Bicycle Film Festival returns on October 2, 2025!
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Bicycle Film Festival banner image. A stylized bicycle with rays of light going through wheels and frame center triangle. Text: "25th anniversary Bicycle Film Festival. Madison." The Madison Bikes logo in the lower right corner.

Two weeks from today, on October 2, the 25th anniversary edition of the Bicycle Film Festival will be in Madison! Join us at the Barrymore Theater (and the pre-show party at Working Draft Beer Company). If you haven’t bought your tickets yet, now is a great time to do so: https://barrymorelive.com/event/25th-annual-bicycle-film-festival-madison Need another reason to attend? We’ll have some cool door prizes!

Documentaries, narratives, animations, award-winning directors, and emerging talents – all share equal billing. Take a journey around the globe. BFF Madison features curated stories about:

  • In South Africa, a young women’s cycling group empowers women to defy norms, find freedom, and dream big through cycling.
  • Cyclists in London ride through the city distributing food and necessities to those in need, pedaling toward social change.
  • A spiritual cyclist from India spreads happiness wherever his journey takes him.
  • In rural China, a migrant worker collects and resells styrofoam boxes using her bike—a story scored by music from Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
  • See the three-day La Crosse Omnium in La Crosse, Wisconsin from the perspective of youth cyclists.
  • A World Bicycle Relief documentary highlights the creation of the Buffalo Bicycle, a rugged bike designed to serve marginalized rural communities
  • One documentary reminds us that the simple joy of wind in your hair while cycling is something everyone can experience. At any age, in any stage of life.

Watch the trailer here: https://player.vimeo.com/video/1111087866

Pre-show party

The pre-show party at Working Draft Beer Company starts at 4pm. It’ll be a great opportunity to chat with folks, enjoy non-alcoholic drinks or a beer, and grab some delicious food from Chef at Large Catering. Nobody wants to go to the movies hungry!

More details on everything: https://www.madisonbikes.org/2025/08/bicycle-film-festival-coming-to-madison-again/

Bike Parking

We’ll have supervised bike parking right next to the Barrymore, courtesy of Level 5 Donuts and Fortune Favors. What’s supervised bike parking? We set up portable racks and will have someone at the racks at all times. You still need to bring your own lock.