May 3rd - Fair Haven Day Festival​

​Join neighbors for Fair Haven Day, a parade and festival celebrating community, local arts and artists, culture, sports, creativity, entrepreneurship, and partnership, presented by and for the Fair Haven neighborhood. During this festival, there will be numerous bike activities including (1) A Bike Rodeo hosted by NCAT; (2) Free Bike Repair Clinic by Bradley Street Bicycle Co-op; and (3) A Free Bike Giveaway sponsored by The Devils Gear Bike Shop.

When: Saturday, May 3rd — Parade at noon, Festival 1-5pm
Where: Fair Haven School (164 Grand Avenue)
Learn more here

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May 7th - Bike, Walk, and Roll to School Day​

School leaders and Parent Teacher Organization members - Register your school here​

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Schools Registered for Bike, Walk, and Roll to School Day

• Metropolitan Business Academy, High Schoolers Ride to Picnic at East Shore Park: Co-hosted by MBA and NCAT, 2-4:30pm (TBD if open to the public)

• DEER RUN SCHOOL, EAST HAVEN, Contact: Laura Cretella, 203-468-3324

• WEST WOODS SCHOOL, HAMDEN, Contact: Dan Levy, 203-407-2050

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May 9th - New Haven Bike Party: Celestial Bodies​

Join for a slow bicycle ride exploring 8 miles of New Haven with music, drinks, and new friends. Theme for May 2025 is Celestial Bodies. Facebook Event Link

When: Friday, May 9th Meet at 7:30pm and leave at 8am

Where: Meet at the flagpole on the New Haven Green

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May 10th - Wake Up the Green​

The Proprietors of the New Haven Green will be celebrating Wake Up the Green Spring Festival on Saturday, May 10 from 10:30-4PM on the New Haven Green. The event will mark the start of spring and encourage the citizens of New Haven to get out and enjoy our beautiful city and the New Haven Green! To open the event, a reenactment of Powder House Day is held, taking place at 10:30 AM. To learn more about Powder House Day, read more below.​ Wake Up the Green is family-friendly, leashed pet-friendly, and open to all! Community activities are free to participate in with options to shop from local vendors and purchase food & drink. There will be various bike tabling and activities during the event!

When: Saturday, May 10th, 10:30-4pm
Where: New Haven Green
Learn more here

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Bike to Work Week - includes Breakfast(s) of Champions!​

Join for the BIG week during Bike Month: Bike to Work Week! Throughout the week, we will be hosting various Bike to Work Breakfast around town. Meet, eat and ride. ​

• May 13th - Edgewood Avenue Bike to Work Breakfast - Sponsored by NCAT and Yale-New Haven Health: Tuesday, May 13th 7-9am in front of Possible Futures (318 Edgewood Ave)

• RAIN DATE!!! Moved to May 15th - State Street Station Breakfast - Sponsored by New Haven Parking Authority and City of New Haven Transportation, Traffic, & Parking Department: Thursday, May 15th 7:30-9:30am @ State Street Station (Rain Date: Thursday May 15th)

• May 15th - Fair Haven Breakfast: Sponsored by NCAT and Yale-New Haven Health: Thursday, May 15th, 7:30-9:30am at Grand Avenue and E. Pearl Parking Lot. 

• May 16th - Yale Bike to Work Breakfast - Sponsored by Yale University: Friday, May 16th 7–9am on the Farmington Canal Trail, RSVP here

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Stop Project Maple Ride

Join the Stop Project Maple coalition, Sierra Club Connecticut, Sunrise New Haven, and Radical Adventure Riders for a ride in New Haven looking at fossil fuel infrastructure throughout the city and including a conversation about the impact of fossil fuel expansion on our state, including through the Project Maple pipeline expansion by Enbridge. The ride will be beginner friendly looking at fossil fuel infrastructure within the city. Please come prepared with a bike, helmet, clothes you feel comfortable in and that are weather appropriate, water, snacks, and anything else you need! RSVP here.

