The first Rally, called the Black Hills Motor Classic, was held August 12-14, 1938. The first weekend in August was selected because it did not interfere with other established events held in surrounding communities such as Belle Fourche (rodeo) and Deadwood (Days of 76). Regional events were extremely important for social and economic reasons in the post depression Mid-west and as a good neighbor; Sturgis did not want to compete for those bodies and dollars.
As the event grew the "official" dates grew. The Sturgis® Motorcycle Rally™ is the first full week of August, Monday through Sunday, when preceded by a full weekend. This means that if 1 August falls on a Sunday the event would begin on the 9th with a full weekend preceding it. If 1 August would to fall on a Friday then the events official dates would be 4th through the 10th, the Monday through Sunday following the first full weekend in August.
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Come on out to one of the best parties of the year! Camping, Live Music,
Pig Roast, Biker Games, Adult Entertainment. Gated and fenced in compound.
If you need a tent we have them, if you need a hotel we can provide the
information on that as well. Hope to see as many Brothers that are able to
attend.
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10th Annual MI-2 Charter Party held at the MI-2 clubhouse on
13 Aug 2016.
Come to Michigan this weekend. Help us celebrate the 10th
Annual Party for the MI-2 'Loose Cannons' chapter and
the inaugural annual parties for newly chartered MI-3 (Battle Creek) and
MI-4 (Wayne County) chapters. The main event is on Saturday, 13 Aug 2016,
but the party starts Friday night and goes through Sunday morning.
Free camping all weekend plus bunk space in the clubhouse on a
space-available basis. We'll be smoking about 140 lbs of pork butt and
60 lbs of brisket starting late Friday night. Drink beer, smoke meat,
and get a great seat for the peak of the annual Perseid Meteor shower
Friday and Saturday night. Astronomers are predicting 150 meteors an
hour this year! Best show in 20 years!
The MI-2 Annual Party will always be 2 weeks after Wetzelland.
Wetzelland is always the last FULL weekend in July. The only time we make
exceptions to this date is if the USMVMC NPM falls within one weekend of
this date (before, during, or after). Plan accordingly and we hope to see
you in Michigan soon!
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Regarding lodging at the New York State Combined Annual Party taking place
at VFW 3175; located at 1316 US 6 Port Jervis, NY 12771 is available at the
Days Inn in Port Jervis. All reservations must be made by August 4th using
the group code VFWMC to reserve a room at a discounted rate of $99 per
night. 20 rooms have been blocked for those that wish to use them. The
Hotel is locate at 2247 Greenville Turnpike Port Jervis NY, 12771 and the
number is (845)856-8611.