Bike Week Cork Sat 11th May Events 2024

Bike Week Cork 2024 Events

Saturday 11th May

Down the Line for a 99 Family Fun Cycle

Down the Line for a 99! Fun and sociable cycle for families/ occasional cyclists. Start at Pairc Ui Chaoimh, cycle along ‘The Line’ to Passage West for a free ice cream and back!

Time: 11am

Date: Sat, 11^th May 2024

Location: Pairc Ui Chaoimh (Marina entrance)

Suitability: Children over 10 years of age, adults, families

For more information click: https://eventmaster.ie/event/qEzVCP7SQq

eBike Morning Magic Mogeely To Midleton

eBike Morning Magic: Mogeely to Midleton Farmers Market. Participants have the opportunity to try an ebike and cycle the newly opened section of Greenway between Mogeely and Midleton to visit the Midleton Farmer’ Market.

Time: 10.30am

Date: Saturday 11^th May 2024

Location: Mogeely Greenway Entrance

Suitability: Participants must be 14+ years old

For more information email: https://eventmaster.ie/event/qEzVCP7SQq

EYERIES FAMILY FUN DAY

Family fun day of cycling around Eyeries as a mean to promote cycling as a means of transport for all.

Time: 1pm

Date: Saturday 11^th May 2024

Location: Eyeries Park

Suitability: Families

For more information email: derrydit@yahoo.com

Cycling in the Community: Mogeely to Midleton

Giving youths the opportunity to explore their environment using amenities within the community. Renting bikes from a local bike shop. Cycling the new greenway to Mogeely. Having a picnic in Mogeely (providing the food) a few games and cycling back. Stopping for scavenger hunt itinerary and using the buddy system. Building friendships encouraging outdoor activity.

Time: 10am

Date: Saturday 11^th May 2024

Location: Killeagh

Suitability: Children aged 6 to 17 and accompanying adults

For more information click HERE

Bike Doctor @ Coal Quay market

Mechanics from Cork Community Bikes will thoroughly check your bike and carry out any small repairs as needed. They will explain what they are doing and give advice on looking after your bike, and you’ll have a bike prescription to take away.

Time: 10am-12pm

Date: Saturday 11^th May 2024

Location: Coal Quay Market

Suitability: Adults, families

For more information click: HERE

Bike Doctor @ Douglas Market

Mechanics from Cork Community Bikes will thoroughly check your bike and carry out any small repairs as needed. We’ll explain what we’re doing and give advice on looking after your bike, and you’ll have a bike prescription to take away. Bad weather could affect this outdoor event.

Time: 1pm-3pm

Date: Saturday 11^th 2024

Location: Douglas Market

Suitability: Adults, families

For more information click HERE

SIVUH Bike Week

To encourage a healthier more environmentally friendly commute to work, Providing prizes to encourage staff to cycle to work: Best bike selfie, newest cyclist, longest cumulative distance cycled across the week etc.

Time: Shift commute

Date: Saturday 11^th– 19^th May 2024

Location: SIVUH

Suitability: All staff

Bike Week Cork Hire Cycle Freedom

The aim of our Cycle Freedom event is to promote a healthy and active lifestyle while showcasing the beauty of our local area. By offering free bike rentals during Bike Week, we aim to encourage people to get outdoors, explore the natural surroundings, and experience the joy of cycling. Get ready to Pedal your way to freedom during Bike Week with our Cycle Freedom event! Experience the exhilarating joy of exploring the scenic wonders of our local Greenway on two wheels, completely free of charge! So, join us for Bike Week and embrace the spirit of freedom on a bike with Cycle Freedom.

Time: 10am – 5pm

Date: Saturday 11^th May – 19^th May 2024

Location: Cork Bike Hire, Marina Market, Centre Park Road, Cork T12 YX76

Suitability: Adults, children, families – kids bikes available from 7+ year olds. Chariot trailers available for young children

For more information click: HERE

Fix Your Bike & Guided Cycle

This special Fix Your Bike session will allow people to learn how to fix their bikes with the help of mechanics from Cork Community Bikes. Guided rides to the workshop wil leave Cork Opera House at 1.45pm and 3pm. Mechanics will run through full bike checks with you, and a limited amount of small parts will be offered for free for repairs. Refreshments provided.

Time: 2pm – 5pm

Date: Saturday 11^th May 2024

Location: Cork Community Bikes

Suitability: Adults, families

For more information click HERE

Bike Adventures & How To Plan Them

Cyclists from Cork Community Bikes will share their experiences and recommendations of longer bike trips and how to have the best chance of enjoying cycling holidays. We will be keen to answer any questions and hear any plans those attending have and offer advice.

