Bikes, Blues, an BBQ is an annual motorcycle rally that takes place in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The event generally takes place during the last weekend in September and usually goes from Wednesday through the weekend. (However, in 2007, the event ran from October 3 to October 6, but will return to the last weekend in September during 2008.) The center of the rally is downtown, and more specifically "Dickson Street" (which is famous in the Northwest Arkansas area), just a few blocks from the University of Arkansas campus, and near the Walton Arts Center. The event begins every year with a ride into the city through the Ozark Mountains. The event supports a large number of local and national charities, raising over $125,000 for area charities in 2006.