Bikes, Blues & BBQ Executive Director Joe Giles was grinning from ear to ear when he took the stage at the Fayetteville Town Center Friday night to announce that the amount of money the motorcycle rally generated for local charities in 2012.
Rally officials will be distributing the funds at a celebration for sponsors, volunteers, and representatives from the various charities chosen for funding this year on Friday, Jan. 11 at the Fayetteville Town Center.
Next year’s Bikes, Blues & BBQ motorcycle rally will be held about a week earlier than expected, according to officials.
According to police, 26 arrests were made inside the Dickson Street event area, most of which were for public intoxication or disorderly conduct. Of those arrested, 19 were local residents.
The 2012 Bikes, Blues & BBQ motorcycle rally is in full swing and will only continue to grow before the festivities end Saturday night.
Cruise into Bordinos during Bikes, Blues & BBQ 2012.
Thursday’s events include more live music on Dickson Street, pig races at the Washington County Fairgrounds, stunt shows and the Miss Bikes, Blues & BBQ Semifinals.
Street closures to several streets will begin on Friday and Saturday “as public safety dictates” and are subject to change.
The four-day event will once again feature a ton of outdoor live music, a barbecue competition, a pageant, and of course, thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts from all over the world.
Despite an expanded footprint and reports of record attendance, it’s unclear whether the Bikes, Blues & BBQ board will make any charitable distributions following the 2011 rally.
Fayetteville police Tuesday morning released the law enforcement statistics from the 2011 Bikes, Blues & BBQ motorcycle rally.
Besides stepping up patrols for the expected population increase over the next few days, a few roads will be closed and some changes to paid parking will soon take effect.
Anyone wondering why the Huey Lewis concert stage is still in the Walton Arts Center parking lot, two weeks after Huey and his News crew rolled out of town, is about to find out.
One of the five largest motorcycle rallies in the country is getting even bigger. The annual rally is expanding into Springdale with a two-day AMXA Arenacross exhibition and competition.
The Bikes, Babes & Bling motorcycle rally will have a new home when it returns for its second year in Fayetteville on June 10 and 11.
Board chairman Kenneth Mourton announced new leadership for the rally on Tuesday, and it turns out that the former director’s shoes will be filled with two pairs of feet.
Bikes, Blues & BBQ Announces New Leadership Organization and Team FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., February 8, 2011 – Bikes, Blues & BBQ (BBB) announced today the restructuring of the leadership team and[...]
Bikes, Blues & BBQ organizers will announce a restructuring of the annual event’s management team, new appointees to its board and a new vision for future rallies Tuesday afternoon.
The Bikes, Blues & BBQ board of directors handed out checks ranging from $500 to $10,000 to twenty-one local charities at a reception held at the Fayetteville Town Center.
After six years leading one of the largest motorcycle rallies in the country, Bikes, Blues & BBQ event director Nelson Driver is calling it quits this year.
