The vision behind what we're doing is to bring various service organizations together to do something for the community," said Linda Eberly, who is on the committee organizing the Taste of Mount Joy Cruisin' Cuisine event. "This event is the perfect vehicle for that, no pun intended."

The Taste of Mount Joy Cruisin' Cuisine will be held on Saturday, July 27, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. along Main Street from New Haven Street to Jacob Street. It will feature a car show with about 40 awards presented by various businesses, clubs and organizations, including Kinley Automotive Group/Whitmoyer and Marietta Notary, the major sponsors of the event. Additional sponsors include Lime Ridge Auto Sales, Member's 1st Federal Credit Union and State Farm (Greg Sallade & Tyler Parmer), as well as Drohan Brick & Supply, The Gathering Place, Guardian Barrier Services, Sheetz Funeral Home and Thru-It-All Body Shop. A Best of Show award will be sponsored by the event organizers, and five memorial awards will also be presented. The awards ceremony will take place at 1:30 p.m. at the event tent near Market Street.

The first 250 people to register their vehicles will receive a dash plaque featuring last year's Best of Show winner, a 1958 Super 88 Oldsmobile owned by Terry Albright.

"We had more than 350 cars participate last year," Eberly said. "So, this year, we expanded the show area to accommodate a large number of cars."

Mount Joy has hosted the annual car show for more than 20 years. For a few years, Main Street Mount Joy took over the car show, but when that organization disbanded, volunteers from various community service groups stepped up to continue the tradition. Members of the Mount Joy Rotary, Kiwanis Club of Norlanco-Rheems, Mount Joy Lions Club, Voyage Mount Joy and the Red Rose Antique Auto Car Club are working together to host the event.

Along with vehicles, the event will feature food from area restaurants and food trucks. A food court will be set up on Main and Delta streets. Participating food vendors include Bube's Brewery, Florin Church of the Brethren, Harvey's Main Street BBQ, Isaac's Craft Kitchen & Brewery, the Mount Joy Lions Club, Noel's Cafe, Piper Belles BBQ, Rita's Italian Ice, the Rotary Fry Wagon, The TacoRV, The Donut Guys and Two Cousin's. Tables and chairs will be set up in the food court area, provided by JB Hostetter & Sons.

The Kiwanis Club will host a free pancake breakfast prior to the event at St. Mark's United Methodist Church, 37 E. Main St., Mount Joy, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Mount Joy restaurants, including Beanie's Bar & Grill, Copper Cup and Joy's Tavern, will offer specials during the day.

Eberly invites the community to come out for the car show, whether people want to enter a vehicle, peruse the cars or chow down on local cuisine.

"It's just a nice time to come downtown," she said. "We do this for the community. It's about all of these different organizations working together to give back to the community."

Taste of Mount Joy will be held rain or shine. All cars participating in the car show must enter via the Lancaster County Career & Technology Center off Route 772 and Old Market Street, where registration and packet pickup will take place. Parking will begin at 9 a.m. No cars will be permitted on Main Street in the main parking area before 9 a.m. or after 11 a.m. No dogs or bicycles will be allowed with show vehicles. Preregistration and same-day registration are both available.

For information, including registration forms, visit http://www.voyagemountjoy.com/tasteofmountjoy.