Junior Bike Week is the only multi-day festival in the world, offering both competitive + non-competitive events, that exclusively celebrates KIDS ON BIKES!

Since 2016, we’ve been throwing down the BIGGEST KIDS’ BIKE PARTY ON THE PLANET right here in Crested Butte, ColoRADo - the birthplace of mountain biking! We have both competitive and festive events happening throughout the long weekend for kids of all ages and abilities. With everything from trail work, movies, and hucking tires to action packed racing on some of the best dirt you will ever lay your tires on - there truly is something for EVERYONE!

Your Junior Bike Week event registration fees directly support the following efforts:

• Provide the opportunity for juniors to participate in a festival that exists to celebrate KIDS ON BIKES.

• To support the future of our sport by creating lifelong memories with our children at Junior Bike Week so they are able to experience the genuine magic that can only be found riding bikes with friends.

• As a fundraiser for the Crested Butte Development Team, Junior Bike Week revenue helps our nonprofit organization offer the safest, highest quality, progress-based programming available for youth ages 2-18 at the most affordable cost possible.

2025 JUNIOR BIKE WEEK SCHEDULE

This schedule was most recently updated on May 26 for the 2025 festival.

PLEASE BE SURE TO REQUEST TO JOIN THE JUNIOR BIKE WEEK TEAM APP FOR EVENT UPDATES DURING THE FESTIVAL.

You can also follow us on Instagram @Junior_Bike_Week and/or Facebook @JuniorBikeWeek for all the latest details. Better yet, request access to the Junior Bike Week Team App using the link below.

WE LOVE VOLUNTEERS!!! IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING US AS A VOLUNTEER DURING JUNIOR BIKE WEEK, PLEASE VISIT OUR SIGN UP PAGE AS THERE ARE MANY OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE. ALL VOLUNTEERS RECEIVE A PAIR OF CUSTOM JUNIOR BIKE WEEK SOCKS OR A MiiR ORANGE SEAL | JUNIOR PINT CUP!

Wednesday, June 25 - TRAIL WORK DAY

• 2:30 pm: Join us for a brief, HIGH ENERGY presentation by the Crested Butte Conservation Corps (CBCC) to learn about how much hard work goes into making our trails and backcountry so awesome. We will meet at the Crested Butte Town Park Yelenick Pavilion, located at 603 7th Street in the Town of Crested Butte. This event is recommended for young trail stewards ages 6-12.

• 3:00 pm: In partnership with the Crested Butte Mountain Bike Association, the Nature Connection, and the Crested Butte Development Team, Junior Bike Week will host a family-friendly trail work day, project location TBD. Please be sure to bring gloves, close-toed shoes, sunscreen, and a water bottle. We will meet at the Crested Butte Town Park Yelenick Pavilion, located at 603 7th Street in the Town of Crested Butte. Due to the nature of the trail work that we have scheduled for this event, we ask that participants be 12+ years of age.

• 5:30 pm: Music on the Mountain Summer Concert Series on the Red Lady Lawn at the Crested Butte Mountain Resort base area. A local band kicks things off at 5:30 pm with the main event starting at 6:30 pm. This is a free event and you can read about the Grammy Award-nominated trio, The Record Company, HERE.

Thursday, June 26 - JUNIOR BIKE WEEK KICK OFF PARTY - PRESENTED BY ORANGE SEAL and BIG AL’S BICYCLE HEAVEN + Athlete Check-In + Downhill Course Practice

Please visit the DOWNHILL RACE PAGE for a comprehensive outline of race event details.

• 9:00 am: Crested Butte Mountain Resort lifts start spinning for UNOFFICIAL DH practice laps on the Avery trail. All lines will be open, including the go-arounds that will likely be used by many younger racers to navigate the more technical sections. Riders must stay ON COURSE as cutting switchbacks will result in disqualification on race day.

• 3:00 pm: All Junior Wildflower Classic race courses will be marked today for pre-ride.

• 4:00 pm: Early Rider Check-In for DH, Short Track, Pump Track Challenge (riders under eight-years-old only), and Junior Wildflower Classic events. Exact location is TBD, but will be held at Crested Butte Mountain Resort in the Town of Mt. Crested Butte. We will be available to distribute race plates, swag, etc. until 7 pm.

• 5:00 pm: We’ll meet at the Red Lady lawn, in front of the Jose’s patio at the Crested Butte Mountain Resort base area, for music, the Schwalbe Tire Huck, and summer-inspired mocktails by The Horsefeather Mobile Bar for everyone. All participants will receive one free mocktail ticket with a $5 suggested donation for additional drinks and for everyone else. We’ll be closing things down at 7 pm to get ready for our racer/volunteer meetings. The first 200 registrants will receive a commemorative Junior Bike Week | Orange Seal stainless steel MiiR pint glass.

