Ride Your Damn Bike Festival 5/21-5/24
A multi-day celebration of cycling, community, and craft based in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. The festival includes:
Local Group Rides & Shakedowns - From a mellow, social-ride to a weeknight “ripper.” (5/21)
Expo & Workshops - Featuring frame-builders, artisans, gear-makers, and more. (5/22)
Interested in participating as a vendor in the Expo? Reach out to alexander.laitamaki@gmail.com
Ultra Race - Multiple distance options for self-supported adventure. (5/23+)
Community Overnighter - A no-drop campout to reconnect with the land and fellow riders. (5/23-24)
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Community Overnighter
The Ride Your Damn Bike Festival is back — and once again we’re inviting you to ride your damn bike, any damn way you want.
Patrick Farnsworth of Bikes or Death will be leading a beginner-friendly, lightly supported, no-drop community overnighter as part of a weekend full of riding, learning, and good times.
This year we’re riding the Lake Wedington Loop — a classic route from the Bikepacking Roots Fayetteville Route Network that heads west of Fayetteville on mostly gravel roads into the rolling oak woodlands of the Ozark National Forest and Lake Wedington Recreation Area.
Expect quiet backroads, gentle hills, beautiful scenery, and optional rocky singletrack adventures on the return.
There are no stores on route — riders should plan to carry all food and snacks from Fayetteville. Water will be available at camp.
This ride is designed for riders curious about bikepacking, first overnighters, or anyone looking for a supportive adventure with a great community.
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Fayetteville Ultra Circuit
Welcome to the Fayetteville Ultra Circuit (FUC) - a gritty, soulful, and rugged bikepacking race weaving its way through the heart of Northwest Arkansas and the ancient ridgelines of the Arkansas Ozarks. Designed for the self-reliant, the curious, and the trail-hungry, this race is not just about speed - it's about connecting forgotten singletrack, pushing your limits, and discovering the deep roots of trail riding in the South.
A portion of proceeds from both the Community Overnighter and Fayetteville Ultra Circuit goes to Bikepacking Roots - a non-profit organization with a mission to support and advance bikepacking, the growth of a diverse bikepacking community, and access to and the conservation of the landscapes and public lands through which we ride.