In an effort to provide the safest conditions for our participants at Bikes, Blues & BBQ, due to unforeseen circumstances that have arisen, The Bikes, Blues & BBQ Kids Bicycle Parade, which was scheduled prior to the Parade of Power on Saturday, October 1, has been cancelled for this year.
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Hunger Drive 2011
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Bikes, Blues & BBQ details announced for 2011 rally
Exciting attractions, venues and activities added
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (Aug. 26, 2011) — Bike, Blues & BBQ, the largest nonprofit, family-friendly motorcycle rally in the country, has announced a series of attractions that will take place during the Sept. 28-Oct. 1 festival.
Activities are centered around Fayetteville’s Dickson Street entertainment district with additional attractions at the University of Arkansas’ Baum Stadium, Washington County Fairgrounds and Parsons Arena in Springdale. Designated beer gardens and live music will be abundant in all locations.
One of the activities the rally offers is a poker run to Eureka Springs hosted by members of the Fayetteville Fire Department with groups leaving at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Friday. A second poker run to Devil’s Den State Park will take place on Saturday, also with start times at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
BBB also features several family-friendly contest events where attendees help determine the winner through public participation. The Stokes Air Battle of the Bikes, sponsored by Cycle Connection Harley-Davidson in Joplin, will take place Saturday in the main beer garden in the parking lot of the Walton Arts Center. Registration begins at 8 a.m., and the show and judging begin at noon. Spectators vote on a Grand Prize Winner of Best in Show, along with winners three deep in categories including American class, American factory custom, metric cruiser, metric sport, trike/conversion, bagger, sportster, unique bike, chopper and radical custom. Last year’s winners came from as far as Texas, Tennessee and Indiana.
Later on Saturday, hundreds of motorcycles, choppers and custom vehicles will gather in Fayetteville for the popular RSC Parade of Power. The parade will take place along College Avenue and Dickson Street beginning at 3:30 p.m. Thousands of onlookers will take in the parade and pick their favorite set of wheels.
For those with a flare for four-wheel action, lawn mower races will be Friday night at the Washington County Fairgrounds.
In addition, Bikes, Blues & BBQ has partnered with Wal-Mart and the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank for a Hunger Drive that will take place at the Wal-Mart stores on Martin Luther King Blvd and Mall Avenue in Fayetteville. Volunteers will gather items from 10:00 am – 7pm on Friday, September 30th and Saturday, October 1st.
BBQ Competition
Aside from the sights and the rumble of vibrating pipes, BBB will host the Arkansas State BBQ Championship at the Washington County Fairgrounds. The competition is sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS). As many as 50 teams are expected to compete for $20,000 in cash prizes and trophies for the best prepared ribs, pork, chicken and brisket, as well as a People’s Choice Award picked by the public. Last year’s contest was the first in which winners were picked from a panel made of only certified KCBS judges. This year, the barbecue competition will also be one of 25 Kingsford-brand charcoal competitions held nationwide to determine a separate $20,000 winner.
The BBQ competition begins on Friday with tickets for the People’s Choice Award going on sale at 8:30 a.m. Tickets are $6 each and include a parking pass. Tickets are sold to the first 3,000 people on a first come, first serve basis. The People’s Choice Award begins at 6:30 p.m. The KCBS BBQ Competition begins at noon Saturday with an awards ceremony at 3 p.m. for the KCBS Arkansas State Championship BBQ Cook-Off, The People’s Choice Award and The Kingsford Point Challenge.
Arenacross
For the 2011 rally, BBB will stretch north to Springdale, where the first-ever “Bikes, Blues and BBQ Arenacross/Big Air Extravaganza” will take place at Parsons Arena Friday and Saturday. The Arenacross event will feature performances by “Cowboy” Kenny Bartram, one of the country’s leading professional freestyle motocrossers and rally car drivers, as well as dozens of professional motocross riders vying for $10,000 in purse money.
Pro Racing Day is Friday with race practice at 4 p.m. followed by a chance to meet the racers at 6:30 p.m. Racing begins at 8 p.m. Race practice kicks off at 11 a.m. on Saturday, followed by heat races at 2 p.m. and the finals at 6:30 p.m.
Music
Local and regional musical acts have been central to the BBB atmosphere since its inception. The headline acts at Baum Stadium will be Jeff Fox on Wednesday, Catfish Jackson on Thursday, Boston Mountain Playboys on Friday and Trick Bag on Saturday.
On the Dickson Street Main Stage, headliners will be The Staggering Odds on Wednesday, Red Ambition on Thursday, Joe Giles on Friday and David Kimbrough Jr. on Saturday. The band Ruckus will headline both Friday and Saturday nights at the Washington County Fairgrounds, and the Circus Una Highwire Act will perform throughout the afternoon and evening on both days.
Rally-Long Attractions
Several attractions will continue throughout the rally. Demonstration rides by Harley Davidson, Can-Am, Victory Motorcycles, Suzuki and Yamaha will be available at Baum Stadium. Helicopter rides will be taking off from the Washington County Fairgrounds and Baum Stadium.
