Welcome to Birmingham Bike Festival!

Birmingham Bike Festival will return to downtown Birmingham Sunday August 26, 2012!

Welcome fellow bike riders, pedestrians, families, animal lovers, and residents of our beloved community. You are all welcome to your festival and I encourage you to be a part of the event.

Although the name of the event is Birmingham Bike Festival, it’s not all about bikes. It’s bringing the community together for a variety of fun and healthy life style events. It encourages families to participate in sport related activities together. Breath some fresh air, enjoy the city and spend less time in the car and more time outside. Give the IPhone a rest, stop texting for an hour or two and do something together. Laugh and talk to each other. It’s what we are supposed to do. Let's get back to it.

This one day event starts at 8AM and runs to 5PM. Live music starts at 11AM. Ride your bike to the event: we will have a bike valet to watch it for you while you walk around.  Enter yourself in a citizen friendly race and win a prize. Race with your children: all ages are welcome. Watch our hand cyclists. These are the heroes of our society who have physical disabilities and race bikes! You will come away from this race with a whole new respect for these athletes. Watch the professional cyclists who travel from around the country just to race for cash prizes. If you haven’t seen a racer take a 90-degree turn at 30 MPH, you will be impressed!!

Personally, I have always loved cycling and want to share this passion with the entire community hoping to make the City of Birmingham a healthier, friendlier, and an even better place to live and visit.

Since this is a celebration of cycling, what better way to celebrate, than racing (or watching), winning some money or prizes, listening to our live bands as they entertain in Shain Park, and shop at all the different vendors that will be set up in and around the park? Don’t have a bike? We will have an area where you can learn about the different bikes for different uses. You can even buy one at the event.

There will be community booths set up to share with you the many other features and events the city has to offer its visitors. Stop and say hi to those tending the booths: you will be greeted with a smile and friendly conversation.

I am confident that if you decide to attend, as a spectator, rider, volunteer, sponsor, or vendor, you will truly enjoy yourself! So bring your friends and family to the park Sunday, August 26^th and prepare for one of the city’s finest events!

I hope to see you there.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey Surnow
Race Founder & Director
Birmingham Bike Festival

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