RIDING SHENANDOAH VALLEY’S BACK ROADS SINCE 1991

Let the Good Times Roll!

Our 2023 Fall Foliage Bike Festival brings experienced century cyclists, mid-distance recreational riders and novices, and families to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia to enjoy a weekend of beautiful riding and friendly hospitality! If you’ve ridden Fall Foliage before, here are a few new changes to make this year’s festival even more festive. . .

What’s new in 2023

Big After-Ride Meal

Celebrate after the ride with an expanded buffet!

Moving our lunch to AFTER the ride

Many riders had requested we move our generous lunch buffet to AFTER the ride is over and we listened! Join us back at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church for an after ride celebratory meal with additional hot food items.

Live Dance Music

Relax after the ride with three hours of live dance music!

Enjoy the Music, Get Up and Dance!

More celebration? You got it! The Everyday People Band — one of the most popular horn bands of the Shenandoah Valley – will provide live dance music from 3-6 p.m. in the gym at St. Paul’s UMC.

Parking for All

New Saturday start location for mid-distance rides!

Plenty of spaces for our popular rides

Park ‘n Ride with ease! This year’s Saturday remote start for the 30-miler, Gravel and Family routes has been moved to accommodate the popularity of these rides with plenty of parking at Pleasant Valley Church of the Brethren in Weyers Cave.

ENJOY ONE OF
AMERICA’S BEST*
FALL BIKE RIDES

*U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT

The Shenandoah Bike Foliage Festival offers a full weekend of cycling in some of the most beautiful parts of Virginia. Constant vistas of the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains enhance your enjoyment of the scenic countryside of the Shenandoah Valley.

You’ll pass bucolic farmlands (where the pace of life slows down so much, you may even pass a few horse-drawn buggies), trees loaded with changing Fall colors, historic Civil War battlefields, and small towns with picturesque town squares and classic Americana architecture.

Our festival — which annually draws over 750 riders from up and down the mid-Atlantic states and beyond — was recently featured by mapmyride.com as one of “10 Epic Fall Century Rides in the U.S.” and in U.S. News and World Report’s Travel as one of America’s Best Fall Bike Rides. We go out of our way to make sure you have enjoyable routes with plenty of rest stops (with a variety of snacks ) and a hearty lunch on Saturday and brunch on Sunday prepared by the master cooks of our local Ruritan Clubs.

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QUALITY PRODUCTS TO SUPPORT YOUR RIDES

Order from our online store by clicking the image links. SAVE ON SHIPPING: If you order now and pickup in-person at the October festival, you can save $5 on EACH QUALIFYING ITEM, including Wind Jackets, Bike Socks, 30th Anniversary Rider Kits (new 2022 jerseys not included)! Use coupon code 22PICKUP at checkout.  To help keep the cost low and the sales tax tracked properly, store purchases are a separate transaction from the Eventbrite registration process.

FALL FOLIAGE BIKE FESTIVAL

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EXPLORE THE HEART OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY

STAUNTON, VIRGINIA

Photos courtesy of Staunton Convention & Visitors Bureau/visitstaunton.com

SHENANDOAH FALL FOLIAGE BIKE FESTIVAL, INC.

The mission of our non-profit organization includes encouraging and promoting safe and recreational bicycling practices; developing interest in and appreciation for recreational bicycling; providing enlightenment through educational exhibits of community services, businesses; and making financial distributions to organizations which qualify as exempt organizations (such as children’s charities).

By riding with us, you’re helping make Staunton and the surrounding area even better. Thanks!

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