Bike Week Winnipeg

Bike Winnipeg: Infrastructure Ride
2023-06-08 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Winnipeg)
Join Bike Winnipeg on a ride of some of the different bike infrastructure in West Broadway, Wolseley, West End etc. More details to follow.

Muster Point: University of Winnipeg

We’re busy working with our partner to confirm further details. Check back often for updates. Or visit Bike Winnipeg HERE

Bike Week Daily Digital Offering: It Has Become Beauty Again
2023-06-09 06:00 - 23:59
It Has Become Beauty Again is a short film about Jon Yazzie who was born on the Navajo reservation. He struggled to connect to his cultural identity for much of his life, leading him to make the wrong life choices and lack a sense of belonging. It wasn’t until he discovered bikepacking and made his way back to the Navajo reservation that he could regain that connection and feel at peace with himself.

Watch HERE

Better Biking Lunch & Learn, presented by Downtown Winnipeg BIZ
2023-06-09 12:00 - 12:45
Downtown Winnipeg BIZ invites everyone to join in the Better Biking Lunch and Learn workshop facilitated by Dave Elmore, Bike Week Chairperson & CAN-Bike trained cycling educator with over 30 years of commuting experience. 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 all summer long!

Feel free to bring your bike or attend without.

Don’t miss this fun and educational event! Plus, you will have the chance to win 1 of 15 $10 Downtown Winnipeg BIZ gift cards, accepted at these downtown locations, as well as, the chance to win 1 of 3 bicycle panniers courtesy of the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ, in collaboration with the Winnipeg Trails Association’s Goal 5 Bike Project.

Location: Bonnycastle Park, Assiniboine at Garry St, Winnipeg, MB R3C 0X6

Bike Week Daily Digital Offering: Spin by Evelyn Perry
2023-06-10 06:00 - 23:59
For Bike Week’s 10th Birthday we did a little digging around and got permission to share some awesome digital programming with you. Watch or listen along and get happy with us!

Toronto artist Evelyn Perry’s album Spin is worth a listen- starring the bicycle as muse, musical instrument and agent of social change. Listen and find out more about Perry HERE.

Bike Winnipeg: Parks & Trails Ride, South St. Vital
2023-06-10 10:00
Muster Point: John Bruce Road Bridge in St Vital

We’re busy working with our partner to confirm the details. Check back often for updates.

Bike Week Repair & Decorating Station @ The Academy Street Fair
2023-06-10 11:00 - 14:00
Location: Academy Road, Winnipeg Manitoba

Times: Street Fair 11am-4pm with Bike Week activation 11am-2pm

The Academy Road BIZ invites everyone to a super fun-filled day of family fun activities.

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

Manitoba Public Insurance: Bike It! Cycling Skills Course
2023-06-10 11:00 - 15:00
LAST DAY TO REGISTER IS THURSDAY JUNE 8!

Bike It! is a four hour cycling safety course presented by Manitoba Public Insurance to help individuals learn and practice cycling safety skills through in-class theory and on-road training. This program is perfect for those who want to build on their cycling safety knowledge and gain confidence on how to navigate the roads and pathways of our city.

Where: MPI Service Centre – 1284 Main St.

The Course Covers:

Both in class and on road instruction

Review of bicycle equipment and safety check

Basic traffic theory and rights of the road

Road positioning in different situations

Bicycle specific infrastructure.

For registration, interested folks can reach out to: roadsafety@mpi.mb.ca

Women's Theme Ride: How the Bicycle Paved the Way for Women's Rights
2023-06-10 14:00
Rain or shine this is a ride for cis-gendered women or anyone who identifies as female, but anyone wanting to celebrate women’s rights are also welcome.The ride will take place mostly on multi-use paths/trails and some streets through Assiniboine Park, Charleswood, along Harte Trail and back through Assiniboine Forest to the Cargo Bar. The theme of the ride is How the Bicycle Paved the Way for Women’s Rights.

Where: Starting at Assiniboine Park – meet on the north side of the Cargo Bar by the duck pond

Here is a video by the ride host, Patty Boge, promoting the ride: https://youtu.be/0PpLb3reHQ0

The Winnipeg Boldness Project: A Walk & Bike Through Point Douglas
2023-06-10 14:00
Join The Winnipeg Boldness Project and learn about ceremonies with land-based teachings from Indigenous Aunties and Knowledge Sharers.

