Sturgis Buffalo Chip Contests
Get a Grin during These Fun Sturgis Rally Contests!
If you’ve got a hidden talent, the Buffalo Chip is the place to let it shine! Why? Because in addition to its world-class concerts, legendary rides, badass bike shows, and mind-boggling motorsports events, the Chip plays host to a huge variety of crazy-fun contests. It doesn’t matter if you’re the world’s best bike builder or you can burp your ABCs; the Chip’s got a contest you can enter and win!
Offsite Contests
Chip Shots Photo Contest
They say what happens at the Chip, ends up on social media. That’s because many memories made during this legendary event are too good not to share with everyone. Since you’re throwing your pics out anyway, why not win cool prizes, like a 2026 Buffalo Chip Seven-Day pass in the Chip Shots Photo Contest, while you’re at it?!
#BestPartyAnywhere TikTok Contest
Want VIP Passes to the Best Party Anywhere? Create a TikTok showing us how you party in the most fun way possible, and that’s what you could win! Make it funny, make it weird, make it epic…whatever you do for a good time, we want to see it.
Onsite Sturgis Contests
Chip N' IN Tattoo Contest - Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025
Get ready to ink your legacy at one of the summer’s most anticipated tattoo events! The contest takes place inside The Big Engine Bar at The Crossroads at The Buffalo Chip and is open to the public. Whether you're a tattoo enthusiast or just love great body art, watching is free. Hosted by the iconic Riki Rachtman, the event also marks 15 years of the Buffalo Chip Tattoo Café, celebrating the powerful bond between tattoo culture and the Sturgis Rally.
Miss Buffalo Chip Pageant
Roll on up to the legendary Wolfman Jack Stage and rev your engines for the luscious ladies of the International Bikini Team as they compete for the title of Miss Buffalo Chip. The Chip hosts three rounds of the Miss Buffalo Chip Pageant every night of the Sturgis Rally.
Air Sex Championships - Daily
Are you a master of pelvic storytelling? Do you have a whole lotta motion in your ocean? If you’re an expert at making love to nobody in particular, then you’d make a serious contender in the Air Sex World Championships. If you’re not an air Casanova, you can laugh yourself silly watching people do the dirtiest and most ridiculous stuff you’ve ever seen anyone do to the air.
Homemade Bikini Contest - Daily
If you’ve got an exceptional sense of style and like to “Do It Yourself,” then this daily contest is the place to put your skills to the test for a chance to win prizes. If seeing women wearing skimpy homespun bikinis sounds like something you’d enjoy, this is easily one of the hottest places to be during the Sturgis Rally.
Homemade Mankini Contest - Daily
The Sturgis Buffalo Chip is a land of equal opportunity, so if you’re a dude who wants to rock a homemade bikini, we’re not going to stand in your way! After the ladies warm things up, you’ll get the same shot at strutting your stuff in a mankini of your own design.
Ultimate Rope Swing Contest - Daily
Belly flop, face plant, back flip, cannonball, you name it—this is the event where anything goes. Whether you’ve got real skill or just want to act like an idiot, this contest will help you cool off during the hot days at the Bikini Beach Swim Paradise!
Slip 'N' Slide Relay - Daily
There’s no bad time to launch yourself down the ginormous slip ‘n’ slide at Bikini Beach, but if you do it during the daily Slip ‘N’ Slide Relay, a free beer will be waiting for you at the end! Take the plunge, swim to the ladder, slam your beer and flip your cup faster than the opposing team, and you’ll come out the winner!
