Bicycle workshops and events
Join a bike workshop, guided ride, skill session or check out our latest riding events.
Ready to change the way you move? Get involved in our fun, friendly bike riding events and discover how easy it is to swap four wheels for two. Whether you're new to riding or just need a boost of confidence, our guided rides, workshops, and skills sessions will get you rolling.
Riding is great for your health, saves money, and it’s a fantastic way to explore your community and meet new people.
Get involved
National bicycle riding awareness days
National bicycle riding awareness days
Ride2School Day
National Ride2School Day is a Bicycle Network initiative and Australia's largest celebration of active travel to school. Ride2School Day encourages students to get physically active and ride, scoot or skate to school.
Council promotes this event to all schools in the Sunshine Coast Council region and provides prize incentives to encourage student participation. To get your school involved visit Events | Sunshine Coast Council.
Ride2Work Day
National Ride2Work Day is an annual event held in October to encourage people to try cycling to and from work.
National Ride2Work Day was founded by Bicycle Network, Australia’s biggest bike riding organisation. It acknowledges those who regularly commute by bicycle and encourages others to give it a go for the first time (see some tips for first time commuters). You can save money, get fit and help the environment.
For more information visit Bicycle Network.
Permits for commercial and group riding activities
Permits for commercial and group riding activities
Looking to hold a group ride or event on the Sunshine Coast? Permits are required for commercial and group riding activities on all Sunshine Coast pathways and trails. To obtain permits please contact the managing authority as identified below:
Sunshine Coast Council
Phone: (07) 5475 7272
Visit: Events on Council Land
National parks and conservation parks
Department of Environment, Tourism and Science and Innovation
Phone: 13 74 68
Visit: Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
HQ Plantations
Phone: 07 5438 6666
Visit: HQ Plantations
Ewen Maddock Dam or any other dam
Seqwater
Phone: 1800 737 928
Visit: Seqwater.
Biketober 2025
Biketober 2025
We are excited to announce that Council's ThinkChange program has once again partnered with Love to Ride to deliver Biketober on the Sunshine Coast in October 2025.
Biketober is a free, inclusive campaign designed to get more people riding - for fun, fitness, transport, and community connection. Open to individuals, workplaces, schools and the wider community, Biketober encourages people to log rides, earn points, and win prizes - no matter their experience or fitness level.
People can ride anywhere, any distance and any time during October. Any kind of bike riding counts, whether a short trip (like riding to the shops or school) or a longer bike ride. Participants can also access tips, encouragement, and tools that help make biking a regular, enjoyable part of life.
We've listened to your feedback, and this year Council is offering a range of prizes just for Sunshine Coast residents! Keep an eye on the Biketober Sunshine Coast local prizes page for your chance to win gift cards for local experiences.
Head over to Biketober Sunshine Coast to sign up and get ready to ride.