June 8 – 11 2023

May 17th-19th 2024

Another wheelie great year with dinner cycles, picnic cycles, mystery cycles, and more!!! Most events this year are totally suitable to young/beginner cyclists – we tend to plan the festival so our son can do the whole thing!

PROGRAM for 2023

All events are free except for food cycles – where you need to buy your food! Email us at [email protected] for food bookings. Donations much appreciated to cover running costs & any live musical events.

FRIDAY 17TH MAY 2024

7pm Opening night: Lap of the town, blessing of the bicycles & film night opening night at DeBarras Folk Club (upstairs)

SATURDAY 18TH MAY 2024

10am Chakra Dance Cycle – leave at 10am

3pm – ‘Kidical Mass’ Cycle – Another addition of our most popular event for kids.  Bring your bike to Emmet Square for an all ages lap around Clonakilty

7pm – Sunset Bird Watch Cycle (10km) – cycle from Clonakilty town to the Inchydoney estuary identifying local birds species.  In collaboration with Bird Watch Ireland Free

SUNDAY 19TH MAY 2024

10.30am Stop, Look, Listen cycle – meet at Emmet Square – cycle a lap of the town to the biodiversity garden at Bennetts Field, and listen to 3 pieces of music on the theme of nature and biodiversity. 

3pm – River cycle in collaboration with Clochán Uisce (our local rivers group), a cycle to explore the biodiversity in our local rivers and check its health including kick sampling and water testing as part of the EU drinkable rivers program. Family friendly.

5.30pm Curry & Bikeoke party!  Meet at Emmet Square for a 5 km cycle around Clonakilty to arrive at ODonovans for a ‘Waste Not Want Not’ Curry & Bikeoke party.  Registration essential 30 max – free dinner with prebooking! Bring your own tupperware and take home any leftovers.

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Postcards available for purchase €5/pack of 10 – send us a message if you’d like some!

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