{"id":316322,"date":"2026-05-15T00:34:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T00:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/316322\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T00:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T00:34:12","slug":"motorcycle-and-jeep-festivals-bring-the-fun-back-to-south-ms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/316322\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorcycle and Jeep festivals bring the fun back to South MS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bikin\u2019 the Beach<\/a> is back in South Mississippi and this year it\u2019s moved to Long Beach, where Jeepin the Coast<\/a> will follow later in May.<\/p>\n

Harper McCaughan Town Green will be filled with motorcycle owners and their fans May 14-17 as Bikin\u2019 the Beach organizers present free admission to the festival, concerts and stunt shows throughout the open and shaded area.<\/a><\/p>\n

Last year\u2019s inaugural event was the first weekend in June on the beach and at The Sanctuary in Biloxi.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Sanctuary is again involved in the event, said owner Jason Stearman, even with the change of venue.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything is at the town green starting tonight,\u201d he said Thursday. \u201cLong Beach is the friendly city and the mayor rolled out the red carpet for us,\u201d he said. \u201cI think we\u2019re maybe here to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Motorcycle Motorcycle stunt shows are a big part of the action at this year\u2019s Bikin\u2019 The Beach, which moves to the Long Beach Town Green. Hannah Ruhoff Sun Herald <\/p>\n

The opening ceremony is Thursday, May 14 at 5:30 p.m. with the blessing of the bikes, vendors opening and live music from 6:30-9 p.m<\/p>\n

Stearman said he\u2019s expecting thousands of people over the weekend. He has about 40 food vendors to will provide all kinds of food, along with the local restaurants, plus a beer garden and retail vendors selling motorcycle supplies and accessories.<\/p>\n

\"Motorcycle Motorcycle lovers walk among motorcycles and vendors at Bikin\u2019 The Beach in 2005. After schedule problems in Biloxi last year, the event moves to Long Beach this year. Hannah Ruhoff Sun Herald <\/p>\n

The schedule of events<\/a> is packed for Friday and Saturday as Twealth Co. stunt shows rev up the crowd several times each day, along with bike shows, poker runs and live music. Sound competition with Sound Warz Saddle Bag Showdown is Friday from 6-9 p.m. and Saturday from 1-9 p.m.<\/p>\n

The event ends Sunday with a church service on the main stage and final awards presentations.<\/p>\n

Jeepin the Coast<\/p>\n

Long Beach hosts the parade of antique and classic cars the first Monday of Cruisin\u2019 The Coast<\/a> in October and now is the headquarters for cyclists and jeep lovers as they head out to drive along the scenic beaches and discover seafood and other restaurants across South Mississippi.<\/p>\n

The weekend after Memorial Day, Jeeps and their rows of little duckies in the windows, will take over Long Beach from May 27 to 31.<\/p>\n

Jeep Central is at 517 Jeff Davis Avenue, the main street in Long Beach, and just like during Cruisin\u2019 The Coast, the shined-up Jeeps will be parked in the downtown for spectators to admire.<\/p>\n

The Jeeps and their equally colorful drivers and passengers will celebrate with drives on the sand beaches and with fireworks overhead on Friday night.<\/p>\n

\"Long Long Beach has a big crowd of Jeep fans who join the Mardi Gras festivities during the Jeep-A-Gras parade in the city. Long Beach will host the action-packed Jeepin the Coast the last weekend in May. Jason Lykins Lykins Photos <\/p>\n

After Jeep scavenger hunts, poker runs and other fun on the busy schedule<\/a>, the highlight of the event comes Saturday. A Mardi Gras Jeep parade rolls at 6 p.m. Saturday and kicks off the block part and concert in the streets from 7-10 p.m., with music by King of Neons.<\/p>\n

Like Bikin\u2019 and Cruisin\u2019, Jeepin the Coast ends with a church service, starting at 9:30 a.m. at the Long Beach Town Green, and awards.<\/p>\n


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Mary has won numerous awards for her business and casino articles for the Sun Herald. She also writes about Biloxi, jobs and the new restaurants and development coming to the Coast. She is a fourth-generation journalist.\u00a0\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bikin\u2019 the Beach is back in South Mississippi and this year it\u2019s moved to Long Beach, where Jeepin…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":316323,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":["post-316322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=316322"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316322\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/316323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=316322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=316322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=316322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}