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 2024, Bike Week will run May 11-18. 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 events to the calendar in April. Scroll through the calendar (below) or further down this page to check out the events. 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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Teach Your Kids to Ride

Remember how you felt when you learned to ride a bike? How free it made you feel? Teaching kids how to ride (safely) is one of the most memorable things an adult can do.

Bike Week is a great time to do it!

This is a self-directed event! Check out these handy web sites for more information, including a video:

https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/how-to-teach-your-child-to-ride-a-bike-in-just-45-minutes-video-186586

https://www.bicycling.com/skills-tips/a20032688/never-make-these-7-mistakes-when-teaching-someone-to-ride/

The League of Michigan Bicyclists offers some great educational materials as well. Their booklet What Every Young Bicyclist Should Know, is at https://www.lmb.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/WEMBMK_YouthBook2019_Web.pdf

Bike Friendly Kalamazoo has an Education and Safety web page with handy resources for bicyclists of all ages at https://bikefriendlykalamazoo.org/education-safety/

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