Harper Auto Square presents the 14th annual AMBC FALL FEST!!! November 3-5th at Baker Creek Preserve, the gateway to Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness.
AMBC Fall Festival
Bike Raffle
Raffle details coming soon!
Fresh Swag
Shop at the Festival
Visit AMBC in person at Fall Festival on Friday 11/3 from 5:30pm – 9pm, Saturday 11/4 from 8:30am – 9pm, and Sunday 11/5 from 9am – 2pm for the latest gear you need. We’ll have a full selection of fresh merchandise including the coveted Limited Edition Foam Hat.
REI Knoxville Pop – Up Shop
Can’t make it to the festival shop? No problem, the AMBC Pop-up shop will be open November 6 – November 10 at REI Knoxville.
Store Hours: 10am – 8pm
Location: 6700 Papermill Drive Knoxville, TN 37919
Silent Auction
Details coming soon!
Ride
FESTIVAL DAY RIDES:
Joy Ride
The AMBC Joy Program is designed to inspire and enable female cyclists with regular, structured, fun, and social rides that appeal to all levels of riders. The program allows female riders to enjoy challenge and camaraderie in a non-intimidating environment. Registration is required!
Catalyst Sports aMTB rides
Join Catalyst Sports as they travel throughout the Southeast to introduce people with physical disabilities to the exciting world of Adaptive Mountain Biking!
Guided Rides by Knoxville Outdoor Tours
Knoxville Outdoor Tours offers curated mountain bike guiding service throughout Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness trail system. With over 1000 acres of mountain bike trails including Baker Creek Preserve, Year Round Get Down and Sharps Ridge, they can lead the perfect ride for you! For Fall Fest, they will be taking you on no-drop ride throughout Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness, Put away the maps, They know all the good stuff!
Self Guided Rides
We have some great rides curated for those who are looking to ride at your own pace. One of our super volunteers (Vinnie Connors) has set up 4 rides in trailforks that are great options for the day! They can be downloaded to a GPS device for turn by turn navigation, or swing by the Welcome booth to get a physical map.
4 Mile Demo / Beginner Loop
UW Intermediate 15 Mile Loop
UW Advanced 22 Mile Loop
Extra Credit 7.5 Mile Route to Fort Dickerson
Devils Racetrack Shuttles
With support from Knox Brew Tours and Windrock Bike Park we’ll offer shuttles Saturday 11/4 from 10am – 2:30pm and again on Sunday 11/5 from 9:30 – 12. Stop by the shuttle information tent at the base of Devils Racetrack to get a wristband, suggested donation is only $10.
GO NUTS BIKING – One Nut Wonder 3/6 Hour Race
Spin it out! Join us Sunday morning to race around Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness, details and race registration HERE.
CHECKPOINT RIDE – Fill your Passport with stamps!
The AMBC Checkpoint Ride! Explore the trails new and old, the more checkpoints you visit the more chances you have to win great prizes. Pickup your passport at the festival or in store at REI Knoxville at 6700 Papermill Drive Knoxville, TN 37919
Ride begins November 3 and participants have until November 27 to complete the event. Awards will be given out during the AMBC Meeting November 27 at 7pm!
Events
Whip off
Sponsored by The Drop Inn
With categories for Ladies, Groms, and Dudes you can compete in this free event to win great prizes from AMBC. Register for free the hour before the event.
Short Track Race
Sponsored by Dirty Bird Events
A friendly race that careens right through the middle of the festival, bring those cow bells! Register for free at the Dirty Bird Events booth!
Categories include: Grom, aMTB, Novice, and Expert
Best Line Invitational
IT’S BACK – This invitational event will be hosted under the lights at the pumptrack with LIVE music and commentary. Pro riders from across the country will pick their best line on the pump track to take home the cash purse! Have you gotten your invitation in the mail? We haven’t either… but we’ll be there no doubt!!!
GO NUTS BIKING – One Nut Wonder 3/6 Hour Race
Spin it out! Join us Sunday morning to race around Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness, details and race registration HERE.
FRIDAY Movie Night
To wind down the evening we suggest a couple more beers, a blanket or chairs on the lawn, and what movie is complete without snacks! We’d like to thank Central Cinema for its equipment and technical support!
LIVE MUSIC
That’s right, we’ll have 3 bands playing this year so bring those dancing shoes and make sure to hydrate.
Silent Disco
Borrow a headset, tune in – with two DJ’s spinning tunes you’ll find your jam!
Schedule
Want to volunteer? Register here!
FRIDAY November 3:
- 5 Campground opens!
- 5:30 Beer Garden opens
- 6:00 Food Trucks open
- 7:30 MOVIES
- 9:00 Good Night – See you in the Morning!
SATURDAY November 4:
- 8:30 AM Coffee, food truck park wakes up!
- 8:30 AM Demo-land opens – demos ALL DAY!
