Fete du Velo

#REDFEST

Fête du Vélo on Redbourn Common

- Sunday 6th July 2025

Free Entry!   

9.30am to 5pm

Community activities on the common

• Off-road (under 16) cycle course. Bring your bike and have a go! Grass track - 10 to 12pm and 14.00 to 16.00
• Mini-world champs, cycling challenges - 10 to 12pm and 14.00 to 16.00
• Scootathon - see details below
• Parent and child running relay - see details below
• Open closed road course riding - see details below

Music & Entertainment on the two stages

• 12.00 - Jazzercise (stage 1)
  • fresh entertainment on the stage 
• 12.30 - Music Act 1 (stage 2)
  • tbc
• 13.00 - Exercise - Everyone Active (stage 1)
  • get moving or simply encourage others to do so!
• 14.00 - Music Act 2 (stage 2)
  • tbc
• 14.30 - Music Act 3 (stage 1)
  • tbc
• 15.00 - Chris Godfrey (stage 2)
  • tbc
• 16.00 - Berkeley Jazz (stage 1)
  • playing lively jazzy tunes, smooth Latin sounds and some cool blues too!

Food and drink all day

A variety of food and drink outlets (charges apply) including (TBC):

• Barking Barista - Coffee & Snacks
• Wine Sisters - Wine
• Dough with the Flow - Pizza
• Belgium Fries - Fries & Skewers  
• Food on Wheels - Caribbean Food    
• Noviellos - Ice Cream     
• The Cricketers - Bar & BBQ

Circuit Races

For Juniors - 9.30am to 11.45am

• 09.30 - U8 Boys & U8 Girls  (10 mins)
• 09.50 - U10 Boys & U10 Girls  (10 mins)
• 10.10 - U12 Boys & U12 Girls  (15 mins)
• 10.35 - U14 Boys & U14 Girls  (25 mins)
• 11.10 - U16 Boys & U16 Girls  (35 mins)
• 11.55 - Youth Prize Presentations

For Adults - 1.15pm to 3.45pm

• 13.15 - Category 2/3/4/J Women  (40 mins)
• 14.05 - Category 2/3/4/J Men  (50 mins)
• 14.20 - Women's Prize Presentation
• 15.05 - Masters 40+  (40 mins)
• 15.10 - Men's Prize Presentation
• 15.55 - Masters Prize Presentation
• 15.45 - Racing schedule ends

Community activities on the closed roads

• 09.00 - Open course riding (15 mins)
• 12.00 - Scooterthon - (10 mins)
  • Meet at War Memorial corner at 11.50
• 12.30 - Parent and Child Running Relay (20 mins)
  • Parents meet at The Cricketers corner at 12.20
  • Children meet at War Memorial corner at 12.15
• 13.00 - Open Course Riding  (15 mins)
• 15.50 - Open Course riding  (30 mins)  
• 16.15 - Course break down (begins)
• 17.00 - Road reopens (to traffic)

Plus...

Fun Fair all day! (charges apply)

Notice: Closed Roads

Please note that the roads around the north common will be closed from 8am to 5pm on Sunday 6th July. Thanks to all for working around us on the day!