It’s that time of year again! I am beyond thrilled to announce another year of Roast Rides: our FREE local coffee shop bike tours on the Indianapolis Cultural Trail!

Partnering with our amazing friends at the Indianapolis Cultural Trail has been an absolute DREAM, and I have been dying to announce our first round of dates for 2025.

Roast Rides were wildly popular last year, and it was amazing to share the city with so many new friends. (So popular we had to bring on a second ride leader—Hi, Courtney!) We have a limited number of free tickets for each ride, so make sure to mark your calendars for the dates below!

2025 Roast Ride dates

February

Date: Saturday, February 15, 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Free tickets: Eventbrite
Tickets available Saturday, February 8 at 10 am

March

Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Free tickets: Eventbrite
Tickets available Saturday, February 22 at 10 am

April

Date: Saturday, April 12, 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Free tickets: Eventbrite
Tickets available Saturday, March 29 at 10 am

May

Date: Saturday, May 10, 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Free tickets: Eventbrite
Tickets available Saturday, April 26 at 10 am

About Roast Rides

Roast Rides are our free local coffee shop bike tours in partnership with the Indianapolis Cultural Trail. We meet up at Lugar Plaza on a Saturday morning, hop on bikes—our own bikes or free bikes courtesy of our friends at Pacers Bikeshare—and visit at least 2 local coffee shops along the Cultural Trail.

Along the way, we learn a ton about the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, its amazing impacts on the city, the local coffee shops we’re visiting, the local coffee community, and the wonderful city of Indianapolis.

Exploring our community from the seat of bikes while drinking amazing local coffee is truly the best and only way to experience the city, and we’re so glad to be leading rides for another year.

Learn more about Roast Rides

There’s so much to talk about when it comes to our Roast Rides. If you’ve been on one of the rides, you know how I can (and do) talk for hours and hours about the rides, the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, our amazing local coffee shops, and everything in-between.

To learn more about Roast Rides, check out our in-depth blog about the rides.

To learn more about our friends at the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, visit their website at indyculturaltrail.org and be sure to follow them on social media: @indyculturaltrail.

IndyRides Free!

MARION COUNTY RESIDENTS: You’re eligible for an IndyRides Free pass courtesy of our friends at Pacers Bikeshare and their support from the Herbert Simon Family Foundation. The IndyRides Free pass gets you unlimited and FREE 30-minute rides on the Pacers Bikeshare bikes—both the classic bikes and their beautiful new e-bikes!

Sign up for your free pass over on pacersbikeshare.org/indy-rides-free.

I have my own bike, but I use my IndyRides Free pass all the time to bop around downtown and up and down the Monon while I’m out running errands or just exploring different parts of the city with friends and family. It’s a dream to not have to worry about our car or parking. AND IT’S FREE!