Bike Week Winnipeg

Bike Winnipeg: Ride Marshal Training Course
2023-05-27 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Winnipeg) | Winnipeg
Bike Winnipeg Ride Marshal Training helps create safer group rides for everyone! This course is for those interested in supporting medium to large groups of all ages and abilities. If you are an experienced cyclist this is a great way to get involved in our efforts to get more people biking more often. Although this training is useful for anyone running group rides, those attending are expected to volunteer to marshal with Bike Winnipeg at least twice this summer. There is no cost for this course.

Areas covered include:

Keeping people safe on group rides

Ensuring rides stay on course

Keeping people together & keeping rides on pace

Communicating stops, turns, and hazards

Corking – holding traffic while a ride passes through intersections

Pre-ride bike checks

1st SessionWhen: Saturday, May 27th 1:00 – 2:30 pmWhere: Sport 4 Life Centre, 145 Pacific Ave

2nd SessionWhen: Monday, June 28th 7:00 pm – 8:30 pmWhere: Sport 4 Life Centre, 145 Pacific Ave

The orientation sessions will consist of a short classroom segment to be followed by an on-road segment to practice what we have learned. Please RSVP to ian@bikewinnipeg.ca if you plan to attend.

For a list of the upcoming Bike Winnipeg rides that you will be able to volunteer for, click here!

Powers Park: Get Ready to Ride
2022-06-25 12:00 - 14:00 | William Whyte School, Powers Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R2W 4P3, Canada
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Location: William Whyte School, 200 Powers St
Time:

12-1 pm Bike Decorating/ Bike Tune Ups provided by Arts Junktion
1-2 pm 8km Bike for the Future Ride with Bike Week Winnipeg
2 pm Refreshments

Presented by the Selkirk Ave BIZ and co-hosted by Bike Week Winnipeg, this event is for families and folks of all ages. Join us starting at William Whyte School for a fun filled afternoon of bike decorating and getting your bike tuned up and ready to roll by some of our volunteer mechanics.
At 1 pm Bike Winnipeg is hosting a “Bike for the Future” group ride featuring some of the better places to ride your bike in the neighbourhood.

Ride Don't Hide
2022-06-20 - 2022-06-26 | Winnipeg
Ride Don’t Hide is the largest mental health bike ride in Canada. Over ten years, thousands of people rode millions of kilometres and raised millions of dollars for community mental health. Ride Don’t Hide 2022 is your ride, your way. In June 2022, thousands of riders across Canada will come together to move for their mental health and for their community. Ride Don’t Hide isn’t just a fundraiser, it’s a movement for mental health.
Ride Don’t Hide is a welcoming, inclusive event that brings together friends, families and community members to move more, stress less and cope better. Click here to register!

Traditional Trails
2022-06-15 18:00 - 20:00, 2022-06-08 18:00 - 20:00 | The Forks, Forks Market Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 4L9, Canada
Adrian Alphonso along with Justin Bear developed Traditional Trails to connect cyclists to places through conversation, interpretation and storytelling about Manitoba’s history and Indigenous place making.
Rides have a maximum number of 24 participants. You can pre-register or walk up on the day. Participants need to bring their own bike.

Tour de Glace: Ice Cream Bike Tour
2022-06-12 14:00 - 16:00 | The Forks, Forks Market Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 4L9, Canada
Grab a friend and your bike, let’s go get ice cream!
The Manitoba Cycling Association is pleased to host another year of the Tour de Glace, ice cream bike tour. Registration includes a guided group ride with 2- or 3-stop options to some excellent local ice cream shops for a prepaid treat. This event is open to all, you do not need to be a member of the Manitoba Cycling Association. Families and youth are welcome to join!
The ride begins at the Forks CN Stage on Sunday, June 12 at 2:00 pm. Please arrive at 1:45 pm for event check in, to meet your ride leader and get your ticket to prepaid ice cream. The ride will finish up at the Forks again by 4:00 pm.

Half Pints Bike Party
2022-06-12 13:00 - 17:00 | Half Pints Brewery, Roseberry Street, Winnipeg, MB, R3H 0T1, Canada
Two flavoured Bikey McBikeFace variations on tap – Peach and Strawberry – in addition to regular Bikey McBikeFace
Live music in the taproom and on the patio from 1-5
A chance to win a Bikey McBikeFace prize pack for anyone who bikes to the brewery! Half Pints will be taking entries all week for those who bike down.

