PAST events

Gear up for a jolly ride! Embrace the holiday spirit and illuminate the night with our festive family-friendly ride. Decorate your bikes, don your merriest attire, and join us for a twinkling adventure through the streets of Cambridge. 🎁🚲

This Halloween, unleash your inner goth and ride with us through the shadows from cemetery to cemetery. Wear a 𝗚𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗲 if you can! Find dark inspiration from vampires, witches, and haunted spirits. Let the shadows guide you!

Brace yourselves for a caliente celebration! 💃 Get ready to ride to the vibrant sounds of cumbia, banda, salsa, merengue and more. Whether you love to move, or have two left feet -- this ride is for everyone!

Join this parody ride inspired by old-school hip-hop mixed with the twang of classic country. Ride to Coton and experience an epic journey through picturesque green spaces.

• Distance: 8 miles (40 min / leg)
• Pace: 8 mph
• Route leader: Hugo

Remember to bring bike lights. The trail is mostly unlit countryside. Your own drinks and snacks are also encouraged to fuel your ride. You can even dress in hip-hip or cowboy attire -- if you dare!

Pick your favourite music festival from around the world, whether it's the vibrant chaos of Glastonbury, the EDM beats of Tomorrowland, or the playa vibes of Burning Man. Dress the part and join us as we virtually tour the country and globe, soaking in the flavours of our favourite iconic festivals. 🌐✨

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀:

1. 🎶 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗝 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗵: At the final party stop, brace yourselves for an epic 4-hour set by DJ Petah from Found Sounds UK. Each hour will transport you to a different festival, making this a night to remember!

Get ready for a brushstroke of brilliance! Embody your favourite artist, embrace your inner Picasso, channel your inner rockstar, or become the poet you've always wanted to be! This ride is your canvas, and the possibilities are endless.

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁:

🎨 𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗔𝗿𝘁: Express yourself during our midway stop with sidewalk chalk art. Transform the streets into your personal gallery!

Where dystopia meets hippie hues!

Channel your inner road warrior with post-apocalyptic inspired attire or let the spirit of peace and love guide your wardrobe with a nod to the 1960s hippies.

Whether it's dystopian chic or bohemian bliss, choose your side and let your imagination run wild!

It's time to show our true colours and ride with pride! We're invited to join the official Cambridge Pride Parade.

This will be a special bonus ride bursting with colour, joy, and celebration! We'll roll through Jesus Green and around town, celebrating love, diversity, and unity. Let's make a colourful statement together!

Where elegance meets pedal power! Step into a world of sophistication, inspired by the grandeur of the annual Cambridge May Ball!

Dig out your finest formal wear and ride in elegance. Whether it's a dazzling gown, a sharp suit, or anything that makes you feel like a baller, this is your chance to shine on wheels.

Our friends from Ride Bikes Austin are taking their bike party world tour to London, and we're invited!

This optional field trip gives you the chance to ride with some O.G. social cyclists and experience the global bike party community.

Our friends from Ride Bikes Austin are embarking on a bike party field trip with their social cycling group to the cycling world capital, Amsterdam, and invited us to join!

This is an optional field trip, but trust us, you won't want to miss out on this incredible opportunity to ride with some of the bike party O.G.'s!

Get ready for an epic journey as we bring the cancelled cardboard boat race back to life with our Robots vs Rowboats Ride!

Embrace the spirit of the sea or the future of technology - the choice is yours! Dress as a nautical explorer or pirate and try to design your very own cardboard boat-inspired bike decoration! Or deck out your bike and yourself in futuristic robot glory!

This isn't your ordinary ride! We're on a mission to give back to the beautiful green spaces we love in Cambridge. Join us as we pedal our way to a designated park, armed with trash bags and good intentions!

Bring your gloves, your positive energy, and let's make a difference together. It's not just a ride – it's a chance to show our appreciation for the parks that make our rides so enjoyable.

💚 CBP is bringing you a special bonus ride to celebrate St. Patrick's Day! ️🍀 Don your most festive green attire, and join us for a ride filled with the luck o' the Irish!

This casual bonus ride is the perfect warm-up to kick off the bike party season, so let's gather, pedal, and spread the good vibes.

Spread the word and invite a friend! See you there, dressed in your finest green, ready to ride and get lucky with CBP!

It's the most wonderful time of the year, and we're spreading holiday cheer with our family-friendly Christmas Lights Ride!

Get the whole family together and cruise at a leisurely pace through the dazzling holiday lights, all while grooving to classic Christmas tunes!

We'll include a mulled wine or hot chocolate stop on the ride – because what's Christmas without a little warmth and cheer?

It's that spooky time of the year again, and you know what that means - the CBP Halloween Thriller Ride is creeping up on us!

