Frequently Asked Questions

There is no need to register as a rider prior to the day, just turn up. However, you may wish to indicate that you will be attending on our Facebook event (it helps us to predict rider numbers).

The next World Naked Bike Ride in Melbourne will be held in on the 2nd March 2025.  Subscribe to our email newsletter for details of the next ride, including date, start time and Meeting Area location.

The Meeting Area opens at 12pm. This is when you should arrive to allow time for body painting, bike preparation, socializing and pre-ride photography. Most people are expected to arrive early as it can be quite busy at the staging area before the ride. We ask that you bring your own body paint and perhaps find a friend at the staging area to help you to apply the paint. It is a lot of fun!

Please plan to arrive no later than 1.30pm as we need time to ensure that everyone is in attendance to receive the ride briefing. Please be respectful to our volunteer crew at all times who are working very hard on your behalf to make this year’s ride a reality. There will be a ride briefing immediately prior to the commencement of the ride. It is mandatory that everyone attends the ride briefing.

It is anticipated that the ride will conclude back at the Meeting Area by 4.15 pm.

There will be a separate after ride celebration at a different address from 4.30 until late, details are in our FAQs.

Final details in relation to the ride will be notified via emailed newsletter, our website, and on our Facebook event page, no later than one week before the ride date.

The Meeting Area location will be Lincoln Square, Corner of Lincoln Square North and Bouverie St, Carlton, Victoria.  We will be in the Northern part of Lincoln Square. 

Google Maps… Lincoln Square LOCATION

We will be easy to find, just look for all of the cyclists.

There is untimed all day parking in the streets close to the Meeting Area. 

The nearest railway station is Melbourne Central, which is 1.2 km and a 6 min bike ride to the Meeting Area.

Please make your own arrangements to check for trackwork or other delays to ensure that you arrive at the Meeting Area in plenty of time.

Any last minute changes in relation to the ride will be notified via email newsletter.

We do not disclose the route in advance. Participants will be advised on the day. We start and finish at the Meeting Area.

The dress code is officially “as bare as you dare.” Typically it’s shoes and always a helmet. But really, there’s is no consensus – shoes and a helmet make some happy, while others add some combination of a bra, underwear, and/or stockings. Strip down to whatever level will maximise your fun. We wouldn’t presume to tell you what that level is. The decision as to how little to wear is entirely up to you. And you can always consider some body paint to send your own personal message in support of the cause… But please see our advice to carry bathers or small garment on your bike, “just in case”.

We provide this information to assist our visiting participants – please make your own arrangements directly with the bike hirers.

There are a number of places to hire bikes in Melbourne. One place is Blue Tongue Bikes.

Blue Tongue Bikes are located in a shop next to Batman Park on the edge of the Yarra River, not far from Southern Cross Railway Station.

Blue Tongue Bikes are YET TO CONFIRM IF THEY WILL BE providing discounted bike hire for World Naked Bike Ride Melbourne 2025.

They are generously offering (2024 arrangement) 15% discount off their bike hire rates. To access this discount, first go to the bike rental page of their website on the link provided.

Bike Rentals Melbourne

Discount code WNBR15 can be applied during the online booking process just prior to checkout.

Blue Tongue Bikes is a good choice to hire bikes for the 2025 ride. They have 90 bikes to hire, of various types, but we suggest booking early to get the bike that you prefer.

A bike with gears is a good choice as there will be some hills on the 2025 ride! And consider a way of carrying plenty of water, your phone for photos at the photo stops, and other stuff.

And we strongly recommend carrying bathers, underwear or shorts somewhere on the bike, just in case!

All bike hire arrangements are to be made directly with the bike hire shop. The hirer is responsible to ensure that all of the conditions of hire are complied with. Please be nice to the shop staff, as we are grateful for their support!

Make sure that you arrive at the Meeting Area before the ride in plenty of time to enjoy the venue (it will be very busy). The latest arrival time at the Meeting Area is 1.15 pm.

Blue Tongue Bikes is a Supporter of World Naked Bike Ride Melbourne. Please go to the Supporter page of our website for further details.

