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New Haven Bike Month Calendar
Bike Month 2026 — May Events
May is Bike Month and New Haven is riding! Here's everything happening in May 2026 with NCAT and friends.
Bike Month Rides — Catch Them All May!
Coffee Outside
Every Friday in May!
Bike up East Rock and enjoy hot drinks at the top with new friends.
Ride Details:
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Beginner-friendly, no-drop ride
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Ride pace: ~10 mph
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Mileage: 5–7 miles
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Bring coffee, tea, or cider to enjoy at the top
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Espresso Outside: 7:00 AM
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Coffee Outside: 8:00 AM
Where: Bradley Street Bicycle Co-op, 138 Bradley Street, New Haven, CT
New Haven Bike Party — Wednesday, May 8
Join a 9-mile social ride at a party pace!
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Meet: 7:30 PM
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Roll: 8:00 PM
Where: New Haven Green
Learn More: https://www.instagram.com/p/DW5DE69Drud/
Outspoken Rides — Wednesdays and Sundays
Ice Cream Social Rides (Wednesdays in May)
Wednesday evenings in May will feature the return of the Ice Cream Social Rides. Each week, a different ice cream parlor will be the destination. These rides are no-drop and conversational pace.
Ride Details:
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Pace: 8–10 mph
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Distance: 10–20 miles
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Helmets required
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Lights recommended
When: 5:45 PM meet, 6:00 PM departure
Where: Flagpole on the New Haven Green
Contact: Paul Proulx — paulj...@comcast.net
Sunday Leisure Rides (Sundays in May)
Join Outspokin’ on Sunday mornings for relaxed rides through the city.
When: Sundays at 10:00 AM
Where: 49 Cottage St, New Haven, CT 06511
Contact: Paul Proulx — paulj...@comcast.net
Snooze Cruize — Thursdays, May 7 and May 21
Thursday night snooze cruise is the second slowest social group ride in New Haven!
When: ~ 7 PM
Where: State and Bradley intersection
Learn More: https://www.instagram.com/p/DW0Buceje_9/
New Haven Bike Club — Tuesdays and Thursdays
When: 5:30 PM
Where: Wilbur Cross Elementary Parking Lot
Learn More: New Haven Bicycling Club
Black & Brown Soul Cyclists Birdwatching & Biking Adventure — Saturday, May 23
Join us for a 2.5 mile bike ride from Long Wharf to Sandy Point!
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Meet: 10:00am
Learn More:
Other Bike Month Events!
Learn-to-Ride Classes — May, Weekday Evenings (5:30–7:00pm) and Saturdays (2:00-3:30/4:00-5:30)
New to biking or know someone who wants to learn? NCAT is offering Learn-to-Ride classes on weekday evenings and Saturday afternoons in May at three New Haven Public Schools:
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Tuesdays (5:30–7:00pm); 5/12, 5/19. 5/26 — Clemente Leadership Academy
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Wednesdays (5:30–7:00pm); 5/13, 5/20. 5/27 — Wexler-Grant School
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Thursdays (5:30–7:00pm); 5/14, 5/21. 5/28 — Fair Haven School
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Saturday (2:00–3:30pm); 5/9, — Clemente Leadership Academy
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Saturday (2:00–3:30pm); 5/16 — Wexler-Grant School
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Saturday (2:00–3:30pm); 5/23 — Fair Haven School
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Visit our Class Calendar for details and Upcoming Classes to Register
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Bike to Work Week — May 11–17
Join NCAT this week at BIKE MONTH BREAKFAST(s) of Champions!!
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Tuesday, May 12, 7-9am - Edgewood Avenue Bike to Work Breakfast (in front of Possible Futures Bookstore)
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318 Edgewood Ave, New Haven, CT 06511
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Wednesday, May 13, 6:45-9:30am - State Street Station Bicycle Canopy Breakfast
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370 State St, New Haven, CT 06510
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RSVP via facebook or info@ncat-ct.org
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Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/share/18jg4o6P79/
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NEW DATE FOR FAIR HAVEN
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May 19, 7:30-9:30am - Fair Haven Breakfast
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Join us TUESDAY 5/19/2026 in the morning from 7:30–9:30 AM at JUNTA - located at 169 Grand Avenue - for another National Bike to Work Week celebration during New Haven Bike Month!
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Ride by on your morning commute to connect with fellow cyclists, enjoy refreshments, and celebrate biking as a fun, healthy, and sustainable way to get around New Haven.
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All riders, rollers, walkers, and strollers are welcome!
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Thank you to our sponsors:
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Yale New Haven Health
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Park New Haven
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Ride New Haven
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Friday May 15 - Yale / Farmington Canal Trail Bike to Work Breakfast, 7–9am on the Farmington Canal Trail, RSVP here
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Friday May 15 - Downtown at the Devil’s Gear /
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RSVP via facebook or info@ncat-ct.org
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New Haven Bike Tag — Play All Month!
Who loves puzzles? Visual puzzles with bikes that you solve by riding a bike? Then you need to play New Haven Bike Tag! Find a mystery location around the city, make your tag, and set the next one for someone else to find.
As a Bike Month incentive, NCAT is offering a free blinky light set to each player who successfully makes a tag and sets up another solvable mystery location.
LCI Seminar — Thursday, May 15th, Simsbury, CT
Interested in becoming a certified cycling instructor? The League Cycling Instructor (LCI) Seminar is May 15th in Simsbury. Contact us at info@ncat-ct.org to learn more.
More events may be added as Bike Month approaches. Check back here or subscribe to the NCAT newsletter to stay up to date.
Questions? Email us at info@ncat-ct.org or visit www.ncat-ct.org
Past Bike Month Events
Walk, Bike, and Roll to School Day — Wednesday, May 6th
Parents, teachers, and students: make May 6th count! Register your school for National Walk, Bike, and Roll to School Day, order free Safe Routes to School incentives, and help your community build healthy habits together. Create your own event or join one near you.
Youth Road-eo at Fair Haven Day — Saturday, May 2nd, 12:45–5:00pm
NCAT is bringing the Road-eo to Fair Haven Day! Drop by anytime between 12:45 and 5:00pm for a supervised skills session with trained NCAT instructors. We'll have a small fleet of loaner bikes in assorted sizes on hand. The rodeo runs as long as kids keep showing up — all are welcome.
Youth Road-eo at Rock to Rock — Saturday, April 25th, 9:00–11:00am
(A Bike Month kickoff event!)
Before the Rock to Rock Earth Day Ride, bring the kids out for a Youth Road-eo! NCAT instructors will run supervised practice stations to help children build confidence stopping, starting, and steering. Open to recent Learn-to-Ride participants and any child who wants to work on their bike skills. Parents should bring their child's bicycle or strider bike.
At 11:00am, there's a 1-mile family ride along Farnum and College Woods Park. Parents encouraged to join!
2026 May Bike Month
Register a bike event, meetup, or ride during 2026 May Bike Month in the New Haven metro region.
Follow the New Haven Coalition for Active Transportation (NCAT) on Facebook for real time updates.