May is Bike Month in Lane County
May is Bike Month in Lane County, so mark your calendars for a month of free, fun, all-ages and abilities bike events and rides. Nationally celebrated since 1956, Bike Month has been celebrated locally since 2014. This year marks the 12th year of Bike Month celebrations in Lane County!
This Bike Month, enjoy the wide variety of events from family-friendly, to casual, to sport and adventure rides. Meet community members and new friends at highlight events throughout the month including a Kick-Off Party at Oakshire Public House, Bike to Work Day Celebration, Filmed by Bike Film Festival, Better Ways Block Party, and a Bike Month Finale at Drop Bear Brewery. For a complete list of Bike Month events and activities, visit WeBikeLane.org.
The Bike Month passport continues in 2025, with local artist Erick Wonderly Varela creating new “birds on bikes” images for the passport, stickers, and prizes. To participate, simply pick-up a passport at the Kick-Off Party or your local bike shop. Gather passport stickers by attending Bike Month events or visiting local bike shops – turn the passport in at the end of the month for raffle entry and prizes! Can’t make it to events? You can still bike your way to prizes by logging your bike trips on GetThereOregon.org.
2025 Bike Month highlights include:
- Kick-Off Party: Thursday, May 1, 5 – 7 pm, Oakshire Public House
- Bike to Work Day Celebration: Wednesday, May 14, 11 am – 2 pm, Springfield City Hall
- Filmed by Bike Film Festival: Friday, May 16, 6 – 8 pm, UO Straub Hall
- Better Ways Block Party: Sunday, May 18, 1 – 5 pm, Eugene Farmer’s Market Pavilion
- Bike Month Finale: Friday, May 30, 5 – 7 pm, Drop Bear Brewery
Don’t own a bike? PeaceHealth Rides bike share is offering a FREE month of bike share. Visit WeBikeLane.org/peacehealth-rides-free-month to learn more and to claim your free month.
About May is Bike Month
Nationally celebrated by the League of American Bicyclists since 1956, and in Lane County since 2014, Bike Month showcases the many benefits of biking and invites more folks to give it a try. Community members are encouraged to get out and ride for fun and exercise as well as for essential errands and trips throughout May. Whether you bike to work or school; ride to save money or time; pump those pedals to preserve your health or the environment; or simply to explore your community, Bike Month is an opportunity to celebrate the unique power of the bicycle and the many reasons we ride. Besides rides and events hosted by dozens of local businesses and organizations this is also a month for the community to organize your own rides and events. You can post your event to the Community Bike Calendar and it will promote through the May is Bike Month outreach and social media! If you are an organization or group that wants to promote May is Bike Month, please download the Lane County Bike Month graphics here.
History of May is Bike Month in Lane County
The first years of May is Bike Month in Lane County were spearheaded by a collaboration between the UO Bike Program and Eugene-Springfield Safe Routes to School. In 2016, the City of Eugene became the lead organizer for May is Bike Month, in collaboration with partner organizations. In 2022, Lane Council of Governments took over the lead organizer role, supporting the City of Eugene, City of Springfield, other Lane County cities, local nonprofits, and clubs in their efforts to spread the joy of bicycling throughout Lane County. 2025 is the 12th year of celebrations in Lane County!
