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Jesus Martinez points out the interior of Elon Nelson’s red 1965 Ford Mustang to son Niko and sister Moraima as his father Alberto takes a look under the hood. Fans of classic cars, motorcycles, semitrucks and more were treated to a two-day event Friday-Saturday, June 18-19, for the 20th annual Dandelion Daze after last summer’s festivities were canceled due to the pandemic. Sponsored by Holyoke Chamber of Commerce, the fun kicked off Friday with fun activities at City Park and started again the next morning with a car and bike show-and-shine event at the courthouse until 3 p.m. A climbing wall, mechanical bull, inflatables and other activities were available at City Park, and vendors set up booths at both locations. New this year was the chrome show, in which 10 semitrucks were parked just south of the courthouse to show their shine.  — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publciations

Jacob Quintana, Xavier Santiesteban and Cesar Favela, from left, check out one of the semitrucks parked south of the courthouse for the chrome show Saturday. The chrome show was a new event for this year’s Dandelion Daze. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications

Steve Terryberry is pictured with his 1964 Pontiac GTO, which won the Top Gun Award this year. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications

Misty and Ozzy Torres, from left, are pictured next to their 1984 Peterbilt 359, which received first-place honors at the first Dandelion Daze Chrome Show. Second place went to Steve Frank, and J.D. Herrick got third place. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications