Hairy Bikers: Dave Day 2025 dates and details confirmed

The dates for Dave Day 2025 have been revealed after the success of the first event in June when bikers drove in convoy to Cumbria in memory of Barrow-born Dave Myers.

The celebrity chef and beloved Hairy Biker died in February after battling cancer.

Following talks between Dave’s widow Liliana, Barrow Business Improvement District (BID) and Westmorland and Furness Council, a second event has been announced.

Dave Day 2025 will take place over two days with celebrations on the weekend of June 21/22.

Dave's wife, Liliana and their friend, Jason Woodcock announced the dates for Dave Day 2025 (Image: Newsquest) Liliana has been taking riding lessons and is planning to join the convoy of bikers for the 2025 convoy.

The first day will see bikers join the ride into Barrow with events planned for the Sunday including a food festival, bike shows and a football match between celebrities and bikers.

Bikers will be leaving from the Ace café in London again with more expected to join the convoy heading north.

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More details will be announced in the coming weeks.

Dave Day 2 was announced at the Motorcycle Live event at the NEC near Birmingham.

Remembering June’s event, Liliana described the experience as ‘mental’.

 “I couldn’t believe my eyes,” she said, “every bridge on the way to Dave’s hometown was full of people waiting to see the convoy and cheer them on.

"There was absolutely no incidents. I spoke to the Police officers the following day and they were telling me its unheard of on a Saturday night in Barrow-in-Furness. No arrests."

“There was this massive cloud of jolly energy.

“Everybody had a good time.”

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Last year’s Dave Day ended with a rock concert which Liliana said it was a ‘really, really good night’.

Dave’s friend Jason Woodcock has been helping organise the event. He said there were over 200,000 people lining the streets by the time they got to Barrow.

Liliana said they had a lot of help from the locals.

She said: “Barrow-in-Furness could not do more than they did. So, so grateful for all the efforts and we’ve already started to get the ball rolling this year and we hope it will be even better.”

(Image: Newsquest)  This year's ride raised £127,000 which was split between charities the NSPCC and the Institute of Cancer Research.

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When asked about last year, Jason said: “When I got to Barrow, I stood on the balcony outside and I put two fingers up to all the haters who said it wouldn’t happen.”

They aim to have registration and donations set up by end of January and urged people to book their accommodation now