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Monday May 27

HUB Cycling Bike to Work Week

Monday, May 27, 12:00am - 12:00am. All day!

Repeats: May 27 - June 2

By: HUB CyclingJoin us this Spring for Bike to Work Week presented by JUMP! Register at www.BTWW.ca and log your daily commute to work/school/wherever for a chance to win great prizes. Visit over 80 Celebration Stations offering free drinks, snacks, quick bike tune-ups, and draw prizes. Why register? Along with winning more prizes, your logged trips help us work with local leaders to improve cycling infrastructure in our communities. Be part of the change and help make Metro Vancouver a happier, healthier place to live, work, and play! #Bike2Work #HUBCycling

Bike To Work (+ School) Week UBC Celebration Station

Monday, May 27 at 5:00pm

Repeats: May 27 - June 2

By: UBC SustainabilityBike to Work (+ School) Week is back! Get more out of your commute to UBC while enjoying fresh air, improved health and a lower carbon footprint. Join a team or start a new one for your department to support healthy workplaces and sustainable transportation at UBC. Register for Bike to Work Week (https://planning.ubc.ca/btww) and log your rides May 27 to June 2, 2019 to save money, win prizes and help defend UBC’s Champion status! Join us at our FREE upcoming events at UBC: >>>> ? UBC CELEBRATION STATION ? https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_37AUKsrc0NMhxop ? SAFE CYCLING SKILLS RIDE & LEARN ? Tuesday, [more...]

Pedals for the People Volunteer Night

Monday, May 27, 6:15pm - 9:00pm

Repeats: Every Monday

By: AMS Bike Co-op and Bike KitchenThe Pedals for the People (PftP) program was created by Our Community Bikes with the aim of increasing access to bicycles and bike repair for those who experience barriers to affordable forms of transportation. Through the help of volunteers and donors, we refurbish bikes and give them to low-income and marginalized people for free or for a sliding scale donation. Come to the Bike Kitchen’s Monday night volunteer night to help us build and repair bikes for Pedals for the People. Volunteers also help us build and repair bikes for our Bici Libre program and the Kids Bike Library on [more...]

Tuesday May 28

HUB Cycling Bike to Work Week

Tuesday, May 28, 12:00am - 12:00am. All day!

Repeats: May 27 - June 2

Bike Club Free Teen Drop-in

Tuesday, May 28, 3:30pm - 6:00pm

Repeats: Every Tuesday in May - December

By: Kickstand and Our Community BikesBike Club is a FREE drop-in bicycle mechanics program based out of Kickstand Community Bike Shop for people aged 12-19 years old based in East Van on Unceded Coast Salish Territories. Bike Club is a collaboration between Our Community Bikes ( Pedal Society) and Kickstand. At Bike Club, Teens can: -get FREE support servicing their bicycles -volunteer in exchange for a bike if they do not yet have one -learn bike mechanics skills -hang out in a supportive community atmosphere WOOHOO! Funding provided by the Province of BC and Coast Capital Savings

Bike To Work (+ School) Week UBC Celebration Station

Tuesday, May 28 at 5:00pm

Repeats: May 27 - June 2

Purple & Yellow Volunteer Night

Tuesday, May 28, 6:15pm - 9:00pm

Repeats: Every Tuesday

By: AMS Bike Co-op and Bike KitchenCome help us work on our famed Purple and Yellow bike share fleet! From building, maintenance to painting the bikes with their signature colours, its a fun way to get involved and learn about bike mechanics. No experience needed – we’ll teach you! There’s no need to sign up beforehand, just drop in. All volunteers are provided with a free pizza dinner.

Kickstand WGQT Night

Tuesday, May 28, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Repeats: Second and Fourth Tuesday in May - December

By: KickstandWe are inviting people who identify as women, gender queer and trans* to our fun filled bike mechanics nights on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month. Our community is working towards being a radically inclusive space and with that in mind we are excited to host these evenings for individuals who have not traditionally been a dominant part of the bike industry. The nights will be facilitated by bike mechanics and volunteers who are also female or gender variant. We strive to create a safer space where learning, positive vibes and fun happens! On these evenings, SHOP TIME [more...]

Wednesday May 29

HUB Cycling Bike to Work Week

Wednesday, May 29, 12:00am - 12:00am. All day!

Repeats: May 27 - June 2

Bike To Work (+ School) Week UBC Celebration Station

Wednesday, May 29 at 5:00pm

Repeats: May 27 - June 2

Soft Serve Wednesday Bike Polo

Wednesday, May 29 at 5:30pm. Games usually wrap up at dusk, depending on number and keenness of attendees.

Repeats: Every Wednesday

By: East Van Bike PoloPlease invite all the new & aspiring players ! Soft serve Wednesday (around 6pm) is your chance to take your first steps & get your POLO started. Court time for new players is prioritized, although regulars will be on hand to provide loaner gear and nerd out about polo. You can play a few non-competitive games of pick-up, or just to say hi and check things out. Bring your friends, too! You can use your own bike, or borrow one at the court. Mallets will be provided as well. TV: https://www.btvancouver.ca/videos/learning-to-play-bike-polo/ WEB: www.evbp.ca

Thursday May 30

HUB Cycling Bike to Work Week

Thursday, May 30, 12:00am - 12:00am. All day!

Repeats: May 27 - June 2

Bike To Work (+ School) Week UBC Celebration Station

Thursday, May 30 at 5:00pm

Repeats: May 27 - June 2

Bike Rides Society (BRS!)

Thursday, May 30 at 8:00pm. Meet at 8, ride sometime after 8:30.

