Iola GearKids

05/09/2026

Join Iola GearKids with their pin trading! 🚗🗼📌

05/08/2026

Iola 2026 packs are here!!!! Bring the kids to Iola GearKids for , , and !

Iola Car Show & Swap Meet 2026 - America's Car Show & Swap Meet! Ali from Iola

04/27/2026

A huge thanks goes out to John B. for his delivery of these license plates for the Iola GearKids! His support of the youth and this program is incredible! 🙏😊🙌 Last year we had over 500 kids participate in the GearKids area ❤️

*If you have old plates you would like to donate so kids can make a birdhouse at the Iola Car Show & Swap Meet 2026 - America's Car Show & Swap Meet! please drop them off at the office Monday thru Friday, 8 am to 4 pm! 🪪 🐦🏠

04/01/2026

With all of the hard work our Iola Car Show Pit Crew Members put in, in the off season they were able to bring our GearKids Coordinators dreams to life!! Coming to Iola '26 is the Iola GearKids Speed Way!!

Ok, Ok, even though this would be amazing APRIL FOOLS!!

03/24/2026

We can’t wait for Iola GearKids ‘26!!! What are you looking forward to see?

12/24/2025

We are so excited for 2026, and can’t wait to share some of the things we have planned!!!

**𝗜𝗼𝗹𝗮 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 & 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱**

As our nation celebrates 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮’𝘀 𝟮𝟱𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆, we’re proud to unveil the 2026 Iola Car Show and Swap Meet theme:
🇺🇸 𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂’𝒔 𝑪𝒂𝒓 𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒘 & 𝑺𝒘𝒂𝒑 𝑴𝒆𝒆𝒕! 🇺🇸

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒆 𝑽𝒆𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒔:
🚗 Red, White & Blue vehicles (1995 and older)
🪖 Military vehicles

Get ready for a patriotic tribute to American ingenuity, history, and horsepower—plus a special themed display we’re keeping under wraps (for now 👀). ❤️🤍💙

⭐ 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲:
🔧 Derek Bieri - Vice Grip Garage
🎬 Patrick Duffy & Linda Purl
😲 Shaun Umscheid - What? Nooo Waaay Guy
🛠️ Emily & Aaron Reeves - Flying Sparks Garage
🔥 Sung Kang appearing for his new film Drifter
➕ More to be announced!!!

🇺🇸 Big year. Big names. Big horsepower. We can’t wait to celebrate with you at America’s Car Show & Swap Meet!

📣📢🔊𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘 & 𝗧𝗔𝗚 with all your friends!!!🔊📢📣

Check out the email release here:
https://mailchi.mp/82652e2035ea/iola-car-show-swap-meet-2026-poster-theme-release-5043041

10/30/2025

Fun times at the WATEA - WI Auto & Truck Education Assoc. annual meeting presentation! Iola GearKids creator and coordinator and I partnered up to thank WATEA and their many members, including Wisco Cooperative Association, for all their support with the Iola Car Show! Weo had to grab a pic with Iain of Northcentral Technical College and David of Advance Auto Parts - both originally from Scotland! It was such a refreshing change to hear their accents. They were great sports and, fun fact, they’re from towns only about 30 minutes apart!

10/30/2025

Tune in for the premier!

10/17/2025

Thank you WATEA - WI Auto & Truck Education Assoc. for the invite to your annual meeting! It was great to meet with all those who had a hand in bringing the Pit Stop Challenge to the GearKids this year. Really neat to listen to David Lyddell of Advance Professional & Carquest Auto Parts talk about the innovations in the automotive industry! 🏁🛻👩‍🏭

We are looking forward to continuing to build this partnership! We are grateful for connections like Wisco Cooperative Association! 🥰

10/09/2025

We ❤️ Iola GearKids!!! What other features should we bring to the kids area?