Biketober is a month-long festival that celebrates riding a bike.

Colourful illustration of lots of kinds of people on a variety of bikes in front of the Auckland skyline
Promotional graphic for Auckland's Biketober festival

Biketober takes place in several cities across a number of countries, including Australia and New Zealand.

Activities

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Biketober is locally organised and looks different in different locations.

In Aotearoa New Zealand, Biketober is a collection of community-organised activities such as group rides.[1] There is a strong focus on inclusivity and encouraging a wide variety of people to get involved.[2]

In Australia[3] and the US,[4] Biketober has included a challenge where people can win prizes for biking.

Some Biketober festivals have cycling activism elements too.[5]

List of Biketober festivals

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  • Atlanta Midtown Alliance Biketober[4]
  • Biketober Melbourne[3]
  • Biketober Auckland[1]
  • Southern Lakes Festival of Cycling[6]
  • Biketober Christchurch[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Biketober 2024 | Bike Auckland". Biketober Auckland. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
  2. ^ a b "Get Involved – Biketober Christchurch". Retrieved 2024-09-13.
  3. ^ a b "Love to Ride". www.lovetoride.net. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
  4. ^ a b "Biketober // Atlanta Bike Challenge". www.midtownatl.com. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
  5. ^ "Get involved! Biketober - A Celebration of Cycling". Otago Trail Hub. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
  6. ^ "Biketober 2023". Wao. Retrieved 2024-09-13.