In collaboration with Arts Council Santa Cruz, Bike Santa Cruz County presents Light Up The Night community ride!

5:00 p.m. -- 6:00 p.m.  -- Let’s get illuminated! Free bike light distribution plus crafty activities to make it easy and fun to be visible and safe on your bike! Activities will include reflective sticker making, LED light crafts, and more fun stuff with the Arts Council team!
 

6:00 p.m. -- Let’s ride! Cyclists of all ages and skill levels are welcome. Bike flair and costumes encourages. *Prizes will be awarded for brightest bike, brightest rider, and most creative get-up.* Riders under the age of 18, will need to bring a signed waiver or have a parent/guardian present to sign a waiver before the ride.

Ride leaves promptly at 6:00 p.m. from the Arts Council at The Tannery

**RESCHEDULED DUE TO VENUE EMERGENCY**

Join us at Discretion Brewing on November 20 for LOVE MONDAY!
2703 41st Ave., Capitola

All day, $1 of each draft beer sold goes straight to Bike Santa Cruz County to help support our work. What better way to support BSCC than cheers-ing a refreshing craft beer with friends? More surprises and fun to come! Visit our website or the Facebook event (on the Bike Santa Cruz County Facebook page) for more info and to invite your crew.

Discretion is open 11:30am--9:00pm; we'll bring the party at 4:00pm.

Family-friendly, dog-friendly, outdoor seating, yummy food from The Kitchen! Nom nom.

Make sure you ride your bike over to Discretion for FREE BIKE PARKING and goodies and prizes! (And on your way, check out the new green lane treatment at the 41st Ave./Highway 1 interchange.)

Thank you, Discretion!!

Open Streets returns to West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz for the fifth year in a row! We are so excited to invite you to once again dance, stroll, roll, and hang out along three car-free miles of one of Santa Cruz's most scenic stretches on October 8, 2017.

Follow the Open Streets Santa Cruz County Facebook page for updates.

Sign up for the Open Streets Santa Cruz County e-newsletter for Open Streets-specific news and more ways to be involved in upcoming Open Streets events., including sponsoring and volunteering.

Expect to experience the unexpected. New Belgium is bringing the party with Wilderado and the Tour de Fat ensemble cast of performers. Ready your eyes and ears for a mix of musicians, circus performers, vaudeville acts, magicians, comedians, and mind-blowing provocateurs. Costumes are highly encouraged (and a mindset to party is mandatory). Proceeds from the Santa Cruz Tour de Fat benefit Bike Santa Cruz County, so be sure to grab your tix today.

Valet Bike Parking provided by Bike Santa Cruz County.

Learn more on the website.

Open Streets Watsonville will be held on May 21st, 2017 in downtown Watsonville on Union/Brennan Street between Peck and Freedom Boulevard.

If you are interested in sponsoring the event or volunteering please email julia@bikesantacruzcounty.org.

You can find much more information on the Open Streets website.

The route and total distance vary, but we typically do about 12 miles and around 1300 feet of climbing. Meet at 10 am at the park sign just north of the tunnel under Highway 1. The best way to get to the meeting spot is to park in the Wilder Ranch parking lot, walk your bike through the Ranch area, past the barn, chickens and garden, ride under the highway using the tunnel and you should see the park sign by the cattle gate. These rides are hosted every 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Saturday of the month at 10am.

The route and total distance vary, but we typically do about 12 miles and around 1300 feet of climbing. Meet at 10 am at the park sign just north of the tunnel under Highway 1. The best way to get to the meeting spot is to park in the Wilder Ranch parking lot, walk your bike through the Ranch area, past the barn, chickens and garden, ride under the highway using the tunnel and you should see the park sign by the cattle gate. These rides are hosted every 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Saturday of the month at 10am.

Green means go, so grab some friends, some green lights, and a costume. May is Bike Month, and we are celebrating how pedal power makes it easy to be green, be healthy, and save some green too!

We are also celebrating GREEN through inviting you to embody your favorite green characters, critters, or pop culture icons: green galactic guardians or gurus, cliché Ozian witches, hormonal turtle warriors, grumpy grouches, amphibious Muppet maestros, or ...?

PRIZES FOR BEST COSTUMES!

