This High on Fire show at Ramova Theatre serves as the afterparty for motorcycle and hot-rod festival Motoblot.

MOTOBLOT — JUNE 19–21, 2026 | MOTOBLOT is an annual motorcycle rally held in Chicago, Illinois.

MOTOBLOT — JUNE 19–21, 2026 | MOTOBLOT is an annual motorcycle rally held in Chicago, Illinois.

The motorcycle-themed street festival will be the neighborhood's first large-scale festival in several years, organizers said.

BRIDGEPORT — Rev your engines, Bridgeport: The neighborhood will host its first major festival in recent memory as Motoblot takes over Halsted Street this weekend. Motoblot, Chicago’s premier motorcycle street festival, is relocating to Bridgeport after being previously hosted at the Salt Shed and on West Fulton Street near Cobra Lounge. The festival opens Friday and runs until Sunday on Halsted from 35th to 37th Street, organized in collaboration with the Ramova Theater, 3520 S. Halsted St., and Electric Funeral, 3547 S. Halsted St. “We’ve found a good new home for the fest,” said Lawrence “Fletch” Fletcher, a Motoblot organizer. “The reception has been really good so far; Bridgeport’s really into it. We hosted at the Salt Shed last year, and realized that the festival just wasn’t the same if riders couldn’t be out on the street.” Motoblot will feature 40 bands playing two outdoor stages, nearly 30 vendors, a biker-themed film festival at the Ramova, a hot rod show and bike show, a classic pin-up contest and motorcycle ride and more. The festival’s band selection spans a wide range of genres, from rockabilly to heavy metal. Motoblot’s 2026 festival will take place June 19-21 on Halsted Street in Bridgeport. Credit: Provided/Motoblot Motoblot will be Bridgeport’s first street festival of this scale in years, Fletcher said. “They haven’t really had a festival in Bridgeport in forever, and so there’s been really good response from the local businesses that are participating and want to be a part of it,” he said. “I can tell that attendance is going to be strong because they don’t really have this happening normally.” > View this post on Instagram The festival kicks off 4 p.m. Friday, with a custom bike reception and a smaller lineup of bands running until 10 p.m. The film festival will play each day. Saturday will be from noon-10 p.m., featuring the Gasoline Alley hot rod and motorcycle show along with the pin-up invitational. Oakland metal outfit High on Fire will headline a 10 p.m. aftershow at the Ramova. Sunday, also running from noon-10 p.m., will feature a hot-rod takeover and custom bike contest, lining up perfectly with Father’s Day, Fletcher said. “So it’s a good thing for guys to be able to bring out their dads to show off their hot rods or muscle cars, or whatever they got in the garage,” he laughed. Buy tickets here. Motorcycles on display at a previous Motoblot. Credit: Facebook * * * **Support Local News!** **Subscribe to Block Club Chicago, **an independent, 501(c)(3), journalist-run newsroom. Every dime we make funds reporting from Chicago’s neighborhoods. Already subscribe? **Click here to gift a subscription** , or you can **support Block Club with atax-deductible donation.** **Listen to the Block Club Chicago podcast:** ## Will The Obama Center Deliver What It Promised To South Siders? – The Block Club Chicago Podcast 1. Will The Obama Center Deliver What It Promised To South Siders? 21:16 2. Is Chicago Part Of 'Tornado Alley' Now? 17:01 3. Heading To The Vatican? You’ll Probably Run Into Some Chicagoans 27:57 4. Illinois Banning Cellphones From Classrooms — Will It Work? 21:21 5. Sidebar: Will US Attorney Resign? + Many Chicagoans Fall For New Scam 26:32

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The motorcycle-themed street festival will be the neighborhood's first large-scale festival in several years, organizers said.