Bikes Blues and BBQ

Bikes, Blues, and BBQ is an annual motorcycle rally that takes place in Fayetteville, Arkansas during the last weekend in September, and usually goes from Wednesday through the weekend (except in 2007, when the event ran from October 3 to October 6). It began in 2000. The center of the rally is Dickson Street, the downtown bar street just a few blocks from the University of Arkansas campus and host of the Walton Arts Center.

The event begins every year with a ride into the city through the Ozark Mountains. The event supports a large number of local charities, raising over $100,000 in 2006 and 2007, and over $500,000 since 2000.cite web
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title=Bikes, Blues & BBQ 2006 Review] [http://www.bikesbluesandbbq.org/about/welcome.htm BBB :: Welcome Letter ] ]

In both 2006 and 2007, the event had an estimated attendance of between 300,000 and 400,000, from all fifty states and several other countries (up from about 300,000 in 2005 and about 200,000 in 2004). [cite web
url=http://www.lightningcustoms.com/bikesbluesandbbq.html
publisher=Lightning Customs
accessdate=2007-02-28
title=General Bikes Blues and BBQ Info] ) Exact statistics are not known because there is no entrance fee and it is an "open" rally. It has been dubbed the fastest-growing motorcycle rally in the world. [cite web
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accessdate=2007-02-28
publisher=The Arkansas Traveler
title=Bikes, Blues, BBQ line Dickson Street in annual event
author=Tara Muck]

In addition to the rally, there are many bands, a parade, a bike show, a bike giveaway, barbecues, the Bikes, Blues, and BBQ Babes contest, and many other official and unofficial events. The rally has been said by many to be second only to Sturgis. [http://thebiguns.blogspot.com/2005/09/bikes-blues-bbq-and-biguns.html] [http://www.kfsm.com/Global/story.asp?S=9075808&nav=menu151_2_6] [http://nwanews.com/bcdr/News/66111/]

See also

*Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
*Daytona Beach Bike Week
*Motorcycle
*Warlock Motorcycles

References

External links

* [http://www.bikesbluesandbbq.org Bikes Blues & BBQ official site]
* [http://www.fayettevilletourism.com/events/details.phtm?id=1171 Fayetteville Tourism page about event]
* [http://www.nelsonfoto.com/bikes/bbbbq2006/color Fayetteville Street-shooter's Color Images]
* [http://www.nelsonfoto.com/bikes/bbbbq2006/babes Fayetteville Street-shooter's Model Contest Images]
* [http://www.nelsonfoto.com/bikes/bbbbq2006/oreoblue Fayetteville Street-shooter's Oreo Blue Concert Images]
* [http://www.nelsonfoto.com/bikes/bbbbq2006/catebros Fayetteville Street-shooter's Cate Bros Concert Images]