Cheapside Business Alliance is delighted to be a partner of this year’s City of London Nocturne, taking place on 12th & 13th June 2026, bringing an exciting and inclusive race programme to the area.
City of London Nocturne is a festival of bike racing in the heart of the Square Mile, where racers of all ages and abilities compete through the day and into the night on a spectacular inner-city circuit, set against a street party backdrop of live music, food stalls and entertainment.
How To Get Involved
Local workers and business can already get involved:
Charity Corporate Cycle Race
Enter a team for the Charity Cycle Race of the year!
Team entries are now open for the Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) City Criterium, a new charity Pro-Am team challenge taking place on Friday 12th June.
Teams of four (plus your Pro Rider) will compete on a fully closed-road circuit across the city streets, in support of building a new state-of-the-art Children’s Cancer Centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Local Business Call Out
If you’re a hospitality, retail, or leisure business in the Cheapside area, we want you to get involved in the City of London Nocturne!
With an estimated target audience of 50,000+ spectators across the two days, we want as many of our local hospitality, retail, and leisure businesses to get involved and benefit from the events.
Our goal is to create a festival atmosphere around the race circuit, whilst creating a positive economic impact for local businesses.
Explore the Festival Programme
This year’s two-day edition of the festival programme will feature:
Friday 12th May
- 1.00-7.00pm – VIP Hospitality Enclosure and Rider Village in Guildhall Yard
- 1.00pm – GOSH City Criterium: Qualification
- 3:00pm – Race Warm Up
- 3.30pm – GOSH City Criterium: Team Relay Final
Saturday 13th May
- 12.00-10.00pm – Cheapside Fan Zone outside The Royal Exchange
- 12.00pm – Community Rides & Ridgeback Kids Activities
- 12.00-10.00pm – VIP Hospitality Enclosure and Rider Village
- 1:00pm – Mile Run Challenge (Club Runners)
- 2.00pm – Support Race: Women
- 2.50pm – Support Race: Men
- 3.40pm – Limitless Race supported by Shell UK
- 4.30pm – World Record Attempts
- 5.20pm – Penny Farthing Race
- 6.00pm – Voi Bike Challenge
- 6.50pm – Brompton Folding Bike Race
- 7.30pm – Mile Run Challenge (Elite Runners)
- 8.00pm – Elite Criterium: Women
- 9.00pm – Elite Criterium: Men
