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Are You Going to a Mountain Bike Festival This Year?

Mountain bike festivals are a great way to have fun, make friends, and learn about the latest gear.

By Jeff Barber
January 22, 2023

7 comments

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A new year means a blank slate, with a calendar begging to be filled with mountain bike adventures. In addition to epic rides in new and exotic destinations, festivals are another way to have fun, make friends, and learn about the latest gear.

If you’re planning to attend a mountain bike festival in 2023, tell us which one(s) in the comments below!

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Jeff Barber

Jeff Barber has been mountain biking since 1992 and has tested hundreds of mountain bikes and components. He is the co-founder of Singletracks and serves as Editor in Chief. Contact him at [email protected].

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RemyMac Colorado // 2022
Jan 23, 2023

I don't know if Outerbike is considered an MTB festival or not, but I'll probably attend the Moab venue. It's a good way to try a lot of bikes, and the routes out there are pretty wide open. Trail traffic doesn't hamper forward progress on most trails.

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Hap Proctor Florida // 2014
Jan 23, 2023

Volunteering at the Santos FTF second weekend of March. You should attend this year.

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Math Teacher Wyoming // 2017
Jan 22, 2023

Hoping to attend the Fruita Fat Tire Festival in May. I know it isn't a mountain bike festival, but I'm planning on going to RAGBRAI this year for their 50th in July.

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OhioFatBiker Ohio // 2016
Jan 26, 2023

I ride the Iceman Cometh Challenge every year. It’s a bike race/party. It’s a blast. You get to be cheered on by thousands of people like you are a World Cup contender (which is pretty cool for a fat old guy like me), then watch actual World Cup caliber athletes finish in a very exciting finishing venue. Very very cool

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Sunspot Colorado // 2019
Jan 22, 2023

Jeff, my Middlechild is a festival...
Dirtin' with a singlespeed plusser is awesome stuff!!

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scopauboy California // 2020
Feb 2, 2023

The Sea Otter Classic, the largest bike festival in the world! The Woodstock of bike festivals. 75,000 attendees sharing the love of cycling, should be on everyone's bucket list!

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khdtcb62 Maine // 2018
Jan 22, 2023

Maybe I’m just old and curmudgeonly, but I just don’t like MTB festivals. I go places to ride and festivals just mean crowded trails. And, at least in the case of KT, the big festival there ended up doing more harm than good.

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First published January 22, 2023 @ 10:10:00