Main Street will be hog heaven for a day this weekend.

Intermountain Harley-Davidson recently secured a permit to celebrate a summer motorcycle ride in Park City on Saturday. The City Council unanimously approved the permit. There was little discussion beforehand.

The event is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. and last until 3 p.m. The organizers have told City Hall approximately 450 people are expected at the celebration. The City Hall permit allows the group to hold a barbecue in the Brew Pub lot. Motorcycles will be allowed to park and be put on display in the lot.

The Harley-Davidson memorabilia store on Main Street plans to hold an open house, according to a report submitted to Mayor Dana Williams and the City Council beforehand. The report indicated the motorcyclists plan to start the day in Salt Lake City and ride to Park City for the celebration.

The Park City Police Department will escort the motorcyclists south on Swede Alley to the Brew Pub lot. The report said the police escort will ensure a “controlled pace” for the motorcyclists. At the slower speed, the motorcycles will not be as noisy, the report said.

A Harley-Davidson group staged an event like the upcoming one in fall 2006, and City Hall staffers said in the report there were no problems. Large groups of motorcyclists are occasionally seen on Main Street, but they normally are there on their own instead of as part of an organized event such as the one that was approved for Aug. 27.

Andy Beerman, the leader of the Historic Park City Alliance, a group that promotes Main Street, told the City Council prior to the vote his organization supports the event. Beerman, though, said he would have preferred people at the event eat at restaurants instead of the organizers providing the barbecue.

Main Street as well as Park City leaders typically support smaller events like the motorcycle ride as a means to attract people to the street. Some businesses enjoy strong sales on those days.

Jen Cutler, the manager of the Park City Harley-Davidson merchandise store on Main Street, said the riders on Aug. 27 plan to park their motorcycles on Main Street between the store and the Brew Pub lot. They will also park outside the No Name Saloon, she said.

“It’s going to feel like a biker rally. There’s going to be lots of bikes,” Cutler said.

She acknowledged that Main Street will be louder than usual with so many motorcycles.

“Happy people. Happy riders. Lots of fun. And maybe a little bit of noise,” she said.