2027 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 2027 National Bike Summit will take place in-person in Washington, D.C. from Tuesday, March 9, through Thursday, March 11, 2027. Lobby Day will take place on Wednesday, March 10, with alternative content available for attendees who are unable to lobby. 

2026 + 2027 Webinar Series

Proposals are also accepted for our annual webinar series. This is to complement Summit programming and provide excellent learning content and engagement opportunities for a larger virtual audience. Learn more about the Webinar series.

2027 Request for Proposals (RFP)

The proposals portal will open in July 2026. Proposals will be accepted for both in-person Summit sessions, including breakout sessions, workshops, and poster presentations, as well as year-round virtual webinar presentations or panels.

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, education, 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 for the 2027 National Bike Summit and webinar series are due by 11:59pm PT Monday, September 21, 2026. 

Click here to start a new proposal

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 2027 National Bike Summit will take place in Washington, D.C.
from Tuesday, March 9, through Thursday, March 11, 2027.

Please contact summit@bikeleague.org with any questions.