For far too long people have looked down upon the unicycle, ridiculing riders for how silly they look perched up high above a single wheel. It’s time that one-wheel lovers unite and take over the streets of New York! That’s just what the NYC Unicycle Festival is planning to do over Labor Day weekend.
To kick things off on Thursday, August 28, unicyclists will meet up in Battery Park and cruise up the West Side to Central Park. The next day, on Friday, August 29, Brooklyn Unicycle Day features a massive group ride over the Brooklyn Bridge to Coney Island—more than 13 miles on one wheel.
As for Saturday, August 30, the festival’s main event will be held at Hudson River Park's Pier 76 in Manhattan. Activities include a learn-to-ride area, basketball competition games, demonstrations and more. The fun wraps up on Sunday, August 31, with more one-wheel adventuring in Hudson River Park.
The free, four-day event is presented by the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus and features dozens of one-wheeled riders sure to turn heads. All ages are welcome to attend. Here's the full schedule.