DC Family Bike Fest 2025

Save the date! Our big annual community festival is around the corner. All kids on bikes, families on bikes and bike-curious folks are welcome!

Featuring neighborhood bike rides, Kids Bike Parade, free tuneups, library storytime, BIG raffle prizes, learn to ride class, demos, test rides, food trucks and lots more. Come to connect with other families, meet local shops and orgs, check out lots of different bikes and setups and have fun together!

And as always – free sno cones

Volunteer Opportunities!

DC Family Bike Fest thrives thanks to our wonderful community of family bike advocates and volunteers! Here’s how you can contribute, help make the day a success – and earn free giveaway entries too. 

Sign up to Volunteer:

Ways to help out:

Help Spread The Word

Share information about DC Family Bike Fest with your friends, neighbors and school community! Can be completed in person or online – we’ll provide materials for you to post and share. Earn free giveaway entries for volunteering!

Volunteer At The Fest

Two-hour shifts helping with your choice of Gear Swap Table, Learn To Ride clinic, safety check station, giveaway prize booth, setup/cleanup, social media and more. Earn free giveaway entries for volunteering! Teen volunteers are also welcome and can earn community service hours.

Volunteer Ride Marshal 

Help lead WABA’s group ride from Lincoln Park to DC Family Bike Fest at Alethia Tanner Park! Ride meets at Lincoln Park at 9:45 with wheels up at 10am.

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Prizes

Giveaway entries raise money for WABA and Safe Streets DC! (Enter here – click RSVP first)

You can also earn FREE giveaway entries by helping to spread the word or volunteering at the event.

Biggest Prizes

• Woom Explore – Premium Kids Bike (any size)
• Tern BB Link – Folding Bike
• Birthday Party (for up to 12) – Brooklyn Robot Foundry Washington DC
• Two Hour Tour (for up to 4) – DC Cycling Concierge

Bike Stuff

• Schleptastic – Tow Monster (customized for your bike)
• Ozmo – 2x Sidekick Kids Ebike Helmets
• Dashcam.bike – Phone Mount & 6 Month Subscription
• Tern – WeatherTop Cooler & Gift Set – The Daily Rider
• Nap My Ride – Deluxe 4 Braid Cushion with hand-drawn Dutch theme
• Lumos – 2x Nyxel Smart Helmet
• Lark’s – Kids Bike Blanket
• Bar Mitts – Adult Bar Mitts
• Loud Bicycle – Car Horn For Bikes
• HandleStash – Coffee Mount & Burrito Bag & Bell
• Bunch Bikes – Custom Gift Basket
• Life After Cars – signed copy of new book from War On Cars

Bike Services

• Upshift Workshop – Free Tuneup
• Velocity Bike Coop – Free Tuneup & T Shirt
• RideDoc – Free Mobile Flat Fix
• Conte’s Bike Shop – Free Tuneup
• BicycleSPACE Ivy City – Free Tuneup
• Gearin’ Up Bicycles – $50 Gift Card
• Better World Club – 1 year membership with roadside assistance

Bike Adventures

• DC Cycling Concierge – Two Hour Tour (for up to 4)
• King Electric Bikes – Family Ebike Date (DC)
• Pedego – Family Ebike Date (Alexandria)

Community Adventures

• Old City Market & Oven – Family Dinner
• Big Blue Swim School – 1 month of lessons (for up to 3 kids)
• Brooklyn Robot Foundry Washington DC – Birthday Party (for up to 12)
• Annie’s Ace Hardware – $50 Gift Card & 2 T Shirts

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What to Expect

All Day Amenities

• Test ride lots of different bikes, setups, and cool gear
• Meet local bike orgs, bike shops and bike families
• Playground, food trucks & portapotties
• Art & Activism, Gear Swap, helmet checks & free helmets (while supplies last)
• FREE Safety Check & Quick Tune provided by Conte’s, RideDoc, Bike House, and King Electric Bikes! 
• Free Sno Cones sponsored by Bunch Bikes!

Activations 

• 9:30-10:00 Neighborhood Ride Meetups
• 10:00 Flat Fix Workshop with UpShift Workshop
• 10:15 DC Public Library Storytime
• 12:00 Kids Bike Parade!!!!! sponsored by VEO
• 12:30 DC Public Library Storytime
• 1:00 Learn To Ride Workshop with Girls In Gear
• 1:45 Last Call – Raffle Tix
• 2:00 Official end time!

Who’s Coming, Part 1: Bike Shops

• Conte’s Bike Shop 
• BicycleSPACE Ivy City 
• The Daily Rider 
• Pedego Alexandria 
• King Electric Bikes 
• Mateo Mobile Repair 
• RideDoc
• Upshift Workshop

Who’s Coming, Part 2: Bike Orgs 

• WABA 
• Safe Streets DC 
• Girls In Gear 
• Ward 5 Family Bike
• Velocity Bicycle Coop
• Art & Activism 
• Bike House
• Friends of the Metropolitan Branch Trail 
• Vision Zero & United We Go 
• Go DC Go
• Bicycle Copilots

Who’s Coming, Part 3: Community Orgs 

• Greater Greater Washington 
• Brooklyn Robot Foundry DC 
• Big Blue Swim School 
• Benjamin Zouma Art 
• Free DC 

Who’s Coming, Part 4: Bike Brands & Bike Stuff

• Schleptastic Tow Monster
• Dashcam.bike 
• DC Cycling Concierge
• Ozmo Ebike Helmets For Kids
• Nap My Ride 
• Woom Bikes 
• Bunch Bikes 
• Tern Bicycles 
• Madsen Bikes 
• Bullitt Bikes
• Aventon Bikes 
• Xtracycle Bikes 
• Radpower Bikes
• Cannondale Bikes
• Catrikes Recumbent Trike

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Getting There & Neighborhood Rides

You don’t need a bike to enjoy DC Family Bike Fest!

Alethia Tanner Park is accessible via Metro, on foot, or by car. There will be lots of bikes to test ride and activities that are fun for everyone! 

That said, if you’d like to bike to the fest – it’s more fun to bike together. 

Check out some neighborhood ride meetup points below! 

Ward 5 Family Biking

Meet at Reservoir Park at 10:00

Capitol Hill & WABA

Meet at Lincoln Park at 9:45

Free borrow bikes from VEO!

Hyattsville Family Biking

Meet at Driskell Park at 10:00 

Takoma Park & Ft Totten

Meet at Streetery at 9:45am

Meet at DC Bilingual at 10:00am

Meet at Ft. Totten at 10:15am

Arlington Slow Riders

Meet at Our Savior Lutheran at 8:45

Penrose Playground 9:05, or Memorial Bridge 9:35