Bike for the Future
2022-06-12 13:00 - 14:30 | Powers Park, Selkirk Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R2W, Canada
The Bike for the Future ride series is intended to bring together people of all ages and abilities for a leisurely group ride where we celebrate some of the successful projects the City of Winnipeg has completed and to encourage them to do more to encourage active transportation in the city

When: June 12th, 1pm

Where: The Bell Tower on Selkirk at Powers. https://goo.gl/maps/uJarUwLACbeJo5Df8

Why? Because our climate is warming, and we need our municipal government to build an environment where people can sustainably commute!

Follow Bike Winnipeg’s social media and/or website for more details!
www.bikewinnipeg.ca
https://www.facebook.com/BikeWinnipeg
Twitter and Instagram: @bikewinnipeg

Art Ride
2022-06-11 14:00 - 16:00 | St. Vital Park Duck Pond, River Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R2M 5C4, Canada
Discover public art in south Winnipeg! We’ll explore several artworks during this approximately 16 km art ride including:

Écobuage by Plain Projects + Urbanink
Watershed by Collin Zipp
Land/mark by Jacqueline Metz & Nancy Chew
Tributaries by Simon Hughes

Tours will run as scheduled rain or shine but will be cancelled in the event of a thunderstorm.
Tour participants are responsible to provide a bike and helmet. Ask us for bike rental recommendations!
Bike Winnipeg volunteers will provide safety marshals to direct us.
Please respect physical distancing and stay home if you feel unwell. Face masks are encouraged.
The tour begins at St Vital Park Duck Pond.

Cargo Bike Festival
2022-06-11 11:00 - 15:00 | Chalmers Neighbourhood Renewal Corporation, Poplar Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R2L 2C3, Canada
We are excited to announce the return of the 20th Happy Days on Henderson.
Featuring:

Live Entertainment
Bouncers
Community Tables
Face Painting
Silent Auction
Childrens’ Games
Free Gently Used Kids Bike Draw.
Bicycle Valet
New this Year: Bike Winnipeg’s Cargo Bike and Trailer Festival.

Academy Street Fair
2022-06-11 10:00 - 15:00 | Academy Road, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Location: Academy Road, Winnipeg Manitoba
Times: 10am-3pm (Bike Week activation 11am-2pm)
The Academy Road BIZ invites everyone to a super fun-filled day of family fun activities including face painting, bouncy castle, slide, dunk tank, free food AND…
Don’t miss the Bike Week Winnipeg table! Our Bike Week Ambassadors will be providing bike tune ups and a bike decorating station from 11-2pm
For more information visit HERE

Commuter Challenge Celebration - Beers & Bike Repairs
2022-06-08 15:00 - 18:00 | Nonsuch Brewery, Pacific Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3B 0M1, Canada
Come with a friend or colleague for some after work beers before your commute home, get your bike checked out or get some basic bike repairs by Natural Cycle. You may even be able to enjoy a beer with your bike repair! Note: limited quantities available, first come, first served and you must be registered for the Commuter Challenge

When: 3:00 – 6:00 pm
Where: Nonsuch Brewery – 125 Pacific Ave

Clean Air Day
2022-06-08 09:00 - 15:00 | St John’s Park, Fowler Street, Winnipeg, MB, R2W, Canada
Join Green Action Centre to celebrate Clean Air Day, being active outdoors, learning about air quality and sustainable transportation! This event is part of National Environmental Week and there will be other organizations/participants at the event to help educate students on environmental issues! This is a student focused event and is great for an easy end of the year field trip for students to learn and to have some fun outside.
You can access the registration HERE
When: June 8th, 2022 from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Where: St. John’s Park

Bike and Circuses Presented by Green Kids Inc
2022-06-08 - 2022-06-12 | Whittier Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Step Right Up! Step Right Up!
We invite you to ride, walk or roll your way through a circus of wonders. Join us June 7-12 at Whittier and Lagimodière-Gaboury Parks for an outdoor family-friendly event that celebrates our connection to the Earth.
Featuring a cast of 16 performers, this show takes audiences on a journey through nature where they will encounter acrobats, dancers, musicians, puppets, poetry, magic and more! Audience members can hit the trail at their own pace with bike, walk or slow roll performances available.
For more information contact Green Kids Inc.:
www.greenkids.com
204-940-4745
daina@greenkids.com

