Spring 2026 Family Bike Ride
Sunday April 12th, 2025 @ 9:30AM
Meet at North Point Park Playground; Cambridge
Join us for the 5th Annual Spring Family Bike Ride! Featuring community, a curated ride highlighting some of Boston's safe bike infrastructure, a cookie potluck*, a fun playground destination at Government Center, and play. Participants are encourage to grab lunch from nearby vendors during free time at Government Center.
Parents must accompany children at all times; helmets required.
Registration (one registration per family): click here. Please keep your email confirmation to be able to make changes later.
There is no fee to register, event is open to public, donations are encouraged to support Family Bike Ride operations. We are a parent organized group and the ride has expenses of permits, some paid personnel with this ride, insurance, safety equipment, graphics, play equipment, entertainment, supplies and more. We receive some support from sponsors and all organizer time is volunteered but rely on participant financial support as well.
Discuss this event on the Discord Cargo Bike Forum.
Schedule:
9:30-10AM Gather anytime during this time frame at North Point Park Plaground.
For this ride due to logistics we will form small groups instead of one big group so pretty much as soon as you arrive you can depart.
Please ride slow, yield to pedestrians, stay to the right, give space to other riders, pass on the left. Parents please coach your kids in these rules.
10:00AM-12:30PM Free time at Government Center.
Suggested activities:
Grab lunch from a vendor at Boston Public Market or Faneuil Hall Market Place, to either eat there or come back and eat at Gov't Center
Enjoy the cookie potluck
Play on Government Center playground (we may bring additional play/sports equipment TBD)
Perhaps there will be music TBD
If that is not enough, and you want to venture a tiny bit farther away consider the Museum of Illusion or the Greenway Carousel, or Boston Common Courousel/Swan Boat Ride, amongst many other Boston ideas.
*Families are encouraged but not required to bring cookies to share. Indicate on the registration form what you are bringing. For those bringing cookies not store packaged, please list ingredients. Those with serious allergies nevertheless should use their judgement and consider sticking to packaged options.