It’s that time of year again! After an action-packed June and it’s time for our annual Bike Month wrap-up party: the East York Canada Day Parade! This will be our ninth time riding in the parade and we’re calling all cyclists to join us for the most fun you can have on two wheels (or one, or three, or four, or however many wheels your bike has!). The East York Canada Day Parade has been a neighbourhood tradition for more than 60 years—and a neighbourhood legend since we joined the festivities starting in 2010! Just bring yourself, your bike, and as many family and friends as you can and meet us on the north side of Dieppe Park on Cosburn after 9:00 am on Sunday, July 1. We’ll have some time to decorate our bikes before the parade leaves at 10 am for the Canada Day party down the street in Stan Wadlow Park. May the best bike costume win! (And seriously, someone really must dethrone Felicity this year!)
Ward 29 Bikes and friends in the Canada Day Parade
You think about joining us for the East York Canada Day parade every year, and this year you’re actually going to do it! This is our eighth year and you’re out of excuses! From modest beginnings in 2010 (we’re not entirely convinced that the parade actually existed before we started riding in it), the East York Canada Day parade has become the most fun cycling event of the year. Oh sure, there are bands and floats and community groups and thousands of spectators sitting along the route, but we all know that the parade is really all about having fun and looking silly on our bikes.
Who will win the costume competition this year? Felicity is the three-time defending champion, but the rumour mill is abuzz with news that Val has a secret weapon this year. Is there another candidate who can beat them both? Don’t miss the next exciting chapter in this once-a-year serial thriller! We meet on the north side of Dieppe Park (on Cosburn just east of Greenwood) at 9 am on July 1 for bike decorating; the parade leaves the park at 10 am. Be there!
Ward 29 Bikes and Friends in the East York Canada Day Parade
When: Saturday, July 1, 2017. Decorating begins at 9 am, parade leaves at 10 am, arrives at Stan Wadlow Park around 11 am.
Where: Meet on the north side of Dieppe Park (on Cosburn just east of Greenwood). You won’t be able to miss us.
Who: You! This is a family friendly event. The streets are closed to traffic for the parade and cyclists of all ages participate every year.
Why: You know you want to. You know you need to!
How: Come by bi-, tri-, uni-, quadri-, or any other kind of human-powered cycle, whether upright, recumbent, road, hybrid, urban, mountain, folding, tall, tandem, cruiser, or any other style.
Only one thing is way more fun than watching a parade: being in a parade! Join Ward 29 Bikes and dozens of cyclists in the East York Canada Day Parade on Wednesday, July 1. This is our seventh year in the parade, which means that we will have brought our special blend of fun, colour, and bikes to 12% of East York Canada Day Parades throughout all of history. If that isn’t worth celebrating, what is?
Riding in this local tradition is the best way to have way too much fun celebrating your community, laughing with your neighbours, and riding your bike in parade formations. Circles, figure-eights…our pinwheel attempt didn’t go so well last year, but we’ll try again this year! We’ll be gathering at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 1 on the north side of Dieppe Park (on Cosburn east of Greenwood). We’ll provide decorations; you just need to bring your bike and a smile. Check out the fun we’ve had in previous years and contact us if you want more information about the parade or to confirm your participation. Don’t miss out!
Join us this Saturday for the fifth annual Bells on Danforth, a pedal-powered parade to celebrate cycling! More than 500 people riding all manner of bikes, took over Danforth for last year’s biggest-ever edition. Let’s go even bigger this year! Meet across from Castle Frank Station at 10:30 am on Saturday, June 25. See the Bells on Danforth website for full details.
We’re bringing our bike festival to the neighbourhood on Saturday, June 18! Join us for a day of activities including the East York History Bike Ride (1 pm), le Tour de Cosburn, and more! Visit our hub at Bethany Baptist Church (southeast corner of Cosburn & Pape) to get your bike tuned up, learn about cycling opportunities in the area, connect with CultureLink’s Bike Host program, and get cycling information and maps. See our event page for more information.
It’s back! The annual East End Pub Night returns on Thursday, March 3, 2016. We’ll be setting up at Remarks Bar & Grill on Coxwell (south of O’Connor) starting at 7 p.m. Cyclists and friends from throughout the east end will get together to talk bikes, drink beer, and have a good time. This is your chance to see what your local cycling advocates have planned for the coming year and cheer us on (and maybe get involved). It looks like 2016 is going to be a big year; join us for a pint to kick it off!
