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River City Bike Expo Bringing Hundreds of Bikers to Owensboro

You’ll get an entire weekend of revving engines, live music and some of the best bikes in the country at the River City Bike Expo. Held May 31-June 2 at the Owensboro Convention Center, we’ve got all the details about this large-scale event right here! 

 

First off, sponsor Evansville Harley-Davidson is bringing a lineup of custom bagger motorcycles, a complete motorcycle show and an audio competition. And it’s going to get loud! The Sound Warz Competition is creating big sounds from custom bagger motorcycles, so come ready to turn it up and blast that bass! 

 

For those interested, you can register for the 2024 Bike Show on Thursday, May 30 or Friday, May 31 before 2 p.m. CST. There will be tons of amazing bikes on display here. 

 

Other events include: 

 

–Rolling Thunder will present the Vietnam Memorial Traveling Wall and perform a Missing Man Ceremony. 

 

–Live stunt shows with Busted Knuckles Stunt Tour will be scheduled each day. 

 

–A Tattoo Showcase will have more than 25 artists offering custom tattoos. 

 

–The Christian Motorcycle Association will conduct a Sunday morning church service at the Owensboro Convention Center. 

 

The River City Bike Expo will be surrounded on Friday evening with live music on multiple stages across the scenic Ohio River with Friday After 5–a FREE award-winning music festival. You’ll find several genres of music across multiple stages, along with food trucks, events for kids, and amazing waterfront views. 

 

And on Saturday evening, grab your friends for an industry Pub Crawl featuring various downtown Owensboro restaurants, bars and pubs. Owensboro offers a free trolley service that’ll take you most anywhere in the downtown area, and it will be available to safely transport you during this event. Everyone who makes it to all the pub stops will be entered into a prize giveaway on Sunday.