By Lulu

Another stellar year for Leesburg Partnership, the organization behind Leesburg Bikefest. The crowds were huge, miles of vendors for shopping and too many bands, bikini clad girls and bikes shows to get to see it all. This year the entertainment line-up included Vanilla Ice, Vince Neil and Uncle Kracker. The crowd for Uncle Kracker was one of the largest Sunday crowds I have seen.

The Friday night’s Miss Leesburg Bikefest bikini contest was jam packed with hot scantily clad baby dolls and that night you couldn’t see the end of heads in the crowd! The weather was beautiful, not nearly as humid and sweltering hot as it usually is. I made time to check out the huge parade of semi-trucks which was crazy. The dollar value of the paint jobs alone on these vehicles is nuts. Another crowd favorite by the numbers in attendance is the Mr. Lucky Man contest. The women were packed in like sardines under the tent to see the men line up trying to get the cheers for being their favorite.

One of the best parts of Leesburg Bikefest is the riding. The rolling hills of Clermont, including Sugarloaf Mountain Road, which is the second highest point in Florida, the farm lands north toward Ocala and the many lake front roads (after all it is Lake County) makes this a place to get out on two wheels for a bit while in Leesburg. Always in April, put this on your events to visit in 2020. Leesburg is one of the friendliest cities in the U.S. when it comes to motorcycle rallies.