Events

The Fancy Women’s Ride returns in 2026, bringing colour, confidence and community back to the streets ✨ Join us for a joyful bike ride celebrating women and everyone who rides in solidarity, supporting the global movement to encourage more women to cycle and to remind decision-makers that visibility matters. Because when women are seen on the streets, they’re also seen in policy and public life! 🎤 Guest Speaker: Dr. Marisa Paterson MLA 🎀 Dress to impress! Think fancy hats (or helmet covers), feather boas, fun dresses, florals or just come as you are. The goal is to be seen, to be joyful, and to ride together 🏆 Prizes on the day: Overall Fanciest Dressed Most Outlandish Most Elegant / Classic Style  Best Decorated Bike (1st, 2nd, 3rd) Best Decorated Helmet Fanciest Young Rider Fanciest Person in Solidarity 📍 Route: Fancy Women's Ride with Pedal Power 2026 · Ride with GPS Be bold. Be visible. Be part of the movement. 💛

Pedal Power’s first protest ride in 1974 helped shape Canberra’s cycling future. Fifty years later, we’re riding from Woden to Civic to show the ACT Government that separated bike lanes are vital for a liveable, sustainable city. Join us for this group ride to celebrate 50 years of advocacy in the ACT! 🚲 Date: 13 November 2025 Time: 5:30pm - 8:00pm Location: The ride will start at 6:00pm in Eddison Park, Woden. We’ll ride together as a group, led by John Widdup and supported by Pedal Power accredited ride leaders acting as marshals to ensure everyone’s safety. The ride will finish at Lennox Gardens, where we’ll celebrate Pedal Power’s 50th anniversary with an evening of food, fun, and festivities. The ride length is approx. 8km and will be held at a slow pace-suitable for entry level riders.

Join us for this easy social ride. This ride starts at 9 am, but we ask you to please arrive 15 minutes early for a prompt departure. Route Start Point: Treasury car park off Langton Crescent, Barton (Handy to bus stops if you'd like to take your bike on the bus to the start) We will go through Parkes, passing the National Library and the Portrait Gallery, and the quiet streets of Manuka, Barton and Griffith to Kingston Foreshores. Then we’ll ride beside the lake to try out the new pop-up separated cycle lane on our way to Lennox Gardens and Parliament  House.   We will stop for coffee at the National Archives Cafe and then return to the start, about 18km. 🗓 When: October 19th 🕘 Start: 9:00 am, please arrive 15 minutes early 🛣️ Distance: ~18km loop ☕ Finish: Coffee & chat at National Archives Cafe About our easy rides Pedal Power Easy Social Rides are designed for less experienced riders and those returning to cycling or anyone lacking confidence riding in a group. All rides will aim to stay within an average pace of 15-18km/h. All rides are conducted by an accredited social ride leader and they will have an end rider. Depending on the experience and capabilities of the group, the ride may have regrouping stops along the way.   At the end of the ride, enjoy a café stop with your fellow riders! Be sure to review our Terms & Conditions and please accept them by ticking the box on the registration page. Registrations close at 4pm on the Saturday prior to the ride. 

Meet Ruslan at 7:15am, leaving at 7:30am to ride to Veterans Park for a community breakfast to celebrate National Ride to Work Day!

National Ride2Work Day has always been one of Canberra’s most popular cycling traditions and Pedal Power is thrilled to bring it back on Wednesday 15 October 2025. After a six-year pause, it’s time to reignite that cycling spirit and inspire more people to discover the joys and benefits of riding to work. Cycling isn’t just fun — it’s great for your health, your wallet, your mood, and the planet. It boosts fitness, supports mental well-being, lowers stress, and can help you live a longer, healthier life. It also reduces traffic, cuts pollution, and helps create more connected communities. We’d love to hear from anyone keen to volunteer to lead a ride into Civic whether you commute regularly or are happily retired. If you want to share the love and ease of cycling with those who don’t know where to start, please register your ride and let us know where you’d like to meet others on the morning. As a part of the Celebrations, we have collaborated with Rideshop Braddon and Mojo Cycle Repairs in a raffle with marvellous prizes to help you ride to work.  Rideshop Braddon will be giving away a $500 voucher for their goods and services. Mojo Cycle Repairs will be offering free bike checkups on the day, and they will also be raffling off one free bike tune-up. To be eligible for the raffle, all you need to do is register for the event! If you are chosen to win one of the prizes, we will reach out through email, and we will require you to send a picture of yourself and your bike to receive the prize. You can get involved in three ways: Lead a ride - Email membership@pedalpower.org.au to register a meeting point where you’ll meet others and guide them into the city. Ride as a group - organise colleagues or friends to meet up and ride in together. Join a ride - click here to find a meeting point near you and ride with a guide to Veterans Park. If your preferred ride isn’t listed yet, check back soon – more rides are being added. Whichever option you choose, please register so we can track how many people ride, and how many try it for the first time, and celebrate together. We will finish the morning with a community breakfast in Civic. If you’d like to be involved in making the day a success, please get in touch at membership@pedalpower.org.au. 📅 When: Wednesday 15 October 2025 📍Where: Canberra City, Veterans' Park National Ride2Work Day is Australia’s biggest celebration of commuter cycling — let’s make Canberra’s return one to remember!

Meet Andrew at 7:00am, leaving at 7:15am to ride to Veterans Park for a community breakfast to celebrate National Ride to Work Day!