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bike blue bbq alternatively named bike blue barbecue abbreviated bbb bbbbq annual motorcycle rally held northwest arkansas centered rogers usually late september rally cancelled due covid concern organizer announced plan hold rally eventually cancelled due covid concern related contractual difficulty university arkansas event billed largest u charity rally although long question overall scale support event raised estimated per attendee charitable contribution suspended despite record attendance contribution totalled approximately per attendee press release announcing organization raised total attendee director nelson driver quoted saying it’s bike blue bbq contributed money date generated estimated participant cent per attendee bike blue bbq raised nearly charity another sale tax per attendee twenty year festival good safety record reported fatality repeatedly citizen fayetteville argued whether event right fayetteville small business community paradoxically many local business owner reported steep decline revenue event aging ridership declining attendance executive director tommy sisemore said definitely tried evolve rally attract new usership stated wouldnt taken job didnt think rally sustainable call playing dressup around dont expect hell angel say sisemore rally organizer banned confederate flag nazi merchandise sold official vendor inspected day lewd offensive material duty police officer however white supremacist merchandise remained sale fewer attendee organizer tried incorporate programming suitable family however reported arkansas democrat gazette mother said family arent overly sensitive easily offended wasnt expected middle day advertised family friendly wouldnt bothered said ive bike rally expect see advertise family friendly shouldnt like taking child barthe organizer bike blue bbq estimated attendance grown participant participant year late declining subsequent year fayetteville city council considered ordinance would force discussion impact large festival bike blue bbq local business however despite bbbbqs negative impact small business owner public reason given ordinance tabled indefinitely date never public forum discus impact festival small business owner downtown resident city fayetteville tracked salestax revenue estimated rally brought approximately sale tax recent year questioned amounted taxed sale — tax — per attendee sister festival bike babe bling first held july – also fayetteville city fayetteville provided subsidy bike babe bling festival sister festival drew approximately participant northwest arkansas time reported dozen people site midday main day festival addition rally many band parade bike show bike giveaway barbecue bike blue bbq babe contest many official unofficial event organizer claimed rally second sturgis bike blue bbq official site