May is National Bike Month

Celebrating Bike Month 2026

News Published 5/1/2025 Updated 3/11/2026

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Each May, the City of Raleigh celebrates Bike Month, a time to recognize the important role cycling and other human-powered transportation play in our transportation system, along with the health and environmental benefits they provide. As part of Bike Month, Commute Smart Raleigh hosts several activities, including Bike Bonanza and Bike To Work Day, with more information below.

Additionally, several local community organizations also host Bike Month events and activities and we invite you to check them out as well! Our suggestion is to start with Oaks & Spokes, which will have additional information about other community events going on.

Bike Bonanza

Friday, May 1
Harvey Hill in Dorothea Dix Park
4:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Bike Bonanza is the annual kick-off for the City of Raleigh’s Bike Month celebrations. It is a time to join other cycling enthusiasts, friends, and community members for a few hours of fun and biking related activities. This year Bike Bonanza will be held at Harvey Hill inside Dorthea Dix Park from 4:30 – 6:30pm. We encourage you to come early and stay late to enjoy all of the amenities Dix Park offers, including the new Gibson Play Plaza. This year includes:

A bike tune-up station
A bike decorating station hosted by vendors
Free helmets
Free e-bike test rides
A guided ride led by Oaks and Spokes
Event t-shirts
And popsicles for the first 150 guests!

As part of Bike Bonanza we welcome and invite organizations from the area to join as vendors. The requirements for a vendor are you must provide a good or service or information related to cycling, sustainability, or healthy living and offer at least some of this information/goods/services for free. The registration form is included here. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as space is limited. For more information about Bike Bonanza you can email commute@raleighnc.gov

Bike Bonanza Vendor Registration Form

Celebrate Bike Month at Chavis with Oaks and Spokes

Wednesday, May 6
John Chavis Memorial Park
4 - 6 p.m.

Get ready to ride, roll, and have a blast! Join Oaks & Spokes, Wake County Safe Routes to School, and John Chavis Memorial Park for an exciting Community Bike Rodeo and Traffic Garden Event.
This fun-filled afterschool celebration brings together active movement, safe streets, Bike Month, and Bike & Roll to School Day.
At the Kids Bike Rodeo, children will build confidence on two wheels while learning important bike safety skills. They’ll zoom through an obstacle course and explore a Traffic Garden, a child-sized streetscape where kids can practice road safety through hands-on play and imagination.

Learn more!

Bike to Work Day

Thursday, May 14

Bike To Work Day (BTWD) celebrates cycling as a healthy, sustainable form of transportation. Commute Smart Raleigh, in collaboration with local organizations, setup ‘pit stops’ across the City to support our two-wheeled commuters on their way into or from work. As it gets closer to BTWD we will post a link to a map showing all of the participating pit stop locations.

Commute Smart Raleigh is always looking for more pit stop organizations to participate every year, so if you’re interested in joining its really easy! All a pit stop needs to do is be open to all bike commuters and provide their pit stop goods or services for free to commuters, otherwise feel free to get as creative as you want. You can fill out the form here or email commute@raleighnc.gov with any questions about becoming a pit stop.

Bike To Work Day Sign-Up Form