Photos by Tag: oyster run

September 24th, 2023

Oyster Run rolls for 40th year

Oyster Run Anacortes 2023 drew thousands despite some Saturday and Sunday rain. This year marked the 40th anniversary of the regional event. As usual, Sunday’s downtown crowd included not only bikers but people who found their way to Commercial Avenue and side streets to enjoy the sights, sounds and excitement of the gathering. Business was […]

September 21st, 2023

Oyster Run: 2008

Who among us has not seen (and heard!) the thousands of bikes associated with the annual Oyster Run motorcycle event in Anacortes? These shots are from September 2008. The Oyster Run is scheduled this year on Sunday, September 24. 40th anniversary! Click here for details.

September 27th, 2022

Oyster Run in rear view mirror

This collection of photos is from late afternoon on Sunday, Sept. 25 at the tail end of the 2022 Oyster Run. The weather was perfect as thousands of bikers descended on Anacortes for this annual event.

September 27th, 2020

Just a sliver of Oyster Run

The annual Oyster Run event that typically draws thousands of motorcyclists to downtown Anacortes was cancelled due to the pandemic. A midafternoon run through the area revealed only a few dozen bikes.

September 24th, 2008

Vrooom, vrooom

Just a few days remain now until Oyster Run 2008, an annual Sunday event that draws thousands of motorcyclists to downtown Anacortes. Look for traffic to start building as early as Friday, with a steady stream hitting the highway Sunday afternoon and evening as weekend guests head home. This image was taken from a photo […]

September 25th, 2005

Oyster Run Sunday

Sunday was the day for a seemingly endless chorus of muffler noise. I didn’t get downtown until late in the day, but there were still hundreds of bikes moving up and down Commercial Avenue. According to the Skagit Valley Herald, seven crashes involved motorcycles Sunday in the area of Anacortes. Police estimated between 10,000 to […]

September 26th, 2004

Sea of motorcycles

Nothing quiet about this Sunday afternoon in Anacortes. Oyster Run 2005 was in its waning hours when I visited downtown at 2 p.m. Lots of noise, color and activity, as always.

September 25th, 2004

So it begins

They started rumbling into town Friday night and by Saturday afternoon they numbered in the hundreds. Tomorrow the floodgates really open as 2005 Oyster Run takes place on Commercial Avenue. There’s nothing quite like it on the annual calendar of events.

September 27th, 2003

Weekend reunion

Shorty (left) and Mike often get together for motorcycle rides during the course of the year, but the annual Oyster Run always brings Shorty to Anacortes for a few days as the two old friends become part of this magnetic island event. Bikers started arriving to town Friday for the Sunday event which attracts thousands […]

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