A 1.7-mile stretch of Barranca Parkway and Harvard Avenue will be transformed into a public park for a one-day festival celebrating open spaces and exercise.
CicloIrvine will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 4, as the city’s first “open streets” event allowing pedestrians and cyclists to use a major thoroughfare free of motor vehicles. CicloIrvine aims to promote community building, along with the benefits of active mobility and eco‑friendly transportation.
“CicloIrvine is an opportunity for us as a city and community to explore ways to come together and enjoy walking and biking our streets while experiencing live music, art, local food and fun activities for all ages,” Irvine Mayor Farrah N. Khan says. “It reaffirms the city’s commitment to engagement, sustainability and environmentally conscious means of travel.”
The event’s name derives from car-free Ciclovía (“cycleway”) festivals that began in the 1970s in Bogotá, Colombia. Today, they are popular globally and held in over 40 U.S. cities, including Los Angeles.
The CicloIrvine route will run along Barranca Parkway from Harvard Avenue to Woodbridge Village Center, featuring engagement zones, food for purchase and live music at three locations: Bill Barber Park, Stonecreek Plaza and near Woodbridge Village Center.
Street closures along the route will begin at 7 a.m. and last until 6:30 p.m. Businesses and parking lots will remain open and accessible during the event.
Learn more at cityofirvine.org/community-services-department/cicloirvine.