To satisfy the needs of football fans, big screen televisions, provided by All AV, will be set up in Thompson Hall at the Washington County Fairgrounds Thursday through Saturday. The Arkansas Missouri Railroad will be available to shuttle people between George’s Majestic Lounge on Dickson Street and Baum Stadium on the hour and half hour.
Also this year, BBB has partnered with Cross Church of Northwest Arkansas to provide entertainment for families with children attending BBB events at Baum Stadium and the Randal Tyson Track Center. Hot air balloon rides by AT&T / The Real Yellow Pages will be available at Baum Stadium, weather permitting. The tethered ride will last five minutes and cost $10 per person.
About Bikes, Blues and BBQ
Bikes, Blues & BBQ is the largest nonprofit, family-friendly motorcycle rally in the country. The rally offers the best motorcycle riding, live music and barbecue while at the same time helping those in need. During rally week, the fall festival draws an estimated 400,000 people with an economic impact of $35-$50 million for Northwest Arkansas and the rest of the state. The 2011 rally is Sept. 28-Oct. 1 For more about Bikes, Blues & BBQ, visit bikesbluesandbbq.org, or follow BBB on Facebook at www.facebook.com/bikesbluesbbq
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There are a lot of events not connected with Bikes Blues and BBQ prior to, and following, our rally. Generally, we’re so busy that we don’t have time to recognize those, but every now and then one pops up with which we are intrigued . This year, that event is the Fourth Annual “Running with the Daltons” motorcycle run. This event is a fund raiser for the renovation of down town Coffeyville, Kansas, and we think it would be the perfect warm up run for our friends to the west before heading to beautiful Northwest Arkansas. So here’s the info. Saturday, September 24, 2011 4th Annual Running w/ the Daltons motorcycle ride Take a 1 day motorcycle ride back in history a week before the Dalton Raid actually took place! Coffeyville to Adair, OK – $20 – leave from the Dalton Museum by noon and be back to Dirty’s Tavern by 5pm. NO BIKE? Just come to the party! 620.988.0808
Check the above link for the flyer to this event. It is for a great cause. Bikes, Blues, & BBQ is a proud supporter of the Air Museum at Drake Field. Go experience a very awesome piece of American and Arkansan history!
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., February 8, 2011 – Bikes, Blues & BBQ (BBB) announced today the restructuring of the leadership team and new appointees to these leadership positions. Ben Handford will serve in the newly created position of President and CEO, and Joe Giles has been named the Executive Director.
“Over the last eleven years, Bikes, Blues & BBQ has evolved from a small gathering of motorcycle enthusiasts on Dickson Street to a “festival” encompassing the largest “family-friendly, charitable funding” rally in the United States. As a result of this growth, BBB was able to give over $150,000 in cash, partnership and in-kind support to charities in 2010 alone,” said Kenneth Mourton, chairman of BBB.
“Recognizing the expansion and addition of venues will continue (Dickson Street, Baum Stadium and Washington County Fairgrounds), the significant economic impact the event has on Northwest Arkansas and the state, and the knowledge the funds generated by BBB are crucial to the many charitable organizations we support, the board of directors determined that the time is right to hire a new level of professional leadership,” said Mourton.
“As a result, Ben Handford has been named our first President and CEO. He will focus on working with our many state and local stakeholders, as well as working with current sponsors and developing new ones so the event can remain self-funding. Ben will also work with the Executive Director and the many volunteer coordinators to ensure that the event is a success for everyone involved,” stated Mourton.
Handford is a native Arkansan who brings to BBB a tremendous amount of experience in the areas of strategic event planning, operational logistics and group management. He has worked for the White House, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the U.S. Small Business Administration, and two presidential campaigns. “Ben’s experience makes him uniquely qualified to take BBB into the future,” Mourton added.
Working with Handford on the day-to-day operations as the Executive Director of BBB will be Joe Giles. “Joe has been involved in every aspect of the rally over the last six years and brings not only tremendous organization and team development skills, but also a connection to the Northwest Arkansas community that will be invaluable in assisting Ben in building for the future,” said Jeff Koenig, board member and head of the search committee. “His eclectic background as a radio announcer, school teacher, elementary school principal and professional musician, and his range of experiences make him a great choice for this role,” added Koenig.
Every year it takes lots of people to plan, coordinate and make the rally happen. Our thanks to those folks for their time and effort in making the 2010 rally the best ever.
Click here to see the list of people that make the rally a success and when you meet them, thank them for putting on one of the the biggest motorcycle rallies in America.
- Thanks to each and everyone of you that made this year’s rally the biggest and best ever!!!!
- Talking to many many people including you, the FPD, Vendors and attendees, it appears that attendance was at an all time high this year. When asked about attendance, Nelson Driver the BBB Event Director commented, “we had a bunch and then some.”
- Over the next few weeks we will be paying the bills and expect that to begin making grants to local charities at the end of November.
- If you have pictures for the website, put them on our facebook page and we will post: BBB facebook.
- We have updated the website with new information, pictures and the names of the winners of the different events:
- If you missed buying any of our official merchandise, you can still get what you need by going to going to the BBB Store.
- Thanks again and we look forward to seeing you again in 2011.
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