The Tour de Fat, a one day festival celebrating the bike sponsored by New Belgium Brewery, has been scheduled to stop in Austin on Saturday, October 17 at Fiesta Gardens in East Austin. The entry is free and proceeds from beer sales benefit Austin Yellow Bike Project, Austin Cycling Association, and the Austin Ridge Riders Mountain Bike Club.

Here’s the schedule:

* 9:00 a.m. – Bike Parade Registration
* 10:00 a.m. – Bike Parade
* 11:00 p.m. Performances Begin
* 1:30 p.m. – “Carpocalypse Now” – Funeral procession for the car belonging to the Car-for-Bike Trade volunteer
* 3:30 p.m. – Car-for-Bike Trade Celebration
* 4:00 p.m. – Curtain Closes

Featuring:
* Sean Hayes
* March Fourth Marching Band
* Handsome Little Devils present: Squirm Burpee Circus
* The Dare Devil Chicken Club Presents: Honeymoon Cabaret

If you can only make one thing, come for the bike parade. It’s a total blast with tons of art bikes and costumed riders and a police escort.

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