{"id":344686,"date":"2025-07-12T14:41:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T18:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=344686"},"modified":"2025-07-14T10:33:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T14:33:52","slug":"second-bike-festival-launches-this-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/second-bike-festival-launches-this-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"POSTPONED: Second Bike Festival launches this Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-344688\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bike-Fest-Graphic-642x946.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"943\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Note<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DDA officials have announced that the launch has been postponed to tomorrow, Tuesday, July 15, at 2:30 PM at the Canefield Airport.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***<\/p>\n<p>Building upon the success of the inaugural\u00a0 Bike Festival event in 2024,\u00a0 Nature Island Riders and 767 Bike Life are set to inaugurate the second edition on Monday, July 14, 2025, at 2:30 PM, at the Canefield Airport.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Discover Dominica Authority, the opening event will be broadcast live on the Dominica Festivals Facebook page and will receive coverage from local media outlets.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the public are encouraged to watch the live stream for a sneak peek of this year\u2019s festival offerings, which organizers say will include new features, safety guidelines, and opportunities for community participation. The 2025 Bike Festival aims to showcase thrilling stunt performances, attract well-known motorcyclists, and invite regional biker communities to join the celebration.<\/p>\n<p>Monelle Alexis, a Communications and Public Relations Specialist at Discover Dominica Authority, expressed enthusiasm about the festival&#8217;s rising prominence, stating, \u201cThe Bike Festival is rapidly establishing itself as a key summer event for Dominica. We welcome everyone, whether locally or internationally, to join the live launch and become part of this expanding movement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The press conference will feature speeches from representatives of the local biker scene, the Royal Dominica Police Force, as well as the Fire and Ambulance Services, culminating in a live stunt demonstration.<\/p>\n<p>Monelle Alexis gives details here:<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-344686-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Soundbite-of-Monelle-Alexis-Bike-Festival-Launch.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Soundbite-of-Monelle-Alexis-Bike-Festival-Launch.mp3\">https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Soundbite-of-Monelle-Alexis-Bike-Festival-Launch.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&nbsp; Note DDA officials have announced that the launch has been postponed to tomorrow, Tuesday, July 15, at 2:30 PM at the Canefield Airport. *** Building upon the success of the inaugural\u00a0 Bike Festival event in 2024,\u00a0 Nature Island Riders&#8230;","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":344688,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,235,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-344686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","category-homepage-carousel","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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