When: May 17th at 2pm
Where: Meet at Bradley Street Bicycle Co-op (138 Bradley Street)

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Black Women on Wheels
All women-trans-femme individuals welcomed, regardless of race. 10-13mph pace. No drop. Every Wednesday at 6:30pm.

• May 7th: Social Ride to Light House Point

• May 14th: Farmington Canal Trail Ride: Intro to pace-lining and fueling in motion

• May 21st: East Rock Ride: Intro to Climbing, Descending, and Shifting

• May 28th: Quinnipiac Loop Ride: Intro to Open Road Riding and Communicating with Traffic

Where: Meet at Devil's Gear Bike Shop (845 Chapel Street)

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Bike to "Celebrating Long Wharf Pier – A National Historic Place"

Join the City and the New Haven Preservation Trust to celebrate the listing of Long Wharf Pier on the National Register of Historic Places. Talk by historian Bruce Clouette at 5:30pm, followed by a reception with ice cream on the pier at 6:30pm. Registration at event is encouraged here.

When: Tuesday, May 27, 5:30 p.m.
Where: Meet at Lanson Memorial at 4:45pm and start ride at 5:00pm — with the event taking place at the Boathouse at Canal Dock (475 Long Wharf Drive)

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Karaoke at Bradley Street Bicycle Co-op
Friday, May 30 -  starting at 8pm 
Songs need not be bike themed! 
138 Bradley St, New Haven

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Bradley Street Bike Co-op's 10 Year Anniversary Barbeque 
Saturday, May 31 from 4 to 10p 
with History Chat with Founder John Martin starting at 7pm 
138 Bradley St, New Haven

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Coffee Outside - Fridays in May
Bring your coffee, tea or other food and drinks! We meet, ride to the top of East Rock, and drink coffee outside! Walkers and other modes of transport are welcome to meet at the top, at the look out near the Sailors and Soldiers Monument. 

When: Every Friday meet up at 8:10am
Where: Meet at Bradley Street Bicycle Coop (138 Bradley)

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Coffee on the Corner

Goatville Cyclesmith will be hosting a Coffee on the Corner to close out Bike Month! Special thank you to Joel LaChance for sponsoring this special breakfast.
When: May 30th from 8am-10am
Where: Cottage and Orange Street

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Outspokin' Rides

• Sunday Outspokin Rides: Meet Sunday mornings throughout May at P&M Market on Orange St at 10am for a no-drop social ride.  The pace is 10-12 mph and the distance is 20-35 miles.

• Ice Cream Social Rides: Meet at the flagpole on the New Haven Green at 5:45pm on Wednesday evenings for a no-drop social ride.  The ride will visit a different ice cream parlor each week.  The ride is 10 - 20 miles and goes at a 10mph pace.  All are welcome.

• May 25th - Northampton Ride: Outspokin will be riding from New Haven to Northampton MA (80 miles) on Sunday, May 25th.  We leave from the flagpole on the New Haven Green at 8am.  Coffee stop in Southington, lunch in Southwick MA, and dinner in Northampton.  Cars will be in Northampton for the return. This ride requires a reservation. Please contact Paul Proulx for information or to make a reservation: pauljproulx@comcast.net.​​​​​​​​​

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Newhallville Bike Box Clinics

The Bike Box is a collaboration between the Bradley Street Bicycle Co-op and the Community Place-making Engagement Network (CPEN) to bring free bike repairs and maintenance classes to the Newhallville neighborhood. Check out the dates for our Saturday repair clinics! From 10am-1pm we will be at the bike box making sure that everyone has a safe, reliable bike to get around on. Volunteers and learning bike mechanics are welcome! Learn more here.

• Sat 5/10, 10am – 1pm

• Sat 5/31, 10am – 1pm

Where: The Bike Box is a Shipping Container located at the corner of Hazel St. and Shelton Ave., right off the Farmington Canal Trail 
More info: https://bsbcco.notion.site/Newhallville-Bike-Box-a5f1e92092c241109d22b897545958dd