Bike Week Winnipeg

Coop Vélo-Cité, Ouverte
2023-06-04 12:00 - 16:00 (America/Winnipeg) | Winnipeg
Coopérative de vélo à St-Boniface offrant des services de réparation et de formation. Garage derrière la Cathédrale.

GAC: Commuter Challenge 2023
2023-06-04 00:00 - 2023-06-10 23:59 | Winnipeg
Green Action Centre’s Commuter Challenge running from June 4 –10, 2023.

This is a week-long challenge that encourages Canadians to choose active and sustainable modes of transportation.

Explore your sustainable travel options that help benefit people and the planet, such as; walking, running, wheeling, cycling, rollerblading, taking transit, carpooling, and telecommuting.

All you need to do is register and log your sustainable and active transportation trips throughout the first week of June to participate and win prizes!

Register your workplace HERE

Register your individual profile HERE

#CommuterChallengeMB

W.R.E.N.C.H. Bike Bazaar
2023-06-03 12:00 - 16:00 | Winnipeg
At: Orioles Community Centre (448 Burnell St)

A W.R.E.N.C.H. Bike Bazaar is a community bike event that includes:– A kid’s bike giveaway (free/by donation). The W.R.E.N.C.H. will provide up to 30 bikes for giveaway to children under age eight, as well as helmets, lights and locks.

– A kid’s bike exchange (free/by donation). The W.R.E.N.C.H. will take bikes that children have grown out of and exchange them for a better fit. Discarded bikes will go back to the WRENCH Shop for a tune up and be recycled out to the next Bike Bazaar.

– An adult bike sale. The W.R.E.N.C.H. will bring lower priced adult bikes for purchase.

– A pop up repair stand for by-donation repairsNote that all W.R.E.N.C.H. bikes are made possible through the efforts of W.R.E.N.C.H.volunteers who reclaim discarded bikes and parts, and put them back together again, as well as the support of our funders.

Our 2023 Bike Bazaar schedule is here! Come look for us at the following events. Please remember that we can only bring a limited number of bikes to these events and often run out, so showing up for the start is always a good idea.

For more information visit: https://www.thewrench.ca/bike_bazaars

MPI @ West Kildonan Library: I Cycle Safely
2023-06-02 10:30 | Winnipeg
It’s cycling season! Share in some cycling stories and learn aboutcycling safely with an expert from Manitoba Public Insurance.Please bring a bike helmet if you have one. For ages 5-8,caregivers invited to stay and learn.West Kildonan LibraryFriday, June 2: 10:30 a.m.Free. Phone, visit, or go online at winnipeg.ca/library toregister.

Pit Stop Host Pick Up Day
2023-06-01 11:30 - 17:30 | Winnipeg
Are you hosting a Bike to Work Day Pit Stop Host?

Well, if you are, this is your day to stop in at whatever time works for you between 11:30AM- 5:30PM. You will meet the organizers and volunteers and get the lowdown on how to set up your pit stop, pick up your BW banner, and other goodies to give out to riders on Monday, June 5th.

Where: Outside Plain Bicycle’s Train Car @ The Forks (the former Candy Mountain Shop)

Cycling with Sarah: Social Rides for Women 55+
2023-06-01 08:30 | Winnipeg
Join Liv Ambassador Sarah Gravelle-Mackenzie for social rides that aim to encourage and support women 55+ to get out and ride their bikes. It will be a great opportunity to develop your confidence and skills while riding. This initiative is supported by Bikes and Beyond, who will provide opportunities to build your knowledge of basic bike maintenance through a workshop.

Times: Meet Up @ 8:30 | Ride Starts @ 9:00

Location: Will change monthly but will be on bike paths and trails in 3 areas: Transcona Trail, Gateway/ Chief Peguis Trails, and Duff Roblin Trail into Birds Hill Park. The routes will mostly be flat with the plan of introducing some easy hills as the rides progress over the summer. All rides are no-drop.

Level of experience: Beginner to intermediate

Number of participants: Maximum of 6 people.

Objectives: To encourage and support women 55+ to get out and ride their bikes. Help them develop their confidence and skills while riding. Provide opportunities to build their knowledge of basic bike maintenance through a workshop at Bikes and Beyond. Hopefully, inspire and motivate women to join this cycling initiative and help me grow it so I can reach even more women next year. Most of all my objective is to make all the rides fun so everyone wants to keep doing it.

What to bring:

Helmets are mandatory.

Water/snacks.

Proper footwear (no sandals).

A one-time waiver or proof of membership to the Manitoba Cycling Association is required.

An emergency plan will be in place for mechanical/ medical issues that can’t be resolved on the ride.

Registration: Starts May 11 at 8 AM by emailing cyclingwithsarah@gmail.com

All spots for the rides are on a first-come-first-served basis.

Learn more about Sarah.

Instagram @cyclingwithsarah

Ride for The Heart
2023-06-01 00:00 - 2023-06-30 23:59 | Winnipeg
Join the Heart & Stroke Ride for Heart throughout the month of June 2023, and ride, walk or run to save lives! Registration is FREE!

Heart disease and stroke are the number one killer globally and two of the three leading causes of death in Canada – but your support drives tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Together, we’ll beat heart disease and stroke!

To register visit HERE.

https://www.heartandstroke.ca/

outSPOKEn: CKUW 95.9 FM
2023-05-29 13:00 - 13:30 | Winnipeg
Tune in to CKUW 95.9 FM to hear Dave Elmore, Co-Founder & Board Chair of Bike Week, talk about Bike Week’s 10th Birthday and the 15th Bike to Work Day.

outSPOKEn is a radio show on CKUW 95.9FM every Monday, at 1:00 PM featuring the UWSA Bike Lab Coordinators David Dorning and Sandra Leone! The 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.

The Winnipeg Bike Dump: Open Shop
2023-05-28 13:00 - 16:00 | Winnipeg
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/

Coop Vélo-Cité, Ouverte
2023-05-28 12:00 - 16:00 | Coop Velo-CIte, 190 De La Cathedrale Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R2H 0H7

Downtown Winnipeg BIZ: Bike Jam Brunch
2023-05-28 10:00 - 12:30 | Winnipeg
Rise and dine, it’s brunch time!

Presented by The Downtown Winnipeg BIZ, the Bike Jam Brunch is your chance to indulge in one of downtown’s most amazing brunch spots on wheels guided by Kendrick’s Outdoor Adventures. Ride your own bike and pedal as we pump the tunes through downtown’s bike-friendly streets, uncover shops and businesses to support local, have fun outside and more! Whether you’re on team sweet or savoury breakfast, you won’t want to miss this fun ride through downtown.

Cost: $45

Note: The Bike Jam Brunch will run for 5 months (May through September) on the last Sunday of each month. Each tour has a different brunch stop including the Oval Room, Velvet Glove, Smith and Modern Electric

Visit HERE to register

Bike Winnipeg: Ride Marshal Training Course
2023-05-27 13:00 - 14:30 | 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, 200 Powers Street, Winnipeg, Winnipeg, 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, 550 Roseberry Street, Winnipeg, MB, R3H 0T1
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, 471 Selkirk Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R2W
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, 190 River Road, Winnipeg, Winnipeg, 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, 180 Poplar Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R2L 2C3
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 | Winnipeg
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, 125 Pacific Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3B 0M1
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, Winnipeg, 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, 836 Rue St Joseph, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R2Y 0H8, 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, 260 Assiniboine Ave, Winnipeg, MB, R3C 0X6
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, 400 Edmonton Street, Winnipeg, MB, R3B 2M2
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.