We'll be riding our beloved and now classic Cemetery Route, so gear up for a family-friendly adventure that's both eerie and exciting.

Costume Contest

Dress to impress and join our Costume Contest for a chance to win fantastic prizes.

Bust our your Canadian tuxedo and wear a head-to-toe demin look... OR... become a hepcat in a swingin' jazz band and dress fancy! See if your fellow riders can guess which theme you picked.

Lip Sync contest: During the midway stop we will have a lip sync battle contest. We want you to participate! Pick any song and submit it ahead of the ride to cambridgebikeparty@gmail.com to join the fun. A special prize will go to the Lip Sync Rockstar.

Alright you dusty burners, it's time to get with your CBP tribe and express yourself creatively. Dress for the playa and incredibly scorching temperatures, yet as if a sand storm might come any moment. Think Mad Max on psychedelics.

DJ Petah played the last stop!

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Come on let me take you on a beach cruise! Calling all Big Kahunas, suntan swimmers and surfer babes. Grab your sunglasses, hop in your woodie and let's bring some sweet ocean vibes to our summer ride!

This ride marks the 5th anniversary of the Cambridge Bike Party!

Channel your most glittery 70s disco vibes and loud, bright 80s aerobics looks to entertain. We'll have a fun ride around town blasting disco dance hits and remixes. All wheels welcome! Bikes, skates, scooters, skateboards --all wheels welcome!

Look deep into your creative soul and recycle or upcycle something unusual. Construct an amazing piece of wearable art! Make one item or create an entire outfit.

Get ready to live your XXTRA life! It's time to dress for your fantasy life. Just like Clark Kent has Superman, Beyonce has Sasha Fierce, and David Bowie has Ziggy Stardust, you too can transform into the rebel version of you. 

Channel your inner baddass, bring yo' best swagger, most blinged-out accessories, and a fo'nky attitude!

Enjoy spectacular holiday lights while cruising at a leisurely pace to classic Christmas tunes!

Join our cycle parade across town featuring cool lights and spooky music. A highly popular ride! 

Pick your favourite 70s rock inspiration and become a star for the night!

Let's skank the night away to some classic ska and modern tracks from across the decades!

𝗕𝗢𝗡𝗨𝗦 𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲! Let's tour the planetary sculptures on display for a limited time.

Select your sea theme of choice and get creative! We want to see an octopus on the ride!!

Wear that thing you never have a reason to wear. Now is your perfect excuse! ;-)

We'll bring the Berlin nightclub energy to the streets of Cambridge for our next ride. Get ready to rave!

DJ Petah played the last stop!

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Slow ride by the riverside reggae tunes! Time to feel the rasta vibes and get irie!

Time for elegance, refinement, and high standards. Bring a tea set, cake or a champagne flute!

Light up your bike and yourself! Dress in a Santa costume! Add some holiday flair!

Wear a fun costume. Show off your creativity. We'll blast Halloween tunes you can ride and dance to!

Space is vast, and so is your imagination. Lift off with us on a spacey night ride.

Bonus ride! Join our tour, spotting the colourful cow statues as we go. Dress in Country & Western or like a cow!

Ball gowns, suits, heels. BRING IT, people! Black tie recommended. Bring your fanciest flare, if you dare.

TOGA! TOGA!! TOGA!!! Dress like a Greek God. Dare to go bare. Throw on a sheet, and let's DO THIS!

Bring your glow in the dark glasses, bust out your bubble wand, and find some UV glow gear!

The end of lockdown is nearly here! Get into the groove with a warm-up ride around town. Dig out your bike lights, grease up that chain, and dress to feel your groove!

Get out of the house, don your best rave gear, and get ready to bike paaaaaarty! #SaveTheRave

Celebrate long summer days! This ride is a new Cambridge favourite and not to be missed!

Join us on Winter Solstice to celebrate the season, enjoy classic holiday tunes, and enjoy the lights!

Bring your best costume (spooky or not), your favorite witches brew, bike lights, and party attitude!!

Whatever your style, get creative and rock your pajamas on our next slumber party ride!

Let's get FREAKY. Release your inner weirdo. Abandon the status quo & your freak flag fly!

Become a living TRON legacy! Get bright! Find creative ways to light up the night, and let's bike party!

Celebrate the longest day of the year with a sunset cruise through Cambridge!

Enjoy Christmas lights & decorations of all kinds to holiday music as we spread warm cheer!

Bring your witches brew, your best bike lights, and party attitude! Let's light up the night and BIKE PARTY!

Shake a tail feather to James Brown, Isaac Hayes, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, and many more!

Feel the summer heat as we roll through town pumping out warm disco beats.