Father’s Day will be marked Sunday by events including the traditional car show on Rodeo Drive, a remembrance service at Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary and Major League Baseball seeking to raise awareness of the fight against prostate cancer.
“Luxury in Motion” is the theme for the 30th anniversary edition of the Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance, which will feature rare hypercars, vintage classics and exotic vehicles and includes the North American public debuts of Lamborghini’s latest models, the Temerario and PHEV Urus SE
The Temerario is billed by Lamborghini as the brand’s “first super sports car … to be equipped with a V8 twin-turbo engine paired with three electric motors.” The Urus SE is Lamborghini’s first plug-in hybrid electric vehicle version of its luxury super SUV.
The show will also include a skills demonstration by the Beverly Hills Police Department’s Motor Unit, food trucks and interactive displays.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the Beverly Hills Police Foundation and Beverly Hills Firefighters’ Association, nonprofit organizations that support first responders and their families. Funds will also be raised to begin the restoration of a retired 1975 Cadillac ambulance from the Beverly Hills Fire Department.
The show will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Admission is free.
A Father’s Day Remembrance Service will be held at 10 a.m. at Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary in Culver City with music, song, prayer and reflection celebrating and honoring fathers’ legacies from generation to generation.
As it has since 1996, Major League Baseball will dedicate Father’s Day to the fight against prostate cancer. Dodger players’ fathers and their sons will participate in the ceremonial first pitch and make the “It’s time for Dodger baseball” announcement before the game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium.
In his Father’s Day proclamation, President Donald Trump said, “Whether by birth, adoption, or father figures, America’s dads help shape the character and future of our nation. Through their example, they instill strength, integrity and perseverance in their children.
“They rise early, work late, make sacrifices, and remain steadfast in their love and commitment to their families. Fathers lead through action, speak with purpose, and impart wisdom honed by experience.”
Father’s Day began when Sonora Smart Dodd wanted to honor her father, William Jackson Smart, a single parent who raised six children in Spokane, Washington. She initially suggested June 5, the anniversary of his death.
However, when that date would not provide organizers with enough time to make arrangements, the first Father’s Day was celebrated in 1910 in Spokane on the third Sunday in June.
In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge recommended Father’s Day be a national holiday. In 1966, President Lyndon Johnson proclaimed Father’s Day as a holiday to be celebrated on the third Sunday in June, while President Richard Nixon signed a bill into law to do so in 1972.