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Oyster Run

Coordinates: 48°29′52″N 122°37′56″W / 48.49778°N 122.63222°W / 48.49778; -122.63222 (Anacortes, Washington)
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Oyster Run
DatesFourth Sunday of September
Location(s)Anacortes, Washington, USA
Coordinates48°29′52″N 122°37′56″W / 48.49778°N 122.63222°W / 48.49778; -122.63222 (Anacortes, Washington)
Founded1981
Previous eventSeptember 24, 2023[1]
Next eventSeptember 22, 2024
Attendancec. 20,000 (2008)[2]
Websitewww.oysterrun.org

The Oyster Run is a motorcycle rally held annually each September since 1981 in Anacortes, Washington. It is the largest rally in the Pacific Northwest[3] with 2006 attendance estimated in the tens of thousands.[4]

There was no rally in 2020 or 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Oyster Run rolls for 40th year". Anacortes Today. September 24, 2023.
  2. ^ Marta Murvosh (September 29, 2008), "27th Oyster Run draws thousands", goskagit.com, Skagit Valley Herald, retrieved 2010-01-07
  3. ^ Bikers overtake town in ritual Oyster Run, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 30, 2002, retrieved 2009-09-23, some 6,000 motorcyclists arrive the last Sunday of September for the Oyster Run, the largest motorcycle rally in the Pacific Northwest
  4. ^ Oyster Run 2005, Bandit's Bikernet, retrieved 2009-09-23
  5. ^ "Canceled Oyster Run still brings bikers to town". Skagit Valley Herald. September 30, 2020.
  6. ^ Briana Alzola (September 27, 2022). "Thousands roar into Anacortes for annual Oyster Run". The 39th annual Oyster Run, back after two years off due to the pandemic...