🚴🏼❤️ May is National Bike Month! Charlottesville has a full calendar of bike friendly events throughout the month, including group rides, family-friendly activities, and bike test rides. National Bike to Work week falls on May 13-17 this year, and the Bike Month Business Challenge runs all month. May 8th is National Walk, Bike, and Roll to School day. Check out the link in our bio to learn more about how to get involved!

👀 Participate in bike week today, and each Friday of the month! Each Friday during Bike Month, Fridays after Five will have a free bike valet! Bike to the @tingpavilion, and Cville Bike Month volunteers will take care of the parking. 🍻 You can also support Bike Month simply by enjoying a beverage at each Fridays After Five in May. Volunteers will work the beverage tent on behalf of bike-friendly community nonprofits who will benefit from the proceeds. Participating organizations include @livablecville, @cvillecommunitybikes, the Charlottesville Area Mountain Bike Club @cambc.pics, @threenotchedtrail , and @rivannatrailsfoundation.

Whether you are a passionate cyclist, a first-time bike commuter, or simply a bike enthusiast, there are plenty of ways to get involved with Bike Month this year! ...

🏇🏻✨ There are still tickets left for the 3rd Annual Rockfish River Rodeo on Saturday June 1st! @bluetoadhardciderva will host a full day of fun in Nellysford VA - the pre-party starts at 11am, and the Rodeo kicks off at 6:30pm. Enjoy local craft beverages, artisan vendors, talented musicians, local food vendors and an impressive show of regional Rodeo talent and beyond - all part of this family friendly event! 🤠 Whether it’s your first rodeo, or you’re a rodeo veteran, this unique experience in beautiful Nelson County should be a memorable one!
🎟️ @rockfishriverrodeo ...

🍓 Looking for a fun spring outing for you and the kiddos? Strawberry picking season is here, and goes through early June! @chilespeachorchard is ready for you to come out and #pickyourown. After picking, treat yourself to something sweet from the Farm Market and Bakery - choose from ice cream, fresh cider donuts, homemade fudge, or scrumptious pies. 🍦🥧 ...

🍜 Vu Noodles, located downtown in the most charming little hole in the wall you’ve ever seen, serves Vegan Vietnamese food from their window on Water Street. Owner Julie took over the storefront, formerly “The Flat Creperie”, in 2020 after sharing a space with Pearl Island Cafe at the Jefferson School City Center before that, and serving from “The Spot” (now @lucepastacville) before that. We stopped by the shop last week to chat with Julie, and tried their popular Bahn Mi, Vegan Pho’, and a Vietnamese coffee, all delicious! On this pretty day, the small patio was a delightful spot to dine amongst the bustle on Water St. It is evident that @vunoodles has become a popular lunch spot, with many regulars stopping to dine in or take out. It was also clear that Julie delighted in seeing her patrons happily enjoying her healthy culinary creations. We recommend stopping by for lunch soon, as patio weather is upon us! ...

🌸🧚‍♀️🌻 Downtown in Bloom by @friendsofcville is back! Starting in May, stroll the mall and check out the beautiful flower box displays outside of businesses as they compete in the Flower Box Competition! Tomorrow, April 25th 2-6pm, don’t miss Charlottesville’s annual Flower Market at the @tingpavilion featuring local nurseries and small businesses (see list below). 🚂 Also starting in May, the Downtown Express train will run on Saturdays (May 4 - 26th 10am - 2pm) starting at Central Place. 🧝‍♂️ Also for the kiddos, don’t miss the Flower, Fairy, and Elf Festival May 18th 10am-1pm in front of City Hall. There will be balloon artists, face painting, and more!

Flower Market Vendors:
@luminousgardens
@botanicalgardenofthepiedmont
@new_plantsontheblock
@singingearthproduce
@estes_farm
@deerhawkartstudio
@toutepetitedesigns
@everlastingpottery
@olivias_blooms
Flora and Fauna Woodcraft
Designs by Calypso
@mothwoodhome
@sweetgreensfarm ...

👛👗 If you love fashion, you don’t want to miss this upcoming pop-up collaboration with @casparistyle, @ibumovement, and @charmossny in downtown Charlottesville. From Thursday, April 18 to Thursday, May 2, Caspari will be an exclusive retailer of Ibu Movement’s luxury handcrafted artisanal goods, including their newest collection with celebrated interior designer and Charlottesville resident, Charlotte Moss!

🌎 The Ibu movement is a global nonprofit and marketplace disrupting poverty and fashioning change for over 100 female artisans and communities in over 50 countries around the world. Inspired by her personal style and travels to Morocco, Charlotte’s second collection with the Ibu Movement is a celebration of the evolution of personal style and the timelessness of layered, minimalist silhouettes. With deep-rooted traditional Moroccan influence, the collection is handcrafted using native techniques by Ibu artisan partner Nawal El Hariti in Ourika, Morocco.

🪴🥂 Ibu Movement’s presence at Caspari coincides with Charlottesville’s Historic Garden Week, a beloved annual event celebrating the beauty of Virginia’s gardens and landscapes. Caspari will be hosting the Garden Clubs for opening night with a cocktail party on Thursday, April 18, 2024. The following evening, Caspari will be hosting a reception for “Fashion as Art” with the Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia on Friday, April 19 in their shop on the downtown mall. ...