2023 GO’LYMPICS

2023 GO’LYMPICS

Join Virginia Outside, Roanoke Mountain Adventures, and Wilderness Adventure for a fun and activity packed challenge at GOFest! Pick up a GO'LYMPICS checklist form from our booths at the festival, complete any 6 of the 10 activities, and return your...

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Custom Footbeds for Your Cycling Shoes While You Wait

Custom Footbeds for Your Cycling Shoes While You Wait

Proper foot support is key to improving comfort, reducing injuries, and improving power on your bike. Our custom footbeds stabilize your feet and knees through your pedal stroke, thereby improving alignment for power transfer and improving comfort.   Our trained...

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Trek Bicycle Demo

Trek Bicycle Demo

  • Oct 14th: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Oct 15th: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Got your eye on a brand-new steed? Try it before you buy it at our GO Fest demo event! Have some fun cruising around on our latest and greatest models and find the perfect one for you.  We will have...

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Cardinal Bicycle M&M Mountain Bike Ride

Cardinal Bicycle M&M Mountain Bike Ride

  • Oct 15th: 10:30 am -

This is a fun and welcoming intermediate mountain bike ride starting from the Cardinal GO Fest Booth.   eBike demos from Cardinal Bicycle and Specialized are available for demo on a first-come, first-served basis. Please arrive early to allow time to...

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Cardinal Bicycle Gravel and Grinds Ride

Cardinal Bicycle Gravel and Grinds Ride

  • Oct 14th: 9:30 am -

Explore some gravel from GO Fest! This 40-mile gravel adventure ride will leave from the Cardinal GO Fest Booth, and it will follow the short version of the VBR Road & Gravel Route from the Gravel Adventure Field Guide. This...

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Cardinal Bicycle Road Ride

Cardinal Bicycle Road Ride

  • Oct 14th: 9:30 am -

Join a fun and social 30 to 40 mile road ride starting from the Cardinal GoFest Booth and then riding some of our favorite roads in Roanoke. This ride will include climbing and is appropriate for intermediate and advanced riders. This...

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Cardinal Bicycle & Cane Creek Moutain Bike Ride

Cardinal Bicycle & Cane Creek Moutain Bike Ride

  • Oct 14th: 2:00 pm -

Take a ride with the mountain bike experts from Cane Creek. Cane Creek designs, develops, and hand-builds a unique range of cycling components nearby in Western North Carolina. We will all head out to Mill Mountain to enjoy some trails...

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Views & Brews E-Bike Tour

Views & Brews E-Bike Tour

  • Oct 13th: 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  • Oct 14th: 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm

RMA is offering their standard e-bike tour and taking it through GoFest! The Views & Brews electric bike adventure packs in sweeping Blue Ridge mountain views and 3 brewery tasting stops along a fun but safe course that winds from...

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GO Fest Pop-up Traffic Garden

GO Fest Pop-up Traffic Garden

RIDE Solutions and Pedal Safe Roanoke will host a Pop-Up Traffic Garden at GO Fest. A traffic garden is a mini-streetscape for kids (3 to 9 Y.O). Walk, bike, scoot, skate, or rollabout in a wheelchair to learn traffic safety...

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World’s Slowest Bicycle Race

World’s Slowest Bicycle Race

  • Oct 14th: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Oct 15th: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Test your bicycle skills as you balance, bob, and weave your way through an obstacle course where the winner is the SLOWEST! Complete the course, as slowly as you can, without putting your foot down to win a $20 gift...

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GO Fest Bike Valet Parking

GO Fest Bike Valet Parking

RIDE Solutions and Pedal Safe Roanoke will provide FREE on-site bike valet parking for all Roanoke GO Outside Festival attendees. Bike Valet will be located along Jefferson Street between Elm Avenue and Bullitt Avenue. Drop your bike with us, enjoy...

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Bike Demos from Roanoke Mountain Adventures

Bike Demos from Roanoke Mountain Adventures

Our staff will get you fitted and answer any questions about any of our available bikes to demo. Demos will be available on a first come first serve basis and all participants will need to fill out a waiver and...

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Greenway Bike Celebration & Parade

Greenway Bike Celebration & Parade

  • Oct 15th: 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Ride your favorite bike to Vic Thomas Park for an all-ages & all-bicycles celebration of cycling on the Roanoke River Greenway! ***you're welcome to join for SOME OR ALL of the activities*** 9am: We’ll be handing out FREE COFFEE &...

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