CVB announces event with $2M in expected visitor spending

Photo provided by Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau

Honda Gold Wing motorcycles are parked outside CVB’s Route 66 office on Wednesday.

The Gold Wing Road Riders Association's annual motorcycle rally is returning to the Queen City after 20 years.

Called Wing Ding 42, the 42nd annual rally is scheduled June 30-July 4, 2020, the Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau announced yesterday.

Officials expect the event to bring more than 7,000 visitors, who are projected to spend roughly $2 million while they’re in town, according to a news release.

“With the great hospitality and venues in Springfield and the great riding opportunities in the surrounding areas, we’re very much looking forward to the long-awaited return,” said Paul Hildebrand, founder of the GWRRA, in the release.

The event was last held in Springfield in 1999.

The GWRRA is a social organization for owners and riders of Honda Gold Wing motorcycles, with more than 68,000 members in over 50 countries, according to the release.