The 16th Annual NYC Unicycle Festival takes place on Labor Day Weekend 2025!
Free for everyone the New York City Unicycle Festival brings together recreational riders, world-class performers, mountain and off-road unicycle enthusiasts, mono-wheel vehicle inventors, and thousands of people who have not ridden in umpteen years, along with circus enthusiasts, extreme sports viewers, and anyone seeking an unusual sight–even for NYC!
All ages and abilities are welcome.
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16th Annual NYC Unicycle Festival
Thursday, August 28th: 10:30 am to 3 pm (approx)
Battery Park to Central Park
• Long Distance Ride (Approximately 10 miles) •
We’ll start in Battery Park City and ride along the Hudson River greenway with a nice breeze though our hair as we make our way to the loop of Central Park. We’ll see many of the park’s famous attractions. Then we’ll ride down Broadway to 42nd St (Times Square) where you can have New York’s famous roasted peanuts and snap an iconic one-wheeled photo at the center of the universe!
Route Map: Manhattan Map
Meeting/Start: Pier A, Battery Park City. In front of Pier A Harbor House..
Same route as previous years.
End: Times Square.
Friday, August 29th: 2 pm to 6 pm (approx)
Brooklyn Unicycle Day
Brooklyn Bridge to Coney Island
• Long Distance Ride (Approximately 13 miles) •
Celebrating Brooklyn Unicycle Day, join in the tradition as we pedal through Brooklyn! Starting on the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge, we will travel over the iconic landmark and unicycle through Downtown Brooklyn to Prospect Park where we’ll stop and rest our wheels. Then we’ll cross the highway and glide down Ocean Parkway to Coney Island where we hope to be treated to a ride on the Wonder Wheel.
Route Map: Brooklyn Map
Meeting/Start/End: Outside New York City Hall (across the street from the Manhattan entrance to The Brooklyn Bridge). Same route as previous years.
End: Coney Island
Saturday & Sunday, August 30th & 31st
Noon to 5 pm
Hudson River Parks’ Pier 76 – Manhattan
One Wheel activities including Learn-to-Ride, Unicycle Basketball, and more
Saturday and Sunday’s festivities are taking place at none other than Pier 76 at Hudson River Park! Activities will include a Learn-to-ride area, a demonstration by King Charles Troupe, games, and relays.
Location: Pier 76, Manhattan
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Sign the 2025 NYC Unifest Waiver
Remember: Safety first!
Please bring a refillable water bottle and snacks.
We want everyone to be safe! Helmets are strongly suggested.
Participation is at your own risk.
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