May is Bike Month, as it has been since 1956 when the League of American Bicyclists (LAB) created the month-long celebration. Our 2025 Bike Month calendar of events is below.
In the west, there are a bunch of events to get you excited and involved in cycling. This year, with the pandemic slowly, all to slowly, subsiding, many in person events are returning, while others are still being held virtually.
The best thing you can do during Bike Month, is to ride your bike! Take part in the National Bike Month Challenge. Their website states, “Bike Month 2025 is an inclusive cycling challenge that is open to everyone. We’re here to help you unlock the joys of riding a bike and help you reach your personal health and carbon reduction goals!”
In Utah, Move Utah has a great bike bingo poster.
A great way to honor those who have been hit or killed while cycling is by participating or organizing a Ride of Silence in your community, “On Wed. May 21th, 2025 at 7:00 PM, the Ride of Silence will traverse and unite the globe as nothing before it. Cyclists will take to the roads in a silent procession to honor cyclists who have been killed or injured while cycling on public roadways. Although cyclists have a legal right to share the road with motorists, the motoring public often isn’t aware of these rights, and sometimes not aware of the cyclists themselves.” For more, see rideofsilence.org.
- Tag your photos on social media with #bikemonth, #bikethere, and #bikejoy – LAB is promoting this social campaign.
- Join your local or state bike advocacy organization – see the Advocacy section in the calendar in this issue for a few of those groups.
- Join Cycling West and help us to make the world a better place through bicycling.
- Comment on a local or national bike project.
- Check with your local transportation or streets department to see what projects are coming up and provide input.
Ride your bike! To the store, to work, for fun, with your family, on a date, up a hill, down a hill, to the mountains or to the sea, ride around your city clockwise and then counterclockwise, play bike bingo, or bike polo, race or don’t race, pop a wheelie, ride in the dirt, on the pavement, in the gravel, but most of all, just ride.
For more ideas, visit bikeleague.org
2025 Western States Bike Month Calendar
May 1, 2025 — Bike to Work Day in Provo City, Utah Bike Month, Provo, UT, Provo businesses will host stations located throughout the city and hand out free breakfast, drinks, and other treats to people who arrive by bike from 7:30 – 9:00 am. (Provo City’s breakfast station will be open at 6:30 am for early bird riders.) Pick up some breakfast and coffee, get to know your fellow commuters., Aaron Skabelund, 385-207-6879, a.skabelund@gmail.com, bikeprovo.org
May 1-31, 2025 — Reno, Sparks, Truckee Bike Month, Bike Month, Reno Bike Week, Reno, NV, Commute by bike in Washoe County. Log your miles. Tons of other events too., Truckee Meadows Bicycle Alliance , 775-323-4488, info@bikewashoe.org, bikewashoe.org/bike-month/
May 1-31, 2025 — Provo Bike Month, Utah Bike Month, Provo, UT, Tons of events throughout the month! May 1: Provo Bike to Work (or anywhere) Day, 7:30 AM 9:00 AM, Everywhere in Provo May 1: Bike Provo Monthly Volunteer Meeting May 2: Provo Bike Hub Launch Party May 2: Art Stroll & Roll May 9: Women on Wheels, Provo River Trail May 10: Golden Spoke Ride May 15: World Famous Provo Bike Tour May 17: Cargo Bike & Other Curios Round-up May 20: Intro to Bikepacking Class May 21: Ride of Silence May 23: Bikepacking to Big Springs May 24: Community Gardens Tour May 30: Book Club: A Love Letter To Suburbia May 31: Utah Lake Festival Bike Tours May 31: Birding & Biking Utah Lake, Aaron Skabelund, 385-207-6879, a.skabelund@gmail.com, bikewalkprovo.org/bike-month-2025
May 1-31, 2025 — National Bike Month, Utah Bike Month, Everywhere, UT, Celebrate the bicycle with events and programs from the League of American Bicyclists!, Bike League , bikeleague@bikeleague.org, bikeleague.org
