Biketoberfest 2024 was a 10 out of 10!

On Sunday, October 27, we celebrated our 10th annual Biketoberfest, presented by City of Charlotte. That's a decade of pedals and progress toward making Charlotte safe and enjoyable for folks to get around without using a car!

Asked how it went, one participant declared "We are new to Charlotte. This was wonderful and helpful!!! Absolutely will bike more places." That's a big measure of success in our books!

Another measure of success: This year's event raised a record $105,000 in support of Sustain Charlotte's mission to create a more equitable, connected, and healthy community by inspiring responsible growth and transportation choices! Big thank you to the 750 folks who came out to ride, walk, scoot and volunteer!

Our full route toured more than a dozen neighborhoods, and the shorter route explored South End and the Rail Trail.

Participants interacted with more than 40 businesses and nonprofits along the route, getting stamps on passports that were later turned into raffle tickets for some great prizes, courtesy of many local businesses.

As usual, Triple C. Brewing Co. served as our official start and stop point and hosted the Biketoberfest packet-pick-up party, sponsored by Albemarle, on Friday evening and the after-party on Sunday afternoon with live music from Nate Randall and a special collaboration beer called the Wheely Hazy, named by one of our social media followers!

Thank you to all our wonderful Biketoberfest route stops this year:

• AARP Charlotte
• Allora Ashley Park
• BikeWalkNC
• Bird
• Carter Bank and Trust
• Catawba Riverkeeper
• Charlotte Cycles
• Common Market - Plaza Midwood
• Craft
• dish
• EDENS/Atherton Market (Trolley Barn)
• Giddy Goat Roasters
• Golden Cow Creamery
• Jet’s Pizza
• The Joinery
• Legion Brewing
• Lime
• Mecklenburg County Solid Waste 
• Moxie Mercantile
• Not Just Coffee
• Paper Skyscraper
• Patagonia
• Rhino Market
• Sun Raised Foods
• Town Brewing Company
• Trips for Kids Charlotte / Charlotte Re-Cyclery
• Urban District Market
• Vitality Bowl
• Wooden Robot

We also want to give a big shoutout to contributing sponsors Center City Partners, Bird, LandDesign, Link Apartments, Lime, Metropolitan and Terracon, and to Novant Health, who was our official safety sponsor and provided participants with high-visibility vests!

Last but not least, a sincere thank you to all the folks who signed up. In addition to being all about fun, Biketoberfest is also an important fundraiser for Sustain Charlotte. Because of participants and sponsors, we were able to raise more than $80,000! Learn more about why we do what we do and how you can support our mission here.