“Biker’s Blast for the Past” motorcycle poker run is this weekend

VALPARAISO — Get ready for the “Biker’s Blast for the Past” Motorcycle Poker Run this Saturday.

Early online registration costs $15 and ends Thursday, but bikers can register the day of the event at a cost of $20 per person.

It begins at 8 a.m. at the Heritage Museum, 115 Westview Ave., Valparaiso, with music and a live broadcast by 99 ROCK and refreshments from Panera Bread.

Riders leave the museum at 10 a.m.; participants can take the 85-mile "blast," or do the "around the town" run, which covers stops within 10 miles of the museum.

A festival party is from 1-5 p.m. afterward. It includes  vendors, a DJ, and dancing under the "Big Top," courtesy of Tents of Northwest Florida. Historic exhibits, tours and demonstrations and traditional poker run fun,  raffles, games and grand prizes are also planned.

This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: “Biker’s Blast for the Past” motorcycle poker run is this weekend