Ride Day 2024
Team RWR at the 2018 Ride for Our Vets. Photo by Staff Photographer.
Join us at Veterans Memorial Park & Marina in Norwalk for Ride Day 2024! Ride Day includes the start and finish all three of our 2024 Routes, delicious food, fabulous entertainment, and a few words from our organizers. Ride Day is an opportunity for us all to come together, ride our miles, and then celebrate our accomplishment together.
Pick-up your Official Rider Jersey and bib number at our check-in tent and get ready to RIDE! First group (50-mile ride) will leave at 7:30a, with additional groups leaving at 9:00a and 10:30a. Check out the full Ride Day schedule below.
Not riding but still want to attend? Come on down! Join our Volunteer Corps OR simple attend and cheer on our Riders as they come in. Food and drink wrist bands ($10 for children, $15 for adults) will be available for purchase for attendees who are not planning to volunteer or ride.
Vetrans Memorial Park & Marina
42 Seaview Avenue
Norwalk, Connecticut 06855
Ride Day Schedule
7:00a | Rider Registration Opens
7:15a | Rider Safety Demonstration by Sound Cyclists Bicycle Club
7:30a | 50-Mile Ride Leaves Veterans Memorial Park
9:00a | 25-Miles Ride leaves Veterans Memorial Park
10:30a | 10-Mile Ride leaves Veterans Memorial Park
11:00a | Post-Ride Celebration Begins
12:30p | Brief Speaking Program
1:30p | The 2024 Ride for Our Vets ends
Volunteer Kyle Edwards at the 2023 Run.Walk.Ride. Community Celebration. Photo by Polly Korbel.
Post-Ride Community Celebration
Starting at 11:00a, join us for the Post-Ride Community Celebration in Veterans Memorial Park & Marina that includes food trucks, live entertainment, Veteran resource tables, and more! Emceed by Desiree D’Iorio, NPR’s American Homefront Project at WSHU and featuring music by DJ Lady Tita.
FREE to attend.
The Post-Ride Community Celebration will feature the Los Poblanos Food Truck and the Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Truck as well as the The Ride Hospitality Lounge with beer from Black Hog Brewery and Athletic Brewery (non-alcoholic). Food & drink wrist bands are $10 for individuals under 21 or $15 for adults.
All Riders and volunteers automatically get a complimentary food and drink wrist band.
Join us and be in community as we celebrate our fundraising efforts that will support more than 1,500 Veterans in the next year.
Parking Information
There is parking available Veterans Memorial Park & Marina. Please check the site map on this page to see the designated parking area for attendees and participants. Please note that parking on site is $6.
All Riders and volunteers will receive a complimentary parking pass as part of their participation in the event.
Please note that residents of Norwalk park for free.
Thank You to Our Post-Ride Community Celebration Sponsors
Thank You to Our 2024 Sponsors
