Welcome to the Yorkshire Cycle Rally & Festival!
Join us at Driffield Showground for the North of England’s most friendly celebration of cycling!
Many thanks to all who helped make the 2025 York Cycle Rally & Festival such a great weekend.
We have some major news about 2026. Next year’s event will be held at Driffield Showground on the 12th to 14th June 2026, because for reasons beyond our control we cannot use the Knavesmire in York. It will be called the Yorkshire Cycle Festival 2026.
For the full background to this decision, some first info about the very promising venue in Driffield, and to find out how you can help make 2026 the best event yet in its new home, please see here.
Campsite bookings are open now!
As ever, your all-volunteer organising committee hugely values your support as we do our very best to keep this event alive and successful, and we very much hope to see you in Driffield in June.
Meanwhile, please bear with us as we update all of the various websites, social media and more to reflect this news. You will see that several pages on this site now take you to the main Festival website yorkshirecyclefestival.co.uk for the latest info!
Read all of our latest news:
Last day of earlybird, leaflet distribution help please!
Just two quick updates: Last day for campsite earlybird bookings! Campsite bookings are already matching last year’s total so far, which is great given the change of venue! Many thanks to all who have booked in already. For anyone yet to book, the lowest earlybird campsite pitch prices are available for just a few more…
Guided Rides at this year's Festival
We are excited to tell you that this year’s Guided Rides programme is looking great already! We have retro, themed, gravel, mtb, long-distance, short-distance, family and rides for non-conventional cycles planned. Rides for all abilities and all types of bikes; whether you ride a hybrid, vintage steel, folding, electric, tricycle, recumbent or even a Raleigh…
Last week of earlybird campsite bookings!
Earlybird campsite booking closes soon – and a first glimpse of the site layout and arena activities! We’ve just had another planning meeting, and we’re delighted to report that our all-volunteer organising team has made huge progress as we gear up for the first ever Yorkshire Cycle Festival at Driffield Showground – if you missed…
New Year update!
It’s time for another update on the 2026 Yorkshire Cycle Festival, including the York Rally, at its new home at Driffield Showground on the 12-14 June 2026. If you missed the news about the move and earlier date, and about the circumstances which made these changes necessary, please see here for a detailed explanation. Campsite…
Major news for 2026
You may have been wondering why you have not heard from us until now to confirm the dates for the 2026 York Cycle Rally & Festival, and to open campsite bookings. This is for good reason, as we explain in detail below. But first we (the all-volunteer organising team) can now confirm some major news…
Until the Festival opens (4pm, 20th June):
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What’s on and when
Buy a show programme on the day for just £2 to see the full schedule!
Friday
- Gates open 4pm
- Catering and bar open 4pm
- Evening rides
Saturday
- Throughout the day: rides for all abilities, catering and bar, trade show and cycle displays
- Airbag jumps and other arena activities with Focus Rides
- Morning: children’s activities, live music
- Afternoon: Racing, Cycle jumble, talks
- Evening: More talks, live music, food and good company
Sunday
- Throughout the day: rides for all abilities, catering and bar, trade show and cycle displays
- Airbag jumps and balance bike racing with Focus Rides
- U16s skills sessions with Apex Cycle Coaching
- Morning: Church service ride, children’s activities open, Cycle Jumble, Retrobike Show&Shine
- Afternoon: Racing
- Close: Event closes at 4:30 pm (although some campers and volunteers stay on site until Monday)
