October calendar: Open Streets and more

NOTE: This post is not being updated. Instead, please refer to the Calendar Notes for October 2024 and other Autumn 2024 dates in https://bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-autumn-2024-news-from-bicycling-monterey.html#Calendar-Autumn2024.

ICYMI, Summer Bike Buzz included save-the-date notices for some Monterey County events happening in October. Among those are two Open Streets / Ciclovia dates!

• FORT ORD: Saturday, October 5, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day, with Monterey Off Road Cycling Association (MORCA), an annual event.
• SEASIDE: Saturday, October 5, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. – Seaside Bike Swap. For details, contact https://www.amgcyclery.com/.
• SALINAS: Sunday, October 6, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. – Ciclovía Salinas. Ciclovía Salinas, launched in 2013, is normally an annual event (with exception of no event in 2021).
• SEASIDE and beyond: Friday, October 11 – meetup 5:30 p.m., roll out 6 p.m. AMG Cyclery group ride, free. AMG reminds: bring your bike lights to make ride safer for everyone. Meet up at their bike shop, 805 Broadway Ave, Seaside for a relaxed, no-drop ride. Stops are planned for rest and photos, so everyone can have a fun time, whatever their personal riding pace. Route will be mainly the coastal multiuse trail (aka bike path). (Optionally, at about 7:30-ish, riders can meet for a no-host social gathering at neighboring business Other Brother, 877 Broadway.) Questions? Contact https://www.amgcyclery.com/.
• KING CITY: Sunday, October 13, noon to 4 p.m. – Ciclovía King City. This is the second Ciclovia date for King City (the first was in 2019).
• CALIFORNIA: Monday, October 21 is the last day for Californians to register to vote for the November 5, 2024 General Election. Voting resources for Californians and other U.S. voters.

If you have a Monterey County bicycling or bike-related activity, event, or meeting scheduled that is open to the public, contact us to have it added to this post, or to the next edition of Bike Buzz, and/or shared on @bikemonterey’s social media.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: We’ve too many bike to-dos! Contact us if you can round up more Monterey County bike calendar notes for Oct-Dec 2024.