Details:
Annual East End Pub Night
Remarks Bar & Grill
1926 Coxwell Avenue (West side of Coxwell Avenue, ½ block south of O’Connor Drive)
Thursday, March 3, 2016, from 7:00 p.m. until whenever.
Everyone is welcome. Contact us if you have any questions.
Toronto East Bike Festival, Saturday, September 19, 2015, 10am-4pm.
Join us at the Toronto East Bike Festival, Saturday, September 19th, 10am-4pm, at the Warden Hilltop Community Centre, 25 Mendelssohn St., Toronto, organised by TO35Cycles, Ward 26 Cyclists, and the Crossroads of the Danforth BIA.
This family-friendly event will include a Bike Rodeo, Kids Bike Zone, demonstration cycling sports, free bike tune-ups, food, and a showcase of active lifestyle businesses and local environmental/social community groups.
Unsure of how to get there? There are two group rides to the festival, one leaving from East Lynn Park and one from Christie Pits Park. You can also get there on the TTC. See here for travel details.
Only one thing is way more fun than watching a parade: being in a parade! Join Ward 29 Bikes in the 58th East York Canada Day Parade on Wednesday, July 1. This will be our sixth year in the parade and honestly, we have no idea how they kept it going for so long without us. Riding in this local tradition is the best way to have way too much fun celebrating your community, laughing with your neighbours, and riding your bike in parade formations. Circles, figure-eights…maybe we’ll try a pinwheel this year! We’ll be gathering at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 1 on the north side of Dieppe Park (on Cosburn east of Greenwood). We’ll provide decorations; you just need to bring your bike and a smile. Check out the fun we’ve had in previous years and contact us if you want more information about the parade or to confirm your participation. Don’t miss out!
The annual January ritual of discarding last year’s dusty old calendar and tacking up a new one can mean only one thing: it’s time for our Annual Quarterly Pub Night! Join us at Remarks Bar & Grill on Thursday, January 15, 2015 starting at 7:00 p.m. The east end AQPN is the social event that we always plan to organize every three months, but actually manage to hold just once a year. Members of all of the east end cycling advocacy groups will be there to talk bikes, beer, and whatever else happens to be top of mind or bottom of glass.
If you’ve been thinking about getting more involved with cycling advocacy or just want to chat, this is your chance to meet some of the people in your neighbourhood who are working to make the city more cycling-friendly.
Details:
Annual Quarterly East End Pub Night
Thursday, January 15, 2015
7:00 p.m.–whenever
Remarks Bar & Grill
1926 Coxwell Avenue (West side of Coxwell Avenue, ½ block south of O’Connor Drive)
Everyone is welcome.
It’s that time again: a whole year (and then some!) has passed since our last quarterly pub night, so we’re doing it again. Please join us at Remarks Bar & Grill on Thursday, April 24, 2014 starting at 7:00 p.m. for our Annual Quarterly East End Pub Night event. Members of east end advocacy groups including Ward 29 Bikes, Ward 30 Bikes, 32 Spokes, Cycle 26, and Ward 31 Bikes will be attending this informal get-together. If you think you’d like to get involved in some cycling activities this year or just want to socialize, this is your perfect excuse to get out on a Thursday night.
If you’re a little shy and not sure you’re up to joining us, here are some sure-fire conversation starters among cyclists:
“It’s (perfect/awful) cycling weather this week.”
“Have you started riding yet this year?”
“Can you believe the potholes on <insert street> this year? It’s crazy!”
“What’s the best way to get to <insert destination> by bike?”
“Recumbent bikes scare me.”
“Hi.”
So join us to talk shop, talk bike, talk sports, or just have a good time.
Details:
Annual Quarterly East End Pub Night
Remarks Bar & Grill
1926 Coxwell Avenue (West side of Coxwell Avenue, ½ block south of O’Connor Drive)
From 7:00 p.m. until whenever.
Everyone is welcome. Contact us if you have any questions.
(What’s an annual quarterly pub night, you ask? It’s a social gathering that we try to have quarterly but end up having annually. Usually, we’d rather be outside riding than inside talking about riding. Typical cyclists!)
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