Repeats: Every Thursday

By: Bike Rides SocietyThis weekly ride will take you places you’ve never been before in a casual, follow the leader kind of way. All levels welcome, all encouraged; we go as fast as our slowest rider and no one gets left behind! We ride rain or shine, all year round, every Thursday. Anywhere from 6 to 30 riders, BRS is a weekly adventure built for good convo, steady peddling and roads less travelled and/or well loved. Going into it’s 7th year, BRS boldly bikes on full of enthusiastic smiles, plenty of laughs and good times. BYO whatever spells a fantastic bike ride for [more...]

Friday May 31

HUB Cycling Bike to Work Week

Friday, May 31, 12:00am - 12:00am. All day!

Repeats: May 27 - June 2

Polo Retreat 8!

Friday, May 31 at 12:00pm. Until June 3 at 12:00pm

By: East Van Bike PoloWhat?! 8 years already?! It’s happening again!!! We shall travel to the Interior of British Columbia to visit the ex-mining town of Hedley BC on the unceded traditional territory of the Nlaka’pamux and Okanagan peoples. A beautiful lacrosse box nestled between mountains. Just a 4 hour drive from both Seattle and Vancouver! Camping right next to the court!!! Mountain biking! An alleged alley cat race!! A bonfire that lasts 3 days! Amazing small town BC hospitality!! Spectacular 4v4 polo!(What?!) Holy crow this is going to be fun! There’s water and a bathroom next to camping. Cost will be $15 a [more...]

Bike To Work Week Wrap-up Bbq

Friday, May 31, 4:00pm - 7:00pm

By: HUB CyclingAfter an amazing Bike to Work Week we want to PARTY! Join us at Creekside Park along the gorgeous False Creek seawall for music, prizes and most importantly, FOOD! Our title sponsor this year, JUMP will be on site showing off their eBike rides ? Music will be provided by JACK 96.9 Vancouver to keep us groovin’. ? Evo Car Share will be there signing people up and giving out discounts and free minuets. Enter to score 1 of 2 pairs of Kit and Ace Navigator Commute Trousers ($165 value). Liv Cycles will be on site providing basic bike servicing [more...]

Bike To Work (+ School) Week UBC Celebration Station

Friday, May 31 at 5:00pm

Repeats: May 27 - June 2

May 31 > Critical Mass

Friday, May 31, 5:30pm - 8:30pm

By: Stina VerbenaLet’s ride! It may not be June yet, but we’re building towards it! Meet at the Vancouver Art Gallery on the Georgia Street side between 5:00 and 5:30 p.m. — and roll and ride at 6:00 p.m. The ride is on rain, shine, or snow! Costumes and decorated bicycles, trailers, signs, flags, noisemakers, gettoblasters, sound systems, drums, and wildly modified bicycles are all highly encouraged! Invite your friends! What’s Critical Mass and how do I participate? Celebrated around the world, Critical Mass is a grassroots reclamation of public space — on the last Friday of the month — which allows [more...]

Saturday June 1

HUB Cycling Bike to Work Week

Saturday, June 1, 12:00am - 12:00am. All day!

Repeats: May 27 - June 2

Bike To Shop Days

Saturday, June 1, 11:00am - 6:00pm

Repeats: June 1 - 2

By: HUB CyclingHUB Cycling is hosting its annual Bike to Shop Days event on the weekend of June 1st – 2nd across Metro Vancouver. Registration is FREE and makes you eligible for our $500 grand prize including $350 to DUER Performance and a backpack pannier from Two Wheel Gear. Register today at https://bikehub.ca/biketoshop! ABOUT: #BiketoShop is a free, public event that encourages people to support local businesses by bike. It’s so much more fun, affordable and faster by bike – trust us! Ride on June 1st and 2nd you’ll get free snacks, bike tune-ups and prizes if you stop by our celebration [more...]

The Riding Dead Zombie Ride

Saturday, June 1, 2:00pm - 9:00pm

By: Terminal City Ridershttps://terminalcityriders.ca/events/the-riding-dead-zombie-ride/ Meet at Angry Birds in your best zombie outfit!

Bike To Work (+ School) Week UBC Celebration Station

Saturday, June 1 at 5:00pm

Repeats: May 27 - June 2

Sunday June 2

BC Commuter Challenge

Sunday, June 2, 12:00am - 12:00am

Repeats: June 2 - 8

By: BESTThe Commuter Challenge is a fun, friendly competition between individuals and workplaces that takes place during national environment week, June 2-8, 2019. Participants take transit, rideshare, carshare, walk, cycle or even skateboard to work. By tracking commutes online, participants see the amount CO2 emissions avoided, kilometers traveled, fuel saved, and calories burned. Stats will be compared to others in BC and Canada. Our goal is to encourage healthy, safe and green communities along the coast and across BC by promoting sustainable commutes. Subscribe at https://commuterchallengebc.ca/ for email updates and your guide to the challenge!

HUB Cycling Bike to Work Week

Sunday, June 2, 12:00am - 12:00am. All day!

Repeats: May 27 - June 2

Bike To Shop Days

Sunday, June 2, 11:00am - 6:00pm

Repeats: June 1 - 2

Bike To Work (+ School) Week UBC Celebration Station

Sunday, June 2 at 5:00pm

Repeats: May 27 - June 2

OCB Volunteer Orientation

Sunday, June 2, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Repeats: First Sunday of every month

By: OCBInterested in learning more about bikes? Or maybe you already know plenty about yer bicycle and want to get your hands working on more bikes?? Well come over and get orientated on how to get involved in our hella rad space! No need to sign up, just roll up at 6:30pm. All humans are welcome, adult and youth. You will get an overview of space, learn a bit about how OCB works, and how being a volunteer benefits you and the community. After your orientation, you can sign up for volunteer shifts – ( http://signup.com/go/tK9rVR ).