Biketober

The tradition & historical record

Biketober is a month-long festival that celebrates riding a bike. Biketober takes place in several cities across a number of countries, including Australia and New Zealand. ¹

Biketober is locally organised and looks different in different locations. In Aotearoa New Zealand, Biketober is a collection of community-organised activities such as group rides. There is a strong focus on inclusivity and encouraging a wide variety of people to get involved. Event types include: ¹

Food tour rides / progressive dinner by bike Cargo bike parade Pump Track Party Halloween Ride Sunrise coffee ride Big Fancy Bike Ride / Frocks on Bikes Murder Mystery Ride Zombie Ride Treasure Hunt On Wheels Books on bikes – a tour of libraries and bookshops Bike-in movies / Pedal-powered cinema Garden tour by bike Bike skills workshops Bike-wash Bike to school day / Bike Train In Australia and the US, Biketober has included a challenge where people can win prizes for biking. Some Biketober festivals have cycling activism elements too. ¹

Atlanta Midtown Alliance Biketober Biketober Melbourne Biketober Auckland Southern Lakes Festival of Cycling Biketober Christchurch ¹

The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Biketober”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. ¹