Check out the Bike Month 2025 activities! 

Join the Humboldt Bike Challenge!

  • Your challenge is simple: RIDE 5! Ride 5 miles and you become eligible for Bike Month prizes, nationally and locally.  And, hey, did you know? Riding on stationary bikes count, too! Brought to you by Love to Ride and locally the Humboldt County Association of Governments.

    It’s totally free (and optional) to download the app. You can also take part in the Bike Month Challenge through the web –  simply create a free account on the Love to Ride website. You can sync with Strava or another fitness app to track your miles, or manually log your rides. There are prizes up for grabs for anyone that logs a ride, and even more can be won if someone encourages others to join! This May, let’s #Ride5

  • The Love To Ride app has a new “Rate My Route” feature, where users can show how comfortable they felt on different streets and paths. However, in Humboldt we think it’s even better to use Street Story to inform local agencies on how and where to improve bicycling (and walking infrastructure).                                                                                     

Download Bike Month Humboldt-2025 May calendar
May calendar of events for Bike Month

2025 Events and Happenings 

  • May 1 • Humboldt Bike Challenge starts! Your challenge is simple: Ride 5 miles in May. Register yourself/your team at bikemonthhumboldt.org (Use the Love To Ride app, or enter your miles manually.) Bike-Friendly-Business perks start today!
  • May 6 (Tue), 7:30-9:30am • Cal Poly H. Bike-to-Work/School-Day Energizer Station with food, coffee, juice, bike repair, & more for those who bike to campus on May 6.  Outside of the SJEIC House (Balabanis House #55) on campus.
  • May 10 (Sat), 10am-noon • Arcata Kids’ Bike Rodeo – Join a family-oriented Arcata Kids’ Bike Rodeo for kids to test their riding skills & everyone to be entertained. Fuente Nueva Charter School, 1730 Janes Road (off Foster Rd), Arcata.
  • May 12-18 (Mon.-Sun.) • Nat’l Bike to Work/Wherever Week… More Bike-Friendly-Business deals this week! See BMH website.
  • May 24-26 (Sat.-Mon.) • Kinetic Sculpture Grand Championship starts Saturday on Arcata Plaza. Starts Sunday at Wharfinger Boat Ramp in Eureka. Finish line in Ferndale on Monday, opens at 1pm.
  • May 31 (Sat.), 11am-2pm • Bike Celebration Fair – Experience the World of Humboldt Bicycling at the Bike Celebration!  Bicycling and trail-related info, free helmet and fittings for kids ages 7-14, bike smoothies, pedal-powered music, food truck, free raffle & more! Jefferson Community Center, A & Clark Streets, Eureka   *Group ride from Arcata to the Bike Celebration; see details below.
 

2025 Group Ride Details

  • May 3 (Sat.), 9:45am • Newton B. Drury Parkway’s Car-free-Day Bike Ride – Carpool with bike racks available. Meet at Mtn. Mike’s Pizza parking lot, Mckinleyville, 9:45am.  Drive to Prairie Creek State Park, then ride the Parkway. Please follow instructions on Humboldt Bicyclists website, humcycle.clubexpress.com
  • May 4 (Sun.), 11am • Manila Mural Ride – Join a docent-led tour of recent murals that decorate the buildings of Manila Peninsula. Meet at Manila Community Park, Manila Ave. & Peninsula Dr., 11am.
  • May 11(Sun.), 9am • Mad River Grange Pancake Ride, Blue Lake – Ride from Arcata (via West End Rd.) to the Mad River Grange in Blue Lake, stay for Mother’s Day pancakes. Moderate/casual pace. Meet at Arcata Plaza, NE corner at 9am.
  • May 14 (Wed.), 5:30pm • Bike Safety Audit in Eureka (No Bike Required) – Walk around downtown Eureka with fellow advocates to observe bike safety conditions. Meet at 4th & C Streets at 5:30pm.
  • May 16 (Fri.) Noon to 1pm • Ride with Your Public Official Day – Join the City of Arcata’s bike ride, starting at the Arcata Plaza.
  • May 17 (Sat.), 11am • Eureka Mural Ride– Join mural artist and other mural enthusiasts on a mural ride through downtown Eureka. Optional follow-up gathering at Ramones Bakery and Cafe in Old Town.  Meet at Gazebo, F & 2nd Streets, at 11am.
  • May 18 (Sun.), 9:30am • Moose Lodge Swedish Pancake Ride – Ride from downtown Eureka to Moose Lodge on Campton Rd. for Swedish pancakes. Meet at the Old Town Gazebo, F & 2nd Street, Eureka at 9:30am.
  • May 31 (Sat.) 10am • Group ride from Arcata to the Bike Celebration. Meet at Arcata Plaza, SE corner at 10 am. Ride to Jefferson Community Center in Eureka.

BikeMonthHumboldt.org   For questions, contact HCAOG 707-444-8208 or oona.smith@hcaog.net