2026 NATIONAL BIKE SUMMIT 

The National Bike Summit is foundational to our mission of building a Bicycle Friendly America. This annual gathering brings together a diverse coalition of cyclists, advocates, policymakers, and industry leaders around making biking safer, more convenient, and better for everyone. By fostering collaboration, sharing best practices, and advocating for policies that prioritize bike safety and infrastructure, the Summit plays a vital role in creating communities where everyone can safely and comfortably ride a bike.

The 2026 National Bike Summit will take place in-person in Washington, D.C. from Tuesday, March 24, through Thursday, March 26, 2026. The Summit will begin on Tuesday, March 24, with mobile workshops and rides, followed by an opening plenary and keynote, and an evening awards reception. Lobby Day will take place on Wednesday, March 25, with alternative content available for attendees who are unable to lobby. Conference sessions will resume on the morning of Thursday, March 26, with additional mobile workshops, breakout sessions, and plenary speakers.

2026 Webinar Series

The National Bike Summit will only be held in-person in 2026. To provide excellent learning content and engagement opportunities for a larger virtual audience, we now provide webinars year-round in place of virtual and hybrid-format breakout sessions. Learn more about the Webinar series.  

2026 Request for Proposals (RFP)

Proposals are being accepted for both in-person Summit sessions, including breakout sessions, workshops, and poster presentations, as well as year-round virtual webinar presentations or panels.

• Begin a new Proposal here.
   
• Continue working on an existing Proposal here.

Topic
Topics should be relevant to the bicycling movement and support enhancing Summit attendees’ collective understanding of how to make biking better through expanding cycling education, increasing the inclusivity of and access to bicycling through meaningful engagement, and building bike infrastructure for all ages and abilities that connects communities.

Format
In-person Summit sessions may include longer mobile or classroom workshops, single presentations, posters, or full panels/sessions with multiple speakers. Learn more about Summit session format options. Proposals for webinar sessions may include single or multiple presenters, and for a variety of lengths and virtual formats, which can be indicated on the RFP form. 

Deadline to Submit Proposals

Proposals for the 2026 National Bike Summit and webinar series are due by 11:59pm PT Monday, September 15, 2025. 

Tips for Collaboration
Every Summit, many session proposals are combined with other proposals of similar topics or themes. We encourage you to consider collaborating with others across the country to develop multi-speaker sessions. It is preferred that all Summit presenters attend and present in-person. You may find our bicycle advocates google group a helpful forum for identifying and collaborating with others interested in your topic. If you do not have access to that group, you can join by signing up here.

The online system allows multiple users to collaborate on an RFP together. There is a “manage collaborators” button at the top of the online form where proposal submitters can manage who has access to the form and allow for more than one person to fill out answers. If you are collaborating on a proposal, we encourage you to add collaborators to your form and to also list all additional speakers on the "Contact & Demographic Information" page. 

Interested in sponsoring the National Bike Summit? Contact Kevin Dekkinga to learn about sponsorship and exhibition opportunities.

The 2026 National Bike Summit will take place in Washington, D.C.
from Tuesday, March 24, through Thursday, March 26, 2026.

Please contact summit@bikeleague.org with any questions.