Schedule
Schedule subject to change. Keep checking back for updates.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Vendor Village – Open 12 pm – Dusk. Located around Centre 200 and Casino Nova
Scotia, 481 George Street, Sydney. Everyone welcome.
Information Booth – Open 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm. Located in Vendor Village.
Pick up your schedule of events,maps, etc. Bikefest t-shirts, pins, and
patches will also be available for sale. Also fill out a ballot to win prizes.
A seamstress will be on site to sew on patches for a nominal fee.
Bent Bar Saloon – 12:00 – 5:00 pm. Main Concourse, inside front doors of
Centre 200. Come and enjoy local entertainment, beverages, and hot wings. Java
Coffee Express will also be open. Howie MacDonald will be on stage from 12:00 pm
to 2:15 pm and Mike Wadden from 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm.
M&M Stunt Show – 1:00 – 1:30 pm & 4:00 – 4:30 pm. Unbelievable Motorcycle Stunts.
Located behind Centre 200.
Safety Training Demos – 2:00 – 3:00 pm. Free motorcycle safety demonstrations
put on by Safety Services Nova Scotia. Located behind Centre 200.
Burnout Pit & Freestyle Burnouts – 3:00 – 4:00 pm. Located behind Centre 200.
Sponsored by Torque Speed Shop.
Free Street Dance – 8:00pm – 12:00 am. In front of Casino Nova Scotia, Sydney.
Come and enjoy beverages and great local bands like, Random Order, Evolution,
and the Andrew Doyle Band.
Billiards for Bikers – 10:00am – 2:00 am. Dooley’s on Pitt Steet, Sydney. All bikers
$5 for all you can shoot pool.
Beggars Banquet – 6:00 – 8:00 pm every evening starting July 1, 2010 at the Point
of View Suites, Louisburg. A memorable 18th century experience. For more info
and reservations contact 1-888-374-8439 or 733-2080. www.louisbourgpointofview.com
Louisbourg Crabfest – 7:30 pm – 1:00 am. Enjoy fresh mussels, music and beverages in
the town of Louisbourg. www.louisbourgcrabfest.ca
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Vendor Village – 9:00 am – dusk. Located around Centre 200 and Casino
Nova Scotia, 481 George Street, Sydney. Everyone welcome.
Information Booth – 9:00 am – 9:00 pm. Located in Vendor Village.
Pick up your schedule of events,maps, etc. Bikefest t-shirts, pins and
patches will also be available for sale. Fill out a ballot to win prizes.
A seamstress will be on site to sew on patches for a nominal fee.
Bent Bar Saloon – 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm. Main Concourse, inside front doors
of Centre 200. Come and enjoy local entertainment, beverages, and hot wings.
Java Coffee Express will also be open. Carl Mackenzie will be on stage from
12:00 pm to 2:15 pm and the Bobby Currie Band from 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm.
Motorcycle Drag Racing – 11:30 am. Old Airport Road. Bike Drag Time Trials.
$20 to compete or $10 to watch. Sponsored by the Drag Racing
Association, Nova Scotia Motorcycle Tour Guide and Gord’s Sports.
Rain date August 1st.
M&M Stunt Show – 1:00 – 1:30 pm & 4:00 – 4:30 pm. Unbelievable Motorcycle Stunts.
Located behind Centre 200.
Safety Training Demos - 2:00 – 3:00 pm. Free motorcycle safety demonstrations
put on by Safety Services Nova Scotia. Located behind Centre 200.
Burnout Pit & Freestyle Burnouts – 3:00 – 4:00 pm. Located behind Centre 200.
Sponsored by Torque Speed Shop.
Charlotte Street Showcase – Sydney. Times: 9 am – 5pm. Come and park your
bike on one of Sydney’s oldest shopping district, take in the sights of the historic
downtown, and only a 2 minute walk to the Vendor Village and Stunt Shows.
Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast – 7:30 – 11:30 am. Farmers Market building,
Keltic Drive, Sydney River. Adults $5 & $3 for children.
Free Whale Watching – 10:30 am at Oshan Whale Watch, Bay St. Lawrence,
at the Top of Cape Breton Island for Bikefest participants. Limited seating.
Visit www.oshan.ca, or call 1-902-383-2883 for more information.
