LIGHTS ON BIKES EVENT
Saturday December 14th, 2024
Get a bike, put some lights on it, and ride the streets of Talent with your friends and neighbors to look at holiday light displays!
3-5:45 Bike Decorating Workshop and Safety Checks (reserve lights online for $5, reserve Lights on Bikes hoodies for $30).
5:30 Best Lit Bike Competition
6-6:30 Lights on Bike Parade!
Free cookies, cocoa, and cider provided by Sweet Beet Station
🥫🥣 🎟️ Bring a can of soup for the Talent Food Pantry to be entered into a raffle!
Talent’s Annual Holiday bike ride is quickly becoming a community favorite. Neighborhoods compete in holiday lighting decorations to win the famed Lights on Bikes Award for “Best Dressed” house. Folks decorate their bikes with battery-powered lights and holiday cheer to ride the streets and enjoy the festive light displays.
Best lit bike contest categories:
Family/ Group Entry- Griswold Award
Boldest and Brightest- North Star Award
Most Technically Innovative- Tech the Halls Award
and specific age categories for kids and teens
Under 5 years old
6-10 years old
11-16 years old
Want some inspiration? Come to the bike decorating workshop at the Talent Maker City makerspace before the parade! Bring your bike and any other decorations you’d like to add. Lights are available for advance purchase for $5.
You are responsible for your own safety during the Lights on Bikes Event. Please follow all bike road safety rules, wear a helmet, and dress in reflective or bright-colored clothing. This event will happen rain, snow, or shine so please dress accordingly.
Space and materials are limited and you must register to participate.
Is your house on the route? Deck it out! We’d love to see the bike parade from your perspective! If you take photos or clips of the parade going by, please email them to social@talentmakercity.org.
This event is sponsored by Pacific Power, Sweet Beet Station, and Talent Business Alliance.
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A huge thank you to Pacific Power and Sweet Beet Station for sponsoring this community event!
