Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day 2026

Join us for our biggest event of the year! Free guided mountain bike rides, skills and drills, raffles, prizes, and lunch! TAKE A KID MOUNTAIN BIKING DAY 2026: Colonel Francis Beatty Park, Saturday, October 3rd from 10am - 2pm Trips for Kids Charlotte's mission is to transform lives, communities and landscapes through cycling. We are excited to offer this family-friendly ride event in celebration of the nationally recognized, “Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day”! Join us on Saturday, October 3rd at Colonel Francis Beatty Park (4330 Weddington Rd, Matthews, NC 28105) from 10 am to 2 pm for Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day (TAKMBD), a FREE community celebration featuring beginner-friendly guided mountain bike trail rides, bike games + skills clinics, food, music, raffles, and MORE! Guided trail rides are open to youth ages 9-16 (parents, you can join, too!) and will begin at 10AM. Bike games + crafts will be available for all ages to participate in, making this a fun-filled event for the whole family. Helmets and bikes can be provided - we'll need the age and height of each rider ahead of time to make sure we can provide the correct size during registration! For questions, email: [email protected] Thank you to our sponsors: • Patagonia Charlotte • Sun and Ski • Gear Goat Xchg • REI Charlotte & Pineville • Trader Joe's Our community partners who will have a booth at the event: • Tarheel Trailblazers • CLT Bike Camp • NICA & NICA Gaston Composite Team • Patagonia WornWear Each participant must fill out a waiver prior to event: https://form.jotform.com/262305011729146