About the Ride

Sample the nocturnal sights and sounds of the streets of Savannah from behind your handlebars on the second annual Midnight Garden Ride — Saturday Sept 4, 2010.

The Midnight Garden Ride is a non-competitive, nighttime charity bike ride through Historic Downtown Savannah, benefiting the Savannah Bicycle Campaign – a non-profit advocacy organization working for better bicycling for Savannah and Chatham County. Hundreds were there in 2009 to turn the night streets of Savannah into a wave of blinking lights, music and pedal powered fun.

Make a weekend of it! Join hundreds of others for rides on Saturday morning, September 4 and Sunday morning, September 5 for the Savannah Century (details at savannahcentury.com). We won’t let a little water slow us down either — we ride rain or shine!

Start – The Distillery in Historic Downtown Savannah

Our ride ends at the Distillery at W. Liberty St. and Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, a beautifully restored 1904 building opened initially as a whiskey distillery, now home to a fantastic restaurant. The inaugural 12-mile route included the landmark historic district, Ardsley Park and Daffin Park (click for map).  This year’s route will again feature signature sights of Savannah under our beautiful live oak canopy.

Goodies

Entry fees

Preregistration is available at active.com for $20.  Members of the Savannah Bicycle Campaign and participants of the Savannah Century will enjoy a reduced rate of $15; to get the Century discount, you must register through their active.com entry here. Only preregistered riders are guaranteed a t-shirt.

Good and Evil Party

Thanks to the Distillery for opening its doors to us for this fantastic event after the ride! Costume contest with prizes for best lighting, individual and group theme, will be awarded.

Lights and Helmets are required!

Please check out our sponsors — Quality Bike, Bicycle Link, Savannah Outriders, and Perry Rubber Bike Shop if you need help getting set up with lights or a helmet.  We will also have a limited number of reasonably priced lights and helmets available for sale at registration.  Bicycle Link and Perry Rubber have bikes available to rent, and both are located just a few blocks from the Distillery.