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The City of Charlotte Department of Transportation, Charlotte
Area Transit System and Start 2 Finish are once again joining forces to host
one of Charlotte's most healthy and inspiring events: 2018 BIKE! Charlotte. With
more than 50 activities already scheduled, BIKE! Charlotte has something for
everyone starting Friday, April 27 through the following Sunday, May 13.
BIKE! Charlotte is 17 days of bicycle-related events and
promotions used to encourage families, friends and colleagues to break out the
bike and integrate it into their daily routine. The theme for the fourteenth
annual event is "Riding for a Better Community". Whether used for
transportation or recreation, bicycles are efficient, non polluting modes of
travel with great health benefits. It’s an opportunity to set your life in
motion both physically and mentally. Visit Bike!
Charlotte for more information.
 BIKE! Charlotte 2018
The race begins Saturday, April 28 at 7 a.m. on
Mammoth Oaks Drive. Event organizers expect 1,000 participants. The route
includes Mammoth Oaks Drive, Lakeview Drive, Creola Road, Preston Lane,
Jefferson Drive, Lansing Drive and Providence Road. Visit Sarcoma Stomp for more information.
 Sarcoma Stomp
The event begins Saturday, April 28 at 8 a.m. at
the Duke Energy Center on South Tryon Street. Event organizers expect 500
attendees. Levine Avenue of the Arts will be closed from 5 a.m. until 1 p.m. Visit Tunnel to Towers for more information.
The event begins Saturday, April 28 at 8 a.m. at
the Arboretum Shopping Center. Event organizers expect 750 attendees. The route
uses Providence Road, Windbluff Drive, Rounding Run Road, Raintree Lane and
Willow Point Drive. Visit Miles against Melanoma for more information.
 Miles against Melanoma
The event begins Saturday, April 28 at 8 a.m. at Socrates Academy. Event
organizers expect 500 attendees. The route is from Socrates Academy down
Weddington Road to Francis Beatty park and back. Visit Socrates
Academy for more information.
The event begins Saturday, April 28 at 9 a.m. at
the Whitehall Corporate Center. Event organizers expect 900 participants. The route
uses Arco Corporate Drive and Whitehall Park Drive. Visit Girls
On the Run Charlotte for more information.
 Girls on the Run Spring 5K
The event begins Saturday, April 28 at 11 a.m. at Romare Bearden
Park. Event organizers expect 3,000 attendees. The route uses South Mint
Street, West Fourth Street, West Forth Street Extension, Walnut Avenue, Litaker
Avenue Greenleaf Avenue and South Cedar Street. Visit March of Dimes for more information.
 March for Babies 5K
The event begins Sunday, April 29 from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s
fifth Open Streets 704 powered by BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina event
will be within walking and biking distance of the Plaza Midwood, Belmont, Villa
Heights, NoDa, Optimist Park and Commonwealth neighborhoods. Come out and
experience the 4 mile route!
Open Streets 704 opens a length of city streets for an afternoon
just for people! Taking cues from similar events around the country and the
world, Open Streets 704 aims to build a better, healthier, connected community
by encouraging Charlotte and Mecklenburg area residents to walk, bicycle, and
experience the city together in a way that’s just not possible in a car. Visit Open Streets 704 for
more information.
 Open Streets 704, Spring 2018 Route
The tournament begins Monday, April 30 and ends
Sunday, May 6 at Quail Hollow Club. Glen Eagles Road between Quail Hollow Road
and Park Road is scheduled to be closed from 6:30 a.m. until 7 p.m. daily. Visit Wells
Fargo Championship for more information.
Education Day game at BB&T Ballpark is Wednesday, May 2 at
11:05 a.m. The event will bring an additional 75+ school buses around the
BB&T Ballpark on Wednesday morning. Event organizers expect 4,500 students in addition to the general public in attendance for the game. Heavy pedestrian and vehicular traffic is expected around the
ballpark leading up to the start of the game. Commuters should use caution and
allow extra travel time.
The event begins Friday, May 4 at 7 p.m. on Tryon Street. Event
organizers expect 1,000 attendees. The route uses South Tryon Street, Winona
Street, Winnifred Street, West Bland Street, South Mint Street, West Morehead Street, South Cedar
Street, West Fourth Street, South Graham Street and West Stonewall Street.
Visit Right Moves for Youth for more information.
 Twilight 5K
The event begins Saturday, May 5 at 8:30 a.m. on
East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Event organizers expect 250 attendees.
The route uses East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, South Davidson Street,
East Third Street and South McDowell Street. Visit Rodney’s
Great Kids Triathlon or email Rodney Sellars at rodney.sellars@mecklenburgcountync.gov
for more information.
 Rodney’s Great Kids Triathlon
The event begins Saturday, May 5, at 9 a.m. at Symphony Park.
Event organizers expect 2,500 attendees. The course uses Morrison Boulevard,
Barclay Downs Drive, Fairview Road and Sharon Road. Contact Walk to Defeat ALS for more information.
 Charlotte Walk to Defeat ALS
The event begins Saturday, May 5 at 9 a.m. on Palmer
Plaza Lane. Event organizers expect 500 attendees. The route begins on Palmer Plaza and proceeds around the loop of LaTrobe Drive. Visit Love
Life for more information.
The event begins Saturday, May 5 at 11 a.m. at the Little Sugar
Creek Greenway (Belk Plaza) at 425 North Kings Drive. Event organizers expect
3,000 participants. The route uses North Kings Drive, East Third Street, North
Torrence Street, Park Drive, Charlottetowne Avenue, Armory Drive and Same
Ryburn Walk. Visit Walk to End Lupus Now for more information.
 Walk to End Lupus Now
The Kings Drive Art Walk is May 5 – 6 at Pearl
Park. The festival is from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 5 and from 11
a.m. until 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 6. The Pearl Parkway Bridge will be closed from May 5 at 5 a.m. until May 6 at 8 p.m. Event organizers expect 35,000 attendees.
Visit Festival in the Park for more
information.
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