In June of 1916, a few hundred motorcyclists gathered at Weirs Beach. From its humble beginnings, the event grew to a week long in 1935 and Laconia Bike Week was born. The rally remains the worlds oldest, and is one of the largest rallies in the country. The focus of the action is centered on Lakeside Ave, where bikers can sights, sounds, and numerous vendors.
Event Schedule for 2022
To see the events scheduled so far, click here for the master list from the Laconia Motorcycle Rally & Race Week Association. They are constantly adding information as it becomes available.
Finding A Place To Stay
With so many people trying to stay in a small area, finding lodging establishments with openings for the days you’d like can be a challenge. Your best bet is to start calling around in late winter, but keep in mind many of the smaller family owned places are seasonal and may not have someone dependably answering the phones during this time. Email always works.
Use third party booking sites like Expedia or Booking.com to find a property, but contact the property directly to book your reservation. Properties have no reason to allocate much, if any, inventory to these sites and pay steep commissions when they can easily sell them directly.
Hotels, Motels, & Cottages
The links to the left are to properties close within about 5 miles of Weirs Beach. For a wider area search or to narrow things down by amenities:
Campgrounds
There are numerous campgrounds located around the Lakes Region. To check them out and find the perfect match:
Vendor Information
Hundreds of vendors show up at Laconia Bike Week to sell and show off their wares. Most are located at the Drive-In Theater, Fara Italian Grill and along Lakeside Ave. Others are scattered along route three around Funspot and the Broken Spoke, and as far north at Laconia Harley Davidson in Meredith. Some past vendors include Bear Hollow Boots, Fat Boys, Show Off Ink, Above All Leather, House of Sheesha, Spider’s Promotions, Art Attack, Jim’s French Fries, Ryder Sports, Simply Silver, and Icicles Eyewear.
Tip: The city of Laconia maintains this vendor site location map which shows all places that have received permits to have vendors. If you’re a vendor, this page will explain the process of permitting & finding a location.
Laconia Bike Week Photos & Video
Getting Around
If you’ve been to the Weirs, you know it’s a small area, and it’s the place everyone wants to be to enjoy the action and the people-watching. Even with centerline parking and years of tweaking traffic management plans, the end result is of course congestion. The city of Laconia makes several changes to the flow of traffic, the main points of which are included below. The first weekend of Laconia bike week is now nearly as busy as the second, as more non-biker spectators bring their families to sightsee.
Tip: If you’re going to be in Meredith, you can take the shuttle train to get to and from the Weirs during the busier parts of the week. Bike Week Shuttle Train
Upcoming Bike Week Dates
Links to More Info