Events for Families + Kids

Date: Monday, May 1st to Wednesday, May 31st
Time: Anytime

Row River Trail

DIY Ride on the Row River Trail anytime during May! Visit local breweries, coffee shops, bike shops on the way!

Date: All Month
Time: Anytime
Location: Along the Ruth Bascom Riverbank Path System

Bike, walk, run, or skate along a 4.5-mile section of the paved path (9 miles round trip) along the beautiful Willamette River discovering our sun and its planets, even dwarf planet Pluto! Then, escape our solar system and visit our second-closest star, Proxima Centauri, and its exoplanet, Proxima b, located at Eugene Science Center.

Website: https://fb.me/e/33LPIg1vx

Date: All Month
Time: Anytime
Location: 13th Ave Protected Bikeway

Can YOU spy these things on your ride on the 13th Ave protected bikeway? Get out on your bike in May and see how many you can find.

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Date: All Month
Time: Anytime
Location: Eugene/Springfield

May is Bike Month. What better way to check out your community and see new areas, than with this great ride. Pack a lunch, grab some friends, and head out for a day of adventure. Take some pictures and tag us on your ride.

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Date: Wednesday May 3rd
Time: 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Location: Cottage Grove Library, 700 E Gibbs Ave, Cottage Grove, OR 97424

Use your LEGO skills to help build a more bikeable Cottage Grove! Bring your helmet to decorate with reflective stickers. Don't have a helmet? Get fitted for a new one, limited supply available.

Date: Thursday May 4th
Time: 7:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Location: DeFazio Bridge, southwest side

We're back!! Join us for the Breakfast at the Bridges (BBB) 2023 season.

Dress in your best Star Wars outfit for our kick-off event on May 4th!

Breakfast at the Bridges is designed for path users and commuters to grab a quick bite to eat and a cup of coffee, meet City staff, learn more about transportation in Eugene, and get a bicycle safety check all at the same time.

This signature summer event series celebrates the outdoors and encourages active transportation – especially walking and bicycling – to meet larger City goals, including healthy living, sustainability, and a vibrant business community. Breakfast at the Bridges features local advocacy organizations and businesses that actively work toward these City goals.

Check out the dates for each event, the location, and the theme. Each date will also have its own Facebook Event, so watch for those posts and share.

Enjoy:

FREE breakfast of bagels, cream cheese, and coffee provided by Palace Coffee and Bakery, Bagel Sphere, & Nancy's Yogurt

FREE bike safety checks

FREE Bike maps, bike bells, and resources from the City of Eugene

Date: Thursday, May 4th
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Location: Guy Lee Park

Join the Springfield SmartTrips team for our kick-off event in the Gateway Neighborhood! We'll have SmartTrips kits full of swag, bike helmets and lights, and walking lights and reflectives. Minor bike repairs with Shift Community Cycles and snacks. All FREE!

Date: Thursday, May 4th
Time: 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Location: Kincaid Park E 39th Avenue and Kincaid Street

Asking women bicycle riders to help guide a GRiT ride from Kincaid Park to Prince Puckler's Ice Cream and back. The route will include Kincaid and Alder streets. See a description of the event below my signature. It's also posted at https://www.facebook.com/EugeneComposite/ Here's a breakdown of the ride:

- Meet at Kincaid Park for decorating helmets and bikes

- Learn about GRiT and Eugene Composite

- Ride to Prince Puckler's Ice Cream for cold treats

- Return by bicycle to Kincaid Park

- Equipment-wise, any bicycle will do as long as it's in good working order

- Bring front and rear flashing bicycle lights

- Contact Dennis Sibilia-Young to sign up and get instructions

Dennis Sibilia-Young, Team Director

Eugene Composite

Oregon Interscholastic Cycling League / NICA

(541) 520-9370

Come one! Come all! To the Eugene Composite GRiT ice cream ride!! 🍦🚲🚲🍦

Eugene Composite GRiT Ice-cream Ride

May 4, 2023

4:00pm-7:00pm

Start and finish: Kincaid Park in Eugene at E 39th Avenue and Kincaid Street

Destination: Prince Puckler's Ice Cream, 1605 E 19th Ave, Eugene, OR 97403

Description: Meet at Kincaid Park for helmet and bike decorating. Learn about GRiT. We'll ride to Prince Puckler's Ice Cream for frozen treats provided by Eugene Composite. We'll return by bicycle to Kincaid Park.

Bring: Your bicycle in perfect working condition, a red-flashing bike light (mounted to the rear of your bike), bicycle helmet, closed-toe shoes, backpack, lightweight jacket.

GRiT stands for Girls Riding Together. Join us for our GRiT Ice-cream Ride! This is a no-stress, beginner ride designed for middle and high school girls - and all are welcome! Female and female-identifying student-athletes and adults get first dibs, but the boys and men who support them are welcome to come support.

