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Gears and Guitars Music Festival 2024

Arts and Entertainment

May 11, 2024

From: Gears and Guitars Music Festival

Gears and Guitars is Back in 2024! One of the Country’s Most Prestigious Cycling Events Combined With Live Music for a Weekend of Exciting Racing, Local Riding and a Full Weekend of Free Live Music From Big Name Bands.

Schedule:

Friday May 24th

7:00pm - 9:00pm - Streets of Fire

It’s Going to Be a Hot Night in Downtown Winston-salem! Street Sprints Featuring Small Groups Will Light It Up Down 4th Street. Kick Back in One of the Street-front Bars or Restaurants for Dinner and Drinks and Watch the Show.

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Free Live Music:

5:30pm - High School Reunion

Merschel Plaza

7:30pm - Sarah Shook and the Disarmers

Marshall Street

9:00pm - Lucero

Marshall Street

Saturday May 25th

This Year Has Tons of Options for the Whole Family! Two Road Distances (68 and 42 Miles) and Two Greenway/gravel Distances (15 and 7 Miles). And Everybody Meets Back at Bailey Park for Lunch and a Cold Beverage Afterwards.

Criterium Racing:

The Winston-salem Classic Course Has Become Known for Its Challenging Route That Loops Up and Around Bailey Park, Offering Some of the Most Exciting Bike Racing in the Country. This Year We Will Start and End Again on the Vine Street Hill! Watch Pros and Amateurs Compete All Day and Take in the Extra Entertainment at the Festival in Bailey Park. We’ll Have Plenty of Food Trucks and a Beer Garden Too So Plan to Spend\ the Day. Then, Stick Around for Our Free (Yes, Free) Concert Into the Night!

This Year’s Total Race Winnings Purse is Nearly $30,000 Thanks to the Support of Riazzi, Rhyne and Swaim Investment Group.

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9:10am - 5:00pm - Amateur Criterium Racing

Race Routes

5:30pm - 8:15pm - Professional Criterium Racing

Race Routes

Free Live Music: Bailey Park Fountain

12:00pm - Whiskey Bent

1:00pm - Beggers Banquet

3:00pm - Camel City Yacht Club

8:00pm - Doug Davis and Radio Silence

9:00pm - The Fray

Date: May 24-25, 2024

Location: Downtown Winston Salem

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