Walk and Bike to School Colorado!

Another successful Bike and Roll to School Day is behing us! Thank you to all who shared glimpses of your celebrations with us. 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 anticipate again offering free stickers to support your fall Walk and Roll Day events  mid-August. Would you like to be among the first to know when we offer new materials? Consider joining our e-disibution list! Please email [email protected] to sign up.

Downloadable Materials 

Bike and Roll to School Day: May 7, 2025

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. Check out this blog post from Bicycle Colorado for more inspiration on ways communities celebrated and promoted bicycling Bike to School Day and beyond. Want to implement a community bike to school program? Get started with step-by-step instructions from our Safe Routes to School Bike Train resource from the Safe Routes Partnership. 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