The organisers of Dave Day have confirmed the massive event will be returning next year.
The original celebration, designed to honour the life of Dave Myers, took place in Barrow on June 8 with locals and fans alike wondering whether a second edition would be coming ever since.
On Sunday, October 27, Lili Myers (Dave's wife) and Jason [Woody] Woodcock, who masterminded putting the event together earlier this year, shared the news that everyone has been waiting for.
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Jason said: "We’ve confirmed Dave Day 2025 is a go - more people supporting and lots of info and details forthcoming.
"Watch this space for confirmed dates coming very, very soon - all my love and very best."
The pair made the major announcement at an exhibition dedicated to Dave and the Barrow celebrations, which was held at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham.
Dave Day took place to give people the chance to celebrate the life of the beloved TV personality and chef following his death in February after a two-year battle with cancer.
The event saw motorbike enthusiasts travel from London to Barrow, with an estimated 46,000 bikes creating a convoy that measured 13 miles long.
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Along the route from the capital to Furness, roughly 200,000 people came out to cheer on the procession and remember Myers in their own way.
It was revealed in July that, as a result of the celebrations, £127,318.62 was raised, which was split between The Institute of Cancer Research and NSPCC Childline.
The organisers - and the people of Barrow - will now be hoping that 2025 can somehow be even bigger than the first iteration.
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Lili said: "Thank you to the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham for inviting me to talk - it's a great place to visit and was a lovely audience!
"The event is awesome, with thousands of bikes in the museum and in the car park.
"And we had to publicly admit that we are working on the next Dave Day - stay tuned."
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