The June 6 parade is followed by the Graffiti Festival and Car Show on Saturday and Sunday at Modesto Junior College’s West ...

American Graffiti Festival in Modesto has kicked off. Thousands gathered downtown on Friday to watch classic cars cruise and ...

Modesto gears up for the 26th Annual American Graffiti Festival & Car Show from June 6–8, 2025, celebrating classic cars and ...

Despite the fact that the 1973 classic “American Graffiti” — written and directed by Modesto native George Lucas — is more ...

Nina Burns reports from Modesto.

THE MOVIE AMERICAN GRAFFITI WAS BASED ON ALL THE CHARACTERS THAT LIVED HERE. PEOPLE LIKE SAMMY AUTRY. THIS IS ME. WHEN I WAS A JUNIOR IN DOWNEY HIGH SCHOOL, AUTRY KNOWS MODESTO, AND HE KNOWS CARS.

WEBVTT HOWEVER ALL OF THE NUCLEAR FUEL REMAINS ON SITE. CITY OF MODESTO CELEBRATING ITS CULTURE BASICE FOR THE CLASSIC MOVIE AMERICAN GRAPH ITI ONE OF THE BIGGEST EVENTS OF THE YEAR. LIVE IN ...

“Tight Heads” is the title of actress Candy Clark’s new book. It’s a nod to the term used by fashion photographers during her modeling days and the act of putting heads together to watch a Polaroid ...

MODESTO — The city of Modesto may be best known as the home of the movie "American Graffiti." In fact, there's a museum there dedicated to preserving that history. "American Graffiti" is the ...

The Friday night cruise and attached weekend-long American Graffiti Festival, which celebrates its 21st anniversary this year, are both organized by the North Modesto Kiwanis Club. The parade and ...

Although “American Graffiti” is set in Modesto, in California’s Central Valley, the film was shot in Petaluma, north of San Francisco, more than 100 miles from its place of origin.