Toronto, Ontario, Canada is celebrating Bike Month in June to raise awareness of the cycling benefits for both people’s health and the environment as well as to encourage people to ride their bikes more.
The City of Toronto provides an updated list of over 60 exhilarating and exciting events, free, for celebrating Bike Month.
Here are some of these events you can participate in and celebrate by being a cyclist and taking on at least one of the following roles:
- movie-goer on 06/10/10 Celebrate Bike Month at the NFB Mediatheque Downtown (free movie)
- show-goer on 06/11/10 Luminato Opening Night Bike Ride Central East (Luminato First Night is free); free show
- movie-goer on 06/12/10 THE LUMINATO REEL – Bicycle – Fighting AIDS with Community Medicine Downtown (free movie)
- picnic enthusiast on 06/12/10 Toronto Cyclists Union/Evergreen Cruiser Ride & Picnic Central East (free food picnic with live music)
- nature enthusiast on 06/12/10 Toronto Island Tree Tour Downtown (free tour)
- picnic enthusiast on 06/12/10 “Blaze-a-Thon” Ride & Picnic Central East (for all cyclists and vision impaired cyclists); free food picnic with games
- nature enthusiast on 06/13/10 Pedal the Humber Central West, Southwest (free food picnic with live music)
- grocery-shopper on 06/17/10 32 Spokes go to the Farmer’s Market Central East (join the cyclists’ parade)
- tourist on 06/18/10 Friday Night Ice Cream Ride – Viva l’Itaila! Central West
- tourist on 06/19/10 The French Forts of Toronto Bike Tour Central West (free admission into Fort York)
- horticulturalist on 06 /19/10 Tour of East Toronto Community Gardens Central East, Southeast
- photographer from 06/07/10 to 06/20/10 Life Cycles Downtown, Southeast (free photography gallery admission)
- Bike Train cyclist from 06/17/10 to 06/20/10 Bike Train – Ontario Southwest Launch Downtown
- winning cyclist from 06/09/10 to 06/23/10 Find-A-Norco-Bike Downtown, Central East, Central West Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest (find and win a free Norco Bike hidden in Toronto)
- historian on 06/25/10 1840s Bicycle Tour Downtown (reservation required)
- party-goer on 06/25/10 Friday Night Ride to the Distillery District Central East (free food, drinks and entertainment)
- organic horticulturalist on 06/26/10 Bike to Evergreen Brick Works Central East (free breakfast)
- winning cyclist on 06/26/10 Ride North York Streets and Trails Northwest (giveaways and free pre-ride snacks; win $50 gift certificate)
- movie-goer on 06/26/10 Yasi’s Annual Ride-in Movie Night Central West (free movie under the stars)
- customer and get free service for your bike from 05/31/2010 to 09/30/2010 Toronto Cyclists Union ‘Bicycle Service Station’ Downtown, Central East, Central West
Furthermore, there will be a Bicycle Rodeo Safety Program on Saturday, June 26th, in the parking lot of the Cornerstone Christian Fellowship Church, 414, Royal York Road (at Melrose), Toronto. The Bicycle Rodeo Safety Program will help children to be more bicycle safety conscious as they enjoy a day of fun with games and instruction concerning bicycle safety. Here is the contact info: (905) 270-3849; ccfmail@rogers.com; http://ccf.gcichurches.org/
Happy Cycling!