Bay St. Lawrence Community Centre and the Bay Cafe – 11:30 am. Lunch
of either a lobster sandwich or ham and swiss sandwich plus dessert and drink. Call
902-383-2334 to order in advance. Sample fresh Nothern Cape Breton Oysters,
compliments of Hideaway Campground and Aspy Bay Oysters. Bikefest participants
are also offered free admission to the North Highlands Museum and Cultural Centre.
Louisbourg Crabfest – 12:00 pm – 1:30 am. Enjoy fresh crab dinners, music and
beverages in the town of Louisbourg. www.louisbourgcrabfest.ca
Dinner and Music in Englishtown – 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm. Enjoy homemade fishcakes
and bake beans or Chili, plus dessert, tea,and coffee. All while listening to local talent
overlooking St. Ann’s Bay.
All Day Lobster Dinners – 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. St. Georges Church Hall, Nepean St.,
Sydney. Bar service will be available.
Billiards for Bikers – 10:00am – 2:00 am. Dooley’s on Pitt Steet, Sydney. All bikers
$5 for all you can shoot pool.
Self Serve Bikewash – 10:00 am – 6:00 pm. Sydco Fuels parking lot, George St.,
Sydney. Provided by the Cape Breton Free Wheelin’ motorcycle club. Donations
going to the Regional Hospital Paliative Care Unit.
Escorted Rides – Local riders will guide you around the following scenic areas
of Cape Breton. Sign up sheets will be at the Bikefest info booth. Please show up
with your belly and gas tank full and your bladder empty.
Ride # 1: 9:00 am. Departs the parking lot of the Sydney Shopping Centre.
Out George St. onto Argyle and out Alexandra St. through Marion Bridge to the
Fleur Di Lis Trail towards St. Peters. Brief rest stop at store in Grand River. On to
St. Peters for coffee at Tim Horton’s then on to Isle Madame via River Bourgeois
and Louisdale. Proceed through Descouse to Arichat. Stop for lunch. After lunch,
leave Arichat and return to highway 104 then return to Centre 200, Sydney via route 4.
( Ride approxamately 4 hours)
Ride # 2: 10:00 am. Departs the parking lot of Sydney Shopping Centre and proceeds
through Whitney Pier to South Bar and onto New Waterford. Rest stop along the route
to be determined. Following the coast line through Glace Bay, Donkin, Port Morien,
Main a Dieu, and onto Louisbourg to stop at the Crab Fest for lunch. Then return to
Sydney via highway 22 to Centre 200, Sydney. ( Ride approxamately 2 ½ hour)
Ride # 3: 1:00 pm. Departs the parking lot of the Sydney Shopping Center up to
George St. to highway 125. Take Sydney River exit to route 4 to St. Peters where there
will be a stop for a break at the Tim Horton’s and fuel in St. Peters. Then proceed
to Evanston, Cleveland , Marble Mountain, Orangedale, and Iron Mines through
Whycocomagh. Stop at Tim Horton’s in Baddeck and fuel up. Then onto Englishtown
for dinner and live entertainment. Then back to Centre 200, Sydney via highways 105
and then highway 125. ( Ride approxamately 4 hours)
Ladies only Ride – 3:00 pm at the Zeller parking lot near the Ultramar on Prince
Street.The Saddle Bags invite all lady riders for a scenic ride through Port Morien to
see the summer people. A $5 donation will go to the All Womans Centre. Contact them
on facebook at Cape Breton Female Bikers or paularaylene@gmail.com
Stadacona Band Free Concert - Time: 7:30 pm. Sydney Board Walk.
Free Concert & Street Dance – 8:00 pm – 12:00 am. In front of Casino Nova Scotia,
Sydney. Come and enjoy beverages and great local bands like Gone Country, and
Mike Wadden.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Vendor Village – 9:00 am – dusk. Located around Centre 200 and Casino
Nova Scotia. 481 George Street, Sydney. Everyone welcome.
Information Booth - 9:00 am – 9:00 pm. Located in Vendor Village.
Pick up your schedule of events, maps, etc. Bikefest t-shirts, pins, and
patches will also be available for sale. Also fill out a ballot to win prizes.
A seamstress will be on site to sew on patches for a nominal fee.
Bent Bar Saloon – 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm. Main Concourse, inside front doors
of Centre 200. Come and enjoy local entertainment, beverages, and hot wings.
Java Coffee Express will also be open. Jennifer Roland & Jason Kempt will be
on stage from 12:00 pm to 1:45 pm and Kintyre from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Charlotte Street Showcase – 9 am – 5 pm. Sydney. Come and park your
bike on one of Sydney’s oldest shopping district, take in the sights of the historic
downtown, and only a 2 minute walk to the Vendor Village and Stunt Shows.
