Hagerty Youth Judges

We are seeking young people aged 8 to 15 years old for the 2025 Cincinnati Concours Hagerty Youth Judging!

Spots are limited to 25, so sign up by May 23, 2025, for a chance at a spot!

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Hagerty and the Cincinnati Concours d’Elegance have formed a multiyear “Partnership for Youth,” with the goal of involving more young people in the automotive hobby. We started the program in 2011, so this is the 14th year of our Youth Judging Program since we missed a year due to COVID. The kids have really loved participating.

Hagerty provides official judging gear including T-shirts, hats and scorecards, and helps teach our young judges about the vehicles and evaluation criteria. The Youth Judging Program brings a kid-friendly view to the world of classics. The Youth Judges are guided through the show field, as a group, to pre-selected show cars. They talk with owners to learn about the details, history and fun facts about each vehicle — all with a simplified 1-to-5 score card in hand — and make their determination of their favorites based on the scoring criteria. The scores are tabulated, and the Youth Judges then present awards to their top three vehicle choices. The program continues to grow in popularity, with multiple children requesting to return as judges in the following years.

This program has room for 25 children between the ages of 8 and 15. If you know of a young person who would be interested in taking part in the 2025 Hagerty Youth Judging Program on Sunday, June 8, at Ault Park starting around 8:45 in the morning, please contact Michael Kelly at [email protected] or John Mereness at [email protected]. This program has room for 25 children between the ages of 8 and 15, so sign up by May 23, 2025, for a chance at a spot! We’ll have light refreshments to start the day and Graeter’s ice cream after the judging is finished for each Hagerty Youth Judge.