Walk/Ride starts at Ross House Museum and ends at St. John’s Park.

In partnership with Winnipeg Trails Association and The Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba.

For more information email info@winnipegtrails.ca or drop them a line on on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.

Manitoba Cycling Association's 3rd annual Tour de Glace: Family-Friendly Ice Cream Shop Bike Tour
2023-06-10 14:00 - 16:00
REGISTRATION CLOSES JUNE 8 AT 10 PM!

Grab a friend and your bike, let’s go get ice cream!

The Manitoba Cycling Association is pleased to host another year of Tour de Glace, the 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 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 in the green space in front of the Lyric Theatre at Assiniboine Park at 2:00 pm. Please arrive at 1:45 pm to check in and meet your ride leader. The ride will finish up at Assiniboine Park by 4:00 pm. Giveaways will be drawn at the end of the ride.

2023 Tour de Glace ice cream shops include:

Nucci’s Gelati (643 Corydon Ave)

Sargent Sundae (2053 Portage Ave)

Teeyah’s Candy, Soda and Ice Cream (#104-240 Graham Ave)

The 3-stop group will have an average pace of 15-20 km/hour over the course of about 21 km. Ice cream stops include Nucci’s Gelati, Sargent Sundae and Teeyah’s. Participants may choose any flavour at Nucci’s and Teeyah’s, and have the option between a Grabber or a Whatchamacallit from Sargent Sundae. The 3-stop ride is $12.00 plus tax + processing fees.

The 2-stop group will have an average pace of 10-15 km/hour over the course of about 16 km. The 2-stop group is open to all youth under 18 who are able to maintain the group average pace. Ice cream stops include Nucci’s and Sargent Sundae. Participants may choose any flavour at Nucci’s and will have the option between a Grabber or a Whatchamacallit from Sargent Sundae. The 2-stop ride is $8.00 plus tax + processing fees.

Participant discretion is advised: This tour is packed with dairy and possibly nut-containing calories. Unfortunately we cannot offer allergen-friendly alternatives. If you wish to participate without actually eating at each stop, or wish to register with a friend, there is a registration option for $0 tag-alongs (plus $3.50 non-member fee, if applicable). All riders must register for insurance purposes, however, if young children are in a bucket seat or carrier they are not required to register unless they want their own ice cream at each stop.

Please note that all riders who are not members of the Manitoba Cycling Association will be required to pay a $3.50 fee as part of registration. If you would prefer to become a member for the 2023 season, take a look at the MCA Membership Page and reach out to Twila if you have any questions. To be crystal clear: if you are participating as a $0 tag-along but you are not a member of the MCA, you will still need to pay the $3.50 insurance fee. If you have a child in a carrier, they do not need to pay the $3.50 fee. All “butts on bikes” need insurance coverage to participate.

There will be no refunds for this event. If weather is poor, you are welcome to drive to each stop to pick up your ice cream. Email CyclingForAll.MB@gmail.com for event inquires or to volunteer.

Please register here: https://ccnbikes.com/#!/events/tour-de-glace-2023

Bike Jam
2023-06-10 20:45
A little birdie mentioned there’s gonna be a Bike Jam in celebration of Bike Week’s 10th Birthday and the 10th MEME!

It’s gonna be a shorter one, starting end ending centrally.

As always…SMILE AND WAVE!!!

Follow them on insta for details!

Bike Week Daily Digital Offering: How Cycling Can Improve Your Mental Health
2023-06-11 06:00 - 23:59
For Bike Week’s 10th Birthday we did a little digging around and got permission to share some awesome digital programming with you. Watch or listen along and get happy with us!

Ground-breaking new research shows that cycling can be hugely beneficial for improving mental health, but how? Si speaks to the experts to find out.

Watch HERE.

Children's Rehabilitation Foundation: Cruisin' To Change Lives
2023-06-11 10:00
EVENT DETAILS

The Children’s Rehabilitation Foundation is inviting you to join us at the 27th Annual Cruisin’ on Sunday, June 11. This year, we’re really excited to be Cruisin’ at a new location at Canadian Mennonite University (500 Shaftesbury Blvd). The new route will take us through the scenic Assiniboine Forest. You have the option of Cruisin’ 1km or 3km. Check-in starts at 9:00am, with opening ceremonies beginning at 9:45am.

