Let’s jingle all the way as we spread some holiday cheer and Claus a scene around Newport. Treat yo’elf to some festive fun and join us on this ~ 5-mile ride about town. We’ll have free Jingle bells and Santa helmet hats for the first registrants while supplies last! Get your Santa on! Bring your… read more
Newport’s Traffic Garden – Opening Celebration on October 10th!
Bike Newport is creating Rhode Island’s first “Traffic Garden”, located in the parking lot of the former Maher Center on Hillside Avenue – adjacent to beautiful Miantonomi Park. Please join us for a ribbon cutting celebration on Tuesday, October 10th, from 3-5pm. Rain has delayed our opening more than once – but all is looking… read more
Please Support our Team Biking for Autism
Bike Newport will have more than a dozen cyclists biking for Autism in this year’s Bike to the Beach ride, and we need your support to meet and surpass our team’s $10,000 fundraising goal. Our team will ride a metric century (62 miles) from Woonsocket to Newport, helping the New England Bike to the Beach… read more
By the Hundreds They Came for the Car-Free Fun
More than 400 residents of Aquidneck Island and surrounding communities rolled in on the morning of Saturday, September 9th to enjoy three glorious hours of car-free enjoyment along the scenic coastal route through Island Park & The Hummocks in Portsmouth, RI. The Sakonnet Coastal Bike & Stroll was hosted by Bike Newport and Island Park… read more
The Sakonnet Coastal Bike & Stroll
The Sakonnet Coastal Bike & Stroll invites families, children, and people of all ages and abilities to walk and bike along beautiful Park Ave and The Hummocks in Portsmouth, RI… and to enjoy this 2-mile expanse of coastal road free from motor vehicles. Enjoy the beauty of Island Park and The Hummocks … outside, on… read more
Get Ready for the 10-Spot Ride 2023
Newport’s most anticipated summer bike event is back! Saturday, August 26, 2023, 11am – 4pm. Ride to 10 beautiful private “Spots” around lovely Newport for live music & local food. It’s a magical combination that you simply must experience: 10 beautiful locations revealed on the morning of the ride, 10 great restaurants offering tasty bites… read more
Ditch the Car and Bike to the Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals
*Check back on this page for updated details to come Did you know that up to 1800 people ride bikes to Newport Folk Festival each day? Wow! That’s the highest percentage of bikes to any music festival in the country! Join the movement and be part of reducing the stresses of motor vehicles on our… read more
Newport Pride Ride: A Celebration of Unity and Diversity on Wheels
Newport, Rhode Island’s vibrant city, is known for its scenic beauty, rich history, and inclusive community spirit. In a beautiful display of unity and celebration, Newport Pride and Bike Newport have joined forces to organize the highly anticipated Newport Pride Ride. This annual event brings together individuals from all walks of life to participate in… read more
Big Blue Bike Barn Celebration!
Mark your calendars for a community celebration at the Big Blue Bike Barn! Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 will be a fun-filled afternoon with food, music and activities for everyone. The Bike Barn campus is a hub of bicycle activity, complemented by food gardens, a pump track, and park trails that make for awesome family fun.… read more
Take Action: Bike and Transit Legislation This Week at the RI Senate
Rhode Island is at a pivotal moment in shaping our statewide mobility policies, and your participation can make a difference. This Thursday, May 25th, two State Senate Judiciary Committee hearings will address crucial bike and transit bills. The Senate Judiciary Committee hearings occur after “the rise” (when senators leave the floor for the day), so… read more
Elliot’s Ride for Everyone Returns to Ocean Drive on June 10th
Bike Newport’s Free Community Event for Biking and Walking on Newport’s Famous Ocean Loop … Without Cars! Saturday, June 10, 2023, 9am-12pm Imagine enjoying a leisurely roll or stroll along Newport’s most stunning and iconic coastal road… without cars. Here’s your chance! Elliot’s Ride for Everyone is the family-favorite ride of the year! (Watch the 2022 video here).… read more
Ditch The Car and Bike to The Ocean Race!
*Check back on this page for updated details to come Love the ocean? Ride a bike! You’ll be happier out of your car, and you’ll be helping to reduce carbon emissions while you’re at it. The Ocean Race will make its only North American stopover in Newport this week; the six-month, 38,000 nautical-mile race worldwide… read more
Bike to School Day 2023
Happy National Bike Month, everyone! On May 3rd we celebrated National Bike to School Day, which offers a great opportunity for schools across the country to celebrate the joys and benefits of biking to school. Here in Newport, students and parents from Claiborne Pell Elementary School gathered at The Big Blue Bike Barn to make… read more
May is Bike Month
May is National Bike Month, promoted by the League of American Bicyclists and celebrated in communities from coast to coast. Established in 1956, National Bike Month is a chance to showcase the many benefits of bicycling — and to giving biking a try. Here’s what we’re up to at Bike Newport. We’d love you to… read more
Aquidneck Island Earth Week Events
To once again honor environmental activism, stewardship and sustainability efforts in over 190 countries worldwide, the Aquidneck Island Earth Week Committee and partners have been planning community celebrations to take place during the month from April 10th through April 30. You can read a list of programs from partnering organizations here – and whenever possible,… read more
Full Moon Rides: the Ocean Loop by Sunset and Moonrise
Bike Newport’s popular Full Moon Rides are delighting riders every month! We’re grateful to AARP Rhode Island for once again sponsoring this enjoyable series of scenic evening group rides, and we look forward to welcoming first-time and returning riders alike as we soak-in the moonlit beauty of our city by the sea. The Full Moon… read more
Sign up for the Daffodil Ride 2023
Meet: Touro Park | 9.15 am | Saturday April 8th(Bellevue Avenue between Mill and Pelham Streets) Register for free. Donations encouraged. $5 pp suggested to help plant more bulbs in the fall. Come join the annual Daffodil Ride in celebration of April’s Daffodil Days on Saturday April 8th. Decorate your bike, wear yellow and join other… read more
Annual Tour de Fright 2022
Shine your fangs, dust off your cape and join us to kick off Halloween with a boo-tiful FREE ride right through downtown Newport. Helmets and lights required, and bike-able spooky bike-safe costumes preferred. As always it’s an open event, so invite your ghoul-friends and pals. Creep it real. Aaaooooo! Thursday Oct 27th Meet: Bike Newport,… read more
Bike To The Beach Ride for Autism: September 17th, 2022
Please support our Team and our Work HERE. Ride with us! or donate directly to support our team – Every dollar you donate to our team comes back to support Bike Newport’s programs.Search our team “Bike Newport & Bike-On” Thank you for your support! Every year since 2012 a team of Bike Newport staff, board,… read more
Our Awesome Annual Ride in Support of Kids With Autism
We’re pleased to ride again with Bike to the Beach for Autism on September 17th – our favorite ride of the year! SUPPORT OUR RIDE HERE We’ve been riding with Bike to the Beach to raise funds and awareness for Autism since 2012. Our work together supports programs in Newport and beyond to ensure that… read more
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