New BIGGER location for more Bikes!
More Booths! More Families! More Fun!
Sunday, September 13
10am – 2pm
Diablo Valley College
Overflow Parking Lot: 440 Golf Club Road, Pleasant Hill
What is Bike Family Fest?
Bike Family Fest is a super FUN and FREE community-wide event to encourage and support kids who want to BICYCLE! Bring the whole family to ride bikes, learn to ride bikes, and build skills around bicycling.
Presented by the Contra Costa Transportation Authority
Build Skills & Have Bike Fun
The BFF has two goals: to educate and build skills around bicycling in our community for those who already bike and for those who have never biked before.
Let’s have the best day on bikes we can imagine.
This epic event is geared to families with 2- to 11-year-olds and open to all! We’ve partnered with our BFFs to bring you the most helpful and fun day on bikes we can imagine! We want to see kids biking our obstacle courses, learning how to get around safely on their bikes, getting their bikes tuned up, and having a blast with their community.
2026 Activity Stations
- Helmet Fit Check with Street Smarts Contra Costa
- Kids Demo Bikes with Woom
- Free mechanic checks with Big Dave’s Bikes
- Nutrition for Movement with Growing Healthy Kids
- Obstacle courses from ‘Learn to Ride’ to ‘Advanced’ with Wheel Kids Bicycle Club
- Learn to load your bike on a bus with County Connection
- Be a LOCK STAR with Pleasant Hill Recreation and Parks District
- Learn about mountain bike trails you can ride with East Bay Regional Parks
- Tire Education Station from Mike’s Bikes
- Helmet Safety Tips with Sports Basement
- Learn hands-on Bike Maintenance with Bike Mobile
- Contra Costa Health is bringing their Art Spinning Blender Bikes
How to Get to BIke FAMILY FEST 2026
Bike Family Fest 2026 is located at the Diablo Valley College Overflow Parking Lot – 440 Golf Club Road, Pleasant Hill.
Walk or Bike:
Below you’ll find information on bike-in meeting locations, suggested routes, and a group ride to Bike Family Fest with the Mayor of Martinez. (Click any arrow to expand or collapse a section.)
Martinez (Hidden Valley Park)
Map Directions: People coming from Martinez are encouraged to ride to the Bike Family Festival from Hidden Valley Park, down Center Ave to the Contra Costa Canal Trail. Click here for Google map directions.
Group Ride with Martinez Mayor: Join the Mayor of Martinez at Hidden Valley Park at 10am to hit the trail together for the 1.9 mile ride to the DVC Overflow Lot. NOTE: This is not a chaperoned ride, each person is responsible for themselves.
Note for Families: The bike routes from the elementary schools in Martinez to the DVC Overflow Lot are not recommended for most K-5 students. Route options are too challenging for them due to unavoidable hilly terrain, busy high-speed streets, and the need to cross major intersections before reaching the Canal Trail.
Transit: Sunday bus service from Martinez to DVC – County Connection Route 316
Strandwood Elementary (Pleasant Hill)
Map Directions: Strandwood Elementary School is located at 416 Gladys Drive in Pleasant Hill. Click here for Google map directions to the Bike Family Festival at the DVC Overflow Lot.
Note for Families Riding Bikes: The bike route from Strandwood to the DVC Overflow Lot includes some uphill riding but is likely doable for many K-5 students. The route includes crossing Taylor Blvd.
Safely Crossing Taylor Blvd: Stay on the Canal Trail until the path turns rocky, at which point turn left to follow the paved Canal Trail through the Las Juntas open space to Taylor Blvd. Please take care to STAY on the trail until reaching Taylor Blvd, then turn left and proceed uphill on the sidewalk and cross at the light on Morello Ave. After crossing, you’ll head back in the direction you just came from via the sidewalk/trail.
Pleasant Hill Elementary
Map Directions: Pleasant Hill Elementary School (PHE) is located at 2097 Oak Park Blvd. Click here for Google map directions to the Bike Family Festival at the DVC Overflow Lot.
Note for Families Riding Bikes: The bike route from PHE to the DVC Overflow Lot includes some uphill riding but is likely doable for many K-5 students. The distance is about 3.7 miles.
Recommended Route: From a starting point in the vicinity of PHE, access the Canal Trail from Oak Park Blvd, Stevenson Dr, Hoover Ave, Putnam Blvd, or Boyd Rd. continue on the Contra Costa Canal Trail until the path turns rocky, at which point turn left to follow the paved canal trail up the Las Juntas open space to Taylor Blvd.
