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Annual Quartzsite Sports, Vacation & RV Show - January 16th - 24th - 9AM - 5PM
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A Little History and Current Information on The Quartzsite
Shows
The Quartzsite RV Show
opened the gates on January 28th, 1984 at the corner of Hwy 95 (now Central) and Business
10 (now Main Street) in Quartzsite, Arizona. With just 60 exhibitors and a small tent, the
"new show in town" was still very popular since the majority of the people in
Quartzsite we're RVers. In 1987 the show, now re-named The Quartzsite
Sports, Vacation & RV Show, moved down the street to the Quartzsite Trailer Park
which was situated directly across from the major attraction in town at that time, the
Quartzsite Pow Wow. For the next several years The Quartzsite Sports, Vacation & RV
Show enjoyed a tremendous run and huge crowds, with the largest crowds of all showing up
during the Quartzsite Pow Wow. This new home for The Quartsite Sports, Vacation & RV
Show lasted 10 years and the RV Show grew to a point where the current 3.5 acre show site
could barely hold the number of exhibitors that were now vying for exhibit space at this
popular annual event. In 1997 the "BIG TENT", as the show had become known,
moved across the freeway to it's present home, just 1/2 mile South of I-10 on Hwy 95. (
now 700 S. Central) The new 20 acre facility, a former dry campground, was just what the
doctor ordered for the expanding show. At that time in Quartzite, parking was almost
impossible to find, legally. With the new Quartzsite Sports, Vacation & RV Show Show
Grounds, the show was able to offer over 15 acres of public parking and the promoters,
Kenny King and Mal Mallory, made the decision to offer their parking FREE to the public,
while many other of the shows in town were already starting to charge to park. It was
obviously a wise decision as in 1997, their first year at the new site, a major change in
traffic patterns occurred. During the major show days at Quartzsite that year, the
infamous Quartzsite traffic jam that once clogged Main Street from the freeway off ramp on
the East end of town, all the way to Four Corners, immediately shifted to the "South
Side" of town. Luckily, the new Quartzite Shows Show Grounds had front and rear
access and while the traffic was still terrible, the ability to flow the traffic through
the Quartzsite Shows Show Grounds made it somewhat manageable. The new and permanent home
of the Quartzsite Sports, Vacation & RV Show was a HUGE success!In 1998 the promoters
decided to add a second show to their calendar and the 1st Annual Quartzsite Hobby, Craft & Gem Show was born. While the new
Craft Show shared the same, beautiful show facility, it did not attain the instant success
that the RV Show had enjoyed back in 1984. In addition, the new show barely used 50% of
the, then, 30,000 sq. ft., fully carpeted structure. During the inaugural Quartzsite
Hobby, Craft & Gem Show, a long time customer and good friend, Eric Baltzar, of Dri
Wash & Guard, suggested that they may want to consider bringing in hot rods and
classic cars to fill up the unused portion of the huge, totally carpeted structure to
attract more people to the Craft Show. The promoters took Eric's suggestion into
consideration, however they did not make a decision to go forward with the car show until
the latter part of October, 1998. Now committed to the new Car Show, and with less than 90
days to get the job done, the promoters, and a few volunteers, descended on any and every
car show in the southwest, passing out literature and talking to car owners. They had also
spent numerous hours e-mailing car clubs, car magazines and anyone else that was even,
remotely, connected to hot rods, classic cars or car shows. By opening day they had
received over 100 registrations and more that 120 cars actually attended the inaugural
show. Not only did the new Quartzsite Rock & Roll Classic Car
Show exceed all expectations, the crowd that showed up each day that weekend exceeded
the entire attendance for the 1st Quartzsite Hobby, Craft & Gem Show held the year
prior! And that was a 9 day event! These beautiful and unique custom cars, hot rods,
street rods, muscle cars and classic cars, combined with the Arts & Crafts, Hobby
items, jewelry and gem displays, and, of course, a lot of RV stuff, made for a
spectacular event and the future looked very bright for both shows. The promoters were
shooting for 200+ cars for their 1999 show and hit that number easily. With the huge crowd
that was attracted in 1999, due to the popularity of the combined Hobby, Craft & Gem
Show and Classic Car Show, the promoters knew the exhibitor list for the Craft Show would
grow considerably as well. And it did! The Craft Show is now being referred to as "RV
SHOW II", as the attendees are primarily RVers and many of the exhibitors are
holdovers from the huge RV Show. If you cannot make the RV Show, you can see an awful lots
of RV's and travel related exhibits, plus 100's of hot rods and classics during the
Craft/Car show.During the summer of 1998, the promoters finally settled a long and
contentious litigation surrounding their purchase of the land. Once they were able to get
free and clear title to their new Show Grounds, they immediately began upgrading the
facility for the 1999 shows. In return for supplying the major portion of the water
necessary to complete the re-paving project of Interstate 10 from the California border to
Quartzsite, almost 18 acres of asphalt millings were laid down on the Quartsite Shows Show
Grounds. This was a major improvement and nearly eliminated the number one
exhibitor and customer complaint of the past; "It's too dusty!"
Little did the promoters know at the time, but without the addition of this asphalt, there
was no way that they would have been able to attract so many of the finest and most
valuable hot rods, custom and classic cars in the Southwest to their new Classic Car Show
in Quartzsite. Once the car owners heard that their cars would go inside the "BIG
TENT" and that the Show Grounds and parking lot were under asphalt, the "too
dusty" reputation of Quartzsite was a moot subject. The promoters also added a sewage
treatment area to facilitate better service for the 200+ exhibitor RVs camping on the
Quartzsite Shows Show Grounds during the three shows. New and upgraded electrical service
was added to the Northern and Southern borders of the Quartzsite Shows Show Grounds as
well. We're talking about a major electrical upgrade here or as the head electrician from
Trade Show Electric of Los Angeles, CA, who wires the show stated; "They're
probably capable of powering up most of Quartzsite in a pinch!"
Permanent water service was also installed throughout the Quartzsite Shows Show Grounds
for the numerous food concessions and "live-aboard" exhibitors at the three
shows. What was, only six months earlier, a barren piece of desert, is now a facility that
is comparable to many fairgrounds across the country.Just prior to the 1999 shows, a
foot-traffic gate was opened between the Quartzsite Shows Show Grounds and the 23 acre
facility of The Tyson Wells Sell-A-Rama, the
premier Rock, Gem and flea market in Quartzsite. Just like back in the old days when the
RV Show was situated across from the Pow Wow, the Quartzsite Shows and Tyson Wells now
share in the huge amount of traffic that each show attracts by allowing a safer and
shorter route for the public to navigate between these two major venues. With Tyson's new
Craft Show, Prospector's Panorama and the Car/Craft Show open all at the same time, along
with the expansion of the Rice Ranch selling area across Hwy 95, it gives the RVers a
reason to extend their stay in the area. Many of the RV Show exhibitors have realized that
the people that attend the Craft/Car show are also RVers and many have elected to stay on
for the 5 day Hobby, Craft & Gem Show.The 2009 shows were down a little, due to the
economy. But, all-in-all, they were as good as 2008. If not better! Hopefully we have seen
the bottom of this mess!Don't miss the Quartzsite Shows in 2010.
It's
ALL Happening Under the BIG TOP!"
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