5 Things You Need To Know For August 7, 2026

August 7, 2026 4:50 am Published by Chris McLeod

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It’s WAMBO weekend in Chatham-Kent.

The Wallaceburg Antique Motor and Boat Outing is one of Canada’s largest transportation shows and features antique boats, classic and specialty cars, firetrucks and motorcycles. There’s also plenty of entertainment throughout the weekend.

Things kick off Friday with the opening ceremony at Wallaceburg Civic Park at 5 p.m.

A full schedule can be found here.

Bothwell Opti-Fest is this weekend.

Enjoy two days of car show fun in Bothwell’s Victoria Park, beginning with an Automotive Swap Meet on Friday night. On Saturday, enjoy The Old Autos Car Show one of Canada’s largest auto displays of more than 1,200 vehicles.

There is also plenty of food and entertainment available as well as the Firemen’s 50/50 draw. Bothwell is also home to Old, which is a Canadian newspaper for the classic car enthusiast.

A full schedule can be found here.

Local breweries Sons of Kent, Bayside Brewing, Red Barn Brewing, and Glasstown Brewing Co. have teamed up for BrewFest 2026; Outdoor summer parties hosted at the breweries sponsored by Teksavvy.

Tomorrow, Bayside hosts EauFest in Erieau.

FarmFest at Red Barn on September 5th and RiverFest September 12th at Glasstown.

Tomorrow kicks off Elvis Week at Graceland.

Fans will flock to Memphis to mark the anniversary of Elvis’ passing and honour the man, the star, the icon – the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll!

Tours of the Kings home, backing musicians and family will be part of the celebrations.

The World’s Longest Yard Sale in underway.

The headquarters are located in Jamestown, Tennessee. The sale always officially starts on the first Thursday in August through the following Sunday.

It’s called The Worlds Longest Yard Sale. Every year individuals clean out their closets and stake out their front yards along the Hwy 127 corridor stretching over 690 miles. They band together as communities and over a four-day weekend they welcome thousands of bargain shoppers.

Check out 127sale.com.