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Schedule of Events
June 9-13, 2027
Freeborn County Fairgrounds & Downtown Albert Lea
The 2027 Eddie Cochran Rod & Custom Festival - Pro Street & Car Show.
Times and locations marked TBD will be updated as final details are confirmed.
Wednesday, June 9, 2027
- 8–10 AMBreakfast (TBD)
- 11 AM–3 PMPro Street & Muscle Car Cruise-In — Main Street Auto, 2114 East Main Street, Albert Lea (DJ service with two food trucks - TBD)
- 3 PMCar cruise around the lake with a stop at Eaton's Ice Cream
- 5 PMCar cruise-in to Northwood Casino (Dinner and drinks)
- 8 AM–5 PMEddie sales event and vendor setup — Freeborn County Fairgrounds
Thursday, June 10, 2027
- 8–10 AMBreakfast — Fairgrounds (TBD - food trucks at Fairgrounds)
- 9 AM–5 PMEddie Sales Event (Car dealership sales extravaganza; auction event TBD)
- 9 AM–10 PMPro Street Showdown Car Show & Lifted Truck Showdown — Fairgrounds
- 11 AM–3 PMDJ service (TBD)
- 3–4 PMCar cruise around the lake
- 4–6 PMMia Lillian Music — Fairgrounds beer garden building
- 5–10 PMDowntown cruise-in (Public welcome)
- 6–9 PMRockabilly music — Lake gazebo
- 7–10 PMIV Play headliner band — Beer garden building / Fairgrounds (Cover charge)
Friday, June 11, 2027
- 8–10 AMBreakfast (TBD)
- 9 AM–5 PMEddie Sales Event (Car dealership sales extravaganza; auction event TBD)
- 10 AM–3 PMPro Street and Muscle Car Showdown
- 11 AM–3 PMDJ service (Public welcome)
- 3 PMPolice escort parade to downtown for evening cruise-in
- 4–6 PMVIP Dinner with Pro Street participants (Location TBD)
- 4–6:30 PM112 Tent entertainment
- 6–9 PMRockabilly music — Lake gazebo
- 7–10 PMBombshell Band — Main stage
- 10 PM–1 AM112 Tent entertainment
Saturday, June 12, 2027
- 8:30–11 AMRegistration — Bomgaars
- 9 AM–3 PMDowntown Car Show
- 10 AM–1 PMRockabilly music - Richie Lee & Fab 50's — Main stage
- 11 AM–2 PMTodd Jameson — North lot for Bike Fest
- 12 PMEddie Cochran statue unveiling
- 1–3 PMPin Up Contest — Main stage
- 3 PMAwards ceremony — Main Downtown stage
- 4 PMAnnual car show parade around the lake (Route 1 and Route 2)
- 5–7 PM112 Tent entertainment
- 6–9 PMRockabilly music — Fountain Lake Gazebo
- 7–10 PMUncle Chunk headliner band — Main stage
- 10 PM–1 AM112 Tent entertainment
Sunday, June 13, 2027
- 8–11 AMB&B Benefit Breakfast — Fairlane Building / Fairgrounds
- 10 AMAnnouncements and festival wrap-up (Thanking sponsors and previewing airport races)
- 11 AM–3 PMAirport Drags & Radar Runs — Albert Lea City Airport
- 12–3 PMFood trucks — Airport
- 12–3 PMBeer Tent by 112 bar — Airport