Community Events

This is a page to share any and all community events that have some tie to multimodal transportation or multimodal joy! That includes bike rides, public meetings, and everything inbetween. Events are listed in two places on this page: Upcoming Events (one-time, happening within the next few months) and below that, Recurring Events (which happen weekly or monthly). Be sure to scroll all the way down to see everything that’s happening!

Go Mountain Commuting is not the sponsor of these events unless explicitly stated, and takes no responsibility for the actions of the organizers or participants. Attend at your own risk.

Know of an upcoming community event that’s not listed? Email sandy@landofsky.org with the details. Events must take place in the Land of Sky Region to be included (Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, or Transylvania Counties).

Upcoming Events

Check out the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club calendar for their events, which are usually posted 1-2 days in advance.
For recurring events, scroll down past upcoming events to see what’s happening every week!

September

  • Every Wednesday, all month: Bear’s Community Ride: Gather at Bear’s Smokehouse on Coxe Ave at 6pm, ride departs at 6:30pm. These rides are all about enjoying your city by bike at a social, conversational pace. Make the most of your Wednesday evenings—ride your city with Asheville on Bikes, kicking off from Bear’s Smokehouse. These weekly rides are all about good company, a relaxed pace, and discovering the streets, neighborhoods, and hidden corners that make Asheville unique. Roll out, explore, and be back in time to enjoy weekly specials at Bear’s.
  • North Carolina Apple Festival bike valet: Friday September 4 and Saturday September 5, 10am-6pm in downtown Hendersonville. Bicycle parking lot at the end of Main Street, right off the Ecusta Trail. Hosted by Bike Walk HVL.
  • Mountain Song Festival bike valet: Friday September 11 (bike valet: 3:00PM – 10:30 PM) and Saturday September 12 (bike valet: Noon – 10:00 PM) at the Brevard Music Center. Bike valet hosted by the Brevard Bike Alliance.
  • Buncombe County Bike Rodeo & Safety Day: Saturday, September 12, 9am-noon at the Buncombe County Sports Park. Fun for kids and families alike. Learn about cyclist safety with educational courses, emergency services demos, therapy animals, slow bike races (with prizes!) and a bike parade. The event is free and no registration is required. 🚲
  • Brevard Bike Alliance Social Ride: Wednesday, September 30. 6pm-7:30pm, meet at the Jimmy Harris Railroad Depot (390 Railroad Ave, Brevard). Join in for a casual bike ride through town. Meet at 6pm at the Depot Railroad Avenue Park. We head out at 6:05pm. All bikes & people are welcome!
  • In addition to the events above, check out the Slonuts calendar below for social bike rides in Asheville, and check their Instagram page the day before the event for ride details. Click the image to go to their page. And be sure to check the recurring events at the bottom of this page for even more event options.

October

  • Tour de Fat: Saturday, October 3. New Belgium Brewing and Asheville on Bikes join forces to host Tour de Fat, and this year’s musical lineup is absolutely phenomenal! Get ready for a celebration of bikes, music, and craft beer featuring three incredible acts that will keep the energy high all day long, plus our beloved sideshow acts and nonstop bicycle frolic. Gather at 11:30am to participate in the Bicycle Parade around the River Arts District, which starts at noon. The ride will return to New Belgium at 1pm to kick off the Tour de Fat festival.
  • Walk, Bike, and Roll to School Day: Join Brevard Bike Alliance for a fun community celebration of safe, active, and sustainable ways to get to school! That morning, Brevard Bike Alliance will host group rides and walk/roll meet-ups for students and families traveling to: Brevard Elementary School, Brevard Middle School, Brevard High School, Mountain Sun Community School, Pisgah Forest Elementary, and Pisgah Collective. These rides are a joyful reminder of how important safe, connected, and inclusive multimodal transportation infrastructure is for our community. Each year, we love seeing dozens of students and families moving through town together on their way to school.
  • Get There Asheville: A City Council Candidate Forum – Wednesday, October 14, 6pm-8pm, at Hi-Wire Brewing in the RAD (284 Lyman St). Get There Asheville is a city council candidate forum presented in partnership by Asheville on Bikes, Mountain True, and Strong Towns Asheville, focused on the interconnected issues that shape how Asheville grows and how residents experience our city—housing, mobility, resilience, and land use. October’s event is sponsored by Lakota R. Denton, P.A.
  • Pumpkin Pedaller: Saturday, October 24 at New Belgium Brewing. Gather at 2:30 to get ready to roll and participate in the costume contest photo booth. Ride departs at 3pm. Pop-up bike park and general bicycle frolic from 1:30pm-7pm. Costume contest categories include: Best Representation of Local Life, Best Group, Best Kid’s Costume, Best Use of Bike. Hosted by Asheville on Bikes.
  • Bike Valet @ Halloweenfest: Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25. Skip the parking hassle and bike instead! Brevard Bike Alliance is excited to offer free Bike Valet during Halloweenfest on Saturday, from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM.
  • Social Ride with Brevard Bike Alliance: Wednesday, October 28, 6pm-7:30pm. Join in for a casual bike ride through town. Meet at 6pm at the Depot Railroad Avenue Park (390 Railroad Ave, Brevard). Roll out at 6:05pm. All bikes & people are welcome!