• 6:00 pm: Tire Huck, supported by Schwalbe Tires

• 7:00 pm: Downhill Racer Meeting in the Elevation Hotel Ballroom, located at the Crested Butte Mountain Resort Base Area

• 7:30 pm: Downhill Volunteer Meeting in the Elevation Hotel Ballroom, located at the Crested Butte Mountain Resort base area; please visit our SIGN UP PAGE if you are interested in joining us as a volunteer for this event

Friday, June 27 - DOWNHILL & JUNIOR BIKE WEEK MOVIE NIGHT

The Junior Bike Week Downhill race is supported by Oakley, Hand Up, and Troy Lee Designs.

9:00 am:  Junior Bike Week Downhill Race (event #1 for the OMNIUM competition)

Please visit the DOWNHILL RACE PAGE for a comprehensive outline of race event details.

We are excited to share that the 2025 Junior Bike Week Downhill will once again be held on the AVERY TRAIL at Crested Butte Mountain Resort! We STRONGLY RECOMMEND that you request to join the Junior Bike Week Team App to access all Downhill race details, as well as other event information, as this website will not be updated during the festival.

After the racing, please join us for…

THE JUNIOR BIKE WEEK MOVIE NIGHT & RAFFLE AT THE CRESTED BUTTE MAJESTIC THEATRE, LOCATED AT 507 RED LADY AVENUE - As of June 1, this event is SOLD OUT.

• 6:15 pm Doors open for raffle ticket sales

• 7:00 pm Welcome + Raffle

• 7:15 pm Showtime (90 minutes)

• Movie is $15 to attend; raffle tickets will be 1/$5 and 5/$20. One complimentary raffle ticket per entry. Ticket price increases to $20 at 10 pm on June 1, 2025 and will be $20 at the door.

Saturday, June 28 - FIRST ANNUAL GIRL’S CYCLING CELEBRATION, SHORT TRACK, PUMP TRACK CHALLENGE & MORE!

The Short Track race is supported by Orange Seal, Oakley, and 7iDP.

9:00 am:  Junior Bike Week Short Track Race (event #2 for the OMNIUM competition)

Please visit the SHORT TRACK RACE PAGE for a comprehensive outline of race event details.

• 2:00-4:00 pm:  The FIRST ANNUAL GIRL’S CYCLING CELEBRATION!! We are super excited to announce this event FOR GIRLS ONLY with the very intentional goal of cultivating passion and inspiration that fosters one truth - there is Community in Cycling. We will be meeting at the MSP Lounge in the Elevation Hotel. Please bring bikes as we’ll keep those just outside, near Elevate Bike Shop, so we have them ready for suspension + cockpit set up. Given this event is after lunch, we will be providing sparkling water and cookies :)

• Unfortunately, there are no Skills Clinics this year due to the high impact construction project at the Crested Butte Community School this summer.

• 4:00 pm: Pump Track Challenge (for riders under eight-years-old only). This event will serve up a huge helping of fun and entertainment for younger riders. This is a FREE EVENT but we’ll need you to complete online registration, which includes a waiver, before you can enter. Due to the immense popularity of this event, we are unable to accommodate walk-up registration. Online registration for the Pump Track Challenge closes at midnight on Tuesday, June 24. This is a “friendly event” and will be hand-timed for fun only. We will meet at the pump track located at the Crested Butte Mountain Resort base area.

• 5:00 pm: Foot Down Competition supported by Ride Concepts, meet on the concrete slab near the Silver Queen Lift at the Crested Butte Mountain Resort base area.

• 6:30 pm:  Junior Wildflower Classic Pre-Race Meeting will be held in the Elevation Hotel Ballroom, located at the Crested Butte Mountain Resort base area. Get race plates, course details, and other important race day info.

• 7:00 pm: Junior Wildflower Classic Volunteer Meeting will be held in the Elevation Hotel Ballroom, located at the Crested Butte Mountain Resort base area, following our racer meeting. We need all hands on deck to make this event as safe and fun as possible. If you are interested in joining the fun as a volunteer, please contact Amy at director@JuniorBikeWeek.com.

Sunday, June 29 “Crested Butte Junior Wildflower Classic” Presented by: Osprey Packs, mountainFlow, and ESI Grips.

8:30 am:  Crested Butte Junior Wildflower Classic Cross-Country Race (event #3 for the OMNIUM competition)

Supported by: Gunnison Valley Orthopedics, and the Crested Butte Land Trust.

Please visit the JUNIOR WILDFLOWER CLASSIC RACE PAGE for a comprehensive outline of race event details, including start times and course maps.

2025 JUNIOR BIKE WEEK EVENT LOCATIONS - All Junior Bike Week events, with the exception of the Junior Wildflower Classic Cross-Country Race will take place at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. The Junior Wildflower Classic race start + awards will be held at the Rainbow Park Pavilion, located at 300 Eighth Street in the Town of Crested Butte.

There is a free town shuttle, operated by Mountain Express, that runs every 20-minutes between the towns of Crested Butte and Mt. Crested Butte. Their summer schedule can be found HERE. Both van and tent camping will be conveniently located in the Crested Butte Mountain Resort parking lot. We will have a CAMP HOST, a large event tent for gathering, a dumpster, several recycling totes, porta-potties, and access to nearby plumbed bathrooms in the adjacent lot.

Photos courtesy of Nolan Blunck