Category Archives: Buy Local Santa Monica

Happy Bike Month Week #2

Specials that are all of May for Bike Month: 
• Yoga-urt receive 15% off 1 item to Cyclist during all of May AND get a 1 FREE Mini Bowl of soft serve when you visit on May 16th when they’ll open early to celebrate at 11am 
• Dogtown Coffee at the Fairmont 10% off your order all of May & 25% off May 16th
VEO get $5 off your next trip – active all of May — code BIKE24

See the Events Calendar or the Bike Month 2024 Map for all the Bike Month events and promotions 

To view the countywide Metro Bike Month Events click here

May 12th Main Street Farmers Market
When you arrive by bike request a market buck at the info booth. 
Santa Monica Main Street Farmers Market. Live music, farmers and food.

Happy Bike Month 2024!

Check out the all the local Bike Month events and promotions here and on our Event Calendar

Gearing up 2024: May is Bike Month!

MAY: NATIONAL BIKE MONTH

Click the “Bike Month” drop down on the menu bar for more info and where we keep the updated list of participating businesses and specials.  
Click HERE to view where events are added in the May Bike Month calendar

Click here to view #BikeMonthSM Map
– events being added

Click HERE to Sign Up to host a Pitstop, event, special or promotion in Santa Monica during Bike Month!

Have questions? Email us at BikeMonth@SMSpoke.org

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May is National Bike Month, sponsored by the  League of American Bicyclists and celebrated in communities from coast to coast. Established in 1956, National Bike Month is a chance to showcase the many benefits of bicycling” and encourage more folks to giving biking a try.

WITH SO MANY REASONS TO RIDE, WHAT’S YOURS?»

It’s a celebration of bikes; a reminder to get rolling again; a gateway to riding more often; a time to evangelize the beauty of bikes; and much, much more.

Whether you bike to work or school; ride to save money or time; pump those pedals to preserve your health or the environment; or simply to explore your community, National Bike Month is an opportunity to celebrate the unique power of the bicycle and the many reasons we ride. The momentum is building: With growing cultural awareness around health and wellness, sustainability and economic savings, bicycling is being seen by new and broader audiences as a simple solution to many complex problems, from reducing obesity rates to increasing mobility options. This year, we want to hear from you. What’s your why? With so many reasons to ride, what’s yours? Use the hashtags #WhyIRide and #BikeLocalSM #BikeMonthSM #GoSaMo on social media and also tag @SMSpoke @BikeLeague!

Each year the number and diversity of Bike Month celebrations continues to grow, accelerating the momentum around bicycling nationwide.

So much more – See our CALENDAR

The Engine Inside: Film Screening and Panel Discussion

Wednesday, September 6th at the Aero Theatre, (doors open at 6pm)
The event is FREE to ALL but you must register to attend
Free Bike Valet will be provided

Click image to view trailer

The Engine Inside follows six everyday people from vastly different worlds who dedicate their lives to a simple, 200-year-old machine. Their trials and tribulations reveal the bicycle’s unique power to change lives and help build a better world.

Covering many different global issues—from climate change and indigenous trauma to socio-economic inequality and more livable cities —The Engine Inside sparks hope and agency in everyone it touches.

Screening will be followed by a Live Panel Discussion with Jason Kligier, Mobility Manager at City of Santa Monica, Cynthia Rose, Director Santa Monica Spoke and
Cris Gutierrez, Santa Monica Safe Streets Alliance.
The panel will be moderated by Ferris Kawar, Sustainability Manager, Santa Monica College.
See more info in our Calendar event HERE

The Details

  • Event starts: Wednesday, September 6 at 7pm PDT
  • Location: Aero Theater at 1328 Montana Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90403

Free Bike Valet will be provided.

Walk or Ride, don’t drive if you can.
The Aero Theater is served by Big Blue Bus lines 18, 41, and 42.

Bring your reusable water bottle!
Water is provided by the City of Santa Monica’s Office of Sustainability and the Environment

This is a zero waste event!
Enjoy the concessions, but when finished, please discard sustainably at the Zero Waste stations

Upcoming Events: HandleBar Happy Hour & Film Screening

Stay tuned for more events being planned soon!

August 24th:
Join us for HandleBar Happy Hour at Chez Jay

Chez Jay: 1657 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Celebrate #BikeLocalSM, our Buy Local SM businesses, happy hour + new friends at our monthly events! Learn about upcoming local bike events + find out about and connect with us at SM Spoke as we visit and introduce you to some of our Buy Local SM businesses.  
Eat Local, Drink Local, Buy Local AND Bike Local SM!


September 6th:
The Engine Inside: Film Screening and Panel Discussion at the Aero Theatre

For more click the here to see our calendar event. Sign up for Bike Valet
The Engine Inside follows six everyday people from vastly different worlds who dedicate their lives to a simple, 200-year-old machine. Their trials and tribulations reveal the bicycle’s unique power to change lives and help build a better world.

Covering many different global issues—from climate change and indigenous trauma to socio-economic inequality and more livable cities —The Engine Inside sparks hope and agency in everyone it touches.

Screening will be followed by a Live Panel Discussion with Jason Kligier, Mobility Manager at City of Santa Monica and Cynthia Rose, Director Santa Monica Spoke,
More Panelists to be added.
The panel will be moderated by Ferris Kawar, Sustainability Manager, Santa Monica College.

The event is FREE to ALL but you must register to attend
ADDED: Free Bike Valet will be provided.