| Sturgis Motorcycle Rally | |
|---|---|
 Motorcycles lined up on Main Street during the 2006 event | |
| Genre | Motorcycle rally |
| Dates | Starts first Friday in August (for 10 days) |
| Location(s) | Sturgis, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Founded | August 14, 1938 |
| Most recent | August 2–11, 2024 |
| Next event | August 1–10, 2025 |
| Attendance | highest: 739,000 (2015)[1] |
| Website | https://www.sturgis.com/ |
The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is a motorcycle rally held annually in Sturgis, South Dakota, and the surrounding Black Hills region of the United States.[2][3] It began in 1938 by a group of Indian Motorcycle riders and was originally held for stunts and races. Since then, the rally has become a pluralistic endeavor that consists of events put on by many different groups.[2] Attendance has historically been around 500,000 people, reaching a high of over 700,000 in 2015. The event takes place over 10 days and generates around $800 million in annual revenue.[1][4]
- ^ a b Attendance at 75th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally estimated at 739,000 people, beating 2000 record, Associated Press, September 22, 2015, archived from the original on September 23, 2015 – via Daily Journal (Franklin, Indiana)
- ^ a b "Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, Inc. v. Rushmore Photo & Gifts, Inc., No. 17-1762 (8th Cir. 2018)". Justia Law. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ KOTA. "Can you handle 10 official days of the Sturgis Rally?". Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- ^ Fleming, Charles (August 5, 2014). "Sturgis Motorcycle Rally by the numbers". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
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