Bikes in the Zoo

Next date: Saturday, May 10, 2025 | 12:00 PM to 04:00 PM

Kalamazoo’s longtime Bike Show is evolving into Bikes in the Zoo, a bigger and better celebration of cycling, movement, and community—now in partnership with Downtown Kalamazoo Shops! On Saturday, May 10, from 12 to 4 p.m., the Kalamazoo Mall will be buzzing with activity, featuring vintage and unique bikes, e-bikes, live music, fitness activities, and more.

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Attendees can explore a variety of bicycles, enjoy live performances curated by Sounds of the Zoo, and learn about sustainable transportation through bike and bus demonstrations. Local organizations will be on hand to promote fitness, dance, and outdoor activities. Plus, those feeling adventurous can even blend their own smoothie using a pedal-powered blender!

Cyclists with vintage, custom, or electric bikes are encouraged to participate and showcase their rides for free. Bikes in the Zoo isn’t just a bike show—it’s a celebration of movement, sustainability, and downtown Kalamazoo’s vibrant community. Don’t miss this exciting event!

Have cool bicycles, tricycles e-bikes, or other bicycle-related gear to showcase? 

We're looking for people with cool or vintage bikes to display at the event! Sign up to bring your bikes and share them with bike enthusiasts from the Kalamazoo area! It's totally FREE to participate or attend the show!

Show Off Your Bikes!

Hope On the Bike Bus!  

Looking for a fun, safe, and social way to get to the Bikes in the Zoo event? Join the Bike Bus! It’s a group ride where people bike together along a set route and schedule, making biking more visible, more enjoyable, and a whole lot more fun.

The Bike Bus to Bikes in the Zoo will start at Centerpoint City Church on Cork St at 10 a.m. and head toward the event together. You can join in at the start or hop on anywhere along the route. Want to leave early or head home at a different time? No problem! just peel off whenever you’re ready. After the event, the Bike Bus will head back from Cheri’s Chocol'art at 1:30 p.m., but riders are free to come and go as it works for them.

Biking together makes the ride safer, especially on busy streets, and it’s a great way to meet people, enjoy the day, and show how awesome biking in Kalamazoo can be. Whether you're riding solo or with your family, the Bike Bus is a fun and easy way to roll up to the event and back home again.

The Bike Bus is a partnership with the Westnedge Hill, Vine, and Oakland Drive/Winchell neighborhoods. 

Route

1. Start at CenterPoint City Church, which is the southeast corner of Westnedge Hill. @10am
2. Stop at Parkwood Upjohn Elementary @10:10
3. Stop at a dead-end street – Plymouth Lane @10:25
4. Following Bronson we then stop at Wmed Family Medicine parking lot. @10:35
5. Pass through Axtell creek park enter Vine neighborhood via Oak St. stop at Davis Street Skate park @10:45 note: 300ft of uphill
6. Stop at El Sol, @10:50
7. Enter Lovell cycle track to Burdick st and the Kalamazoo mall. @11

Note: there will be a 2-3 minute wait time at each stop for re-grouping

A return bike bus will leave at 1:30pm following the same route. We will gather on front of cherri's chocol’art.

Of course you may choose to leave at anytime throughout the duration of the event. 

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Location

Kalamazoo Mall, Kalamazoo, 49007