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🚲✨ Tour de Lights is back with a NEW location and NEW route!Join Visit Knoxville and Bike Walk Knoxville on Saturday, December 12, for one of Knoxville's favorite holiday traditions! This FREE, family-friendly celebration is rolling into Covenant Health Park for an evening of festive fun on and off two wheels.
Deck out your bike, dress in your holiday best, and join hundreds of fellow riders for an approximately five-mile ride through Knoxville's Old City, historic Fourth and Gill neighborhood, and Downtown. Not riding? Come enjoy the festivities and cheer on the cyclists!
📅 Saturday, December 12, 2026
📍 Covenant Health Park | 500 E. Jackson Avenue
⏰ Festivities: 3:30–7:30PM | Ride begins at 6PM
🎄 What to Expect:
FREE family-friendly holiday bike ride
- Holiday music and performance by Knoxville Community Band
- Firepits, marshmallow roasting, and hot chocolate
- Children's activities and letters to Santa
- Food and beverages available for purchase
- Festive Costume Contest with prizes
- A chance to win one year of bike service from Two Bikes (up to $1,000 in labor!)
🏆 Costume Contest Categories:
🚲 Most Creative Bike
🎅 Best Themed Group (2–6 participants)
🎄 Most Festive Helmet
Registration is encouraged for riders and REQUIRED for Costume Contest participants. Costume Contest registration closes at 3:15PM on December 12. Each individual or group registration also earns one entry into the Ride Prize Drawing!
👉 Register here: https://www.visitknoxville.com/tour-de-lights/
✨ Keep the Holiday Magic Going!
Following Tour de Lights, enjoy FREE admission to the Smokies Winter Wonderland Light Show at Covenant Health Park beginning at 7:30PM! Free admission is available to Tour de Lights participants on December 12 only.
Schedule of Events:
3:30PM – Festivities begin and Bike Valet opens
5PM – Costume Contest judging
5:30PM – Riders line up on Stadium Way
6PM – Tour de Lights ride begins
6–7PM – Live holiday music from Knoxville Community Band
7:15PM – Costume Contest awards and Ride Prize Drawing (must be present to win!)
7:30PM – Tour de Lights ends and Smokies Winter Wonderland Light Show opens
9:30PM – Bike Valet closes (all bikes must be picked up)
🚲 Plan Ahead: Helmets, bike lights, and safe riding practices are encouraged. Downtown parking is available, but road closures will be in effect near Covenant Health Park. Check the event website for route details, parking information, and safety tips.
🔗 Event details and registration: https://www.visitknoxville.com/tour-de-lights/
❓ FAQs: https://www.bwknox.org/tdlfaq
Whether you're riding, cheering, or simply soaking up the holiday spirit, we can't wait to celebrate with you! 🎄🚲✨
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Covenant Health Park, 500 E. Jackson Ave,Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
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