Gallery: Bug-A-Fair Displays VW’s Diversity – June 21, 2026

TERRYVILLE, CT – The 33rd annual Bug-A-Fair Volkswagen Car Show at the Terryville Fairgrounds on Sunday had vendors lined up outside the gate at 5 a.m. for the 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. show that drew VW owners from across the Northeast. A steady stream of show entries and spectators came through the gates on what was a sunshiny day.

RIDE-CT’s take away after visiting for an hour-plus was just how diverse and quirky the German brand was in years past and just how iconic some models are to this day. It brought back memories and showed off just imaginative VW owners are. Here’s a photo gallery to prove it…

(Photos by Bud Wilkinson.)

About Bud Wilkinson

Bud Wilkinson is editor and publisher of RIDE-CT. He also writes the "My Ride" classic car column for Hearst Connecticut Media Group's newspapers in CT including the "Connecticut Post" (Bridgeport), "Republican-American" (Waterbury), "Stamford Advocate," "New Haven Register," "Danbury News-Times," "Norwalk Hour" and more. The weekly feature began in 2016 in the "Republican-American." A graduate of Vermont Academy prep school, he holds a B.A. degree journalism from Ohio Wesleyan University. He is the recipient of a Scripps Howard Foundation National Journalism Award in 1992 and a 1991-92 regional Emmy Award for commentary. He currently drives a 2010 Mazda MX-5 Miata and rides a 1987 BMW R80RT and a 1996 BMW R850R.

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