Bike Week 2025: World Naked Bike Ride Manchester

Bike Week 2025 is taking place from June 9–15, and it's our chance to be part of the UK’s biggest celebration of cycling

Whether you ride every day or haven’t cycled in years, Bike Week is all about showcasing how cycling can fit into daily life - for everyone.

Join Outdoorlads and 100s of other cyclists on the annual World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) in Manchester. It's a worthy, free, fun,  legal event, run by volunteers with the aim of making the world a better place for everyone.

We'll meet at 6.30pm, ready to join the ride round the city centre which starts around 7.00pm and takes about 90 minutes at a very gentle pace.

Cleaner environment, safer roads, healthier lifestyles, better attitudes

The ride demonstrates the vulnerability of cyclists while celebrating body freedom and is a protest against fossil fuels and car culture. 

Bare as you dare

• As it's a "naked" ride, clothing is optional. OutdoorLads requires you to wear a helmet and suitable footwear (trainers / cycling shoes)
• There is no pressure to be completely naked. The event has a carnival feel, so you are encouraged to adorn yourself with colourful body paint and slogans, wear fancy dress, disguise yourself a bit (eg sunglasses, helmet, mask) or remain partially dressed – be as bare as you dare.
• Many passers by and photographers who know about the event will take photographs before the event begins and along the route. There will be lots of people with cameras and phones. If you're at all uncomfortable with appearing naked in photos, you're welcome to wear shorts, speedos, etc. 

Join us for other upcoming cycling events:

• Sunday 15 June: Bike Week 2025: Cheshire Lanes to Jodrell Bank (Cheshire East)
• Tuesday 17 June: Chinley Churn Evening MTB Ride (Peak District)
• Saturday 21 June: Rainbow Riders Social Ride to the Pink Picnic (Salford Pride)
• Sunday 22 June: Riverbank Coffee Leisure Cycle (Manchester)
• More upcoming events can be found on our OutdoorLads Cycling Calendar (after opening the link, click on "Calendar" to sort the events into date order). 

Photo credit: wnbrmanchester

IMPORTANT! - Participation Statement

You MUST complete the Cycling Participation Statement in addition to booking your event space before attending a cycling event.