Bike Fest

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12th Annual Fall Bike Fest

September 27, 2025

9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Cupertino Civic Center Plaza

 

Strap on a helmet and bike to Civic Center Plaza to start the fall with some bike-themed fun! The event will feature on-bike and off-bike games, arts and crafts, food and beverages for sale, and much more! Please note that a signed waiver is required to participate in any on-bike activities. We highly suggest that you download and sign your participant waiver(PDF, 936KB)  ahead of time to speed up the registration process.

SCHEDULE: 

  • 9:00 a.m.         Bike Fest begins, all activity booths open
  • 9:15 a.m.         Bike Games begin on Torre Ave
  • 10:30 a.m.       Bike Story Time in the Library
  • 10:45 a.m.       Tour-de-Cupertino bike ride departs (10 miles)
  • 11:15 a.m.       Scavenger Hunt bike ride departs (2.5 miles)
  • 12:30 p.m.       Mayor’s Address & Scavenger Hunt raffle
  • 1:00 p.m.         Bike Fest closes

 

Activities, Booths and Vendors

  • Bike Safety:

    • Helmet ChecksWalk Bike Cupertino will be conducting helmet checks to ensure they are properly worn.
    • Bike Safety Checks: Community Cycles of California will perform an ABC quick check on your bike, ensuring your tires, brakes, and chain are in working order.
    • Bike Rodeo: Practice traffic safety and bike handling skills in Safe Moves' mini city and obstacle course.
    • Plan your route:  Get Suggested Routes to School Maps and Safe Drop Off Tips to your Cupertino school at the Safe Routes to School booth
  • Bike Rides

     Put your tuned up equipment and skills to use by joining a chaperoned bike ride:
    • Little Loop
      • 200 yard cycle track for tricycles, scoot bikes, and bikes with training wheels
      • Located behind the arch on Town Center Lane
      • Open for the entire festival
    • Scavenger Hunt Ride
      • 2.5 mile ride to Wilson Park and back with a scavenger hunt at the park.
      • An adult is required to accompany and stay with children on the bike rides. Ride chaperones cannot supervise unattended children.
      • Tricycles or bikes with training wheels will not be permitted on the bike rides. They CAN go through Safe Moves City bike rodeo and the Little Loop.
    • Tour de Cupertino and 70th Anniversary Blackjack
      • 10 mile ride through some of Cupertino’s many green spaces.
      • For all ages as long as you can comfortably ride 10 miles in an hour.
      • Collect all 3 blackjack cards for a chance to win a Cupertino 70th Birthday keepsake.

 

 

  • Arts and Crafts:  

    • Make colorful spin art by pedaling a bike with Rock the Bike
    • Get your face painted
    • Decorate your bike and helmet with Tino Eco
    • Create eco-jewelry for you and your bike with Eco Valley

 

  • Drinks and Snacks:

    • Make a smoothie on a pedal-powered blender bike
    • Coffee Society will be selling coffee, boba, waffles, lunch, snacks, and more
    • Fuel your ride with Hummingbird Fuels energy drink (on the Tour de Cupertino bike ride)

 

 

Volunteers

Bike Fest could not happen without all our wonderful volunteers!  High school students help make this event awesome and it’s a fun way to earn volunteer hours. Roles include set-up, break-down, photographer, data entry, registration table, and managing activities such as face painting, upcycled “bike parts” jewelry, blender bike smoothies, bike decorating, and more. Students can choose the role that suits them best at the link below. Sign-ups are due by Sunday, September 21.

 

https://events.humanitix.com/cupertino-bike-fest

 

Volunteer shifts and number of students needed below:

  • 6am to 10am (14 Set-up volunteers)
  • 8 am to 1:30pm (83 Activity volunteers)
  • 12:30pm to 4:30pm (18 Break-down volunteers)

 

There are some tasks that need adults, so we're also looking for a few good volunteers over the age of 18:

https://events.humanitix.com/cupertino-bike-fest-adult-volunteering

 

Email saferoutes@cupertino.gov

Participant Registration

Bike Fest is free to the public and does not require tickets or registration. However, a signed waiver is required to participate in any on-bike activities. We highly suggest that you download and sign your participation waiver(PDF, 936KB) ahead of time to speed up the registration process (bring it along with you on the 27th). You can also sign up for our Safe Routes to School E-Notifications in the box at the right so we can send you Bike Fest reminders!

 

 

Questions or comments?  Email us at saferoutes@cupertino.gov!

 

Cupertino's Fall Bike Fest is paid for, in part, by 2016 Measure B funding