Recurring Events

Mondays

  • (WEEKLY) Slonuts AVL: every Monday at 8am, meet at Cooperative Coffee, ending at Hole Doughnuts. 10-14 mile no-drop ride, with +/- 1000 feet of elevation gain
  • (WEEKLY) Motion Makers Women’s Mountain Bike Ride: meet at the Ledford Parking Lot in Bent Creek at 6pm and ROLL OUT at 6:15pm unless it is posted otherwise in a pre-ride post.
  • (MONTHLY): Gravelo & Burial Shifties Social Ride: Join Gravelo every first Monday of the month (July 7, August 4, September 1) at Burial South Slope for a group ride around town, followed by their $10 Shifties Special (burger & fries — veg burgers and non-alcoholic beer available too). This no-drop ride rolls out at 6pm, with a social pace and mixed surfaces. If it rains, we’ll still meet for food. Check Facebook for details.
  • (MONTHLY): Strong Towns Asheville meet up. First Monday of every month, 6pm-7:30pm at Hi-Wire Brewing, Biltmore Village (2A Huntsman Pl, Asheville). A community-led effort for wiser land use and safer transportation in Asheville North Carolina! Join their discord.

Tuesdays

  • (WEEKLY) Evening Road Rides from Epic Cycles in Hendersonville: Starting April 30th, every Tuesday evening until the end of August, Epic Cycles and BRBC will be hosting two ride options at 5:30pm: Option one will be a fun, social ride for riders looking for a new group to ride with, as well as some support on navigating the roads in Hendersonville.  This ride is for new riders, riders with a new bike, or longtime riders looking for a relaxing fun ride in the evenings.  The second ride option is for more experienced riders. This ride is a 20.3 mile loop with 1670 ft elevation – ride out Kanuga Lake Rd to Evans Rd and back in Hebron Rd.  This ride will not have a designated ride leader, but these roads are likely to be familiar to most of you.  And after a few weeks, the route will be familiar to everyone!
  • (WEEKLY) Mountain Haulers: every Tuesday at 7pm, meet at the Good Vibes Silo in the River Arts District, roll out at 7:15pm. The first Tuesday of the month is a chill greenway ride. Every other Tuesday through the month gets progressively longer and more hilly. Follow their Instagram for ride details.
  • (WEEKLY) Asheville Recyclery open shop hours, 4pm-8pm at 271 Haywood Street, Asheville. A bicycle cooperative where folks can make bike repairs using recycled and new parts. No/low cost/work trade options to fix or earn a bike.
  • (EVERY OTHER MONTH) Haywood County Greenways Meeting: 2pm-4pm at the Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center (91 N. Lakeshore Drive, Lake Junaluska). For the rest of 2025, meetings are scheduled September 23 and November 25.

