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Elgon Vintage Motor show 2020
December 12, 2020 @ 7:00 am – 3:00 pm
Trans Nzoia County presents the (Trans Nzoia) Elgon Vintage Motor Show 2020. A day of fun for the entire family. Enjoy food, sell stuff as a vendor or showcase your classic or vintage car as you get entertained by the day’s list of local entertainers. All at zero cost as admission is free for spectators. Trophies will be presented to winners in various categories. Kindly note: no same day entries for participants.
Event Details
Get to know details of the Elgon Vintage Motor Show 2020. Ticket prices, organizers, venue, poster, what to expect and history.
Ticket prices
Organizer
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Venue
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What to expect at the Trans Nzoia Vintage Motor Show 2020
Kitale and the surrounding regions – Chereng’any, Endebess and others – is part of the former white highlands of colonial Kenya. The legendary Bukusu Benga and folk musician Patrick Kisache sings of the post colonial reconquest of these rich agricultural land, Forkland, in his dirge “Muliro”.
This rich history makes Kitale a fertile hunting ground for classic and vintage car enthusiasts. In the old barns and garages, under piles of dust, there should be a selection of automotive history waiting to be rescued. We sure hope some blessed souls took it upon themselves to restore the beauties to their former glory.
That said, as the Elgon Vintage Motor Show of 2020 is advertised as ‘free entry’, the event organizers must be cognizant that Trans Nzoia’s, and indeed Western Kenya’s, classic and vintage car appreciation culture remains nascent. By every account this is nouveau. Welcome to contemporary mulembe.
By having the car event on a National public Holiday – the 12th of December is celebrated as Jamuhuri (independence) day in Kenya – expect sizable crowds in spite of the devastating effects of COVID-19 on the events industry worldwide. Moreover in Western Kenya, the 12th of December marks the unofficial start of the Christmas festivities; given the love of westerners to travel upcountry for sigukuu [Christmas holidays] expect patronage from a fair share of city dwellers – and of course their bad city habits!
