Princeton Bike Fest

09/03/2025

2 more days until Homestead weekend our and huge SWAP AND SALE.

08/20/2025

Calling all bike nerds! Homestead weekend, The Bike Place Princeton Illinois is hosing a swap and super sale! Our entire inventory will be on sale, and everyone is encouraged to bring their bikes and bike memorabilia to display, swap, or sell.

06/19/2024

It's almost time for the fest! See you there. :)

3 Days until Bike Fest and the Z Tour Bike Ride at Zearing Park! We're so excited and there will be all kinds of fun for everyone — 2 bouncy houses (one for older kids and one for the littles), snow cones and cotton candy, food trucks and MASSAGES FOR RIDERS. Free helmets for children! Give-away raffles! Bike enthusiasts can join the bike swap and vendors and collectors will have all kinds of unusual and fun bikes! See you Saturday from 10 AM to 4:00 PM.

06/17/2024

"Out of the night, When the full moon is bright, Comes the rider known as Zorro!" Saturday is the day! Stop by from 11 AM to 4 PM at Zearing Park for The Bike Fest and Z Tour Bike Ride. We have plenty of activities for kids — they can meet Zorro, get their face painted, bounce in the bouncy house, ride their bikes around, and Peoria's Children's Hospital will be handing out free helmets for all kids.

Zorro will be riding as a representative of the Chillicothe Historical Society in hopes to not only support the Zearing Child Enrichment Center but for St. Jude's as well. Zorro rides for those who can't!

05/20/2024

Wow! We're just one month out from the biggest bike party in all of bureau county! The Bike Fest and Z Tour on June 22. If you've got bikes you'd like to sell, display, or trade you can still register for a place at https://form.jotform.com/241407127002037

01/04/2024

Happy New Year!! We're dealing with the January chill by dreaming about summer. See you in June!

06/21/2023

We hope to see you this coming Friday and Saturday in Rotary Park for Princeton's FIRST-EVER Bike Fest!
*Bring bikes to sell, trade, or donate
*See unusual and collectible bikes and memorabilia
*Food and alcohol vendors: Coal Creek TAP Hawg House Saloon Farmer Smoked BBQ Sisler's Ice Cream
*live music: Creek Seven Miles South
*Free helmets, safety games, and other activities for kids
*The Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce Summer Solstice Main Street Shopping and Dining until 9 PM
*Register for Saturday's Z Tour Bike Ride from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM or Saturday morning in Zearing Park.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out! You can follow our Princeton Bike Fest page or send us a message 🙂

06/19/2023

Lots of fun kids' activities are planned for the fest this Friday! There will be free helmets and safety lights, games, and a bike decorating station for a bike art parade starting at 4:30 PM. Message us for more info!

06/05/2023

Here's a sneak peek of the rare and fascinating bikes exhibited from all across the region that will show at the fest on Friday, June 23.

06/01/2023

Ray Paseka, the artist behind the giant murals in Streator, Mendota, and other Illinois Valley towns, has had some amazingly unusual bikes on his mind lately!

Think he's ready for the Bike Fest's bike art parade? Share your ideas or sign up to create your own over at thebikeplace.org