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The Top 25
No classes, no brackets — one field, every VW judged against the whole show. Twenty-five awards, all equal, from preserved-original to fully built. A first-car project can take one just as easily as a show queen.
Park City, Kansas · The People's Show
Great Plains VW Show & Campout
Three days, two nights, one show field.
OctoberOct 1–3, 2027
Hap McLean Park · Park City, KS
2027 registration opens laterAdd to calendar
The Legacy Edition
Every flavor of VW is welcome: air-cooled, water-cooled, EV, buggy, bus, stock and clean, caged and bagged, slammed, patina, track-focused, and first-car projects.
01 · The Legacy Award
One car becomes next year’s show.
A metallic green 1955 Wolfsburg Edition Beetle — European-market, oval window, chrome and crest intact. It stopped people in their tracks all weekend, and it’s the reason 2027 looks the way it does.
Every year Justin and Jonmark walk the field and pick one car. Not a points sheet, not a vote — the car we can't stop thinking about. Win it and the following year's show is themed around your car: your ride on the show shirts, the flyers, the dash plaque, and this website. That's why we call it The People's Show. Every registered car is in the running. No extra entry, no extra fee.
2026 Legacy Award1955 Wolfsburg Edition BeetleMetallic greenEuropean-market, oval window
02 · Meet the owner
Anthony Bell.
The man behind the green ’55 has been driving Volkswagens since 1983 — and he’d rather talk about the people than the trophies.
Anthony is from Spencer, Oklahoma, and his VW journey started in 1983. There has been a Volkswagen or two in his life ever since: a 1960 Double Cab, a 1962 15-window walk-through Bus, a 1968 Squareback. Today the garage holds a 1986 Doka and a 1986 Vanagon, both running Subaru conversions, a 1958 ragtop Beetle, and, of course, the 1955 Euro that won the Legacy Award.
He’s not one to list it all off. By his own account he’s had enough awards to last a lifetime, and he’d just as soon show up, park, and let the cars speak. What keeps him coming back is the community — the VW world has kept him involved with some of the best people he’s ever met.
“It’s all about the journey, and VWs have taken me on an awesome ride.”
— Anthony Bell
Then
- 1960 Double Cab
- 1962 15-Window Walk-Through Bus
- 1968 Squareback
Now
- 1986 Doka Subaru conversion
- 1986 Vanagon Subaru conversion
- 1958 Ragtop Beetle
- 1955 Euro Beetle 2026 Legacy Award
03 · What to expect
A full weekend, built for VW people.
From stock and clean to caged and bagged, from track-focused builds to first-car projects — every flavor of VW is welcome. Here's what you'll find when you roll in.
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The Legacy Award
The show's top award. Justin and Jonmark pick one car, and the next year's whole show is themed around it — shirts, flyers, dash plaque, this site. Every registered car is in the running.
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Camp the Weekend
Dry camping on site Friday and Saturday night, with a movie in the park after dark both nights. Restrooms on site, park grills provided — bring your own charcoal.
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Free Swap Meet
Got parts to move? Drop them at the swap meet — no booth fee, no hassle. The fastest way to clean out the garage and put cash back in your pocket.
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Vendor Market
Local and traveling vendors selling parts, gear, swag, food, and more. Your one-stop shop for picking up something you didn't know you needed.
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Kids Korner
Bring the family. Bounce houses, yard games, face painting, and the LEGO car-building competition, so the whole crew has something to do while you're walking the show.
04 · By the numbers
Bigger every year.
3
25
800–1,200
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Know before you roll in.
- When
- Friday–Sunday, October 1–3, 2027
- Where
- Hap McLean Park · 6801 N Hydraulic Ave · Park City, KS 67219, just north of Wichita off I-135
- Friday
- Camping opens & movie night
- Saturday
- Main show day
- Sunday
- Pack out
- Spectators
- Free. Kids Korner and all kids activities are free too
- Camping
- Dry camping Friday & Saturday night, no hookups
- Restrooms
- On site
- Grills
- Park grills provided, bring your own charcoal
- Pets
- Dogs on leash welcome, clean up after them
- After dark
- Movie in the park, both nights
- Awards
- Top 25, plus 6 specialty awards. The Legacy Award is one of the six, and it closes the show
- Swap meet
- Free, no booth fee
- Vendors
- Vendor market with parts, gear, swag and food
- Kids
- Kids Korner with bounce houses, yard games, face painting and the LEGO car-building competition
- Registration
- 2027 opens later. It’ll be posted here, on Facebook, and on Instagram first
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The People’s Show · Park City, Kansas
05 · Just for fun
Plate your ride.
Type a plate, pick your VW, and we'll carry both straight into the social flyer maker. Nothing you type here is sent anywhere.
KansasOct 1–32027
Great Plains VW Show
06 · 2027 Sponsors
Who's backing the Legacy Edition.
Eddy's Volkswagen of Wichita is back as our Platinum sponsor, and the 2027 list is just getting started. Want your name on this site, on the flyers, and in front of the Midwest's VW crowd? See the sponsor tiers.
2026 Sponsors · Thank you
These brands made the 2026 show happen. We couldn't have done it without them.
The Legacy Award · Face of the 2028 show
Next year it could be your car.
Every registered car is automatically in the running — no extra entry, no fee. Just bring the car that makes people stop walking.
Sponsorship
Want your brand in front of the Midwest's VW crowd?
Five sponsorship tiers plus in-kind options. 2027 spots are open now, and early sponsors get the longest run of exposure. Email us for the full sponsorship packet.
See Sponsor Tiers07 · Contact
Reach out.
Questions about registration, merch, t-shirts, vendor space, or anything else show-related — email the show address below. For sponsorship, head to the Sponsor page to reach the team directly.