With the current promoter of OC Bikefest in default, city officials have agreed to hear a proposal from a new operator, which is seeking to host the event in 2025 and 2026.
During Tuesday’s work session, City Manager Terry McGean presented the Ocean City Council with a recommendation to have Kickin Events share its plan for taking over Bikefest in the coming years.
While the city has a three-year contract with the event’s current promoter, OC Jams LLC, he said that company was now in default.
“We have been contacted by another promoter, Kickin Events,” he said. “The owner of Kickin Events had previously been one of the larger sponsors of Bikefest. They are interested in taking on the event for 2025 and 2026.”
In 2023, Ocean City entered into a contract with Wisconsin-based OC Jams LLC to host OC Bikefest in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
That agreement required the promoter to pay the city $54,014 to lease the inlet lot – a figure derived from the loss in parking revenue – as well as $2 per ticket sold to cover other city expenses associated with the event. Under a separate contract, OC Jams LLC also rented the convention center for $35,766.
With the company now in default over some terms of its agreement with the city, McGean said the 2025 event remains in question. However, he said he was seeking the council’s interest in hearing from a new promoter – Kickin Events. Matthew Odachowski, founder and president of Royal Plus Inc., is listed as the company’s registered agent.
“If the council wants to hear from them, my recommendation would be to invite them in for Monday night to have them present their proposal and discuss it with you,” he said.
Does anyone know how the young man who was hit last year is doing? I don’t recall his name, but I seem to recollect that his mother was a teacher and passed away a year or two ago.
If you don’t recall his name, you probably don’t really care about him 5:49