Jones Center Bike Festival

SCHEDULE CHANGES
Friday, Nov. 1: Kickoff BBQ from 5-7pm
Saturday, Nov. 9: OZ Kids Fat Tire Crit at 10am and Pump Track Championship at noon
Adventure Ozark: OZ Kids Edition cancelled

READY TO RIDE?
Gear up for an action-packed weekend of bike-forward events you and your family won’t want to miss at the Jones Center Bike Festival!

The Jones Center Bike Festival brings three unique cycling and adventure events to the heart of downtown Springdale: a kids crit race, an adventure race for teams and families and an ultimate pump track championship – plus a Friday kickoff BBQ event!

The three-day festival is free to spectators and the entire community is invited! Come cheer on the teams and racers. Explore a vendor village, demos, a kids zone, food options and more. The festival is based at the Jones Center and our world-class Runway Bike Park.

• Register now!

• Jones Center members enjoy 20% off

Bring your family, friends and all your biking buddies for a weekend of thrills, competition and epic memories.

Proceeds from the bike festival support outdoor programming at the Jones Center.

BIKE FESTIVAL EVENTS

Jones Center Bike Festival Kick Off BBQ
Friday, Nov. 1
5-7pm

Let's get this festival started!  Free hotdogs and hamburgers plus race sign-ups and packet pickup.

Pedal it Forward and the Jones Center are partnering together to give away bikes to local kids!

OZ Kids™ Fat Tire Crit
Ages 2-10
NEW DATE: Saturday, Nov. 9
10am-12pm
$4 members/$5 public
$8 members (day of)/$10 members (day of)

The Ozark Foundation’s OZ Kids™ Fat Tire Crit bike race is coming to the Jones Center! Give your little rider the chance zip around the course, experience the thrill of the competition – and pedal their way to victory! Each racer gets a numbered race plate with a timing chip. Those with the top three times in each category will stand at the winners podium and collect their prize.

Race categories
Balance Bike, ages 2-3
Balance Bike, ages 4-6
Pedal Bike, ages 3-4
Pedal Bike, ages 5-6, girls
Pedal Bike, ages 5-6, boys
Pedal Bike, ages 7-8, girls
Pedal Bike, ages 7-8, boys
Pedal Bike, ages 9-10, girls
Pedal Bike, ages 9-10, boys

Registration is required for all racers. Space for the race is limited.

Adventure Ozark: OZ Kids™ Edition
Race + Scavenger Hunt
CANCELLED

Pump Track Championship
NEW DATE: Saturday, Nov. 9
$24 members/$25 public
$28 members (day of)/$35 members (day of)

Seasoned champs or first-time racers! Join us for an awesome day of pedal-pumping fun and competition presented by Hyper Bicycles at Runway Bike Park. Our Velosolutions pump track is one of the largest asphalt tracks in this part of the country. This competitive, timed race is open to all ages and skill levels and includes races in 11 different categories, each with male and female options. BMX and mountain bikes are welcome.

Race categories:
Strider bikes boys | Strider bike girls
Ages 6 & under boys | Ages 6 & under girls
7- to 8-year-old boys | 7- to 8-year-old girls
9- to 10-year-old boys | 9- to 10-year-old girls
11- to 12-year-old boys | 11- to 12-year-old girls
13- to 14-year-old boys | 13- to 14-year-old girls
15- to 16-year-old males | 15- to 16-year-old females
17- to 19-year-old males | 17- to 19-year-old females
20- to 34-year-old males | 20- to 34-year-olds females
35 & older males | 35 & older females
50 & older males | 50 & older females

Registration for the OZ Kids Fat Tire Crit & Pump Track Championship is still open

Thank you to our 2024 sponsors!