May 4, 2025 — National Ride A Bike Day, Utah Bike Month, Everywhere, UT, Celebrating National Ride A Bike Day is simple: go for a ride — any ride. Whether it’s a short trip on a bikeshare bike or a double century, any way you choose to ride a bike is the right way to ride a bike, Cycling West , noemail@cyclingutah.com, bikeleague.org
May 7, 2025 — National Bike to School Day, Utah Bike Month, Everywhere, UT, A day to climb out of the motor vehicle and onto your bike on your way to school., Cycling West , noemail@cyclingutah.com, walkbiketoschool.org
May 9, 2025 — Bike To Work, School, and Play Day, Utah Bike Month, Park City, UT, Hosted at the Parley’s Park, Jeremy Ranch and Trailside Elementary Schools and Ecker Hill Middle School. Start the day with a ride to school and receive snacks, drinks, and fun giveaways., Heinrich Deters, 435-649-8710, 435-659-1188 , hdeters@parkcity.org, Julia Collins, julia.collins@parkcity.org, Sam Schwoebel, 435-649-1564, ext. 25 , sam@basinrecreation.org, Nichole Wilson, 435-649-1564, ext. 33, nichole@basinrecreation.org, basinrecreation.org/events/bike-to-school-day/
May 10, 2025 — SLUG Cat Alleycat Bike Race!, Utah Bike Month, Salt Lake City, UT, Starts at Saturday Cycles, 230 S 500 W. This exciting alleycat event features a scavenger hunt bike race that takes you all over Salt Lake City. Bike with the coolest cats you know in town, make new friends and win awesome prizes from our local sponsors! 10th Annual! Registration is open between 4-5 pm and at 5 the race will begin. Cyclists will ride around the city to collect points for their manifest. At 7pm we will begin the award ceremony and cyclists can relax for a well-earned celebration., Angela Brown, 801-487-9221, angela@slugmag.com, Nick Zunkowski, 801-487-9221, nick@slugmag.com, slugmag.com/slug-cat/, facebook.com/events/669023166083471/
May 10, 2025 — Golden Spoke, Utah Bike Month, Wasatch Front, UT, Join the annual Golden Spoke Bike Ride event that spans Utah’s safe, connected, multi-use trail network across the Wasatch Front from Ogden to Provo. Routes range from 1 to 100 miles—for beginners to experts. Explore, learn, celebrate, and develop skills, in a safe, family-friendly environment. A 100 mile ride begins early in the morning at High Adventure Park on the Ogden River Trail near downtown Ogden. A mid-morning kickoff event follows at Tracy Aviary’s Nature Center at Pio Okwai in South Salt Lake, with short rides for beginners in South Salt Lake and Millcreek, and the start of a 50-mile ride. The route between South Salt Lake and Provo includes rest stops and alternate shorter starts and stops along the way, with convenient FrontRunner stations nearby. An end of ride event will be happening throughout the afternoon at the Skipper Bay Trailhead at the Provo River Delta near Utah Lake, with free perks, including food and transit passes for participants, and fun activities for people of all ages and abilities. Registration is required for perks, and availability may be limited on a first come, first served registration basis., Julie Williams, julie@jordanrivercommission.gov, goldenspoke.net
May 10, 2025 — Draper Mayor’s Bike to Work Day, Utah Bike Month, Draper, UT, Join Draper City Mayor Troy Walker on this free group ride along the beautiful Jordan River Parkway Trail to celebrate the Golden Spoke Trail network, There are two route options to choose from, both options leave from Rotary Park at 11:00 AM, Draper City , info@draperutah.gov, draperutah.gov/bikeride
May 12-18, 2025 — National Bike to Work Week, Utah Bike Month, Everywhere, UT, Week-long festival with events, Bike to Work Day, and more., Cycling West , noemail@cyclingutah.com, cyclingwest.com/event-calendars/bicycling-events-swaps-and-festivals, bikeleague.org/events/bike-month
May 12-18, 2025 — Bike to Work and School Week, Utah Bike Month, Logan, UT, All week – Scavenger hunt at Logan Library – includes prizes! Each visit to a fuel station is 1 entry to a prize drawing! 7:30-9:30 AM M-F fuel stations and bike tune ups at Transit Center 4:30-6:30 PM; Fuel Stations: Mon: Elkhorn Park, Nibley, Tues: Logan Library, Wed: Adams Park, Logan, Thur: City Building, North Logan, Fri: Zollinger Park, Providence, Landis Wenger, 435-755-1646, bpac@cachempo.org, trails.cachecounty.org
