Grew up here? Transplant from a flyover state?? Doesn’t matter. grab your corporate branded Puffer vest, socks and sandals. Or maybe that vintage skate brand tee that shows you were here before it was cool

Whether you’re joining us from where 880 becomes hw17 or you’re a leathery surfer living in his parent’s ADU.. this town is as full of kooks as locs.. and locals that are actually kooks. Dress like a tourist, a valley kid or just someone that lives locally. 

Just don’t show up driving a dumpster

See you Friday August 14th, 7pm at depot park for another rendition of the Santa Cruz Bike Party!!

Biking Blueberries! Cycling Citrus! Pedaling Pomegranates! – Get a lil’ fruity with us for Fruit Salad Bike Party! 

Is that a banana seat bike? Nah – it’s a Banana ON a Bike! Get ready for FRUIT SALAD RIDE. Dress to impress in your fruitiest outfit.

This month’s route

Tour de France? Redbull Rampage? The Saturday harbor ride? The Santa Cruz Bike Party has never been about going fast.. but fake it till you make it right?
Don your fastest outfit for racing! Saran wrapped Lycra roadies, mtb bros in matching pajamas.. if it makes you faster wear it! Just ride slow. This June we’ll be looking the part, even if we’re not setting any KOMs.

TONIGHT’S ROUTE:

Prom night. A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Friday May 8th at Depot Park.

Santa Cruz Bike Party goes full Star Wars, dress in your best prom fit or your best galaxy gear, follow a Landspeeder through town, and ride under the stars where we belong.

7PM. Depot Park. Bring lights, good vibes, and your resistance to the Empire.

West Side route tonight!

Like the legend of SCBP 🚲🎶

Track stands in rainbow 🌈 leggings

What keeps our wheels 🛞 spinning

Depot park 📍for the beginning

We’ve come too far, to give up and drive  cars 🚫🚙

So let’s raise our bars and our lights to the stars 🌟 

She’s up all night till the love 💗 

I’m up all night in bike gloves 🧤 

We’re up all night for good fun

up all night to get lucky 🍀 💕

Above text NOT created with AI. Just Tawn’s brain!

(The image might have used AI, sorry.)

Here’s the route

It’s a new year! Out with the old, in with the new. One is silver and the other gold, and all that. Come bike party with us on Friday January 9th. Dress to impress. In 2026, Let’s be(dazzle) the change we want to see in the world.

At last, no more FOMO! Tired of hearing your friend’s stories from the Playa? We are excited to present TWINKLING MAN, a playful parody of that other-thing-that-happens-for-a-week-in-the-desert, sure to make you the envy of all of your non-Twinkling friends 😉.

Twinkling Man: A Bike Parade of Illuminated Excess

Forget the desert—this year, the playa is paved! Join us for Twinkling Man, the shimmering celebration of light, laughter, and questionable fashion and/or life choices.

What to Expect:

* Radiant Rides: Cover your trusty steed in every LED, fairy light, and glow stick you can find. If your bike doesn’t look like a mobile interstellar nebula, you’re doing it wrong.

* Festival Finery: Dress in your most extravagant, ironic, or “I found this in a thrift store that I broke into at 3 a.m. and all I had was a black light”outfit. Think faux fur, sequins, and goggles that serve no practical purpose whatsoever.

Ride with us deep into the asphalt playa, where we’ll cruise the esplanade, visit art installations (people’s houses decorated for the holidays), and dance the night away. 

Cause, do you even Twinkle, bro?