2026 Utah and Western States (ID, WY, MT, NV, CO, AZ, CA, NM) Mountain Bike Tours and Mountain Bike Festivals Event Calendar
July 11, 2026 — Watermelon Beat Down, New Mexico Endurance Series, Cedar Crest, NM, Unsupported epic mtb ride, nm-es.weebly.com
August 14-16, 2026 — Jurassic Classic Mountain Bike Festival, Lander, WY, Dedicated to “Sharing the Joy of Cycling.” Hosted by the Lander Cycling Club at the base of the Wind River Range, the festivities kick off with a free night ride with locals Thursday at JBR. Friday features a full day of skills clinics, group rides, raffles and vendors, followed by a celebration in City Park with food trucks, local beer, and free live music by ShadowGrass. Saturday boasts free shuttle drop offs at top of Brewers & Sunnyside, with local-led group rides, fun booths, skills clinics and concluding with “bike shenanigans” then head to town for an outdoor film screening at Pushroot Brewing. Sunday morning trail build then book a Bike Shuttle for another lap before you head home, Stacy Wells, [email protected]� �, Nicki Simon, [email protected], jurassicclassicfest.com, landercycling.org
August 29, 2026 — Santa Fe Big Friggin Loop, New Mexico Endurance Series, Santa Fe, NM, Classic trails, a handful of new trails, less roads (paved or otherwise), less hike-a-bike, and generally less tedium. It will also be FULLY SELF-SUPPORTED! Bring your favorite method of water treatment, as there will not be a water drop this year., nm-es.weebly.com/santa-fe-big-friggin-loop.html
September 20, 2026 — Banana Belt Mountain Bike Race, Salida, CO, This classic race leads racers south out of town up a 3,000ft climb to the Rainbow trail, across the front of Methodist Mountain and back down to town., Jon Terbush, 860-466-0910, [email protected], salidamountaintrails.org
September 25-27, 2026 — NOCO MTB Fest, Fort Collins, CO, Held at Lory State Park, demos, music, skills contest, poker ride, beer gardens, food trucks, group rides, take a kid mountain biking, benefits Overland Mountain Bike Association, Kenny Bearden, 970-430-5336, 970-493-1623, [email protected], nocomtbfest.com
September 26, 2026 — Chuska Challenge Mountain Tour, Tour de Rez Cup, Red Valley, AZ, The Navajo Nation’s premier mountain bike event of the year, taking place the final weekend of September in the Chuska Mountains. The Chuska Challenge Tour includes 35-mile and 20-mile noncompetitive options, offer riders some awesome riding in some of the most beautiful country in Dine’ Bikeyah. The competitive Mountain Bike Race includes avariety of routes and distances, and includes awards for top riders. �There will be a Skills Course set up for riders to play on throughout the weekend, and there will be a Youth Race on Saturday. On the Sunday of Chuska weekend, there will be a 55-mile and 35-mile Arizona Endurance Series event on the Cove Classic route, Tom Riggenbach, 928-429-0345, [email protected], navajoyes.org, runsignup.com/Race/AZ/RedValley/ChuskaChallengeMountainBikeRide
October 2-4, 2026 — Outerbike Moab, Moab, UT, An opportunity to ride next year’s bikes and gears on world class trails. Participants get bike demos,shuttles, lunch, beer, and admission to parties and films, 7000 N. Hwy 191 at Moab Brands Trailhead, Mark Sevenoff, 800-845-2453, 435-259-8732, [email protected], outerbike.com
October 10, 2026 — Zuni Mountains 100, New Mexico Endurance Series, McGaffey Lake, NM, Unsupported epic mtb ride, nm-es.weebly.com
October 10-12, 2026 — Afterbike MTB Weekend, Hurricane, UT, Bringing people together in the bike world in an intimate setting, to hang out, ride bikes and enjoy good food and each other’s company, DJ Morisette, 435-635-5455, [email protected], otesports.com
October 29-November 1, 2026 — Moab Ho-Down Mountain Bike Festival & Film Fest, Moab, UT, Mountain bike festival with dual stage enduro race, group shuttle rides, bike films, townie tour with poker run, dirt jump comp and costume party! The festival is a fundraiser for local trails and the bike park!, Moab MTB , [email protected], moabhodown.com, chilebikes.com
November 6-8, 2026 — Sedona Mountain Bike Festival, Sedona, AZ, Held in the heart of Sedona next to trails, bike park, and downtown. Main Expo/Festival area at the beautiful Posse Grounds Park; Bike Demos, Shuttled Rides, a Beer Garden, great Bands, and endless singletrack., Sedona MTB Festival , 928-282-1106, [email protected], sedonamtbfestival.com
November 7-8, 2026 — Women’s MTB Skills Clinic and Camp, California Dirt MTB Series, Grass Valley, CA, Held at TDS Ranch, Jet Lowe, [email protected], ybonc.org/events