“Better Biking Lunch & Learn” Presented by Downtown Winnipeg BIZ
2022-06-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Bonnycastle Park, Winnipeg, Winnipeg, R3C 0X6, Canada
Downtown Winnipeg BIZ invites everyone to join in the Better Biking Lunch and Learn Workshop. Facilitated by Bike Week Winnipeg, this workshop will go over how to make sure your bike is ready to ride and the basics of street riding.
This workshop takes place over the lunch hour, please bring your lunch or pick up lunch from one of the many BIZ members on your way to participate. Visit HERE for some great restaurants in the downtown area. This workshop is designed to prepare participants to be bike ready for Bike Week AND all summer long! Feel free to bring your bike or attend without.
First 15 participants will receive a $10 voucher for Fete Ice Cream & Coffee.
First 3 participants to ask a question get a bicycle pump courtesy of the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ.

Pedal Poll
2022-06-07 | Winnipeg
Velo Canada Bikes is once again this year doing an annual Pedal Poll. You can volunteer to help thousands of people across Canada coming out to make a more bike friendly Canada. Your participation will help us get more people cycling, everywhere.
Register at https://www.velocanadabikes.org/pedalpoll/getinvolved/volunteer/

UWSA Bike Lab: Outspoken
2022-06-06 13:00 - 14:00 | Winnipeg
This radio show seeks to promote the interests of cycling to riders of all levels and backgrounds. The show features interviews and fresh takes on subjects from alley cat racing, current events, products, to women’s topics and anything else of interest to our listeners in the cycling world.
Mondays at 1PM on CKUW 95.9 FM

Bike to Work Day 2022
2022-06-06 | Winnipeg
All Winnipeggers are invited to get on their bikes and ride to work!
Enjoy free refreshments and comradery at the many pit stops across the city as you ride to work.
6:00 AM – 9:00 AM: Bike To Work Day Pit Stops
Stop in at any of the pit stops around the city and enjoy the company of other people on their bike ride to work. Hosted by a variety of different organizations and communities these pit-stops offer a variety of food, drink, prizes. We’ll have people at most pit-stops ready pump up those tires or add a little lubrication to your chain and in some cases minor bike tune-ups as well.
9:00 AM – 2:00PM: All Day Pit Stop at The Forks presented by MPI
Visit Bike Week Winnipeg and MPI for a cinnamon bun from Tall Grass Prairie and a high five throughout the day, at The Forks. The All Day Pit Stop is located just outside the Forks Market by the train cars. Valet your bike and step into the Forks for a tasty treat, or lunch!

Blessing of the Bikes
2022-06-05 10:30 - 11:30 | Knox United Church, Edmonton Street, Winnipeg, MB, R3B 2M2, Canada
Blessing of the Bikes is sponsored by Knox United Church. Join us at 10:30 on June 5th in Central Park or inside the church if it’s raining (masks required inside). Bring your bike for a brief reflection on the spirituality of cycling followed by prayer and a blessing. Feel free to leave after this part or stay for the whole service. Everyone welcome.

Commuter Challenge
2022-06-05 - 2022-06-11 | Winnipeg
Register now for the Challenge running from June 5 – 11, 2022, log any active or sustainable trips you take during the week and you will be eligible for awesome prizes!
The Challenge focuses on making changes in small ways by getting active and adapting the way you get around on a day-to-day basis. Participants can log their kilometers for any active or sustainable trips they take, from walking to the grocery store, taking a walk around the block, trying out new outdoor activities, and so much more!

Clean Air Commute
2022-06-02 08:00 - 17:00 | Legislative Building, Broadway, Winnipeg, MB, R3C, Canada
Drop by and see Green Action Centre at their pop up Clean Air Commute on your commute home. There are a limited number of some grab bags filled with local goodies & coupons for you to take on your way! (first come, first serve) Come say hello and get some more information on what Green Action Centre is up to lately!

When: 2:30 – 5:30 pm
Where: Legislature Grounds – south side along Assiniboine Avenue

Coop Velo-Cite
2022-05-29 - 2022-06-02 | Coop Velo-CIte, De La Cathedrale Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R2H 0H7, Canada
Sundays 12:00pm – 4:00pm
Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:00pm – 7:00pm
