Bike Party July 2025

Advocating for complete streets can be a drag sometimes whether it’s Doug Ford’s anti bike lane Bill 212 or the astroturf groups that recently emerged against RapidTO. To counter this negativity, it’s always good to have rave rides consisting of cool lights, music, and dance moves! Toronto Cruisers hosts smaller scale rave rides on Wednesday nights while Neon Riders typically hosts theirs on Thursday nights. The annual Bike Rave usually happens in August, but a similar ride called “Bike Party” has emerged in recent years. Last night, I joined almost 500 riders for the July 2025 edition of Bike Party!

A sizeable crowd had already gathered at the Queen’s Park statue (north of the Legislature) by the time I arrived.

One of the Bike Party organizers getting the crowd ready before starting the playlist and rolling out.

Due to the large number of riders, it took about four minutes to clear Queen’s Park.

St. Joseph Street has a rainbow crosswalk.

Natalie (a.k.a. Flower Bike Fairy) has her bike decked out with flowers, ballons, and a bubble maker!

On Bay Street.

Regrouping at Yonge and Bloor.

Turning left onto Church.

Descending towards Rosedale Valley Road. I noticed one female rider was doing handstands while riding, but couldn’t get a picture of that.

Turning from Rosedale onto Bayview. Couldn’t get a clear shot while in motion unfortunately.

Taking over Bayview Avenue.

Rolling into our first stop which is Corktown Common.

Huge crowd at Corktown Common!

Curbside Cycle lent one of these cargo bikes to transport Bike Party’s impressive sound setup.

A fellow rider used a push counter to count the 495 riders just before arriving at Corktown Common.

Time to leave Corktown Common.

At King and River about to cross the Don River.

Another insane sound setup on this bike.

A brief stop by the Dollarama near Leslie and Lake Shore to regroup.

I love this rainbow peace flag. Makes me wonder how hard it is to ride with such a large flag.

Arrived at the Leslie Lookout.

A DJ was present at the lookout to spin some tunes which many people were dancing to.

A look from the lookout tower.

Heather, Kristin, Pier, and Ryan brought their Bromptons out. I liked the lighting on Ryan’s yellow Brompton.

After the Leslie Lookout, I had to turn back to let Mozzie out before bed. Before leaving, I got these Bike Party stickers.

Thanks to the Bike Party organizers for putting together this successful event. You can go to their Linktree to sign up for their mailing lists, donate, or follow their socials.

Here’s a video compilation I made of the ride.