June 8-11th 2017
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The Bike Circus is open all year round, and the Clon Bike Fest happens every June, (the weekend after the long weekend – the one that falls around the 7th)
We are a team of enthusiastic bike lovers who want to see more bikes in West Cork and the world!
The line-up this year includes some old favourites and new spins as well as the opening of our much awaited community bike workshop – THE BIKE CIRCUS!!! Located in ‘Christmas Yard’ next to Spillers Lane, come avail of free bike clinics every Friday from now until October and we will be hosting plenty of workshops there during the festival. This year we are delighted to be welcoming special guests from the London Bike Kitchen, community workshop and cafe. Come along to the cycles to meet Jenni and get inspired!
All events are now confirmed and final 🙂
ALL EVENTS FREE APART FROM SUNDAY BBQ CYCLE.
THURSDAY 6TH JUNE 2019
Opening Night: Lap of Clon, Greenway & Bike Shop News @ THE BIKE CIRCUS, Christmas Yrd: 7PM Join us in your finest attire for our annual lap of the town, then back to the new Clon Bike Circus for some nibbles and drinks to launch this new community bike workshop space. Meet our special guests who will be cycling with us throughout the weekend. Time to celebrate!
FRIDAY 7TH JUNE
Bike Clinic, 10-2pm @ THE BIKE CIRCUS, Christmas Yard (by Spillers Lane) Is your bike in need of a little TLC? Bring it down to our esteemed mechanics and learn how to fix’er up yourself!
Bike Wash @ THE BIKE CIRCUS 12-2pm Give your bike some sparkle by putting her through our bike-wash! Donations towards further setting up this amazing new space we have for our community bike workshop.
Inchydoney Family Picnic : 4-6:30PM MEET AT CLON BIKE CIRCUS A fun and relaxed cycle for friends, families and kids of all ages – BYO picnic and prepare for some fun on the beach.
The Bike-Lovers Forum, 8-10pm @ O’DONOVANS-THE VENUE, Join us and our special guests to get stoked, inspired and have a good ol’ bike-friendly brainstorm. The format: Inspiring 5 min talks, each followed by lots of time for questions and snacks and repeat. Special guests include Jenni (of the London Bike Kitchen & author of How to Build a Bike, Damien (of Cyclist.ie & European Cycle Fed.), Patrick (of Cityview Wheels – electric bikes) and representatives from our own town council. PLUS Come test drive some electric bikes
SATURDAY 8TH JUNE
Family Bicycle Hullaballoo @CROPPY PARK: 11AM-1PM
Co-hosted this year by Ulick O’Beirne of Training Wheels! Navigate our cycle courses and get top tips for cycling success. Plus a special opportunity for adults to test drive some electric bikes!
Slow Bike Race CROPPY PARK 12-1PM: Have you been practicing all winter? Time to show us who‘s the slowest cyclist in Clon!
Special Guest Workshops @ THE BIKE CIRCUS -Led by Jenni Gwiazdowski of the London Bike Kitchen:
1:30-2pm ‘M CHECK’ YOUR BIKE: Learn this simple and thorough technique to check a bike over for road worthiness.
2-2:30pm ‘Change yer tube’: bring your bike, and learn to be the master of your own wheels, tyres and tubes!
Estuary Nature Cycle MEET EMMET SQUARE 5PM: co-hosted by Nick Mitchell of Bird Watch Ireland, a cycle around our beautiful estuary to learn about some of the local wildlife on our door step.
Cycle-in Cinema – Cycle Shorts @ O’DONOVANS VENUE, 8-10PM: FREE WITH BIKE/€5 WITHOUT: Get creative with your iPhone camera and bike pals and submit your own cycle-short movies! We will screen them alongside a selection of beautiful and inspiring bike films. Prizes to win! (email film link justin@justingrounds.com)
SUNDAY 9TH JUNE
To Will or Not Two Wheels? meet at EMMET SQUARE: 11am SHARP! Twelfth Night on bikes. A Dramatic cycle-ride around Clonakilty, stopping for scenes in open air spaces from our young actors, courtesy of the fantastic Clon-Upon-Avon festival.
Farm-to-fork BBQ Cycle MEET EMMET SQ 3PM €15
A scenic cycle via Castlefreke woods to Camus Farm where will be hosted for a BBQ dinner (veggie options will be available!) Book by emailing allison@explodingtree.com, return to Clon by 7pm or camp at Camus farm, check out/book at camusfarm.ie
End of Festival Party DEBARRAS 9PM: Join us for Clon’s first Bikeoke and a well-earned boogie to celebrate CBF 2019!
Thurs 8th June 6:30pm come for a sweet lap of the town and nibbles and adventure stories in the venue from 7pm
Check out the events page—more soon!
The Clon Bike Fest kicks off in less than 2 weeks! We are celebrating our 5th year and have a fantastic programme of cycle-related fun events for everyone! Check out the Events 2016 page and don’t forget to reserve your tickets for Meals on Wheels! Only a few left….
Hi all,
Well that time of year is upon us again, and its time to dust off those saddles, oil up the chains and get the bikes ready for the 2015 Clon Bike Fest….! Events are nearly all confirmed and going up on the events page…. This year we have lost our trusty bike clinic mechanic Jack to a wild adventure around the world on his Brompton fold-up bike, cargo ships and trains…Check out his journey here:Â .jackkelleher.ie
With a month to go its time to get the bikes out and start pedalling! Events are up to view here, and tickets are on sale for the highly coveted ‘Meals on Wheels’ event at Cafe on the Lane in Spillers Lane Clonakilty….Watch this space for more details on all the bike fun and madness to come in June….
Into 2014 and as the springtime sun starts to emerge its time to dust off your bikes, oil those chains and get ready for this year’s Bike Festival! We’re in planning mode right now but have loads of new events in the pipeline…..keep your eye on this site, or ‘like’ or Facebook page/ ‘follow’ us on Twitter for updates!
In the run-up to next month’s festival, we are running FREE Bike Clinics every Friday at the Clonakilty Market. Bring your bike down for some t.l.c. in advance of the fun next month, grab an events flyer and even snatch up one of the remaining few t-shirts from last year!
Clonakilty Market: Fridays: 10am-2pm Behind O’Donovan’s Hotel.