Bike to Work and School Day – Friday, May 16, 2025

If you ride every day, this is your day. You’ll see familiar faces on the streets and trails. If you haven’t been on a bike for years, but you’ve been thinking about getting going again, this is your day. You’ll have lots of company and plenty of encouragement. Many schools and businesses will be hosting celebration stations in the morning. They’ll be cheering for students, employees, and everyone on two wheels.

Need to plan your route for the day? Check out our Smart Trips’ map of Bellingham and Whatcom County featuring bike routes and trails. For pointers or a refresh of information, visit useful cycling tips, sign up for a one-on-one or small group bike class.

To register a Celebration Station or see the current list of stations, click HERE.

For more information about biking and Smart Trips visit whatcomsmarttrips.org.

Back this year – Bike Party on Commercial Street

Join your friends and neighbors to celebrate Bike to Work and School day, 4:30-7pm at the 13oo block of Commercial Street in downtown Bellingham. Festivities include tricycle games, bike polo and an interactive community art project featuring trike painting.

Party goers will also find bike-related product vendors, food vendors, music and bike valet. Beer gardens will be hosted at Commercial Street businesses. A WTA bus will be on site with demos of how to put your bike on the on the rack on the front of the bus. There will also be assistance for registering your bike  and learning how to lock a bike properly to avoid theft.

Come back to this page for more details as they develop.

This year’s bike party is brought to you by Bellingham Bike Polo, City of Bellingham, Shifting Gears, Whatcom Smart Trips,  WTA and Walk and Roll Bellingham.

 

Photos from 2024

Three people standing under a shelter behind a table with apples and bananas.     Several adults and high school students standing under a red tent behind a table with donuts and oranges     A police officer is taking to a person about registering their bicycle, white bike in foreground.

Two adults and one child standing behind a table with snacks.      Four people including a cyclist with helmet standing behind a table with snacks.      Three adults and 4 children wearing bike helmets standing around a table of snacks.

Two cheerful people standing behind a table with snacks and shopping bags.      Two people standing behind a table with boxes of donuts and a coffee pot.      Several people standing around a table cheering. Two people in foreground in wheel chairs also cheering.

Two people standing behind a table with water bottles.      One person standing behind a table waving.      3 adults and 2 children standing behind a table with bottles of water and organges in a bowl.

Three smiling people standing behind a table with bottles of water.      Two people sitting at a table with snack foods displayed.      Five smiling people standing by a table and chairs. Two people are wearing bike helments.