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Saturday May 18, 2024
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM	Human Powered Parade - Human Powered Parade For the 8th year, Bristol's streets will be buzzing with the thrum of creative motion for the Human Powered Parade on Saturday, May 18th 10am - 3pm. Come celebrate human power at this season's parade and activity fair showcasing organizations engaged in EMERGENCE efforts globally and locally.Create costumes, bike decorations, and other parade floats or fun functions that explore the theme of Emergence. Emergent = coming into being. What EMERGENT themes are present in your life? Think critters and flowers popping into spring! Think cellular-level emergence—developing, growing, budding, burgeoning, nascent, fledgling. Think viruses exiting the frontal social context! And emerging into the next century—what will the future bring?Gather at 10:00am with a BMX show at 10:30, and the parade starting at 11:00am. The parade comes back to the Rec Field for some music, roller skating and food truck delights.

Tuesday June 18, 2024
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Mountain Bike Camps 2024 - 3- Day Little Rippers REGISTRATION OPENS ON FEB 1, 2024 at 6:00 AMBristol Recreation Department is excited to offer a mountain bike skills camp by Professional Mountain Bike Instructors (PMBIA), Meridith McFarland. The camps will be based out of the Hub Teen Center and will have access to the trails, parks, and skills field.  Riders will learn bike handling skills, basic bike maintenance, and trail etiquette. riders will learn to jump off of features and natural terrain. Jumping will be introduced at the ability of the rider.Riders should be comfortable on their bikes. Mountain bikes should be in good working order and have gears and hand brakes.Little Ripper's ages 4-6 from 9:00a-12:00 pm. Bring your strider (balance bike), and/or a pedal bike to this camp. Learn how to balance, stride, and, for some, how to pedal. We have balance bikes available through a generous donation from the Masonic Lodge. Does your little ripper rip on a pedal bike already? Yes, awesome. We design the camp based on the riders' ability. UPDATE: Because the school has had Snow Days, we will start our June Rippers camp on Tuesday, June 18-20Co-ed MTB Camp and Girls MTB Camp for ages 7-12 (girls camp 7-13) from 8:00a-3:00pPay What You Can for Girls Mountain Bike Camp:DONATE BUTTON: We are back offering a pay structure called "Pay What You Can." You can pay a minimum of $25.00 or whatever you can afford. The Bristol Recreation will cover the rest of the cost through our scholarship account. The "actual cost" for each camper is $260.00/270.00 We will have a few mountain bikes for campers to borrow during camp. These bikes are from a grant through the VT Governor's Council, the Vermont Children's Foundation, and a kind donation to the 5Town Riders by Stark Mountain Wood Working.Specific MTN Bike Camp Policies 2024No sharing of helmet or pads No open air shoes (NO CROCS)Check out our video on how to transfer on a bike