Rocking Horse Spring Truck Show in Vernon

RIDE-CT’s 2026 Connecticut car show calendar lists the Rocking Horse Bar & Grill Spring Truck Show in Vernon on May 1 at 6 p.m. at 57 Hartford Turnpike. The listing places the event in Vernon’s busy spring show schedule and identifies the Rocking Horse venue by name and address. (classiccars.ride-ct.com) RIDE-CT says its statewide calendar is updated frequently and compiled from posted flyers and contact with show organizers. A separate online event listing gives a slightly different version of the same show. (carcruisefinder.com) CarCruiseFinder says Rocking Horse Bar & Grill hosted “Spring Truck Show 2026” presented by Truck Toyz on April 30, 2026, starting at 7 p.m., and describes the event as featuring trucks, jeeps, cars and bikes along with food, drinks and line dancing. (classiccars.ride-ct.com) That leaves two key details — the exact date and start time — inconsistent across public listings reviewed Friday. ### Which details are confirmed for the Vernon event? RIDE-CT identifies the event as “Rocking Horse Bar & Griill Spring Truck Show 2026” and places it at 57 Hartford Turnpike in Vernon, Connecticut. (classiccars.ride-ct.com) The same RIDE-CT entry gives the start time as 6 p.m. and places the show on May 1. The page says the calendar was updated May 20, 2026. Map and venue listings independently match the Rocking Horse Bar & Grill address at 57 Hartford Turnpike in Vernon. That confirms the location tied to the event name in the calendar entry, even though those venue pages do not themselves provide the show schedule. (carcruisefinder.com) ### Why do some listings describe a different schedule? CarCruiseFinder lists what appears to be the same venue event under a fuller promotional name: “Rocking Horse Bar & Grill Truck Toyz Presents Spring Truck Show 2026.” That page says the show was scheduled for April 30 at 7 p.m. and adds Truck Toyz as the presenting group. (classiccars.ride-ct.com) It also broadens the vehicle lineup beyond trucks to include jeeps, cars and bikes. RIDE-CT’s calendar does not mention Truck Toyz in the event line surfaced by search, and it does not include the broader vehicle description in that snippet. (mapquest.com) Because the two listings do not fully match on date or time, readers would need organizer confirmation before treating either start time as definitive. ### What does the available information say about the format? CarCruiseFinder says the Vernon show included custom builds, food, drinks and line dancing. That description suggests the event was positioned as a social gathering as well as a vehicle showcase, though the listing does not provide judging classes, admission fees or registration details in the search result reviewed Friday. (carcruisefinder.com) The context of RIDE-CT’s calendar places the show among Connecticut’s spring car-show circuit, where organizers regularly post single-day events with specific start times and addresses. (classiccars.ride-ct.com) RIDE-CT says it updates the calendar frequently and asks organizers to send complete information for listings. ### How does Rocking Horse fit into Vernon’s local car scene? Dream Machine Classics Auto Club’s event archive lists a weekly Friday trophy car show at CT Golf Land in Vernon, “brought to you by: Rocking Horse Bar & Grill.” That listing shows Rocking Horse already tied to recurring local automotive events in 2026, separate from the one-off spring truck show. (carcruisefinder.com) The Vernon cruise-night listing runs from 5 p.m. to dark at 95 Hartford Turnpike, a short distance from the Rocking Horse address on the same road. The proximity of those listings suggests Rocking Horse is an active participant in the town’s broader seasonal show calendar, though neither source states a formal relationship between the weekly cruise and the spring truck show beyond the venue name. (classiccars.ride-ct.com) ### Where should readers check for updates now? RIDE-CT says its 2026 car show calendar is updated frequently and was last updated May 20, 2026. For this event, that calendar remains the clearest source tying the Rocking Horse Spring Truck Show to Vernon, May 1 and a 6 p.m. start at 57 Hartford Turnpike. (dreammachineclassics.org) CarCruiseFinder’s separate posting adds Truck Toyz and a 7 p.m. start on April 30, 2026. With those details in conflict, the next step for anyone planning around a future Rocking Horse vehicle event is to check the latest organizer or calendar update tied to Rocking Horse Bar & Grill and Vernon listings before heading to 57 Hartford Turnpike. (dreammachineclassics.org) (carcruisefinder.com) (classiccars.ride-ct.com)