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Northwest Tune-Up Festival | Photos

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Northwest Tune-Up Festival | Photos

The entrance to Northwest Tune-Up sees pedestrians and mountain bikers of all ages. Photo: Saga Communications/Adam Rideout Redeker

BELLINGHAM, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – Bellingham bike enthusiasts gathered this weekend for the annual Northwest Tune-Up bike and music festival. The festival transformed the waterfront into a congregation of all things. A collection of daring bikers attended, showing off their technical prowess on the tracks. Musical acts decorated the airwaves while bike companies and specialists displayed their products.

Outdoor bike expo with hundreds of bicycles lined up in front of tents and brick industrial buildings in the background.

Bellingham’s Northwest Tune-Up Festival takes over the Waterfront District. Bikes, vendors and dirt ramps are on full display. Photo by Adam Rideout Redeker

Outdoor festival scene with colorful tents, stalls, and crowds along a central gravel path.

Bellingham’s Northwest Tune-Up Festival takes over the Waterfront District. Bikes, vendors and dirt ramps are on full display. Photo by Adam Rideout Redeker

Band performing on a stage under a red canopy, with guitarists and a drummer visible behind a female vocalist at center.

Æfect takes the Rainier Tune Town Stage, amplifying the festival’s ambience. Music acts performed all weekend within the festival on two stages. Photo by Adam Rideout Redeker

Band performing under a red Rainier canopy; female vocalist at the mic, guitarist in a cap, drummer in back with kit.

Æfect takes the Rainier Tune Town Stage, amplifying the festival’s ambience. Music acts performed all weekend within the festival on two stages. Photo by Adam Rideout Redeker

Crowd walking between vendor tents at an outdoor market; colorful flags and a red-brick building in the background.

A maze of vendors and mountain bike specialists line the Waterfront District with tents. Entrepreneurs display an array of bike parts and products here. Photo by Adam Rideout Redeker

Outdoor bike expo with tents, tall sponsor flags, and people inspecting bikes and gear.

A maze of vendors and mountain bike specialists line the Waterfront District with tents. Entrepreneurs display an array of bike parts and products here. Photo by Adam Rideout Redeker

BMX rider mid-backflip over a dirt ramp, wearing a blue helmet against a cloudy sky with a brick building in the background

Contestants of the Outdoor Research Freestyle Showdown face off on a series of jumps. Photo by Adam Rideout Redeker

Two men stand on a dirt mound beside a massive orange-tiled sculpture; one raises both arms in excitement while the other looks on.

Contestants of the Outdoor Research Freestyle Showdown face off on a series of jumps. Photo by Adam Rideout Redeker

BMX rider in a helmet mid-air above a dirt ramp with a cloudy sky behind.

Contestants of the Outdoor Research Freestyle Showdown face off on a series of jumps. Photo by Adam Rideout Redeker

BMX rider in mid-air performing a jump over a dirt ramp in front of an orange brick wall, with a photographer nearby capturing the moment.

A crowd gathers to spectate the arial feats performed in the Freestyle Showdown. Photo by Adam Rideout Redeker

Crowd watches a BMX dirt jump event at an urban ramp with a Red Bull tent on the left and brick buildings in the background.

Onlookers wait for the next Freestyle Showdown contestant to drop in off the wooden ramp. Photo by Adam Rideout Redeker

BMX rider mid-air performing a jump off a dirt ramp in an urban setting with brick building in the background

Contestants of the Outdoor Research Freestyle Showdown face off on a series of jumps. Photo by Adam Rideout Redeker

BMX rider in a helmet and black clothes soars mid-air over a dirt ramp on a bright green bike against a blue sky.

Contestants of the Outdoor Research Freestyle Showdown face off on a series of jumps. Photo by Adam Rideout Redeker

BMX rider in mid-air jump beside an orange tiled sculpture and a tall Outdoor Research banner.

Contestants of the Outdoor Research Freestyle Showdown face off on a series of jumps. Photo by Adam Rideout Redeker

BMX rider in mid-air performing a jump off a dirt ramp against a blue sky.

Contestants of the Outdoor Research Freestyle Showdown face off on a series of jumps. Photo by Adam Rideout Redeker

BMX rider mid-air performing a jump on a dirt ramp beside a tall orange brick structure and a sponsor flag in the background.

Contestants of the Outdoor Research Freestyle Showdown face off on a series of jumps. Photo by Adam Rideout Redeker

BMX rider mid-air jumping over a dirt ramp at a skate park, with an orange tiled tower to the left.

Contestants of the Outdoor Research Freestyle Showdown face off on a series of jumps. Photo by Adam Rideout Redeker

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