Safely Crossing Taylor Blvd: Stay on the Canal Trail until the path turns rocky, at which point turn left to follow the paved Canal Trail through the Las Juntas open space to Taylor Blvd. Please take care to STAY on the trail until reaching Taylor Blvd, then turn left and proceed uphill on the sidewalk and cross at the light on Morello Ave. After crossing, you’ll head back in the direction you just came from via the sidewalk/trail.
Valhalla Elementary (Pleasant Hill)
Map Directions: Valhalla Elementary School is located at 530 Kiki Drive. Click here for Google map directions to the Bike Family Festival at the DVC Overflow Lot.
Note for Families Riding Bikes: The bike route from the Valhalla neighborhood to the DVC Overflow Lot is likely doable for most K-5 students. Biking from the Virginia Hills neighborhood involves hilly terrain and requires crossing Alhambra Ave and/or Taylor Blvd. Crossing Alhambra Ave at Paso Nogal Rd (to Morello, to Viking, to the Canal Trail or Stubbs Rd) offers the lowest stress option with a separated path, but hilly terrain may be challenging. Virgina Hills families may opt to drive to a closer starting point.
Recommended Route: From a starting point in the vicinity of Valhalla, access the Canal Trail from Viking Drive. Take the Canal Trail to Golf Club Rd – enter the DVC Overflow Lot from the Stubbs Rd intersection on Golf Club Rd.
Fair Oaks Elementary (Pleasant Hill)
Map Directions: Fair Oaks Elementary School (PHE) is located at 2400 Lisa Lane. Click here for Google map directions to the Bike Family Festival at the DVC Overflow Lot.
Note for Families Riding Bikes: While the bike route terrain from the Fair Oaks neighborhood to the DVC Overflow Lot is likely doable for some K-5 students, all route options include high stress segments including either Monument Blvd, Willow Pass Rd (Sunvalley Blvd), or Oak Park Blvd. Navigating these short, high-stress segments are not recommended for K-5 aged cyclists.
Recommended Route: Park on a direct, low-stress residential street that leads to DVC or near a Canal Trail access point in Pleasant Hill, west of Highway 242. See the Pleasant Hill Elementary, Strandwood, or Gregory Gardens routes.
Transit: Sunday bus service from Martinez to DVC – County Connection Route 316
Gregory Gardens Elementary (Pleasant Hill)
Map Directions: Gregory Gardens Elementary School is located at 1 Corritone Court. Click here for Google map directions to the Bike Family Festival at the DVC Overflow Lot.
Note for Families Riding Bikes: The bike route from the Gregory Gardens neighborhood to the DVC Overflow Lot is likely doable for some K-5 students. The route takes city roads to reach the event.
Recommended Route: From the Gregory Gardens campus, cross Taylor Blvd at Ruth Drive. From there, continue north on Ruth Drive, turn left on Viking Drive, and right on Stubbs Rd to the DVC Overflow Lot.
Take Transit:
County Connection serves Bike Family Fest with three different Sunday bus routes.
- The #314 runs FREE on Sundays between Concord BART and DVC via Pleasant Hill. It makes stops along Laguna Street, Detroit Avenue, Monument Boulevard, downtown Pleasant Hill and Contra Costa Boulevard and runs every 30 minutes during the event.
- The #316 bus – also FREE – operates every 80 minutes between Pleasant Hill BART and Martinez. The bus stops on Alhambra Avenue, Berrellesa Street, in downtown Martinez, Court Street, Pacheco Boulevard, and Morello as well as in downtown Pleasant Hill and along Buskirk.
- Bus #320 operates between Concord BART and DVC every 40 minutes with the first arrival at DVC just before 11am on Sundays. It serves bus stops on Clayton Road, Willow Pass Road, Diamond Boulevard, Chilpancingo Parkway and Old Quary Road. The fare is $2.50 cash, credit, or debit each way or riders can use a Clipper card for cash or other eligible discounts.
Buses hold two bikes in rack at the front of the bus. Kids under 12 must be accompanied by an adult to use the racks. Learn how to load your bike.
Drive:
Park in DVC Parking Lots 6 or 7, across the street from the event. PLENTY of space and free parking on Sundays at DVC!
Community Partners
CCTA thanks its BFFs who make the 2026 Bike Family Fest possible.
