May is Bike Month! Join us for upcoming events
Published on April 27, 2026
Throughout the month of May, the City of Menlo Park celebrates Bike Month by partnering with local bicycle coalitions, public school districts, private schools and non-profit agencies in promoting a month-long message that bicycling is a fun, healthy and environmentally viable form of transportation. We invite our community to recognize the environmental and physical benefits of bicycling by participating in the upcoming events detailed below:
Arrillaga Family Gymnasium and the Menlo Park Library parking lot
Join the Menlo Park Police Department and the California Highway Patrol Redwood City for a community bicycle safety event Saturday, May 2, from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. in the parking lot between the Arrillaga Family Gymnasium and the Menlo Park Library. The Bike Rodeo is a great opportunity to practice safely sharing the road while riding your bike. There will also be e-bike education available.
Learn more.
Bike & Roll to School Day invites students and families to walk or bike to school Wednesday, May 6. For more information and resources, visit Walk Bike & Roll to School and register your school for Bike & Roll to School Day.
Learn more.
The City of Menlo Park is partnering with Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition to celebrate Bike to Work/Wherever Days from May 14–16. This event encourages people to ride their bikes to work, errands, recreation, visiting friends and family and your other everyday destinations.
Thursday, May 14 is Bike to Work Day. To celebrate, the City of Menlo Park will be hosting five energizer stations from 7–10 a.m. There will be snacks, water and bicycling accessories to support and encourage people biking.
Learn more and find specific energizer locations.
Resources
The Menlo Park Safe Routes to School program offers bicycle safety tools and local resources, such as Walk & Roll maps, to help students plan a route to school.