Events
**This event has been cancelled.**
BikeArlington in partnership with the Arlington County Library is hosting a monthly Bike Book Club. It’s the perfect event for you if you 1. Love to read 2. Enjoy bicycling, 3. Want to ride your bike with friendly people at a leisurely pace and/or 4. Want to read more books.
This month’s book is The Other Americans by Laila Lalami. We will be riding to Aurora Hills Library to discuss this book.
It’s Season 2 of the Bike Book Club. We had a lot of fun and read + discussed some great books last year. This year thanks to feedback from many of you, I am adding in some fiction books as well. It’s a chance for you to meet some new people, go on a bike ride, and discuss a book you may not have read before. Why not join us?
We will meet at locations close to a Capital Bikeshare station in case you don’t have a bike then ride to one of the county’s libraries to discuss that month’s book.
BikeArlington in partnership with the Arlington County Library is hosting a monthly Bike Book Club. It’s the perfect event for you if you 1. Love to read 2. Enjoy bicycling, 3. Want to ride your bike with friendly people at a leisurely pace and/or 4. Want to read more books.
This month’s book is Unashamed by Leah Vernon. This month’s book club will be on SUNDAY and will be ONLINE. Please register via Eventbrite and we will send you the Zoom link via email to join.
Take a test ride at the Arlington County Fair! BikeArlington will have a variety of innovative personal vehicles for you to try, including e-bikes, cargo bikes, e-scooters, Capital Bikeshare, and more. Our staff will be onsite to provide a comfortable, guided experience for your test ride, and to answer any questions you have.
Plus, we have a special traffic garden area just for kids (strider bikes provided) with lots to explore. Head to the tennis courts to take these bikes for a spin.
If you bike to the Fair, we’ve got you covered with FREE bike valet parking, on the tennis courts.
Take a test ride at the Arlington County Fair! BikeArlington will have a variety of innovative personal vehicles for you to try, including e-bikes, cargo bikes, e-scooters, Capital Bikeshare, and more. Our staff will be onsite to provide a comfortable, guided experience for your test ride, and to answer any questions you have.
Plus, we have a special traffic garden area just for kids (strider bikes provided) with lots to explore. Head to the tennis courts to take these bikes for a spin.
If you bike to the Fair, we’ve got you covered with FREE bike valet parking, on the tennis courts.
Take a test ride at the Arlington County Fair! BikeArlington will have a variety of innovative personal vehicles for you to try, including e-bikes, cargo bikes, e-scooters, Capital Bikeshare, and more. Our staff will be onsite to provide a comfortable, guided experience for your test ride, and to answer any questions you have.
Plus, we have a special traffic garden area just for kids (strider bikes provided) with lots to explore. Head to the tennis courts to take these bikes for a spin.
If you bike to the Fair, we’ve got you covered with FREE bike valet parking, on the tennis courts.
Grab your layers and get your bike ready because we’re bringing the heat this winter! Join us Sunday, February 13 for a thrilling two-hour showdown of contests and activities to celebrate winter biking and commuting in Arlington. You don’t have to be an expert, just bring your bike, expect to have fun, and to receive some rewarding giveaways just for participating.
Participate in as many contests as you can to compete for giveaways and a special BikeArlington Winter Bike Games medal.
There will be refreshments to help you stay warm.
This event is for everyone: the beginner biker, kids, and the year-round commuter.
Come see what the winter biking fun is all about!
Location:
Long Bridge Park (main parking lot between the three fields)
Transportation:
From the Four Mile Run Trail (bike)
From Clarendon (bike)
From the Crystal City Metro Station
Take Capital Bikeshare: There is a station located at Long Bridge Dr & 6th St, and another station at the Long Bridge Aquatic Center.
Event Schedule
10:00-10:15: “Opening Ceremonies” Check-in and Kickoff
10:15-10:35: Get Ready Race
10:35-10:45: Green Carpet: Best Lit
10:50-11:10: Slow Bike Race
11:10-11:25: Green Carpet: Best Dressed
11:25-11:50: Relay Race
11:50-12:00: “Closing Ceremonies”
Contest Descriptions
Get Ready Race: You’re late to work and need to quickly dress, get out the door and hop onto your bike…but we’ve added a twist. You’ll have to put on the clothes on TOP of your outfit 😊. See who can throw on baggy clothing the fastest and then ride their bike back to the finish line first.
Best Lit: In the winter, it’s hard not to find yourself riding at night, so it’s important that our bikes stay well lit. We want to see who has the most fun, creative, eye-catching light display on their bike in Arlington. Bike the red carpet and compete for a medal.
Slow Bike Race: Anyone can bike quickly, but the real skill is who can go the slowest. Be the last one to the finish line and you win–you just have to keep moving the whole race.
Best Dressed: Show off your layers, or lack thereof! Bike the green carpet and strike a pose in your favorite outfit for winter biking.
Relay Race: We’ll form teams on the day of the event for a silly relay that is sure to end it laughs, smiles, and minor bragging rights for one winning team.
This event is rain or shine.
Before Bike to Work Day, on Thursday, May 12, meet the BikeArlington team at Ballston Quarter.
Get a free bike check, customized bike route, and more to make sure that you’re ready to bike to one of our pitstops on Bike to Work Day (Friday, May 20).
Stop by Ballston Quater with your bike and a Trek Bike Ballston mechanic will be there to make sure it is good to go!
Join BikeArlington in partnership with Trek Arlington, Girls In Gear, Phoenix Bikes and Kidical Mass Arlington at the Back to School Bike Fair!
Get your student ready to bike to school this fall with free bike checks, bike classes, a group ride, giveaways, and more.
This fun event will be for students of all grades and ages.
Free bike checks will be provided by Phoenix Bikes and Trek Bikes to make sure your students’ bike is ready to go. We will also have custom route guidance, maps, and classes to help you and your student feel ready to rock the ride to school this fall.
Event Schedule
10:15-11:45 a.m. – Girls In Gear Free Learn to Ride Class
12:00-1:00 p.m. – Kidical Mass Group Ride
1:00-2:00 p.m. – Phoenix Bikes Fix a Flat Clinic
Stop by for a bike check or join us all day long for fun events & activites!