Biketoberfest 2023 full coverage: Daytona Beach's fall motorcycle rally roars off
Another Daytona Beach Biketoberfest has rumbled out of town. Even if you're not a motorcycle fan, the annual four-day gathering meant ample people-watching opportunities, parties and special events at the World's Most Famous Beach and elsewhere in Volusia and Flagler counties.
When Biketoberfest began, it was envisioned to help boost Daytona Beach area hotels, restaurants and other businesses during a traditionally slow time of year.
It has endured as a popular annual event, a more compact version of Bike Week, the 10-day spring gathering in Daytona Beach and across a broader swatch of Central Florida that includes Volusia, Flagler, Seminole, Orange, Brevard, St. Johns and Duval counties. Biketoberfest typically draws an estimated crowd of 100,000 motorcycle riders and fans.
Did we catch you at Biketoberfest 2023? Did you miss it? We've got the photos!
Biketoberfest, Day 1: Colorful characters, custom machines power opening day in Daytona Beach
Festival rumbles through: Biketoberfest shifts into high gear in Daytona Beach
Biketoberfest 2023 roars on: A wedding, the Boogeyman and beautiful weather in Daytona
Closing day: Under sunny skies, Biketoberfest 2023 fans jam Main Street on closing day in Daytona Beach
Did you know? It used to be called the Daytona Fall Tour
The fall motorcycle event was added to the annual calendar in 1992, when Georgia Turner, then public relations director for the Daytona Beach Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, and Janet Kersey, then the bureau’s events director, came up with the idea to boost area hotels, restaurants and other businesses during a traditionally slow time of year.
Not only has the event withstood the test of time, but both of those leaders also remain highly involved in promoting tourism and businesses in the area: Turner is executive director of the West Volusia Tourism Advertising Authority, while Kersey is executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Daytona Beach Biketoberfest through the years
Where can I find more information about Biketoberfest?
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Visit the event’s official site, Biketoberfest.org, for more details
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Biketoberfest 2023 motorcycle rally in Daytona Beach, Florida
