Wheely Good Times Coming in May
April 1, 2026
Rockville will celebrate National Bike Month in May with rides, events and opportunities to connect with the community.
The Rockville Bicycle Advisory Committee will host a Bike Month Kickoff Ride on Saturday, May 2. Participants will meet 10 a.m. at City Hall, 111 Maryland Ave. The casual 6-mile ride will travel along multiuse trails and residential streets, highlighting the city’s cycling infrastructure. The route includes paths, bridges and tunnels.
National Bike and Roll to School Day will take place Wednesday, May 6. Schools are encouraged to host events. Visit walkbiketoschool.org or check with your school for details. Montgomery County requires anyone under age 18 to wear a bicycle helmet when riding or being carried on a bicycle, including bicycles with training wheels, on a public street, right of way, sidewalk or bicycle path.
National Bike to Work Day is 6:30 a.m. Friday, May 15. Registration is open at biketoworkmtrodc.org for Montgomery County pit stops, including locations at Thomas Farm Community Center, 700 Fallsgrove Drive, and The Square in Rockville Town Center. Participants can receive snacks, beverages and giveaways while supplies last. Free T-shirts will be available for the first 18,000 people in the Washington metropolitan region to register and attend.
The 19th Annual Rockville Ride of Silence will be held at 6:40 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, to honor cyclists who have been injured or killed on public roadways. This is a 10-mile, police-escorted ride through city neighborhoods. Riders must be comfortable on streets with traffic and traveling about 10 miles in one hour. Visit rideofsilence.com for more information.
Learn more about bicycling in Rockville at rockvillemd.gov/rbac and rockvillemd.gov/bicycling, and search “bike safety” on youtube.com/cityofrockville.