Cape Breton Tailgate Party – 12:00 – 4:00 pm. Keltic Lodge Resort & Spa.
BBQ and Beer on the front lawn with fiddle music and Buddy MacDonald.
M&M Stunt Show – 1:00 – 1:30 pm & 4:00 – 4:30 pm. Unbelievable Motorcycle Stunts.
Located behind Centre 200.
Safety Training Demos – 2:00 – 3:00 pm. Free motorcycle safety demonstrations
put on by Safety Services Nova Scotia. Located behind Centre 200.
Burnout Pit & Freestyle Burnouts – 3:00 – 4:00 pm. Located behind Centre 200.
Sponsored by Torque Speed Shop
Escorted Rides -Local riders will guide you around the following scenic areas
of Cape Breton. Sign up sheets will be at the Bikefest info booth. Please show up
with your belly and gas tank full and your bladder empty.
Ride # 4: 9:00 am. Departs parking lot of the Sydney Shopping Center up
George St. to highway 105 and then onto the Red Barn through to Margaree Forks,
on to route 19 to Inverness and a stop at the Glenora Distillary for a tour and
lunch. From there on to Mabou with a short stop at the Shrine. Then route 252 to
Whycocomagh and back to Centre 200, Sydney. ( Ride approxamately 4-5 hours)
Ride # 5: 9:00 am. Departs Sydney Shopping Center parking lot and travels
along part of the scenic Cabot Trail through Wreck Cove and Cape Smokey to
Ingonish. A stop at the Keltic Lodge for a BBQ, and live Cape Breton music.
This is a one way escorted ride as the Ride Guides will have to depart early to assume
traffic control duties at the Storm the Fortress event in Louisbourg.
( Ride is approxamately 3 hours one way)
Ride # 6: 10:00 am. Departs parking lot of the Sydney Shopping Center out
highway 4 to Route 216 thriugh Eskasoni to Christmas Island, along route 223 to
Leitches Creek and on to the highway to Bras D’or for a stop at the Tim Horton’s,
A&K Chicken, or Ice Cream. Then route 305 and 239 through Florence, Sydney Mines,
Shore Rd, Pt. Edward, Edwardsville, Westmount and back to Centre 200, Sydney.
( Ride approxamately 2 ½ hours)
Billiards for Bikers – 12:00 pm – 1:00 am. Dooley’s on Pitt Steet, Sydney. All bikers
$5 for all you can shoot pool.
Storm the Fortress – 5:00 – 8:00 pm. Ride your bike into the Fortress of Louisbourg
and prepare to be entertained the 18th century way. For tickets on this, or info on their
other events, contact the Fortress of Louisbourg Association at 902-733-3548 or
Suzie McNeil Concert – 4:00 pm. Casino Nova Scotia parking lot.
Admission by donation. Proceeds going to the Regional Hospital Foundation.
Presented by Casino Nova Scotia.
Free Matt Minglewood Concert – 8:00 pm – 12:00 am. Casino Nova Scotia parking lot.
Opening act is the Andrew Doyle Band. Presented by Casino Nova Scotia.
Monday, August 2, 2010
Vendor Village – 9:00 am – 12 noon. Located around Centre 200 and Casino
Nova Scotia. 481 George Street, Sydney. Everyone welcome.
Local Festivals
Bartown Days – North Sydney. July 19 – 25, 2010. www.bartown.ca
Coal Dust Days – New Waterford. July 17 – 25, 2010. www.coaldustdays.com
Bay Days – Glace Bay. July 14 – 18, 2010
Seaside Daze – Dominion. July 23 – August 1 , 2010. www.seasidedaze.com
Chestico Days – Port Hood. July 26 – August 1, 2010. www.porthood.ca/events
Summer People Festival & Morien Memories Homecoming
– Port Morien. July 29 – August 4, 2010. www.portmorien.ca
Action Week – Sydney. July 31 – August 8, 2010. www.actionweek.com
Lennox Passage Harbourfest – Richmond County. July 30 – August 2, 2010
Nicolas Denys Days – August 2 – 8, 2010. St. Peters. www.visitstpeters.com
Festival del l’Escaouette – Chetticamp. July 1 – August 22, 2010
Johnny Miles Festival – Sydney Mines. August 6 – 8, 2010
