Spring Break
Bikes, Blues and BBQ festival rolls into town
Lindsay Turner, Contributing Writer
Issue date: 9/30/05 Section: Lifestyles
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People and motorcycles crowded Dickson Street Wednesday for the first day of the sixth annual Bikes, Blues and BBQ Motorcycle Rally and Music Festival.
More than 300,000 peopple are expected to attend the rally and not only is this festival a chance for bikers to show off their rides, it's a chance for everyone to enjoy blues music and eat barbecue all weekend. Dickson Street and smaller streets surrounding it will be closed from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, Sept. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 1.
This festival will continue until Saturday with events such as barbecue cook-offs, the annual Babes pageant, a rib eating contest and concerts from various blues artists. Among the many contests is a charity raffle for a 2006 Harley Davidson worth $18,000. All of the proceeds from the sales of the raffle tickets will be given to an area charity.
This festival is not just for the locals; people from all across America have journeyed into Fayetteville on their bikes for a weekend filled with leather, meat and music.
"This is our first time at Bikes, Blues and BBQ," Forest City resident Wayne Roberts said. "We've been to other festivals but this one is closer and the people aren't as tough."
Roberts attended the festival with a friend who came to Fayetteville after being forced to evacuate New Orleans. They didn't know any details about this festival or what events there are to participate in, but they plan to stay all weekend, Roberts said.
"We came to see all the different bikes and for the Poker Run," Lisa Rush, of Farmington, said. "I have come to this festival for three years."
The Fayetteville Fire Fighters 2005 Poker Run, the TNT Freestyle Motocross, the Rib Crib Rib Eating contest and the Babes contest will all be held Saturday.
Bike lovers will enjoy the RSC Parade of Power, a motorcycle parade that gives bike owners a chance to show-off their motorcycles and a chance for everyone else to look on with admiration or envy.
More than 300,000 peopple are expected to attend the rally and not only is this festival a chance for bikers to show off their rides, it's a chance for everyone to enjoy blues music and eat barbecue all weekend. Dickson Street and smaller streets surrounding it will be closed from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, Sept. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 1.
This festival will continue until Saturday with events such as barbecue cook-offs, the annual Babes pageant, a rib eating contest and concerts from various blues artists. Among the many contests is a charity raffle for a 2006 Harley Davidson worth $18,000. All of the proceeds from the sales of the raffle tickets will be given to an area charity.
This festival is not just for the locals; people from all across America have journeyed into Fayetteville on their bikes for a weekend filled with leather, meat and music.
"This is our first time at Bikes, Blues and BBQ," Forest City resident Wayne Roberts said. "We've been to other festivals but this one is closer and the people aren't as tough."
Roberts attended the festival with a friend who came to Fayetteville after being forced to evacuate New Orleans. They didn't know any details about this festival or what events there are to participate in, but they plan to stay all weekend, Roberts said.
"We came to see all the different bikes and for the Poker Run," Lisa Rush, of Farmington, said. "I have come to this festival for three years."
The Fayetteville Fire Fighters 2005 Poker Run, the TNT Freestyle Motocross, the Rib Crib Rib Eating contest and the Babes contest will all be held Saturday.
Bike lovers will enjoy the RSC Parade of Power, a motorcycle parade that gives bike owners a chance to show-off their motorcycles and a chance for everyone else to look on with admiration or envy.
