Category: Event News

Jeep Fest returns to Toledo next year

August 10, 2017

(TOLEDO) – It’s coming back and getting bigger.

Toledo Jeep® Fest will return in 2018 with a full weekend of activities. Last year, the first Jeep Fest attracted an estimated 40,000 fans of the iconic Jeep brand to downtown Toledo.

After taking a year off, Jeep Fest organizers will expand the celebration to include new events and bring back the popular Jeep Fest parade that was televised live on 13abc last year.

Read full article on 13abc: http://www.13abc.com/content/news/Jeep-Fest-retuns-to-Toledo-next-year-439215333.html 

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Toledo celebrates 75th Jeep anniversary with first-ever Jeep Festival

August 24, 2016

Since Jeep® first rolled off the assembly line during World War II, Toledo, Ohio, has been its home. Willys-Overland Motors first began production in 1941, creating the perfect military vehicle. When the war neared its end, the company recognized that the military-oriented vehicle was popular among civilians, too—so it decided to produce the Jeep CJ for the public.

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Jeep Fest parade draws big crowd

August 11, 2016

TOLEDO (13abc Action News) – A crowd estimated at 30,000 people watched the first Jeep® Fest parade roll through downtown Toledo Saturday. Nearly 1,000 Jeep vehicles from the past 75 years delighted fans gathered along Huron Street.

Rain cleared out shortly before the 11:00am start and showers stayed away during the 90 minute parade. Other Jeep Fest activities continued throughout the day.

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