Register as an individual or form a team!

FUNDRAISING INCENTIVES

Cruisin’ To Change Lives is a pledge driven event to help children and youth with disabilities live as independently as possible. All participants are encouraged to fundraise, either as an individual or a team member. The funds raised are integral to the Foundation’s continued ability to support equipment and programs. Your efforts are very important to the event’s success.

For Cruisin’ 2023, we are offering the following fundraising incentives:

1. If you raise $250 as a participant or your team raises $250 times the number of participants registered on your team (eg: five participants @ $250 = $1250 raised) you will receive a branded Cruisin’ item to show off at the event. For team based fundraising, the funds can either be directed to an individual or the team itself.

2. For every $250 in pledges you gather, your name will be entered to win tickets to a family night out! This prize is four tickets to a Winnipeg Jets 2023/2024 regular season game and a $100 gift card to Dominos Pizza.

3. The top fundraising team will win pizza for a year donated by Domino’s!

Any donation over $15 will receive a full tax receipt.

FUNDRAISING INCENTIVE WINNERS!

*Early Bird prize: Congratulations to Beverly Lylyk who registered before May 1 and won our Early Bird Registration draw!

**Registration and fundraising prize: Congratulations to Neil Townsend & Brigitte Jounot who registered by May 19 AND fundraised over $150!

***Fundraising prize: Congratulations to Conor Rautenbach who fundraised OVER $250 by May 19!

Visit HERE to register.

Knox United: Blessing of the Bikes
2023-06-11 10:30
Bring your bike in the 406 Edmonton door.

Come out and get yourself and your bike blessed in this unique interfaith, non-sectarian service at Knox United Church (right across from Central Park on Edmonton Street north of Ellice).

This year, the service and blessing will be held in Central Park, weather permitting.

Cyclists are invited to meet in the park prior to the beginning of the service.

If poor weather conditions we will move inside and cyclists can then bring bikes up the ramp at 406 Edmonton or carry them up the stairs at the corner entrances together.

Bike Winnipeg: Bike for the Future
2023-06-11 11:00 - 13:00
A ride to demand climate justice for our children!

Join Bike Winnipeg on their second Bike for the Future ride , a family friendly ride through a variety of neighbourhoods and ending at the Bike Week Birthday Bash at the Legislature.

Muster Location: The Forks

End Location: The Bike Week Birthday Bash @ The Leg

Bike For the Future:

We are a group of concerned citizens advocating for safe spaces for our friends and families to actively commute. Walking and cycling are the two most environmentally friendly modes of transportation and need to play a key role in our greenhouse gas reductions. Transportation makes up 50% of Winnipeg’s emissions (https://winnipeg.ca/sustainability/ClimateChange.stm).

We are in the midst of a climate emergency. Extreme weather events are happening more frequently. Locally we have been suffering through drought which has had an extremely negative impact on farmers and will inevitably raise the cost of putting food on our tables. Air quality warnings became common place in the summer of 2021 as fires raged in northern Manitoba and Ontario. Every day when we turn on our radios and TV’s and hear and see how our global neighbors are suffering from a host of extreme weather events being amplified by anthropogenic climate change. We have had enough foot dragging by all levels of government. They have a responsibility to make walking and riding a bike the easiest way to get around within and between our urban neighborhoods.

In 2019, we proudly watched our youth take to the streets of downtown Winnipeg to demand action on Climate. Many of us marched in solidarity with them. We intend to continue their fight to push all levels of governments to speed up the move to low carbon transportation to help protect their future.

To encourage Winnipeggers to actively commute, they need a transportation system that allows them to safely, comfortably, and conveniently travel from point a to point b, they need access to safe bike storage, and they need affordable access to bicycles. Currently 60% of Winnipeggers feel unsafe walking and cycling. To make it safe and comfortable, motorized vehicles need to drive slowly on our residential roads (no more than 30 km/h). We need separated and protected spaces on routes with higher vehicle speeds and we need plenty of places to safely cross busy streets and rail lines in a reasonable amount of time.

