grill, 27045 Grass Lake Road. 847-235-6528 or bgvmotorsports.com
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Barrington: Cruise Nights, 6:30-9 p.m. June 9 to Sept. 1. Harris Bank Parking Lot, South Cook Street. 847-304-3400 or barrington-il.gov
Fox Lake: 1st/3rd/5th Thursday Cruise-In, first, third and fifth Thursdays June to September at Kodiak Automotive, 90 S. Highway 12. 847-235-6528 or bgvmotorsports.com
Winthrop Harbor: Harbor Plaza Cruise Nights, 5-9 p.m. June 9 to Nov. 1. Harbor Plaza, 1275 Sheridan Road. northernillinoisstreeters.org
Fridays
Lake Bluff: 2016 Knauz Cruise Nights: July 15, Sept. 16 at Knauz Autopark, 775 Rockland Road. eventzilla.net/web/event/knauz-cruise-night-2016-2138861582.
Waukegan: Scoop Waukegan, July 8. Downtown Waukegan, Genesee Street. 847-599-2500 or scoopwaukegan.com
Saturdays
Ingleside: Saturday Nite Cruise-In, 6-10 p.m. June 4-Sept. 10 at Miller Dog N Suds Drive-In, 517 Washington St., Ingleside. 847-587-6808 or dognsudsdrivein.com
Lake Zurich: Saturday Night Cruise Nights, 5-8 p.m. Second Saturdays June to September at Culver’s, 645 N. Rand Road. 847-721-8417 or facebook.com/Car-shows-Illinois-369492156408011/
Waukegan: Scoop Waukegan, July 9. Downtown Waukegan, Genesee Street. 847-599-2500 or scoopwaukegan.com.
Zion: 30th Annual Nostalgia Days Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show and Cruise; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. June 18, at Village Hall, 2828 Sheridan Road. 847-235-6528 or nostalgiadays.com
Shonda Talerico Dudlicek is a freelance writer.