Biketober is a month-long festival that celebrates riding a bike.
Biketober takes place in several cities across a number of countries, including Australia and New Zealand.
Activities Biketober is locally organised and looks different in different locations.
In Aotearoa New Zealand, Biketober is a collection of community-organised activities such as group rides. There is a strong focus on inclusivity and encouraging a wide variety of people to get involved.
Event types include:
Food tour rides / progressive dinner by bike Cargo bike parade Pump Track Party Halloween Ride Sunrise coffee ride Big Fancy Bike Ride / Frocks on Bikes Murder Mystery Ride Zombie Ride Treasure Hunt On Wheels Books on bikes – a tour of libraries and bookshops Bike-in movies / Pedal-powered cinema Garden tour by bike Bike skills workshops Bike-wash Bike to school day / Bike Train
In Australia and the US, Biketober has included a challenge where people can win prizes for biking.
Some Biketober festivals have cycling activism elements too.
List of Biketober festivals
Atlanta Midtown Alliance Biketober Biketober Melbourne Biketober Auckland Southern Lakes Festival of Cycling Biketober Christchurch
See also Active mobility, unmotorised transport powered by human physical activity Bike bus, a regular ride with a group of people following a set route Critical Mass, cycling action where many people travel as a group on bicycles Kidical Mass, organised bicycle ride highlighting children's right to mobility through cycling Pedalpalooza, a months-long cycling festival in Portland, Oregon Urbanism, how inhabitants of towns and cities interact with the built environment
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