Get your kicks on Route 66 during the St. Louis Route 66 Festival to be held at the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge. The event offers 10 hours of fun and activities on both the Missouri and Illinois sides of the Bridge.

Classic Cars will span the whole length of the Bridge. Motorcycles will be on display on the IL side. We will have 4 bands playing music during the festival with Route 66 speakers between the bands. Following that will be a sock hop and once the sun goes down we will have a "walk in" movie featuring American Graffiti and of course, popcorn. Food and product vendors will be on both sides of the bridge. On the MO side we will also have an art tent with Route 66 artwork on dispaly and for sale.

11:00 am - 12:30 pm Route 66 Ramble Bike Ride

Route: 7 miles - out and back on the Riverfront Trail to Maline Creek (trail washed out at Maline Creek during recent flooding). A pleasant pedal for families to get a little recreation in as part of the Festival.
Fee: FREE (the Festival is free too)
Services provided: Sag (service and gear support until 2:00 p.m., mechanic and map

11:00 am - 4:00 pm Classic Cars on the Bridge & Motorcycles on Chouteau Island

Noon - 6:00 pm Music, Route 66 authors and more between the bands listed below

Noon - 1:00 pm Gene Dobbs Bradford and The Blues Inquisition
1:30 - 2:30 pm The Second Half
3:00 - 4:00 pm Kim Massie
4:45 - 5:45 pm Butch Wax & The Hollywoods

1:00 pm Mayor's Address and Presentation of the Cyrus Avery Award

4:00 pm Classic Cars Award Winners Announced

6:00 - 7:00 pm Sock Hop with DJ

7:00 - 9:00 pm MOVIE: American Graffiti

Sponsors: Edward Jones, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, City of Madison, Missouri Arts Council, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Regional Arts Commission and Walgreens

Partners: The Confluence Partnership, Doc's Harley Davidson, Insight, Jazz St. Louis, City of Madison, Madison County Arts Council, Madison County Transit, Missouri History Museum, Museum of Transportation, New City School River Kids, The Route 66 Association of IL, The Route 66 Association of MO, City of St. Louis, Trailnet and Via Partnership

Classic Car Pre-registration Form: download here (PDF 104 kb)

Directions: Limited paid parking is available at the Missouri Bridge entrance, $5 per vehicle; some spaces will be reserved for handicapped visitors at no charge. Free parking will be available at the St. Louis Welcome Center at Riverview and I-270 and North Riverfront Park, off Riverview south of the waterworks. A free shuttle will be available from both locations; 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Expanded free parking is also available at the Illinois bridge entrance. From I-270 take IL Route 3 south to Chain of Rocks Road. Turn right (west) on Chain of Rocks Road crossing the Chain of Rocks Canal to the Bridge entrance. Visitors will be directed to the new and improved parking, a shuttle courtesy of Madison County Transit will be available to transport visitors from the parking area to the Illinois Festival entrance.

Event Information: Contact Marc Clemens at marc@trailnet.org or call 314/416-9930 x 104.