The second edition of the Napoli Bike Festival is back. This year the event will be held from 13 to 15 September 2013 at the Laghetto di Fasilides.
With the opening of the famous Naples cycle path, the bicycle is back of fashion. As a consequence, a special event could not fail to celebrate and encourage the purchase of the famous two wheels.
We are talking about the known Naples Bike Festival that, after the success obtained last year, come back with the second edition, within the larger September More events program.
Naples Bike Festival 2013 will be held from 13 15 to September and will take place in an exceptional location in Naples: the Pond of Fasilides (the suggestive green space of the Mostra d'Oltremare).
The festival will last, therefore, three days and entry will be completely sweeper. During the first date there will be a welcome party with the Bike Music Contest and only for this day the event will close its doors at 23.30. On the other two days, however, it starts at 10.00 and closes at 20.00.
There will be many organisers' activities dedicated to the world of bicycles: excursions, work shop, bike tour, bike jump & trial, children's bike license, the art of bicycle maintenance, bicycle physics, picnic, aperitif, stand area to test bicycles and much more.
Naples Bike Festival 2013 map
Official 2013 Bike Festival program
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Official 2013 Bike Festival program
Friday 13 September (closing BikeVillage hours 23.30)
18.00 Hours Bike aperitif and inauguration of the Festival with:
⁃ Collective writing workshop on “Bici & Viaggio” with R.Ferrè
⁃ Land Art installations by Davide Carnevale
⁃ Bici & Comics in collaboration with Comicom
⁃ Dj-set "The music that makes us pedal"
Bike Tour:
⁃ Bike ride under the stars by Cicloverdi FIAB
Saturday 14 September (from 10.00 to 20.00)
Workshops:
⁃ The art of bicycle maintenance
⁃ The Physics of the Bicycle
⁃ Mathematics and the bicycle
⁃ Driving license for children by bike by Napoli Bike
Events:
⁃ Bicycle maintenance championship by Ciclofficina M.Troisi
⁃ “Bike vs Motorbike” by Riccardo Marassi
⁃ BikePolo tournament organized by Ciclofficina M.Troisi
⁃ 15.00 pm Brompton Urban Challenge Napoli (folding bike race)
- Bike-Jump by Bike Home
- Debate "The bicycle will save us!" with the involvement of all realities
Bike Tour:
⁃ 10.30 am Bike tour Discovering the Cuma Forest and the Fusaro cycle path. (medium difficulty)
⁃ 15.00 pm Discovering the Mostra D'oltremare by bike
⁃ 19.30 pm Slow Bike & Slow Tour, by bike to discover the delicacies of the Neapolitan culinary tradition (level of difficulty easy)
Sunday 15 September (from 10.00 to 20.00)
Workshops:
⁃ The art of bicycle maintenance
⁃ The Physics of the Bicycle
⁃ Children's bike license by Napoli Bike
⁃ The cyclist's diet
⁃ Creative workshop of Bici Riciclo
Bike Tour:
⁃ 10.00 am Mountain biking & off road school in Monte S.Angelo
⁃ 10.30 am Bike tour with children following along the Neapolitan cycle path. (easy difficulty)
⁃ 15.00 pm Bike Tour "Spanish Quarters in search of Cyop & Kaf murals"
⁃ 18.00 The mysterious beauties of Naples
Events:
- 11.00 am Treasure Hunt by bike in Mostra d'Oltremare
- 12.00 Pedal theater of the guarattelle of Maestro Salvatore Gatto
- Duathlon competition for boys
- Cycling race for the very young category by Milano Cicli
- BikePolo Tournament organized by Ciclofficina M.Troisi
- 18.00 pm Bike Jump, acrobatic bike show by Bike Home
... and also in the Village area for the duration of the Festival:
⁃ Bike & Comics by Comicon
⁃ Land Art
⁃ Radio Crc Targato Italia
⁃ Writing & Graffiti Area by ass. Bereshit
⁃ Food, bar, relaxation, picnic, merchandising area
⁃ Testing of muscular and pedal assisted bicycles.
⁃ Bike Tour "Discovering the Mostra D'oltremare by bike"
And for the little ones:
⁃ Driving license for children on bikes
⁃ Creative workshop of Bici Riciclo
⁃ Bikaccia
⁃ Traveling Ludobus playroom
Info on the Naples Bike Festival 2013
When: from Friday 13 September up to 15 September 2013.
Working hours:: 1 ° day from 18.00 to 23.30 | Other days: from 10.00 to 20.00.
Where: Fasilides Pond (Mostra d'Oltremare di Napoli).
Price: free entry.
More info: Official site.
