Motorcycle Week rally to have vendors, beer tent
Vendors set up at Weirs Beach getting ready for the thousands of motorcyclists who will visit the area for “Bike Week” starting in 2016. AP file
Published: 5/12/2021 4:51:05 PM
Beer tents and vendor spaces will be allowed at full capacity during this year’s Laconia Motorcycle Week rally, the City Council decided Monday night. The council opted to avoid stronger, pandemic-related restrictions.
Instead, the city will work to ensure best practices are followed to avoid the spread of COVID-19, including sanitizing stations, lifting up tent walls to improve airflow and requiring 25 feet of separation between entertainers and the crowd.
Bike Week seeks beer tents
Bikers cruise to Weirs Beach for Laconia Motorcycle Week in this 2008 photo. AP file
In this photo taken Thursday, June 6, 2013 in Laconia, N.H. venders set up at Weirs Beach getting ready for the thousands of motorcyclists who will visit the area for Bike Week starting this weekend. The 90th year of the annual event has mellowed from the riots, raunch and public drinking of decades past to a family affair. (AP Photo/Jim Cole) Jim Cole
Laconia is being urged to allow beer tents during Motorcycle Week this year.
Charlie St. Clair, executive director of the Laconia Motorcycle Week Association, made the pitch to hold the special refreshment pavilions during the nine-day event.
Clock ticking for decision on Motorcycle Week
In this photo taken Thursday, June 6, 2013 in Laconia, N.H. venders set up at Weirs Beach getting ready for the thousands of motorcyclists who will visit the area for Bike Week starting this weekend. The 90th year of the annual event has mellowed from the riots, raunch and public drinking of decades past to a family affair. (AP Photo/Jim Cole) Jim Cole
Bikers line up at the start of the Mae-West Memorial Ride “For the love of pets” on Monday, June 11, 2108. The bikers left from Weirs Beach, rode through local scenic towns around the Lakes Region and ended at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway for raffles and music. The ride benefits the New Hampshire Humane Society. GEOFF FORESTER