Thanks to all who joined us yesterday in celebrating National Bike & Roll to School Day 2025. More than 2,246 Bike & Roll to School Day events have been registered in 44 states and Washington, D.C. Way to go! The national event count will keep climbing as events are held throughout the month of May, National Bike Month, until registration closes on May 31.
Picture this! Submit one or two of your best photos from the May 2025 event for a chance to show off your dedication to safe, active travel for youth in our first-ever image contest! Find out more on the contest page.
In the meantime, let’s keep the momentum going! Learn more about transitioning your event into ongoing activities, review options for supporting your efforts via audits, and mark your calendar for our next event, Walk & Roll to School Day, on October 8, 2025.
Stay up to date on the latest Bike & Roll to School Day news: Facebook and Instagram.
Check out this recent ABC News piece, featuring our Director Nancy Pullen-Seufert, that highlights bike buses and National Bike & Roll to School Day:
Whether you call it a bike bus or a bike train, this helpful guide is for anyone interested in learning more.
Check out the Annual Report from Walk & Roll to School Day 2024 to read about all the energy and creativity that goes into events across the country.
Communicating with your school, community, or the media about Bike & Roll to School Day? Check out our Talking Points page for key messages on the benefits of walking, biking, and rolling to school and some information on the events.
Get a head start on planning! Find upcoming dates for each event on our Future Dates page.
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Walk, Bike & Roll to School Day events can be simple or elaborate. A school might start by hosting a big event, and then hold low-key events over time. Another place might start simple and then build efforts in subsequent years. Learn more about planning the event.
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Walk, Bike & Roll to School Day events come in all sizes. Make the event something that will resonate with what families, the school and broader community care about. Browse ideas to help you plan an event.
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Promoting your event in the community can help build awareness of your event theme or cause, such as healthy habits, neighborhood safety or a sense of community. We’ve provided some tools to help you get started.
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Use these downloadable materials to help with promoting your event, decorating the school, or getting the students involved in and excited about the celebration.
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Register now for Bike to School Day 2025!
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Thousands of schools and communities around the country register their events. See who has registered near you.
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Communities across the country have joined together to celebrate Walk & Roll to School Day. See who stepped up, and find out who participated in previous years.
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Communities across the country have joined together to celebrate National Bike & Roll to School Day. Find out who participated this year and in previous years.
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For most schools, a one-day event is not enough. Communities see the promise of healthier students and safer streets. Learn more about transitioning your event into ongoing activities.
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Changes to streets, sidewalks or trails may make walking or rolling an everyday option beyond the event, so children can enjoy an active trip to school year round. This page provides guides to getting the community involved in supporting design changes to improve the route to school.
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Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programs engage community members, school staff and administrators, transportation and public health professionals and others to improve the health and well-being of children by enabling and encouraging them to walk and roll to school.
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Events are a wonderful way to celebrate the joy and independence of walking, biking & rolling to school and they bring schools and communities together for a common purpose. Most of all, they are fun!
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The first National Walk & Roll to School Day was held in 1997 and the first-ever National Bike & Roll to School Day was celebrated in 2012 across the U.S. Join communities as they walk and roll to school for these events each year.
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The National Center for Safe Routes to School, the coordinating agency for Walk & Roll and Bike & Roll to School Days, is committed to empowering communities to make active commutes to school a safe, appealing, preferred choice for families.
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Do you have a question or comment about Walk & Roll to School Day or Bike & Roll to School Day? Want to share your event stories and photos? We’d love to hear from you!
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