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American Graffiti 40th Anniversary Car Cruise

Celebrate the classic film with ’50s & ’60s classic festival
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An annual Salute to American Graffiti honors George Lucas’ timeless, coming-of-age film, American Graffiti, most of which was filmed in Petaluma in the early summer of 1972.

Grab your favorite squeeze, jump into your hot rod, candy-colored screamin’ machine or the family car for that matter, and cruise on back to the “happy days” of the ‘50s and ‘60s.

The details change each year, but typically there’s live music, a street dance,  and see all the cool classic American cars & trucks cruise the same streets where the movie was filmed.

8th Annual Salute to American Graffiti
40th Anniversary of the 1973 film
May 17-18, 2013
Downtown Petaluma
FREE