CPPC Activities, 2026
An ad hoc committee met early in January, 2026, to plan the year's activities. We'll be filling in times and specific dates as information becomes available.
Check back here frequently.
To refresh your memory, look at our Website PICTURES page and review photos and stories about our past club activities.
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Regular Membership Meetings: 4th Tuesday of each month
at the Clackamas Community Club,
15711 SE 90th, Clackamas, OR,
5:30PM Socialize & Kick the Tires,
Meeting begins at 6:00PM
February
- Jerry Van Sant Collection, TBD, (Mike Bade hosts)
- February 7 (Saturday) – Mild to Wild Motorsports swap meet, 8:AM-2:00PM at Salem fairgrounds, $8 gen admission.
- February 14-15 (Saturday & Sunday) – Early Bird swap meet in at the Washington State Fairgrounds, Feb.14, in Puyallup, Saturday 8-5, Sunday 9-3, $10 general admission, Free parking, The second largest meet in Washington, Originally sponsored by the Tacoma model T club, has lots of vintage parts as well as newer items.
- February 15 (Sunday) – A group of CPPC members and their family and friends are going to meet at the Sandy Actors Theater again to watch a Neil Simon play. This one is 'Barefoot In The Park'. We are going to the 2PM show on Sunday, Feb. 15th, 2026. The address is 39181 Pioneer Blvd. Sandy OR, 97005. Afterwards we will walk across the parking lot to have a Chinese food dinner at the Double Dragon Restaurant. You'll need to buy your ticket online at Sandyactorstheatre.org They are $18 for Seniors,Vets, and Students. $20 for Adults. There are still quite a few tickets left. If you need help getting your ticket contact Mindy at Ben1323@aol.com. If you plan on going please let Mindy or Jerry and Ann Klinger know so we have an accurate count for the dinner reservations.
- February 19 (Thursday) – The Mayflowers are going to visit the Northwest Big Foot Center on Thursday, February 19th, 2026. It is located in Boring OR at the intersection of Hwy 26 and Hwy 212. The exact address is 31297 SE US 26 OR 97009. We plan to meet in the parking lot about 10:15am, tour the facility for about an hour and then head about 5 miles down the highway to the Tollgate Inn in Sandy for lunch. Please email Mindy at Ben1323@aol.com if you'd like to visit. I'll send out more details the week before we visit.
March
- March 8 (Sunday) - Brooks Fire Department Pancake Breakfast – Pig out on breakfast at Brooks Fire Department’s annual fundraiser, then visit a couple of mid-valley car collections. (Gary Rusher hosts.)
April
- April 10-11-12 (Friday-Sunday) - Portland Swap Meet. We’re looking at a smaller presence at Portland Swap Meet this year, more about membership and advertising our annual Cruise-In, but we need to fill 24 two-hour works shifts, plus load-in and load-out. Robin Will is Swap Meet Co-ordinator.
May
- May 9 (Saturday) – Portland Transmission Warehouse Spring Classic – This traditional show fills the neighborhood south of Hawthorne Blvd. and west of SE 11th Avenue with the cruise-in that kicks off the car show season. Cars start showing up approximately at daylight, filling the parking lot and then spilling out into the neighborhood, and the show ends by early afternoon.
- May 9 (Saturday) – Cascade High School Annual Car Show, Turner, OR, 9:00AM-2:00PM – this huge event benefits the benefits the Cascade High School student body, and it gets huge community support. (Gary Rusher hosts.)
June
- June 27th (Saturday) - Cruise-In Down By the Riverside, CPPC’s own event, benefiting auto technology students at Clackamas Community College.
July
- July 18 (Saturday) – Horsepower On the Green, Sponsored by Finn’s Restoration & Custom and the Columbia River Camaro Club. On the grounds at Arrowhead Golf Club in Mulino. $20 per car registration, spectators free, dash plaques for first 150 cars.
- July 19 (Sunday) – Mt. Hood Mustangs & Fords Club, Annual Show and Cruise. The Mustang Club supports our show, and we like to return the favor. (John Cooper hosts)
- July TBD – Mackin’s Auto Body hosts a birthday party by invitation only, and CPPC is on the list! (Joanne Dixon hosts).
August
- August 2 (Sunday) – Gladstone Happy Days Cruise-In – 10:00AM-2:00PM, downtown Gladstone, registration $20 per car, vendors free. (Mike Bade hosts).
- August 7-9 (Friday-Sunday) – Cruise The Gorge, The Dalles, OR. Neon Cruise, Friday evening. Show In the Shade in Sorosis Park at 8:00AM Parade of Champions starting at 2:00. Dufur Car Show, in Dufur, Sunday 9:00AM. Info at www.midcolumbiacarclub.org.
- August 22 (Saturday) – Cutsforth’s Car Show, Wait Park in Canby. Gates 6:30, showlasts from 9:00AM-2:00PM. Registration $20. (Jim Wheat hosts).
September
- September TBD: CPPC’s Annual Picnic, Sunnyside Meadows Memory Care Center, Happy Valley, OR.
- Marrs Neon Tour – Ridgefield/Battleground. (Mike Bade hosts).
October
- October 4 (Sunday) – Canby Swap Meet. Merchandise and membership in a one-day event close to home. (Bob Derbyshire hosts,)
November
- November 7 (Saturday) – Verboort Sausage & Kraut Festival, Verboort, OR – Gary Rusher will host a road trip to this tiny community north of Forest Grove for their annual fundraiser.
- November 20 (Friday) – CPPC Annual Membership Meeting and Potluck. Specifics TBA.
- November 21 - (Saturday) – Albany Indoor Swap Meet, Linn County Fair/Expo, Albany, Oregon. Featuring cars, car parts, reproduciton vendors and memorbilia, sponsored by Enduring A’s Chapter, Model A Club of America. General Admission $5 (16 & older), vendor spaces $30, reservations encouraged
December
- CPPC doesn’t schedule meetings in the month of December, however the Mayflowers usually manage a holiday luncheon for folks who want to get together. Details TBA. CPPC does not schedule meetings and activities during the month of December. We'll meet early in January to start planning activities for 2027.
Cars and Coffee Weekly:
- Sherwood: The Portland Cars and Coffee is every Sat. at 8am at the Langers Fun Center, 21650 SW Langer Farm Parkway.
- Beaches – we hear rumors that the Beaches PIR event will be continued under new ownership of the restaurant, but nothing is confirmed. For updates see the PIR website for information.
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