Walk and Bike to School Colorado!

A new school year will soon be getting underway, with Walk and Roll to School Day right around the corner! We'll update here when registration is open for the special day. Please always register your events at walkbiketoschool.org . Registering your events regardless of whether or not they are scheduled to take place on the official dates for these special events helps us track participation boosts Colorado's ranking among participating states. We have consistently made the top ten nationwide!
Colorado Supports Active Transportation

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) encourages schools across Colorado to participate in Walk to School Day (October) and Bike to School Day (May) each year. Walk and Bike to School Days are great opportunities to galvanize visibility for walking and bicycling to and from school. They are wonderful times to get kids out practicing their skills and safety rules and for parents and caregivers to experience how safe and fun it is for their child(ren) to walk and bike to and from school.

October is Colorado Pedestrian Month, making any day in 'Walktober' a great choice for promoting walking and walkability. Since 1997, communities have been gathering to celebrate the many benefits of walking safely to and from school. There is always an internationally promoted date, typically the first Wednesday in October. 

May is National Bike Month (although Colorado celebrates it in June) and a great way for kids to end the year and head off to a summer of bicycling fun. Since Colorado began promoting the then newly created Bike to School Day in 2013, participation has steadily grown. 

Walk and Roll to School Day: October 8, 2025

Exciting news! Walk and Roll to School Day 2025 happens to coincide with the 20th anniversary of Safe Routes to School! We have a couple of fun projects in the works to celebrate. Most of all, though, we want to highlight your initiatives! Please share your plans with us; we'd love to see your photos, hear your stories, and highlight your communities.

Always register for Walk to School Day and Bike to School Day celebrations at WalkBiketoSchool.org,  regardless of when you hold your festivities. There you will find many ideas and tips for promoting healthy activity and safe routes to school. Know, there is no one-size-fits-all way to celebrate. Events come in all sizes; the important thing is that they resonate with what families, schools, and communities care about, from encouraging physical activity and building community to highlighting the need for improved infrastructure. Walking school buses are a great opportunity for students to travel as a group, with pickup points that welcome those who live too far from home to get to school purely on foot. Always, keep safety at the core, and have fun!

Free Materials
We are pleased to be able to offer free stickers to support your fall Walk and Roll events. Our CDOT Design Team has again worked hard to create a fresh, new design for these. Additionally, in honor of this special 20-year milestone, we’re offering a  commemorative SRTS poster, double-sided for English and Spanish, to all schools that register their events with walkbiketoschool.org. Simply share your confirmation email or a screenshot of your registration to claim yours while supplies last.

To submit requests, email [email protected] with the following information at your earliest convenience:

-Contact/addressee name       
-Number of stickers
-Your school and/or district
-Physical mailing address (No P.O. Boxes, please)
-To receive a poster, send a screenshot of your event registration at walkbiketoschool.org OR forward your emailed confirmation

To ensure delivery by the official date of Wednesday, October 8, we need your information by noon on Friday, September 5th.

We are sorry we cannot accommodate late requests.

Downloadable Materials 

Bike and Roll to School Day: May 6, 2026

The first National Bike to School Day took place on May 9, 2012, in coordination with the League of American Bicyclists' National Bike Month. This special day has steadily grown in popularity, and is a perfect opportunity to celebrate biking and rolling in advance of Colorado Bike Month in June. 

All across Colorado and the nation, schools, neighborhoods, and families are stepping up to support safe, active transportation. Want to implement a community bike to school program? Get started with Safe Routes to School Bike Train resource from the Safe Routes Partnership as well as the National Center for Safe Routes to School's Bike Bus Guide. Please be aware, these resources are provided by Safe Routes Partnership and National Center for Safe Routes to School and may not be accessible to all. If you need accommodates, please reach out to these organizations. Ride on, Colorado!

Please register your events, regardless of whether or not they will take place on the scheduled day, at walkbiketoschool.org  , where you can also find a wide range of fun downloadable activities. 

This year it was again our pleasure to offer stickers for free distribution on a first-come, first-serve basis. Our tremendous CDOT design team works hard to thoughtfully create artwork to appeal to the full K-12 grade span. If you would like to be kept in the loop for the next event, please join our e-newsletter list!  Email [email protected] to sign up.

Keep us posted on your events! We love to highlight our communities!

Downloadable Materials