Bike Fest - Family Festival Kilkenny

The sound of bicycle bells and laughter will fill up Kilkenny on Sunday 22^nd of May from 12pm - 5pm for Bike Fest – Family Cycling Festival, when Kilkenny County Hall will be transformed into a cycling haven for all the family.

Cycling Ireland and Kilkenny County Council have teamed up to bring you this family festival which will mark National Bike Week, offering an opportunity for all ages to enjoy their bike, with cycling activities for everyone. On the day there will be lots of different biking zones, Balance Bike zone, Grass Track Racing, Off-Road zone, Sprocket Rocket zone and family cycle to name just a few.

CYCLING

12pm - 1pm Slow Roll 

1pm - 2pm Learn to Cycle 

2pm - 3pm E-Bike Spin* 

3pm - 4pm Grass Track Bike Racing 

3pm - 4pm E-Bike Display and Demo 

4pm - 5pm Foraging Cycle 

12pm - 5pm Mountain Bike Zone

12pm - 5pm Balance Bike Zone

WELLBEING

1pm - 2pm Windmill & Wind Catcher Workshop  

1pm - 1.30pm/ 2pm - 2.30pm Yoga Stretch with Essie 

1pm, 1.30pm, 2pm, 3pm Plant Printing and Photography with the Gild Project dening with Cruainn Farm 

2.30pm- 3.30 Seed Planting and Take Away 

3pm - 4pm Organic Teas with Sami, The Outdoor Herbalist 

1.30pm - 2.15pm , 3pm - 3.45pm - Drumming Workshops with Rhythm Makers

2 Workshps - 14 spaces in each

An easy and fun way to express your inner creativity. With these tailor-made workshops, we explore the different elements used in active music-making. Using pulse, tempo, tones on prepared instruments and also home-made instruments. We will also learn about basic composition and arranging rhythms into finished pieces.

DROP IN 

Obstacle Course Stunts with Brendan Conroy aka Djouce Man

Bike Challenges: Watt Bike | Track Stand | Bottle Pick Up

Bike Maintenance Workshop 

Donate a Bike to the UKrainian Appeal

Orienteering Maze 

Orienteering on the Riverbank

more to be announced…