Tour de Lights is a free, family-friendly bike ride and holiday market presented by Visit Knoxville and Bike Walk Knoxville. We hope to see everyone on December 12th from 3:30pm-7:30pm for Tour de Lights 2026!
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Knox Bike Racing – Wednesday Series
Knox Bike Racing‘s Wednesday Night MTB Race Series features 10 cross-country mountain bike races held across multiple trail systems in the Knoxville, TN area. Race categories start a few minutes apart, and scoring is handled through Webscorer, providing live results and individual lap times. This series is not USAC-sanctioned, so no racing license is required.
Find race details, cost, and other info here. Keep an eye on their website for schedule changes and rain dates. Be sure to sign up in advance for a discounted race fee.
RACE TIMES: All categories must be staged at the start line by 6:10 PM. Expert racers will start at 6:15 PM, with remaining categories released at intervals of a few minutes to spread out the field.
2026 Event Schedule:
- 4/1: Baker Creek Preserve 1 CW
- 4/8: Fort Dickerson
- 4/15: Sharp’s Ridge Firebreak
- 4/22: Mead’s Quarry – Hickory Loop
- 4/29: IC King – North Side
- 5/6: Baker Creek Preserve 2 CCW
- 5/13: Concord Park – Ball Fields
- 5/20: Mead’s Quarry– Ross Marble Loop
- 6/3: Sharp’s Ridge Independence
- 6/10: Baker Creek Preserve 3 CW
The # of laps required for each category is listed below:
- Juniors 11 & Under – 1 lap
- Juniors 12-14 – 1 lap (Baker Creek will be 2 laps)
- Juniors 15-18 and Beginner – 2 laps (Baker Creek will be 3 laps)
- E-Bike, Single Speed, Sport Men and Women – 3 laps (Baker Creek will be 4 laps)
- Expert – 4 laps (Baker Creek will be 5 laps)
AMBC Holiday Soirée
Join us for our annual Holiday Soirée! Hop on over to Suttree’s High Gravity Tavern on Sunday, December 14th from 7-9 pm for a fun night filled with lots of holiday cheer, gifts that support your favorite local organization (us), good food, and AMBC friends.
Respond to the event on Facebook.
Tour de Lights
If you love biking, you’ll love this Knoxville winter classic! Tour de Lights is a free, family-friendly bike ride and holiday market presented by Visit Knoxville and Bike Walk Knoxville. This year’s event will take place on Saturday, December 13th from 3:30pm-7:30pm at Mary Costa Plaza at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum.
Register to ride or sign up to volunteer at this awesome event.
Blue Ridge Outdoors: 48 Hours in Knoxville
“…With solid year-round work in land conservation and recreation promotion from local entities such as the Legacy Parks Foundation, Knoxville is fast becoming one of the hottest outdoor cities on the east coast.”
Read more: http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/go-outside/48-hours-in-knoxville-tn/