May 12-18, 2025 — Utah Bike to Work Week, Utah Bike Month, All, UT, State employees across Utah are being encouraged to use their bikes to get to work this week. This could include using their bikes in conjunction with public transportation as a means of reducing single-occupancy vehicle trips. This effort is a way to raise awareness about active transportation options available to commuters., Jared Bowling, jbowling@utah.gov, udot.utah.gov
May 12-18, 2025 — Flagstaff Bike to Work Week, Bike Month, Flagstaff, AZ, Bike to work, record your commute, win prizes!, Anthony Quintile, 928-526-7704, info@flagstaffbiking.org, Kyle Hornbeck, kyle.hornbeck@gmail.com, flagstaffbiking.org
May 12-18, 2025 — National Bike to Work Week, Utah Bike Month, Everywhere, UT, A week to climb out of the motor vehicle and onto your bike on your way to work., Cycling West , noemail@cyclingutah.com, bikeleague.org
May 15, 2025 — Bike to Wherever Day, Bike Month, San Francisco, CA, Join people across San Francisco and the Bay Area in riding your bike to get to wherever you need to go – or just for fun!, SF Bike Coalition , 415-431-2453, info@sfbike.org, sfbike.org/bike-to-wherever-day/, bayareabiketowork.com
May 15, 2025 — Bike to Work Day, Bike Month, East Bay, CA, It’s the Bay Area’s biggest day for bicycling, and this year Bike East Bay is bringing you safe, socially distanced fun. Pledge to ride to get all the details, find your nearest energizer station, and get ready for the big day!, Bike East Bay , 5108457433, events@bikeeastbay.org, Caitlin Gleason, 707.480.6897, caitlin@bikeeastbay.org, bikeeastbay.org/btwd
May 15, 2025 — Bike to Work Day, Bike Month, Marin County, CA, Tom Boss, 415-456 3469, info@marinbike.org, marinbike.org, bayareabiketowork.com
May 16, 2025 — National Bike to Work Day, Utah Bike Month, Everywhere, UT, A day to climb out of the motor vehicle and onto your bike on your way to work., Cycling West , noemail@cyclingutah.com, bikeleague.org
May 16, 2025 — Bozeman Bike to Work Day, Bike Month, Bozeman, MT, Ride Your Bike To Work Day and treat yourself to a free coffee at several locations, Alex Lussier, lussiera@hotmail.com, Megan Lawson, 406-570-7475, meganmclawson@gmail.com, Gallatin Valley Bicycle Club , gvbcbike@gmail.com, gallatinvalleybicycleclub.org/community-events/bike-to-work-week
May 21, 2025 — Ride of Silence, Bike Month, Prescott, AZ, Ride to honor dead and injured cyclists and to honor Amber Harrington who was killed by a drunk driver in 2015. Organized by Bike Prescott, Ride will begin at 5:30pm at the SE corner of the Prescott courthouse square., Patricia David, info@bikeprescott.org, Neil Hannum, 970-759-2126, aztecadventures01@gmail.com, rideofsilence.org, bikeprescott.org
May 21, 2025 — Ride of Silence, Utah Bike Month, Provo, UT, Join the Provo chapter of the Worldwide Ride of Silence to ride to honor people who were killed or injured while biking this last year and last several years. We will begin at Dixon Middle School and go for a short, slow, silent ride with brief stops at the ghost bike memorials for Doug Crow and Mark Robinson, and return to Dixon Middle School where we will have light refreshments. Meet at 6:30. Dixon Middle School, 750 W 200 N. Ride begins at 7 pm sharp., Lucy Ordaz Sanchez, 801-477-7048, lucyo@provo.edu, rideofsilence.org, bikewalkprovo.org/bike-month-2025
May 22, 2025 — Salt Lake City Mayor’s Bike to Work Day, Utah Bike Month, Salt Lake City, UT, A mellow ride with Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall under police escort. 7:30 am, Bend in the River (Jordan River Parkway Trail at Fremont Ave). Ride starts at 8am to the City and County Building. Coffee and breakfast refreshments!, Salt Lake City Transportation , 801-535-6630, bikeslc@slcgov.com, slcityevents.com
May 31, 2025 — Bike/Walk Tour of Salt Lake City, Utah Bike Month, Salt Lake City, UT, 10 am, Salt Lake City downtown public library, Benjamin Wood, Bjaminwood@gmail.com, facebook.com/events/978789967670256, sweetstreetsslc.org
