Ride the Drive – a festival on wheels!
Ride the Drive is Sunday, September 25, 10a.m. – 3p.m.
www.cityofmadison.com/ridethedrive
Don’t miss the Fall Ride the Drive on September 25. Quickly becoming an iconic Madison favorite event, the City of Madison & Madison Parks’ Ride the Drive presented by Trek will be on Sunday, September 25, 10a.m. – 3p.m.
Ride the Drive is a community event that transforms some of Madison’s streets into a public promenade. During the event, roads in the five mile route are open for participants to bike, skate or walk through some of Madison’s signature streets. The event is free and open to the public.
Ride the Drive is a festival on wheels! Along the route, there will be activities, informational booths, musicians, food vendors and a drawing prizes.
- Family Drive (Brittingham Park) feature bouncy houses, kids games, food and fun.
- Madison Parks Village (Capitol Square) features, food, vendor booths, live music from local musicians Joe Bainbridge, Corey Hart, Anna Wang & The Oh Boys, Keefe Klug & The Surgical Precision.
- Parade Drive (John Nolen Drive/Lakeside Street) features a climbing wall, bicycle demos, games and vendor booths
Volunteers still needed
It’s not too late to volunteer for this event. Volunteers are essential to the success of the event. Bring a friend and have twice the fun! To register please go to the Ride the Drive website
Informational Meeting – Sept. 14, 5:30p.m.
We will be hosting an information session on Wednesday, September 14 at 5:30p.m. in the City County Building, 210 MLK Jr. Blvd, Room 108 for those interested in learning more about the route, activities, traffic management and other details.
During Ride the Drive, Downtown is open for business! Stop, Shop, Eat and Drink!
While you are downtown, be sure to enjoy the fine dining and shopping that Downtown Madison has to offer. While some of the roads on the route are closed, access remains open to downtown and motorists can still get to and through the Isthmus to shop, dine, or participate in the event.
Route Detours & Road Closures
The route will feature a five mile loop downtown that will include a beautiful view of capitol on John Nolen Drive, the bustling State Street, and other highlights. The following roads will be closed at 8:30am on September 25. All pedestrian traffic and activities will be cleared from the roads starting at 3pm so that the streets may be promptly reopened for automobile traffic. Major streets included in the road closures are:
- John Nolen Dr from Lakeside St to Wilson St
- Blair St from E. Wilson St to E. Washington Ave
- Outbound E. Washington from Pinckney to Blair St.
- Main St from N. Pinckney to S. Carroll St
- Carroll St from Main St to Mifflin
- Frances from University to Dayton
- Bedford from Dayton St to North Shore Dr
- North Shore Dr from W. Brittingham Pl to John Nolen Dr
Routes Crossings into the Isthmus and Downtown areas
Although the roads are closed there are crossing points on the routes were Police officers will be directing traffic through intersections. These intersections are:
- Butler at E. Washington Ave
- Webster at E. Washington Ave
- Dayton St at Fairchild
- Johnson at State St
- Gorham at State St
- Gorham at Frances St
- W. Johnson at Frances St
- W. Washington at Bedford
- Williamson St at Blair St
- Inbound traffic on E. Washington will remain open to vehicles.
For a detailed list and map, please visit the website at: www.cityofmadison.com/ridethedrive
Thank you sponsors!
The success of the event is thanks to our sponsors: Trek, Triple M 105.5, Schwinn, UW-Stevens Point Adventure Travel, MG&E Foundation, and The Shoebox. Madison Parks thanks them for their support of the September 25h Ride the Drive.