1) We demand that the city start making investments on par with need and non-budget public policy in our cycling and walking strategy. Currently, the City of Winnipeg funds 2 million dollars’ worth of AT projects a year; the city should be spending at least 10 times this amount. It would be reasonable to expect that the cycling network will be completed within the next 10-20 years, not by 2100 at the current pace of budgeting.

2) The city and province need to work out how to lower the default speed limit to 30 km/h immediately. City engineers can set higher speeds on collector and arterial routes where appropriate.

3) The Winnipeg Police need to stop targeting people that ride their bikes on the sidewalks in areas where no safe alternative exists. The problem is not sidewalk riding, the problem is a lack of safe infrastructure for people actively commuting.

4) The city and province need to get a handle on bicycle theft. There is an epidemic of bike thefts which discourage people from actively commuting.

5) The city needs to look at solutions for areas that are difficult to cross. For example, when the Arlington bridge closes, the distance that someone living on the north side of those tracks needed to travel to get somewhere on the south side could increase significantly. It would be reasonable to expect the city and the railway company to produce a new crossing or tunnel. Rivers also pose a significant barrier to walking and cycling: the city needs to look at adding more pedestrian and cycling bridges to make cycling between neighborhoods more efficient.

Coop Vélo-Cité: Ouverte
2023-06-11 12:00 - 16:00 | Coop Velo-CIte, 190 De La Cathedrale Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R2H 0H7
Coopérative de vélo à St-Boniface offrant des services de réparation et de formation. Garage derrière la Cathédrale.

Bike Week's Birthday Bash, presented by Downtown Winnipeg BIZ
2023-06-11 13:00 - 15:00 | Legislative Building, 450 Broadway, Winnipeg, MB
At The Manitoba Legislature Building on the south grounds.

Come celebrate 10 years of Bike Week with us at our birthday party!

Featuring a bike & dance party with DJ Mama Cutsworth and performances by Papa Mambo, James Culleton’s Superfun Show, members of Dirty Catfish Brass Band, and DJ Honnicutt. We will also have a giant slide, games, prizes and more!

Winnipeg Bike Dump: Open Shop
2023-06-11 13:00 - 16:00
The Bike Dump is a volunteer-run community bicycle education space. They offer:

Tools and space to fix your bike The Bike Dump is a volunteer-run community bicycle education space.

Note: Temporarily not being offered at this time: A stock of recycled bike frames and parts from which to build yourself a bike

Volunteers to help guide you through repairs, or with a bike-building project

Refurbished, recycled bicycles for sale on a sliding scale

Bicycle repair workshops

The Bike Dump strives to:

To make cycling – and bicycle repair knowledge – accessible to everyone by working to reduce social, knowledge, and economic based barriers

To organize ourselves transparently, democratically, and non-hierarchically

To offer creative alternatives to auto dependency and its consequences (urban sprawl, lack of exercise, lack of community, crappy t.v. commercials, and so on)

Hours:

Sunday 1-4 pm (open holidays)

Tuesday 6-9 pm

note: The Bike Dump is staffed by volunteers only. If two volunteers are not available on a Sunday or Tuesday, unfortunately the shop will be closed without any advance notice.

Visit here for more details on location etc: https://bike-dump.ca/

BIKE WEEK PINÃTA PEDAL PARADE!
2023-06-11 14:45 - 16:00 | Legislative Building, 450 Broadway, Winnipeg, MB
Meet us at 2:45PM at Bike Week’s Birthday Bash at The Legislature South Grounds for our Pinãta Pedal Parade Ride marshalled by the Fete Jockey Musical Pedicab! Pedal from pinãta to pinãta as we bike around the Legislature and end at for pm at the Beer Can for free refreshments (for the first 60 people). DJ Hunnicutt will spins some tunes on the Beer Can stage from 3:30 – 5:30PM.

Bike Week Bday Bash After Party @ The Beer Can
2023-06-11 15:30 - 17:30
Come celebrate a successful Bike Week and our 10th Bday at The Beer Can at Granite Curling Club with the illustrious DJ Hunnicutt spinning some great beats! Complimentary refreshments for the first 60 participants.

Hint: join the Piñata Pedal Parade leaving from the Legislature to make sure you are 1 of 60.

Bike for the Future - Group Ride
2024-05-19 11:00 - 13:00 | Coop Velo-CIte, 190 De La Cathedrale Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R2H 0H7
Meet at Coop Vélo-Cité (190 De La Cathedrale Ave) and ride an approximate length of 10km (route will be determined closer to date based on construction).

