World Naked
Bike Ride
Melbourne
Next Ride
2nd March 2025
2025
World Naked
Bike Ride
Melbourne
Celebrating 20 years
of World Naked Bike Rides
in Melbourne
MEETING AREA
Lincoln Square, Carlton
DATE
Sunday, 2nd March 2025
START TIME
12:00 pm
The date for the next World Naked Bike Ride Melbourne is 2nd March 2025. Be prepared to have a great day!
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We ride regardless of weather; hot or cold, wind or rain, the ride will still happen! This is Melbourne, we should be used to the variations of weather. You only get this one day in the year to ride in World Naked Bike Ride Melbourne, don’t miss it. It is only due to the most extreme weather conditions which we determine to be unsafe (such as severe electrical storm or flooding), or due to Coronavirus restrictions, which would cause the ride to be postponed or cancelled.
Our Aim
Through our highly visible presence on the streets of Melbourne,
our clothing optional protest aims to promote awareness of three important issues:-
Safety
Highlight the vulnerability of cyclists to motorists who appear blind to our presence.
Environment
Promote cycling as an alternative to a car culture.
Body Positivity
Promote positive body image for all
About Us
The World Naked Bike Ride is a once-a-year protest or demonstration in the form of a clothing optional bicycle ride which happens in approximately 70 cities around the world.
Through our naked and highly visible presence on the streets of Melbourne, our protest aims to:-
- Highlight the vulnerability of cyclists to motorists who appear blind to our presence
- Promote cycling as an alternative to a car culture
- Encourage positive body image for all
Too many cyclists are killed or injured on our roads by car drivers who claim that they did not see the cyclists.
We say to the car drivers, if we ride naked, can you see us now?
Our naked riders are as vulnerable as the planet that we live on due to a society that over promotes car use. Ditch your car, grab a bike, and do your health and the environment a big favour.
Too many people of all genders and ages are unhappy with their bodies. We encourage all to come along “as bare as you dare” and be happy with your body.
We welcome all, male and female, to the World Naked Bike Ride Melbourne 2025. Please join us for our 20th Annual ride, the longest running World Naked Bike Ride in Australia.
It’s also fun and free!
History
World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) is a global protest or demonstration, with similar rides happening in other cities in Australia and overseas.
Melbourne’s World Naked Bike Ride is the longest running in the Southern Hemisphere. It is also the largest ride in Australia!
The first World Naked Bike Ride event in Melbourne was held in 2006, with 14 riders. There have been World Naked Bike protest or demonstration rides every year since then. More recent rides have seen hundreds of riders baring all through the streets of Melbourne. For several years there were small rides during Winter. We have no plans to resume these cold weather rides.
Melbourne rides vary in location. In recent years, our rides have gone through the centre of the Melbourne CBD, as well as parts of St Kilda, Albert Park, East Melbourne, West Melbourne, Port Melbourne, South Melbourne, Collingwood, North Melbourne, Brunswick, Carlton, Fitzroy, and Parkville.
2025 is the 20th consecutive year that World Naked Bike Rides have been held in Melbourne.
Rest assured that the ride will continue into the future, with a small but enthusiastic group of volunteers working to ensure the long term viability of the ride.