India Bike Week 2026 set for December 4 and 5 in Panchgani, Maharashtra

India's best known motorcycle festival has its full programme ready. Autocar India reported on November 6 that India Bike Week 2026 will run on December 4 and 5 in Panchgani, Maharashtra, the second year in a row that the event has been held away from its original home in Vagator, Goa.

IBW moved out of Goa last year after a clash with zilla parishad election dates in the state. Panchgani keeps the role this year too. Early bird registration for the event opened back on September 12, according to BikeWale, with a single day regular pass priced at ₹1,999 and a two day Platinum pass, which includes VIP access, food, parking and an IBW kit, going up to ₹7,000. That early bird pricing was capped at the first 3,000 buyers.

Racing, stunts and a bike build off

The festival is also a sanctioned motorsport weekend. Autocar India's report lists four race events across dirt, off-road, time trial and arena formats, with a combined prize pool of ₹12 lakh. These are FMSCI accredited competitions, run separately from the general festival ticket, so riders who want to race need to register for that on top of their entry pass.

A running IBW tradition continues too. The Jameson Ginger Ale x IBW Bike Build Off gives amateur custom builders 50 days to modify a motorcycle to a set budget. According to BikeWale, the winner gets a Harley-Davidson X440T to build on, with mentorship from builders Harsh Man Rai, Anand Dharmaraj and Shail Sheth, and a trip to the Adventure Bike Rider Festival in the UK in 2027 to show off the finished bike.

What else is on at Panchgani

Autocar India's report also lists the music and comedy acts booked so far, including Hanumankind, Midival Punditz and comedian Akash Mehta, alongside stunt riding shows, camping with bonfires, test rides and food stalls. Italjet is set to use the event for its India debut, showing the Dragster 300, 459 and 700 scooters, part of the brand's wider India entry through Kolhapur's Motohaus that was already flagged at EICMA 2026 in Milan.

BikeWale's earlier report on the venue, filed when registrations opened in September, said organisers plan to use a larger ground than the previous Panchgani edition, with more parking and grass covered areas, to cut down on the dust that riders complained about last year. More than 100 retailers are expected to set up stalls selling riding gear, accessories and motorcycle upgrades over the weekend.

For Indian riders, IBW remains the one event where a Bengaluru TVS Apache owner, a Mumbai Royal Enfield club and a Delhi big bike rider can turn up on the same patch of grass. With Royal Enfield's own Motoverse and TVS MotoSoul also booked into the Goa calendar for late November and mid December, December 4 and 5 kicks off a packed run of festivals for anyone riding south for the season.

Sources

• India Bike Week 2026 to be held on December 4 and 5
• India Bike Week 2026 to return to Panchgani on December 4-5
• India Bike Week 2026 Details Out!