Biking, Burgers & Beverages

About this event

BETHLEHEM – The Biking, Burgers, and Beverages event returns to the Albany County Helderberg-Hudson Rail Trail for the second year, on Thursday, July 17, 2025from 4 – 7 pm, rain or shine.

Last year’s event drew more than 300 people to the trail between the intersection of Adams St & Hudson Ave. and the Blanchard-Currey American Legion Post, in Delmar. According to Teri Spina, president of the Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce, “In 2024, we were pleasantly surprised by the turnout as people from around the Capital Region joined us in Delmar.  There will be bounce houses on each end, music, Y on the Fly van, vendors, children's games, and more.”

Warren Sieme is scheduled to perform at the Hudson Ave interesection and DJ Nate Derucher will spin the tunes at the American Legion, 16 W Poplar Dr.

Piece of Heaven food truck, the American Legion and Kona Ice will be along the route for food. Bliss Creamery & Cafe will be open until 7 pm serving soft ice cream and smoothies.

The Scavenger Hunt is back again this year with the help of ART, Art on the Rail Trail and the Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy. Youth can take photos of ART’s Gnomes on the trail, as well as find “hidden” rubber stamps at participating vendor tents. Participants can stamp a paper, take a selfie, and show their photos at a Chamber booths located at either end in Delmar, and receive a coupon for a free Stewart’s Shoppe’s single scoop ice cream, as well as free raffle entries to win a $500 gift card toward a mountain bike at Steiners.

The Flow Riders will demonstrate mountain biking for youngsters, and the Bethlehem Pedestrian Committee will have a bike safety and obstacle course set up at the Legion. There will be informational booths about safety, as well as activities sponsored by Schools Out Inc, and the Y on the Fly mobile van from Bethlehem YMCA.

Other participants include:  Mad Dog Bikes, Savile Road, Steiner’s Ski and Bike, Elsmere Fire Department, Community Bank, LaChance State Farm Insurance Agency, and Warbler Brewery.

For a full list of activities, organizations and participants visit the Bethlehem Chamber website