Coop Vélo-Cité Open Shop Hours
2024-05-19 12:00 - 16:00
Coopérative de vélo à St-Boniface offrant des services de réparation et de formation.Garages derrière 190, av. de la CathédraleLa coop est ouverte le dimanche de 12 h à 16 h

GoManitoba- Bike WeekChallenge
2024-05-20 12:00 | GoManitoba, 286 Smith St #300, Winnipeg, MB
At GoManitoba (gomb.ca) we want folks to love their trip! GoManitoba is a commuting tool to find carpool partners; transit, bike and walking routes; and pools for those traveling by bus or bike for the first time to connect to those more experienced. GoManitoba is FREE for all Manitobans. Log your rides during Bike Week with GoManitoba at: https://gomb.ca/#/challenges Folks who log bike trips during the week will earn points, which gives them chances to win prizes.

The Bike Dump Open Shop Hours
2024-05-21 18:00 - 21:00 | The Bike Dump, 631 Main Street, inside the Red Road Lodge, Winnipeg, Winnipeg, R3B 1E1, Canada
This is a volunteer-run community bicycle education space. We offer:-Tools and space to fix your bike-Volunteers to help guide you through repairs, or with a bike-building project-Refurbished, recycled bicycles for sale on a sliding scale-Bicycle repair workshops

Drop in and see us!

TOUR DE WPL (Winnipeg Public Library) - Beginner Bike Ride!
2024-05-25 10:30 - 12:00 | Cornish Library, 20 West Gate, Winnipeg, MB, R3C 2E1
Nervous about riding your bike? Want some tips and to explore a new route with others? Join a beginner bike ride! Starting at Cornish Library the route will take you on bike trails and city streets as you make your way to Millennium Library and then to St. Boniface Library on a one-way tour. In honour of Winnipeg’s 150 anniversary, stories from each library will be included in the tour. Participants are encouraged to provide their own bikes & helmets, dress for the weather and arrive on time. A waiver will be required to participate.

For adults only.

Contact volunteer@thewrench.ca204-296-3389

Coop Vélo-Cité Open Shop Hours
2024-05-26 12:00 - 16:00 | Coop Velo-CIte, 190 De La Cathedrale Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R2H 0H7
Coopérative de vélo à St-Boniface offrant des services de réparation et de formation. Garages derrière 190, av. de la Cathédrale La coop est ouverte le dimanche de 12 h à 16 h

Learn to Ride with Winnipeg Trails Association
2024-05-26 13:00 - 15:00 | The Forks, Forks Market Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 4L9, Canada
These workshops are geared toward adults learning to ride for the first time or brushing up on their skills.

Cost: Free! (Donations accepted)

Please sign up here to get email updates. We will be announcing special bike rides and workshops soon!

Transcona Neighbourhood Ride
2024-05-26 13:00 - 15:00
Come join Bike Winnipeg and the Northeast Local Bike Group for their first ride of the season! Explore new infrastructure, discuss upcoming proposals, and connect with our active transportation community.This ride is primarily on west Transcona multi-use pathways built in the last 1 to 14 years. It shows the east end of the upcoming McCalman Neighbourhood Greenway, and also the proposed Ravelston-Callsbeck through-pass. It also highlights the missing segments on the Marianne Cerilli Trail and Park City Pathway.

We are meeting at 1pm at Rotary Heritage Park (CN 2747), 735 Kildare Avenue West (NE corner of Kildare Ave & Plessis Road).

Free

The Bike Dump Open Shop Hours
2024-05-26 13:00 - 16:00 | The Bike Dump, 631 Main Street, inside the Red Road Lodge, Winnipeg, Winnipeg, R3B 1E1, Canada
This is a volunteer-run community bicycle education space. We offer: -Tools and space to fix your bike -Volunteers to help guide you through repairs, or with a bike-building project -Refurbished, recycled bicycles for sale on a sliding scale -Bicycle repair workshops Drop in and see us!

Ralph Brown Tool Cupboard Open
2024-05-27 15:30 - 18:00 | Ralph Brown Community Centre, 520 Machray Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R2W 4Y1
The Tool Cupboard has most basic tools and some supplies you can use to fix your bike on your own