- 9 AM Fall Fest AMBC Joy Ride! (Free Registration here!!)
- 9:30 AM Catalyst Sports aMTB Clinic
- 10 AM Devils Racetrack Shuttle Service
- 10 AM Guided Rides (all skill levels, Free Registration here!!)
ALL DAY BUY BIKE RAFFLE TICKETS
- 11 AM BEER GARDENS OPEN
- 11:30 AM Food truck park serves lunch
- 11:30 AM Guided kids ride
- 1 PM Ladies Hour on the Asphalt Jump Line
- 2:45 AM Guided kids ride
- 3 PM Whip Off
- 5 PM Short Track Race
ALL DAY BID ON SILENT AUCTION ITEMS!
- 6 PM LIVE MUSIC on stage
- 7 PM Best Line Invitational event with live music!
- 8:30 PM LIVE MUSIC on stage!
- 8:30 PM SILENT AUCTION CLOSES!
- 9 PM BIKE RAFFLE ANNOUNCEMENT Live online and in person!
- 10 PM Silent Disco
- 11:50 PM NIGHT NIGHT
SUNDAY November 5:
- 8 AM Go Nuts Racing presents the One Nut Wonder – 3/6 Hour Race (Registration Required)
- 9:30 – 2 PM Shuttles on Devils Racetrack with help from Windrock Bike Park and Knoxville Brew Tours
- 10 AM Guided rides
- 11:30 AM – 2 PM Intro to Jumping with Blue Sky MTB (Registration Required)
- 2 pm Campground closes – see y’all November 1st 2024
*Campground notes:
We utilize School parking and some park space for onsite camping. No services are provided with the exception of portable toilets and hand wash stations. Fires are not allowed and everyone should plan to clean up after themselves. No reservations will be taken nor any fees be charged. We are in an urban area and for that reason, we ask you to limit the noise at your camp. For more formal camping please consider other options or spring for a hotel downtown, it’s just an uber away!
Setup and Teardown Schedule:
FRIDAY November 3rd:
- 8 AM Vendor load-in begins – Contact Matthew Kellogg @ 865.603.2940
- 5 PM Site closed to vehicles, please plan accordingly!
SUNDAY November 7th:
- 9-12 Tear Down
- 3 PM Taylor Road reopens
Sponsorship
Consider one of the following sponsorship levels to help make AMBC Fall Festival!
Our mission is more important now than ever. WE DIG TRAILS, keep the trails clear and provide great experiences for all trail users! With your support, we make this the AMBC’s largest fundraiser. Good on you!!
AMBC Fall Fest Stats:
- 3000+ participants from more than 25 states
- More than 800 Silent Auction transactions
- 689 Demo transactions in 2019
- 100+ Attendees for AMBC Joy Ride, a women’s ride experience
- AMBC’s #1 Fundraiser, supporting trial projects and infrastructure that maintain the 100+ miles of trails in the area.
AMBC Fall Fest Sponsorships
Presenting Sponsor, level 1 logo: $20,000+
Silent Auction Sponsor, level 2 logo and App Branding: $5000
Festival Sponsor, level 2 logo on banners and web: $3000
Festival Sponsor, level 3 logo on tent posters and web: $1500
Festival supporters will be promoted on the Fall Fest website, through emails, social media, and in all In-Person Festivities. All sponsors will be given a 10×10 booth space onsite.
Vendors
Large Vendor (20’x40′): $600
Small Vendor (10’x10′): $300
Additional Space 10’x10′: $50
Additional Space 10’x20′: $50
AMBC requires 30% Cost share on all retail sales on-site.
Festival hours:
Friday – 5:30 pm – 9 pm
Saturday – 8:30 am – 10 pm
Sunday – 8:00 am – 2 pm
Vendor setup Friday 11/4 from 8 am – 5 pm
Vendor teardown Sunday 11/6 from 8 am – 2 pm
Checkpoint Ride Passport Sponsorships
Presenting Sponsor, level one logo: $1,000+
Passport Coupon Sponsor, level 2 logo: $500
Checkpoint Sponsor, level 3 logo: $100
Passport Sponsor, name listed, no logo: $50
Checkpoint Supporters will be promoted in the printed Passport and distributed to all participants in the ride.
Contact Matthew Kellogg for additional Sponsorship information: kellogg@ambcknox.org or 865.603.2940
About Us
The Appalachian Mountain Bike Club is a chapter of the Southeast regional division of IMBA. We are committed to complementing the goals and purpose of IMBA. We are a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting sustainable trail access for off-road bicyclists and to maintaining the trails on which mountain bikers ride and other user groups rely on. The Appalachian Mountain Bike Club supports the conservation of open spaces and is committed to educating mountain bicyclists to ride sensitively and responsibly in order to protect the natural environment and the experience of other trail users.