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.
Check out the full list of races you can sign up to here, including Brompton Folding Bike and Voi Hire Bike events.
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 at finish line by 1 Poultry
- 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
