June 14 2026, 10:00am

Third Annual Ka-Chow Cars Event at the Edwardsville Children's Museum

Third Annual Ka-Chow Cars Event at the Edwardsville Children's Museum

Edwardsville Children's Museum

722 Holyoake Rd
Edwardsville, Illinois 62025

What better way to celebrate the 100th birthday of Route 66 than a road trip to Radiator Springs? Your family is invited to join Lightning McQueen at the Edwardsville Children’s Museum’s third annual Ka-Chow! Cars Event. With free action-packed activities and high-octane fun, this is one event no young racing fan should miss!
Sponsored by the City of Edwardsville, H&F Exteriors, and Southern Illinois Pediatric Dentistry, Ka-Chow! includes FREE ADMISSION to the Museum and a meet-and-greet with Lightning McQueen himself!

The Ka-Chow! Cars Event features special attractions for the whole family:

  • Buckle up for your own Piston Cup series on the kid-sized Route 66 Roadway
  • Visit the Kid Zone for Cars-themed activities, tire painting, face painting, and the “Life is a Highway” Dance Party
  • Stop at the replica repair shop inside the H&F Exterior Garage to learn the ins and outs of car care
  • Check out a real race car and meet the driver
  • Running out of steam? Fuel up at one of the on-site food vendors!
  • Free admission to the Museum all day!

Zoom into ECM on June 14 and enjoy high-octane fun at one of the biggest FREE family events of the year!

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