WHAT TO BRING: 

• Bike Helmet: strongly encouraged and legally required for the kids under 12.
• Materials to decorate your bike if not decorated before arrival.
• A completed waiver. (Click here for waiver). To save time at sign-in, you can bring a completed waiver to turn in.
• All children under 12 accompanied by an adult.
• By law, no dogs on the bike path.

WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU GET THERE:

• Put your bike in the parade lineup first (in the parking lot)
• Get your entry number from sign-in table
• Return to your bike before 6:30pm
• Parade begins at 6:30pm sharp
• After the parade, depart on a ride of your choice or stay for the shopping, live music and food.
• Later, enjoy the bike parade awards ceremony. 

Best Decorated Bike Contest and Parade of Bikes
Registration for the Downtown Street Fair Bicycle Parade and Rides is free, however we do ask that you take a moment to register at the TDA website (click here). The contest is open to all ages. Categories include:

• Business,
• Family,
• Child 7-12
• Child 6 & under.

Pre-registation on-site by clicking here.

BIKE PARADE AND RIDE SCHEDULE

• 6:00 PM - Best Decorated Bike and Rides registration and check-in at Tulare Downtown Association booth
• 6:15 PM - Judging begins for best decorated bike contest
• 6:25 PM - Begin lining up for parade in the back area of Richard’s Lunchbox parking lot
• 6:30 PM - Parade steps off
• 6:45PM – 10 Mile Ride begins
• 7:00PM – 5 Mile Ride begins
• 8:00PM - Awards

The ride down L Street gives the youngest cyclists the opportunity to decorate their bicycles and show them off as they cruise through the Downtown Spring Street Fair. The bike rides are for the bike enthusiasts who want a longer trip on their bike.

BIKE ROUTES
Route #1: approximately 5.0 miles with turn-arounds along the way. This is about a 40-50 minute ride. This is appropriate for kids who already have ridden around neighborhoods and are comfortable on their bikes. The route can be shortened for beginner riders. The route departs the airplane on ‘L’ Street going north to Cross Avenue, where it turns right to the east following Cross out to Mooney Blvd. At Mooney, the route turns right (south) to the entrance of the Santa Fe Trail, where the route follows the Trail back to L Street, and left to the airplane. The route may be shortened by turning right on either Blackstone or Laspina and accessing the Santa Fe Trail at those points. Parents MUST accompany any child under the age of 8. Click here for map.

Route #2: approximately 10 miles, about 1.5 - 2 hours.  This is appropriate for highly experienced riders or families and individuals who regularly use their bikes.  Parents MUST accompany any child on this ride.  The route departs the airplane on ‘L’ Street going north to Cross Avenue, where it turns right to the east following Cross out to Laspina where it turns right (south) and follows Laspina out to Cypress School where the bike lanes end. (Experienced riders may want to ride all the way to the AgTec center on south Laspina to get their full 10 miles). At Cypress School or the AgTec center, the route loops back and riders will follow Laspina back to the Santa Fe Trail, turning left (west) and following the trail back to L Street, and left to the airplane. Parents MUST accompany any child under the age of 12. Click here for map.

Please note: on both courses, volunteers are supervising the ride and monitoring the streets and are not able to oversee individual children.

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