BikeLA’s 4th Annual LA Bike Fest fundraiser rolls back into town

LOS ANGELES — Thousands of cyclists, from daily commuters to weekend riders, are expected to roll into Highland Park Brewery this month for the 2025 LA BikeFest. The annual fundraiser event is a celebration of Los Angeles’s growing bicycle movement for BikeLA, the nonprofit formerly known as the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition.

Now in its fourth year, BikeFest has become one of the city’s signature gatherings for cycling enthusiasts and advocates pushing for a more sustainable, bike-friendly Los Angeles. 

The 2025 LA BikeFest will take place on Saturday November 15, 2025 at Highland Park Brewery, 1220 N. Spring Street, across from Los Angeles State Historic Park. Proceeds from BikeFest will support the organization’s year-round advocacy and education programs, which aim to make every neighborhood in Los Angeles County a place where people can safely and comfortably ride.

Founded with the vision of a cleaner, quieter and more equitable city, BikeLA continues to push for policies that encourage cycling across demographics, from families to seasoned commuters.

This year’s festival also honors leaders who have reshaped the local cycling landscape.

City Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez (District 13) will receive a 2025 Spoke Award for his leadership in establishing Hollywood’s first protected bike lanes as part of his “Access to Hollywood” project — a landmark initiative to make the area safer for cyclists and pedestrians.

Soto-Martinez, who grew up in Los Angeles as the son of Mexican immigrants and once built his own bicycles as a child, has long championed worker and community rights. Before joining the City Council in 2022, he spent 16 years organizing with UNITE HERE! Local 11, advocating for hotel workers across the region. His district spans some of the city’s most bike-active neighborhoods, including Echo Park, Silver Lake and Koreatown.

Additionally, ActiveSGV, an advocacy group founded in 2010 by San Gabriel Valley residents and public health advocates, will also be honored for its decade-plus of work to bring safer, greener streets to East Los Angeles County. The group has helped develop more than a dozen active transportation plans, launched California’s first Traffic Diversion Program, and organized open-streets events such as 626 Golden Streets and ArroyoFest. Recent projects include the Merced Avenue Greenway and GoSGV, the region’s first monthly e-bike share program.

A special recognition will go to Streets Are For Everyone (SAFE), the nonprofit founded by cyclist Damian Kevitt after he was nearly killed by a driver while riding through Griffith Park. The group, now celebrating its 10th anniversary, has become a leading voice for reducing traffic fatalities and creating safer conditions for all road users — cyclists, pedestrians, and drivers alike.