Event Schedule
DIY Family and Friends Bike Tours
Host: MacQueen’s Bike Shop & Island Tours
Date: All week long!
Location: Charlottetown area
Details: MacQueen's Bike Shop & Island Tours has over a dozen Charlottetown self-guided 'DIY' bicycle day tour routes to inspire you. The routes are downloadable, can be navigated with iOS or Android devices, include points of interest, and are publicly accessible FREE of charge. They all begin/end at MacQueen's, but cyclists can join the ride at any point along the circuit.
There's also a chance to win a $75 MacQueens voucher! Here's how: 1) stop in at MacQueens before your ride to pick up Bike Week postcard. 2) While you're out on tour, find a spot to stop and snap a photo of your tour group with a Bike Week postcard. 3) Post the pic on social media, tagging MacQueens. 4) The best photo from the week wins a $75 voucher to spend in store!
Click here to learn how to participate in this event!
Scavenger Hunt
Host: Bike Friendly Communities PEI
Date: All week long!
Location: Charlottetown area
Details: While riding during Bike Week look out for the Bike Friendly Communities’ stickers. Watch for location hints on our Facebook and Instagram accounts. Snap a selfie, tag BFC and use the hashtag #BFCBikeWeek on your socials for a chance to win some great prizes!
Walk & Roll Exhibit
Host: City of Charlottetown
Date: All week long!
Location: Victoria Park Active Transportation Lane
Details: Check out the Walk & Roll in Charlottetown Heritage Exhibit display along the multi-use pathway in Victoria Park and learn about the history and popularity of active transportation in the City of Charlottetown.
Bike Swap and Sale
Host: REACH Foundation in partnership with Bike Friendly Communities PEI
Date: Monday, June 17, 3-6
Location: REACH Foundation, West Royalty Industrial Park, 49 4th Street
Details: Have a bike? Need a bike? Want a bike? New-to-you bikes available for sale or trade, so pop by and get yourself a new ride.
Rescued-and-refurbished bikes are available for a low cost. Financial assistance is available by application to the REACH Foundation.
If you have an old bike lying around your shed, come trade it in - the bike shop trainees will spruce it up and help it find a new home!
GEAR UP: Gear Giveaway and Bike Ride
Host: Bike Friendly Communities PEI
Date: Tuesday, June 18, 4:30pm
Location: Beaconsfield Carriage House & Victoria Park
Details: Meet the Bike Friendly Communities team, score some free bike safety gear, and go on a friendly-paced guided group ride through Victoria Park.
Bike to School Day
Host: City of Charlottetown
Date: Tuesday, June 18
Details: Get active and help reduce emissions! Organize your class and ride your bikes to school together. The Bike To School organization in the US has created this helpful planning guide and event ideas, which you can use for inspiration.
For Charlottetown schools, whichever class has the greatest percentage ridership wins a PIZZA PARTY for the class, courtesty of the city. If your school is not yet participating, email [email protected] to register and receive your info pack.
For more information call (902) 629-6620 or visit Walk, Bike, & Roll to School.
Mayor’s Ride (and E-Bike Tour!)
Host: Rising Tide Electric Bicycles
Date: Wednesday, June 19, 5pm
Location: Starting and finishing at Rising Tide E-Bikes, 125 Queen St.
Details: Join Mayor Brown on a family-friendly bike ride - or a longer e-bike tour - and enjoy some free SNACKS and be in the draw for DOOR PRIZES.
Biking, rollerblading, scootering - all forms of active transportation are welcome to join the family ride, which will set off From Rising Tide Electric Bikes store downtown, at 125 Queen St. Travelling as a group, we will follow a 4.5km route for about 20 minutes, at an inclusive, recreational pace that suitable for kids and families.
When the family ride splits off to return to the starting point, the longer tour (for folks on e-bikes or for more athletic cyclists) will speed up and set off for an 18km loop using the Confederation Trail and the new Active Transportation path by the bypass highway.
The ride will be led by Frank MacEachern of Rising Tide Electric Bikes, and volunteer guides. Bring your own bike and helmet. Riders are responsible for their own safety, and kids under 14 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Limited numbers of e-bikes are available to rent, at half-price, for $20+tax.
Movie Night at City Cinema – BFC presents a screening of “Wadjda.”
Host: Bike Friendly Communities PEI
Date: Wednesday, June 19, 7pm
Location: City Cinema, 64 King St.
Details: Bike Friendly Communities presents the award-winning film “Wadjda”, the story of a spirited Saudi girl living in Riyadh who dreams of owning a green bicycle to race her friend. Join us at City Cinema for this groundbreaking movie, the first feature-length film made by a female Saudi director. (Rated PG) Tickets are $10, available from City Cinema.
