Date/Time
October 7
11:00 am
Location
Saint Arnold Brewing Company
Details
Greater Northside Management District is holding their 10th Annual Tour de Northside bike ride and 2nd Annual Northside Festival on Saturday, October 7, 2023.
The event starts at 9 a.m. at Saint Arnold Brewing Company, 2000 Lyons Avenue, Houston, and ends at the Northside Festival being held in the Naylor parking lot of the University of Houston – Downtown Science & Technology Building, 315 N Main Street, Houston.
Tour de Northside participants will enjoy a 10-mile route and may register in advance at Catalog – Harris County Pct 2 (rec1.com) or at 8:30 a.m. on October 7 at Saint Arnold Brewing Company. The bike ride begins at 9 a.m. and visits notable sites in the Greater Northside, including a water stop at the Houston Farmers Market.
The cost for the event is $15 and includes a commemorative T-shirt. All riders are required to wear helmets and closed-toe shoes. The bike ride promotes the Northside’s growth by touring the streets and showing that the neighborhood is a place to live, visit and work.
The Northside Festival is a free event being held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and includes the Northside Art Market curated by Shop Local Market, a salsa tasting contest, performances curated by the Texas Salsa Congress and live music .
During the event, a bicycle sculpture designed by Art Uniti and funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance will be unveiled. In addition, a dance troupe will perform “Migration Thru Northside,” a creation by choreographer Adam Castanada. Blues musician Jonn Del Toro Richardson and the Zentono Spirit band also will perform.
“Tour de Northside and Northside Festival are collaborative events that bring together the community to celebrate the Greater Northside,” said GNMD executive director Rebecca Reyna. To learn more about GNMD, please visit www.greaternorthsidedistrict.org
