Motorcycle Show , Austin , TX , staged concurrently with the US MotoGP , on April 20-22 ( www . revivalcycles . com ). The Laughlin River Run is from April 25-28 ( www . laughlinriverrun . com ); the Leesburg Bike Fest in Florida is 27-29 ( www . leesburgbikefest . com ).
May : International
The first AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building affiliate event is Biker Fest in Italy , May 10-13 ( www . bikerfest . it ); the increasingly popular and well-respected Bike Shed in London will again be at the uber chic Tobacco Dock venue near the River Thames in East London , May 25-27 ( www . thebikeshed . cc ). One of the major international highlights of every year is the historic Isle of Mann TT Festival ( www . iomtt . com ) which this year gets underway on May 26 to June 8 . The Federation of ( independent ) Harley-Davidson Clubs in Europe stages its European Super Rally in Poland in 2018 ( May 16-20 , www . sr2018 . pl ); in Germany the Magic Bike Show at Ruedesheim kicks off on May 31 ( to June 3 , www . magic-bike-ruedesheim . com ).
Poland , 3-5 August , while one of Europe ’ s oldest is the Faro Rally , in the Algarve , southern Portugal , from 19-22 ( www . motoclubefaro . pt ). BMW ’ s fast growing Pure & Crafted Festival is in Berlin , Germany again , on August 25 & 26 . The European Bike Week at Faaker See , in the stunning Carinthia region of Austria sees Harley-Davidson and the custom V-twin aftermarket side by side from 4-9 September . In Asia , CimaMotor at Chongqing is one of the largest and longest established motorcycle shows in China , September 21-24 .
July - September : USA
The 78th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally again features two rounds of AFT Presented by Vance & Hines racing and at least five custom bike shows at the Buffalo Chip campgrounds and evergrowing Harley-Davidson presence downtown , August 3-12 ( www . sturgismotorcyclerally . com ). Harley ’ s 115th Anniversary Celebrations arrive at the Harley Museum , Milwaukee from August 29 to September 2 .
October - December : International
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May : USA
Emerald Coast Bikefest ( formerly the Earthquake Biker Bash ) organized by Emerald Coast H-D , Fort Walton Beach , FL , May 4-7 ; Myrtle Beach Spring Bike Week , May 11-20 ( www . myrtlebeachbike . com ).
June : International
The second of the 2018 AMD World Championship affiliate events is the internationally renowned one day Custom Bike Show staged by Twin Club MC at Norrtalje , Sweden , on June 2 ( www . custombikeshow . se ); the annual Harley Euro Festival is at Grimaud , on the beautiful Cote d ’ Azur French Riviera Mediterranean coast of southern France ( near St Tropez ) on 7-10 ( www . harley-davidson . com ), followed by the increasingly popular Wheels & Waves at Biarritz on the south western coast of France , June 14-17 ( www . wheels-and-waves . com ), with Hamburg Harley Days ( www . hamburgharleydays . com ) in northern Germany , June 22-24 .
June : USA
The 35th Americade at upstate New York , June 6-10 ( www . americade . com ); Republic of Texas Rally , Austin , Texas , 7-10 ( www . rotrally . com ); celebrating 95 years the oldest motorcycle rally in the world is Laconia Motorcycle Week , New Hampshire , June 9-17 ( www . laconiamcweek . com ). Born Free , Silverado , California is June 23-26 ( www . bornfreeshow . com ); The ‘ Pikes Peak ’ International Hill Climb in Colorado is on Sunday June 24 ( www . ppihc . com ).
July - September : International
Harley-Davidson ’ s 115th anniversary celebrations kick off this month with another opportunity to visit the Czech Republic as the Motor Company sets up shop in the capital city , Prague , for four days of all things ‘ Bar ‘ n Shield ’ from 5 to 8 July . BMW stages its ‘ Motorrad Days ’ at Garmisch in southern Germany , July 6-8 , while Ducati celebrates its biennial World Ducati Week at the Misano race circuit in Italy , July 20-22 . A new affiliate event joins the AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building on July 21 at Cesis , Latvia ( www . mc13 . lv ). One of Europe ’ s newest events , the Harley backed Polish Bike Week is at Karpacz ,
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The biggie for the custom market and wider mainstream motorcycle industry is INTERMOT , again featuring INTERMOT ‘ Customized ’ and the XIII AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building , at Cologne , Germany , from October 2-7 ( www . intermot-cologne . com , www . amdchampionship . com ). The annual Bigtwin Bikeshow and Dealer Expo is at Houten , in the Netherlands , November 2-4 ( www . bigtwin . nl ) and the annual EICMA ‘ Milan Show ’ in Italy is 6-11 November followed in mainstream event terms by the Salao Duas Rodas at Sao Paulo , Brazil , November 13-18 ( www . salaoduasrodas . com . br ). Custombike Show at Bad Salzuflen , Germany takes place from November 30 to December 2 ( www . custombike-show . de ).
October - December : USA
The debut of AIMExpo at Las Vegas is 11-14 October ( www . aimexpousa . com ) with Drag Specialties and Parts Unlimited recently announced as the first of the major parts and accessory distributors to book the event ; Artistry in Iron runs concurrently ( www . lasvegasbikefest . com ); AIMExpo is slated to return to Columbus , Ohio in 2019 . Myrtle Beach seeks to emulate Daytona with a second trip to well – their Fall Bike Week is slated October 1-7 ; meanwhile Biketoberfest at Daytona Beach , FL , is October 18-21 ( www . daytonabeach . com ); SEMA is at Las Vegas from October 30 to November 2 ( www . semashow . com ).
DISCLAIMER While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this information , apologies in advance for any mistakes or omissions ; check with the event organizer before making plans to attend .
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