Time: 5:30pm-7pm

Date: Saturday 11^th May 2024

Location: Rebel Reads

Suitability: Adults

For more information click: HERE

“Cycle Freedom” Midleton Greenway Bikes & Bites

Time: 10 am – 5pm

Date: Saturday 11^th May 2024

Location: Midleton Greenway Bikes & Bites, 57 Main Street, Midleton 10am – 5pm daily

Suitability: Adults, children, families.

For more information click HERE

“Cycle Freedom” Youghal Bike Hire

The aim of our Cycle Freedom event is to promote a healthy and active lifestyle while showcasing the beauty of our local area. By offering free bike rentals during Bike Week, we aim to encourage people to get outdoors, explore the natural surroundings, and experience the joy of cycling. Get ready to Pedal your way to freedom during Bike Week with our Cycle Freedom event! Experience the exhilarating joy of exploring the scenic wonders of our local area on two wheels, completely free of charge! So, join us for Bike Week and embrace the spirit of freedom on a bike with Cycle Freedom!

Time: 10am – 5pm

Date: Saturday 11^th May 2024

Location: Youghal Bike Hire, O’ Brien’s Place, Youghal; 10am – 5pm daily

Suitability: Adults, children, families.

For more information click HERE

Cyclathon – how fare can we get?

Encourage members of the club and our broader community to track their daily cycling kms and see do we make it to Croke Parjk between us all, Encourage members of the club and our broader community to track their daily cycling kms and see do we make it to Croke Park between us all during Bike Week

Time: 9am

Date: Saturday 11^th 2024

Location: Bishopstown GAA and the surrounds.

Suitability: Everyone!

For more information click HERE

Cork County Council Library & Arts Service

Bike Week Design a t-shirt competition & Bike Sense ‘Cycling for everyone’ workshop x 2/3. To promote cycling as a form of recreation for children & Educate public on bike care and maintenance. Art competition would be promoted thoughout the library branch network, as well as directly to Primary schools in Cork County. The children would be invited to submit a drawing, with a cycling related theme, with the chance that each branch winner would have their design printed on a t-shirt for them to keep & Educate workshop attendees on to how care and maintain their bikes.

Time:

Date: Saturday 11^th May 2024

Location: Across Cork County

Suitability: Children & Families and adults

For more information click HERE

Community Tandem and Recumbrant Bike Renovation

Community Tandem and Recumbrant Bike Renovation, As a group to renovate 2 tandems and a recumbrant bicycle for the use of special needs at bike week events and throughout the year.

Time: 11am

Date: Saturday 11^th May 2024

Location: Cycle Sense Workshop Skibbereen P81 FY79

Suitability: All ages

For more information click HERE

Venture Greenway Cycle Day

Bringing 10 Venture scouts 15-17 year olds on a cycle through the Waterford Greenway to experience all Ireland has to offer in scenery and nature, Bikes will be hired on the morning in Dungarvan, and they will set off on the old railway line to the Clonea Road.on through the Ballyvolane Tunnel to Durrow, onto Kilmacthomas and to Kilmeaden and the railway station. That is approximately 35km so the Ventures will turn back at that stage after having had lunch.

Time: 8am

Date: Saturday 11^th May 2024

Location: Dungarvan to Kilmeaden

Suitability: Venture Scouts and Scouters

For more information click HERE

Schools Bar Cap Bonanza

Bar Cap Bonanza, free bar caps to school children/young people throughout the county during bike week

Date: All week

Location: Schools in Cork city & county

Suitability: Available to all children and young people

Carleton Wharf Pre-School

Team Bonding

Time: 10am

Date: Saturday 11^th May 2024

Location: Mogeely to Midleton

Suitability: Adult staff

Macroom Girl Guides

Cycle Evening, To encourage our youth members to develop cycling as an active daily/weekly exercise.

Time: 5pm

Date: Saturday 11^th May 2024

Location: Macroom, P12 DT73

Suitability: 5 – 18 year olds

For more information click: HERE

Bike Circus Clonakilty

Bike Week at the Bike Circus Clonakilty, To encourage, share information and skills

Time:

Date: Saturday 11^th May 2024

Location: The Bike Circus, Clonakilty

Suitability: All

For more information click HERE

Bike doctor @Coal Quay Market

Time: 10am-12pm

Date: Saturday 11th May 2024

Location: Coal Quay Market, Cork City Centre

Suitability: Adults, families

For more information click HERE

Fix Your Bike Special Session

This special Fix Your Bike session will allow people to learn how to fix their bikes with the help of mechanics from Cork Community Bikes. Mechanics will run through full bike checks with you, and a limited amount of small parts will be offered for free for repairs. Refreshments provided.

Time: 2pm – 5pm

Date: Saturday 11th May 2024

Location: Cork Community Bikes, Blackpool

Suitability: Adults, families

For more information click HERE

Bike Adventures And How To Have Them

Time: 5.30pm-7pm

Date: Saturday 11th May 2024

Location: Rebel Reads, Cork Marina Commercial Park

Suitability: Adults

For more information click HERE