Note: Meets at the Ecology Action parking lot (877 Cedar St) not at Bike Church (703 Pacific)

6-7 pm - Fun activities and postcard writing hosted by Bike Santa Cruz County, Bookshop Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Indivisible and Ecology Action.

7-9pm - Community Bike Party, with mobile soundsytems and dance breaks at various epic locations around Santa Cruz.

Come one and all, and avoid being green with envy.

ABOUT SC BIKE PARTY:

Santa Cruz Bike Party is a mobile party for riders of all ages, experience levels, and types to meet, ride, and play together in the streets. Rides are 7-10 miles long with music and dance breaks along the way. Rides move at a relatively slow pace and no one is left behind. Each ride has a theme and riders are encouraged to wear costumes or decorate their bikes to fit the theme.

Where
SC Bike Party USUALLY starts and ends outside the Bike Church at 703 Pacific Ave downtown, EXCEPT FOR TONIGHT! The route is not the same every time, but each month organizers will post the route online ahead of time in case anyone misses the start and wants to catch up.

When
Once per month, all year long. We meet at 7pm every second Friday of the month. Rides usually leave about 7:15 and last about 2 hours.

How
The atmosphere of the SC Bike Party is fun, friendly, welcoming, and safe. Our goal is to celebrate cycling and build community, not to cause conflict with car drivers. Please help us maintain a positive and safe atmosphere by keeping in mind the following guidelines:

– Stay to the Right / Stop at Lights – This is not Critical Mass. Please stay to the right on 2-lane roads, or in the right lane on larger roads.
– Ride Straight – Please help avoid crashes by riding predictably, without any sudden turns or stops.
– Don’t Hate – Please roll past any conflict that might present itself during the ride.
– Pack your Trash – Bike partiers aspire to leave party stops in better condition than we found them.
– Don’t Get Smashed – Riding while inebriated poses a danger to yourself and others. Don’t ruin the fun for everyone else by overdoing it.

Bring
Lights – Rides are at night, so let’s make sure to be visible.
Locks – No bikes have been stolen from the SC Bike Party, but during breaks better to be safe than sorry.
Layers – As we all know Santa Cruz evenings can get damp and chilly.
Water, snacks – Our stops are not always near stores, so best to bring what you need.
Tube, patch kit, pump, tools – The ride is unsupported; please come prepared.

Including 12+ breakfast sites across Santa Cruz County where cyclists receive a free breakfast along with free bike maintenance, fun bike-gear giveaways and raffles, health and wellness coupons and tips, and so much more.

Check out the free breakfast sites here.

Email volunteer@bikesantacruzcounty.org to volunteer at one of the sites!

The route and total distance vary, but we typically do about 12 miles and around 1300 feet of climbing. Meet at 10 am at the park sign just north of the tunnel under Highway 1. The best way to get to the meeting spot is to park in the Wilder Ranch parking lot, walk your bike through the Ranch area, past the barn, chickens and garden, ride under the highway using the tunnel and you should see the park sign by the cattle gate. These rides are hosted every 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Saturday of the month at 10am.

The Second Annual Santa Cruz Mini Maker Faire is a family-friendly event that celebrates the inventiveness her in the Santa Cruz community. The Mini Maker Faire allows creators and tinkerers to showcase their work to the community, while the public comes to enjoy hands-on, interactive experiences, connect with like-minded people, and to be inspired. 

Valet Bike Parking provided by Bike Santa Cruz County. (Click here to volunteer!)

Learn more on the website.

New for 2017 we will be featuring an Artisan Zone at Earth Day Santa Cruz including a DIY Art Area led by Christopher Allen our featured Artist. Come learn how to upcycle materials into beautiful works of art that you can bring home and enjoy!

Valet Bike Parking provided by BSCC.

More information on the website.

The route and total distance vary, but we typically do about 12 miles and around 1300 feet of climbing. Meet at 10 am at the park sign just north of the tunnel under Highway 1. The best way to get to the meeting spot is to park in the Wilder Ranch parking lot, walk your bike through the Ranch area, past the barn, chickens and garden, ride under the highway using the tunnel and you should see the park sign by the cattle gate. These rides are hosted every 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Saturday of the month at 10am.