Bike Bell Campaign Launch
Host: Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)
Date: Thursday, June 20, 4:30pm
Location: Delta Hotel, Riverview Rooms, 18 Queen St.
Details: Is your bike missing a bell? On PEI, it is a legal requirement that your bike have a bell in good working order.
Come pick up a free bell at this event, and hear from the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) about why they appreciate bike riders who use their bells when using shared paths like the Confederation Trail, where the CNIB has hosted a weekly, Wednesday-morning walking group for many years.
This event (with live music, speeches and hors d’oeuvres) launches the CNIB's "Don't Forget to Ring" Campaign, which encourages riders to fit their bikes with loud bells, and to use them when approaching pedestrians, while also giving as wide a berth as possible - similar to what bike riders ask when sharing the road with cars and trucks. The trail is a wonderful shared, multi-use active transportation pathway, and proper bell use is a great way to support people of all abilities to get out and enjoy health and fresh air.
Thirsty Thursday Mountain Bike Ride
Host: PEI Bike Guy, Isle Ride Cycling Club
Date: Monday, June 17, 3-6
Location: Acadian Forest Trails, East Royalty, 6pm
Details: Bikes and local brews! 'Thirsty Thursday' is a regular event (during the cycling season) for folks aged 19+. Drop in once or join the club for camaraderie, health and fitness, and discovering PEI's finest cycling trails and craft breweries.
This Thirsty Thursday will feature a tour of Charlottetown's Acadian Forest Trails, and finish for a casual gathering at Red Island Cider. All levels of cyclists are welcome. You must bring your own bike and helmet. Meet at Parkman Soccer Complex parking lot, Robertson Rd, Charlottetown (at the trailhead).
Thirsty Thursday is hosted by 'PEI Bike Guy' Geoff Murray, who leads the Isle Ride Cycling Club. Riders are encouraged to take out a Cycle PEI membership: it comes with bike insurance!
Click here to register for the event.
Night Ride
Host: Upstreet Craft Brewing and Bike Friendly Communities PEI
Date: Friday, June 21, 8pm
Location: Upstreet, 41 Allen St.
Details: Meet Bike Friendly Communities at Upstreet. Meet up at this bike friendly business before heading out for light up the night bike ride on the trail and quiet neighbourhood streets. We’ll end our ride back at Upstreet for a drink or two.
Glow sticks and bike decorations are encouraged; bike lights and reflectors are required for this 19+ event.
E-Bike Test Ride Day
Host: Rising Tide Electric Bicycles
Date: Saturday, June 22, 9am-5pm
Location: Rising Tide E-Bikes, 125 Queen St.
Details: Never ridden an e-bike? Here's your chance to discover what all the fuss is about!
Take a free e-bike test ride, at Rising Tide Electric Bicycles in downtown Charlottetown! Call (902) 367-3670 to reserve your spot! Drop-ins will be accepted as space allows.
E-bikes are a great option for folks looking to cycle-commute and get a little exercise on the way to work, but without the sweat! They're a breeze going uphill for everyone and are especially useful to extend access to the joy and benefits of cycling for older adults, and folks with limited mobility or strength.
*A valid photo ID and credit card (for a security deposit, refunded upon return) are required to take an e-bike test ride.
Block Party, Bike Rodeo, BBQ
Host: Bike Friendly Communities PEI
Date: Saturday, June 22, 12pm
Location: Legacy Gardens on the Trail (behind Sobeys/CBC)
Details: Meet Bike Friendly Communities at the Legacy Gardens’ Beehives (just off the Confederation Trail) for our BFC Block Party! A free BBQ, and awesome surprises! Cycling PEI will also be in attendance hosting kids HopOn Bikefest activities! Click here to register.
Gravel Ride of Hope
Host: Cycling PEI
Date: Sunday, June 23, 10am-2pm
Location: Sir Andrew MacPhail Homestead, 271 MacPhail Park Rd. Orwell
Details: Cycling PEI is pleased to host Prince Edward Island’s first (Gravel) Ride of Hope. Get ready for a fantastic morning of riding, local heritage and great company in support of the Terry Fox Foundation and raising funds for cancer research. We welcome riders of all levels and abilities to join us. Participants and their supporters are also invited to enjoy the MacPhail Homestead grounds, tea house and surrounding forest trails.
Registration is required and collecting sponsorships is encouraged! Click here for more details.
A friendly reminder that helmets are required by law and must be worn by all cyclists within the City of Charlottetown.