New England Summer Nationals

{{Short description|Popular four-day-long automotive festival in Worcester, Massachusetts}}

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| image = NESN car hood.jpg

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| caption = Detail of a car hood at the 2006 New England Summer Nationals.

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| begins = July 4, 2013

| ends = July 7, 2013

| frequency = Annual

| location = Worcester, Massachusetts

| years_active = 22

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| participants = 75,000+

| genre = Auto show

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| patron = Bob Moscoffian

| website = http://www.summernationals.com/

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The New England Summer Nationals was a popular, annual, four-day-long automotive festival in Worcester, Massachusetts. It usually occurred on the July 4th holiday weekend. The 2012 show was on July 5–8.{{cite web|author=Central Massachusetts Convention and Visitors Bureau|url=http://www.centralmass.org/media-center/releases/city-worcester-welcomes-18th-annual-new-england-summer-nationals|title=The City of Worcester Welcomes the 18th Annual New England Summer Nationals|accessdate=2011-03-15|publisher=Centralmass.org|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725035851/http://www.centralmass.org/media-center/releases/city-worcester-welcomes-18th-annual-new-england-summer-nationals|archivedate=2011-07-25}} In 1980, the first such festival attracted 2,000 visitors; since then, attendees have peaked at 200,000, drawn from both New England and the rest of the United States.{{cite web|author=Kush, Bronislaus B.|url=http://www.telegram.com/article/20100703/NEWS/7030347/1003/NEWS03|title=Summer Nationals Weekend Revs Up|accessdate=2011-03-15|publisher=Worcester Telegram}} According to the Central Massachusetts Convention and Visitors Bureau, it is the largest automotive event on the East Coast.{{cite web|author=Central Massachusetts Convention and Visitors Bureau|url=http://www.centralmass.org/media-center/releases/july-1-4-20th-annual-new-england-summer-nationals-celebrates-worcester|title=July 1 - 4: 20th Annual New England Summer Nationals celebrates in Worcester|accessdate=2011-03-15|publisher=Centralmass.org|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725035824/http://www.centralmass.org/media-center/releases/july-1-4-20th-annual-new-england-summer-nationals-celebrates-worcester|archivedate=2011-07-25}} Since 1991, it has generally drawn at least 75,000 visitors.{{cite web|author=New England Summer Nationals|url=http://www.summernationals.com/09history.html|title=Extreme Stunt Bikes|accessdate=2011-03-15|publisher=www.summernationals.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100630162746/http://www.summernationals.com/09history.html|archivedate=2010-06-30}}