Date: Sunday, May 7th
Time: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Location: REI - 306 Lawrence St., Eugene

Want to travel more sustainably? Go on adventures by bicycle? Cycle with your kids? Join Paula and Lorenz Eber for inspiration and advice as they talk about their adventures cycling around the world with their eleven and thirteen year old daughters through 24 countries and across four continents. The Ebers will offer practical advice as well as gear tips on how to travel sustainably by bicycle—whether on a local weekend tour with family in tow, solo across the US, or around the world. Paula and Lorenz Eber are the authors of "Breathtaking: How one family cycled around the world for clean air and asthma" published by Falcon Guides June 2022.

Date: Tuesday, May 9th to Wednesday, May 31st
Time: 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Central Eugene

Pedicab tours of river paths, murals, breweries, or wherever! Some folks hire a pedicab to be able to include their non-bicycling loved ones in group rides.

Two to three people can ride in each cab. Or sometimes four people, if small kids are in the group. Normally tours are $60/hour, but it's $48/hour in May if you mention May Is Bike Month. Please call to arrange. A few days' notice is best, but we can sometimes be available more short-term.

emeraldcitypedicab.com

Date: Wednesday, May 10th
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Location: On Zoom
Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MH73qv4iTueoFgUhnAfo9w#/registration

If you're a new bike commuter or feel a bit rusty on your biking skills, this FREE webinar is for you! Join Get There Oregon and The Street Trust on Wednesday, May 10 at 12pm to learn everything you need to know about biking laws, route planning, gear, and basic maintenance before hitting the road.

Date: Thursday, May 11th
Time: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Location: Amazon Path near tennis courts on 24th

Join us after-school to get your bike tuned up, grab some snacks and May is Bike Month prizes.

Date: Friday, May 12th
Time: 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Location: Academy of Arts & Academics

Does your bike need a safety check before you start riding? Head to Downtown Springfield for the Second Friday Art Walk Fix-It Fair! Shift Community Cycles will be onsite providing FREE bike safety checks and minor repairs.

Date: Saturday, May 13th
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Maggie Osgood Library, 70 N Pioneer St, Lowell, OR 97452

Bring your bicycle and helmet to ride through the pop-up traffic garden in the parking lot of the Maggie Osgood Library! Traffic gardens are mini streetscapes that provide a safe space to practice your cycling and transportation awareness skills. Outfit your helmet with reflective stickers and explore other bicycle resources. Need a helmet? We will be fitting new helmets for youth.

Date: Tuesday, May 16th
Time: 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Springfield Library

Head over to the Springfield Library to get to know your bike! Learn the basics of bike repair – including how to oil a chain, how to reset a loose chain, how to choose a seat height, how to air your tires, and more! Free biking swag too – lights, reflectives, and more. Open to teens (ages 12-18) from 4:30-5:30 and families/adults from 5:30-6:30 pm.

https://wheremindsgrow.org/events

Date: Wednesday, May 17th
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:15 PM

Location: 811 W 6th ave *New Shift Community Cycles

In tradition with The Ride Of Silence our group ride will visit three locations where cyclists lost their lives in traffic accidents. By bringing the bicycle community together and riding in solidarity we honor those who have passed. The ride will end back at Shift Community Cycles and the Beer Garden. Together we will raise our glasses and celebrate those that were lost.

Date: Thursday, May 18th
Time: 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Location: Riverbank Path (Near D. Street Entrance)

You're invited to the City of Springfield's annual Wheels by the Willamette! The event features FREE bike safety checks and minor repairs with Shift Community Cycles, maps, resources, prizes, and snacks. Learn about City projects and chat with City staff and current Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) members.

Date: Friday May 19th
Time: 7:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Location: Blue Heron Bridge

We're back!! Join us for the Breakfast at the Bridges (BBB) 2023 season.

Join us as we promote Safe Routes to School and Ride Your Bike to Work Day.

Breakfast at the Bridges is designed for path users and commuters to grab a quick bite to eat and a cup of coffee, meet City staff, learn more about transportation in Eugene, and get a bicycle safety check all at the same time.

This signature summer event series celebrates the outdoors and encourages active transportation – especially walking and bicycling – to meet larger City goals, including healthy living, sustainability, and a vibrant business community. Breakfast at the Bridges features local advocacy organizations and businesses that actively work toward these City goals.

Like and share the events and invite your friends! See you out on the paths.

Enjoy:

FREE breakfast of bagels, cream cheese, and coffee provided by Palace Coffee and Bakery, Bagel Sphere, & Nancy's Yogurt

FREE bike safety checks

FREE Bike maps, bike bells, and resources from the City of Eugene

Date: Saturday May 20th to Wednesday May 31st
Time: Varies by Business
Location: Downtown Eugene

Experience what Eugene’s bubble tea scene has to offer with this self-guided tour that ends with a raffle of three-month free of PeaceHealth rides. Shops that are participating include Tea Chai Te, The Rabbit Hole (5th St Alley location), and Day & Night Tea House. Arrive by bike and get your passport stamped to receive discounts on the bubble tea of your choice!

Date: Sunday, May 21st
Time: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Location: Meet at Guy Park

Bike to baseball?!? Join the Springfield SmartTrips team for a group bike ride to the Emeralds Baseball Game at PK Park. Meet at noon at Guy Lee Park to bike over together. Bring your bike helmet, bike lock, and clear or small bags only. FREE entry and concession voucher.