Wednesdays

  • (WEEKLY) May 27 – September: Bear’s Community Ride: Gather at Bear’s Smokehouse on Coxe Ave at 6pm, ride departs at 6:30pm. These rides are all about enjoying your city by bike at a social, conversational pace. Make the most of your Wednesday evenings—ride your city with Asheville on Bikes, kicking off from Bear’s Smokehouse. These weekly rides are all about good company, a relaxed pace, and discovering the streets, neighborhoods, and hidden corners that make Asheville unique. Roll out, explore, and be back in time to enjoy weekly specials at Bear’s.
  • (WEEKLY) Motion Makers Womens Mountain Bike Ride: Wednesday morning ride meets at Rice Pinnacle at 10am and will typically leave directly. This is a beginner friendly, social, NO DROP ride. Expect 6-8 miles and we will return to the parking lot no later than noon so you can get on with the rest of your day. 
  • (WEEKLY): Intermediate Social Mountain Bike Ride: Meet the Asheville Mountain Bike Club every Wednesday at 3:30 pm for a fun and inviting no drop group ride. Tailgate grilling and beverages after every ride. Bring your favorite beverage and a side dish or dessert to pass if you like. Rice Pinnicale lot in Bent Creek.
  • (WEEKLY) Gravelo Shop Group Ride: roll out from the Gravelo Workshop on Merrimon at 6:15pm. Routes posted on instagram.
  • (MONTHLY) Brevard Bike Alliance Social Ride: the last Wednesday of every month, meet at 6pm at the Railroad Avenue Depot. Check the Facebook page for details.
  • (MONTHLY) Connect Buncombe meeting: usually on the 4th Wednesday of every month at 5:30pm, held at the East Asheville Library. Date, time, or location occasionally change, so be sure to check the website for details.

Thursdays

  • (WEEKLY) Liberty Beginner Friendly Mountain Bike Group Ride: Join us every Thursday at @6PM. The ride begins at 6:15pm. The trail changes every week. The trail, meetings pot, and start time are posted on Liberty Bicycles Facebook page and Instagram the day of.
  • (WEEKLY) Youngblood Shop Ride: Every Thursday evening at 6PM, weather permitting and during Daylight Savings Time. The A and B routes are about 33 and 26 miles respectively through the rolling hills of Leicester / Alexander. The A pace is about 18-19 mph and B about 15-17 mph. Routes are subject to change, check the Facebook page for announcements.
  • (WEEKLY) Asheville Recyclery open shop hours, 4pm-8pm at 271 Haywood Street, Asheville. A bicycle cooperative where folks can make bike repairs using recycled and new parts. No/low cost/work trade options to fix or earn a bike.
  • (MONTHLY): FBRMPO Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC) Meeting: Monthly on the second Thursday, 11am-1pm (NO MEETING IN JULY). The members of the TCC are staff representatives from the 21 local governments, staff from the North Carolina Department of Transportation, and representatives of other local transportation and planning agencies.  The TCC does not take final action, but makes recommendations to the French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization Board. All meetings are open to the public, and take place at the Land of Sky Regional Council (339 New Leicester Hwy).
  • (MONTHLY) French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization (FBRMPO) Board Meeting: Monthly on the third Thursday, 1pm-3:30pm (NO MEETING IN JULY) at the Land of Sky Regional Council (339 New Leicester Hwy). The members of the Board are elected officials from each of the 21 local governments, and representatives from the NCDOT Board of Transportation. The Board is responsible for final approval of the Long Range Transportation Plan, the Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program, the Priority Needs List, and the Unified Planning Work Program. The Board also serves as a forum for public input.
  • (MONTHLY) Summer Social Rides w/ Bike Walk HVL: every fourth Thursday (June 26, July 24, August 28, September 25). 6pm meet-up at Ecusta Market & Cafe bike racks (trail side). 6:30pm roll out. All riders welcome!

Saturdays

  • (WEEKLY) Motion Maker Mountain Bike No Drop Group Ride- Bent Creek: Ledford Branch Trailhead @8am.
  • (WEEKLY) Gravelo Bakery Ride B Group: 9:30am at Gravelo Workshop on Merrimon. Fast-paced ride to Marshall, NC.
  • (WEEKLY) Asheville Recyclery open shop hours, 1pm-5pm at 271 Haywood Street, Asheville. A bicycle cooperative where folks can make bike repairs using recycled and new parts. No/low cost/work trade options to fix or earn a bike.
  • (MONTHLY) Blue Ridge Dirt Skrrts Group Ride & Social: A women’s mountain bike nonprofit. Every second Saturday of the month, we explore the mountain bike trails of Western North Carolina. Post-ride we will meet to continue the fun and companionship at local breweries, bike shops or other event spaces. Check the website for details.

Sundays