Kalamazoo Area Bike Week celebrates the many benefits and joys of bicycling in our greater community. It starts on the Saturday before Mothers Day and runs through the following Saturday. In 2025, Bike Week is May 10-17. Plus, May is National Bike Month, and includes Bike to Work Week and Bike to Work Day! Organizing Bike Week ramps up in January.

Bike Week underscoreS the role bicycling plays in building economically strong AND Physically & MENTALLY HEALTHY communities. Its value IS greater than any one event. OUR message for bicyclists and motorists alike is to ENJOY Life by practicing the golden rule WHILE following the rules of the road. We’RE in this together.

People are bicycling for fun, for basic transportation and to stay fit & healthy in greater numbers than ever. KBW includes many group events — others can be enjoyed with friends, solo or virtually. Many events show what our diverse and vibrant bicycling community offers throughout the year.

We start posting the current year’s events to the calendar in April. Scroll through the calendar (below) or further down this page to check them out. By late April and early May, new Events and Announcements are updated almost daily — so stay tuned. Interested in featuring an event? Check out the Organizer Info page for more information.

Best wishes for safe and happy bicycling during Bike Week and throughout the year!

This site is for general informational and educational purposes. Descriptions may not include important details or last minute changes, so please contact the organizers directly. Health advisories are on our Announcements page.

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Enroll in a Smart Cycling Class

Want to become a more confident cyclist, and perhaps even become a League Certified Instructor so you can share your skills with others? Smart Cycling (also called Traffic Skills 101) outlines the basic rules of the road, components of a bicycle, and all of the information you need to ride a bike safely and confidently.

Paraphrased from the League of Michigan Bicyclists: The Traffic Skills 101 course provides an overview of how to ride safely and legally in traffic. It aims to give cyclists the confidence to ride more often and to more destinations. Specifically, the course topics include: bicycle laws, rules of the road, lane positioning, and crash prevention. This course will include an online component prior to the five-hour hands-on course focused on handling skills, emergency maneuvers, and on-the-road training. The online component must be completed prior to the on-the-road training.

This course is also the fundamental pre-requisite course on the way to becoming a League of American Bicyclists League Cycling Instructor (LCI).

Websites: https://www.lmb.org/ride-calendar/traffic-skills-101/
https://www.bikeleague.org/ridesmart and http://bikeed.org/

Cost/Fees: Consult websites; we are hoping to bring this course to greater Kalamazoo as soon as possible!

Earlier Event: May 14
Bike Safety in Greater Kalamazoo: How Data Reveals the Real Issues - Virtual Presentation
Later Event: May 14
Join a Bike Club or Group

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