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Home » McGrath Volkswagen of Dubuque’s Ribbon Cutting Celebration

McGrath Volkswagen of Dubuque’s Ribbon Cutting Celebration

October 21, 2015 By Tiffany Ventura

McGrath Volkswagen Ribbon Cutting

Tuesday October 20th, 2015 has been marked as a monumental day in McGrath Family of Dealership’s History. The Grand Opening of the McGrath Volkswagen of Dubuque and the Dubuque Used Car Superstore was a complete success and now McGrath Auto is back  Dubuque, IA.


During the ceremony, Pat McGrath expressed his joy of returning to the city of Dubuque, his brother years ago owned a Volkswagen Dealership just down the way from the new McGrath Volkswagen of Dubuque location. He recalls coming to visit in his youth and how much he truly enjoyed his trips here, frequenting the local restaurants and spending time with his family.

The Dubuque Chamber of Commerce, the Dubuque Ambassadors, and Dubuque City Officials, Wayne Dremmer & Lynn Sutton presented Pat and the McGrath family with a welcome plaque for the new dealership.

The dinner was catered by Hy-Vee, East Mill Bakeshop & Catering, and Stone Cliff Winery. The community enjoyed the Oktoberfest-styled meal with fresh Bratwurst & Sauerkraut, pretzels, beer, excellent pastries, and delicious wine.

Activities included German-Folk style music from the band ‘The Americana Band‘, free t-shirt stand, and multiple car test drives of different Volkswagen and used vehicles. In addition, there was a re-finished classic Beetle hood for all those in attendance to sign and leave their ‘footprint’ for all to view today and in the future. The staff will be hanging the hood in the dealership as a memento of the celebration and how the community came together to welcome them to the city!


View the Event Gallery Below:

East Mill Bakery Volkwagen hood getting signed Volkswagen Beetle hood getting signed at event a couple guys looking at a VW Beetle Hand shaking at the Volkswagen grand opening Pat McGrath shaking hands at ribbon cutting Pat shaking hands at grand opening shaking hands at grand opening cutting the ribbon and posing as a group Pat and Lindsey talking crowd at the grand opening event three motorcycles with guys sitting and posing  guy playing the accordion  people going through the buffet people eating at a big table with balloons people eating in the service drive man signing an old VW Beetle hood two people chatting  Dubuque Americana Band playingVolkswagen Hyundai Dubuque front view  People indoors at VW grand opening Dubuque Americana Band wine booth

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