London Cycling Festival
Get ready to explore London on two wheels as the London Cycling Festival returns on Saturday 20 September with a packed programme of family-friendly rides and cycling activities across the capital.
Following a successful first year, the festival is back bigger than ever, with more than 30 inclusive cycle rides taking place across London. Designed for families, children and less confident cyclists, the rides offer a fun and accessible way to discover local neighbourhoods and enjoy the benefits of cycling.
This year, Islington is one of 19 participating boroughs taking part in the festival, alongside events and rides organised by local councils, community groups and the London Cycling Campaign.
The festival will also feature four activity hubs in Westminster, the City of London, Tower Hamlets and Richmond, offering entertainment, music, games, cycling activities and information stalls throughout the day.
Whether you’re a regular cyclist or trying it for the first time, the London Cycling Festival is a chance to get active, meet others and enjoy safer, people-friendly streets.
Saturday 20 September 2026
Across London, including Islington
Free (registration may be required for some rides)
More Things to do
- Islington Assembly Hall
- Volunteering in Islington
- Playground equipment for disabled children
- Four accessible activities in Islington parks
- Community gardening in Cally Park
- Five things to do in parks
- Islington Borough Ladies FC football sessions
- Islington walking and running routes
- Five ways to explore Islington on foot
- Tufnell Park Market
- Whitecross Street Market
- Camden Passage
- Stroud Green Market
- Exmouth Market
- Archway Market
- Islington Farmers’ Market
- Chapel Market
- Nag’s Head indoor market
- Nag’s Head open-air weekend market
- Free accessible sports
- Over-55s men’s club
- Free fitness classes with Healthy Generations
- Park cuppa
- Best parks for… water fun
- Islington Square Market
- Free health and history walks
- Three ways to… keep kids active
- Finsbury Park Singers and Finsbury A Capella
- Free Friday lunchtime recitals
- Junior parkrun
- Family narrowboat trips
- Ladies’ football training
- Museum of Homelessness
- Summer Reading Challenge
- Free cycling lessons
- Age UK Islington get-togethers
- Olden Community Garden volunteering sessions
- Celebrating ten years of Islington Bereavement Service
- Black History Month 2025
- Volunteer gardening with The Garden Classroom
- Festive events
- Free repair and reuse events this winter
- Wellbeing walks with The Garden Classroom
- Islington menorah-lighting
- Community Gardening at Whittington Park
- Kick Off with a Verse
- Save energy this winter
- Stress management for father’s workshop
- Youth safety events: November
- Fast friends
- Glow in the Angel
- Free play session for under 5’s
- Protecting women and girls together
- Museum of Homelessness festive dog show
- Winter Reading Challenge at Islington Libraries
- Festive fun at libraries
- Autumn cultural things to do: November / December
- Cycling lessons for kids and teens
- Black Cultural Centre’s new art exhibition opens: ‘She Speaks’
- Learn green skills
- Winter cultural things to do: Jan – March
- Finsbury winter warmers
- Mildmay library reopening celebration
- Community gardening: Jan – April
- Gadget support
- Toy donation
- Adult swimming lessons
- Mencap Me Time programme: Jan – April
- Storytelling week: 2-9 February
- Free art workshops
- LGBTQ+ History Month: February
- Cycling lessons for kids and teens during half term
- National year of reading: February half term activities
- Free London Repair Week events
- Help shape the future of family support in Islington!
- The Minds Together Café: Feb – Dec
- Make the most of half-term in Islington: 16- 20 Feb
- Sports coaching opportunity
- Bookstart Storytime at your local Islington Library!
- Black owned business markets: 7-8 March
- Barnsbury’s first ever Book Festival
- The Alternative Bookfair
- London Canal Museum community open day
- Family Easter trail
- Youth safety events: Easter
- Autism and learning disabilities information event
- Spring cultural events: April – May
- The Big Day Out 2026
- Whittington Park Community Centre Makers Market
- Spring into nature at Islington Ecology Centre
- Islington Mind’s action for mental health community event
- National Trust’s Sky Gardening Challenge: free workshops
- Amwell 200
- Islington Grow Show 2026
- The Mix
- May half term crafts
- Summer workshops for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants
- Summer cultural events: July – September
- Free writing workshops
- Celebrating carers in Islington
- Learning Disability Week 2026
- Pride month in Islington: events and activities
- Free cycling sessions for kids and teens this half term
- Refugee Week at Islington Libraries
- Cally Festival 2026
- Love Parks Weeks 2026
- Islington Sustainability Fair 2026
- Read to the Beat
- Islington Boot Fair
- Summer support – activities and resources
- Dementia Information Fair
- The Talking Drum: Voices from the Andover Estate
- Exam results support and next steps
- Big City Bug Hunt
- East Asian Culture for Wellbeing
- Animals! A beastly history of human behaviour
- Green Libraries Week
- Celebrate Black History Month at Islington libraries
- Autumn cultural events
- London Cycling Festival