Final details in relation to the ride will be notified via email newsletter and on our Facebook event page, no later than one week before the ride date.

There have been World Naked Bike Rides in Melbourne since 2006 with not a single arrest. In the past, the Police have been supportive. During the 2023 ride, Police on bicycles provided assistance with the management of the ride route, particularly at some key intersections. We would hope that for the 2025 ride, Police may be able to assist in the management of the ride group once again which enhances safety for everybody.

Expect considerable encouragement and interest from bystanders along the route. The World Naked Bike Ride is a lot of fun for riders and the public alike.

For the 2025 ride, we will be strongly suggesting that you carry with you on your bike a pair of bathers, underwear or similar small garment which you can change into if there is any trouble, not that we are expecting any. Please make your own arrangements to bring these items of clothing with you.

The World Naked Bike Ride occurs in public places, where photography of the riders is not illegal. If you are concerned, you may choose to stay away from cameras in the Meeting Area, or wear some body paint or even a mask to protect your identity. Please be aware that we strongly encourage all forms of media coverage of our ride.

We will be enforcing our Photo Policy at the Meeting Area and also at the post ride celebration venue.

Riders are permitted to take selfies of themselves at any stage at the Meeting Area, but only if other riders do not appear in the photos. WNBR Melbourne organisers and crew will be monitoring this carefully.

Once on the actual ride, photography by our riders or by anyone else is permitted, the Photo Policy only applies at the Meeting Area and after ride celebration venue, before and after the ride.

For more information, refer to our Photo Policy, also in the FAQs.

Please note that we do not remove photos from our website, social media or other locations taken by our official photographers or ride organisers in accordance with our Photo Policy. The photos are necessary to document and promote the ride. If you really do not want your photo to appear, it is better that you do not turn up for the ride.

PHOTO POLICY

We understand that getting naked in public, especially for the first time, can make people nervous. We are keen to create a safe environment for all.

After feedback and suggestions from our wonderful riders, we have implemented a few new measures, including a photo policy.

Photography in public places generally does not require consent, and is out of our control.  If you do not want to be identified in photographs taken in public places, we suggest that you consider disguising your identity with sunglasses, face paint, a wig, a mask, or leaving your helmet on. There are some great examples of these disguises in our website photo gallery. If you are not comfortable with being photographed in public, you may need to consider not participating in the ride.

Our photo policy applies to the Meeting Area, both before and after the ride.

Official photographers have been commissioned to photograph and video the ride, and will be readily identified with red “Media” identification on a lanyard. World Naked Bike Ride Melbourne organisers and volunteers will be wearing blue “Crew” identification on a lanyard. All official photographers and organisers have implied consent to take photos from inside the Meeting Area.

Photos and videos from our official photographers and organisers may be used on official World Naked Bike Ride Melbourne sites to promote the ride. Anyone other than our official photographers and organisers will need to ask for consent to take any photos from inside the Meeting Area. No consent will be required for any photos taken by anyone who is located outside of the Meeting Area. If you are shy, you may wish to gather in a more private area such as in the middle of the riders where it is less accessible to photographs taken from outside of the Meeting Area, or bare as you dare only, or apply body paint, which is also a lot of fun!

If you believe that you have been photographed from within the Meeting Area in contravention of this policy, please immediately tell the person that they don’t have your consent and contact one of the organisers or volunteers who will be wearing blue “Crew” identification.

If organisers become aware that anyone taking photographs may be behaving inappropriately or not in the best interest of the World Naked Bike Ride Melbourne, while inside the Meeting Area or anywhere on the ride, that person may be identified at any stage so that riders have a choice to avoid the person in question. We are serious about ensuring that our riders feel safe on the ride.

Please note that no level of sexual activity is acceptable before, during or after the ride. We want this to remain an event that everyone feels safe to participate in.

All participants will be expected to behave appropriately and respectfully at all times. Anyone who breaks this rule will be requested to leave the ride, and the Police may be called.

Please also see information about our Photo Policy.

Our 2025 after ride celebration will be a clothing optional event at Wheat, Wine and Whisky in Collingwood. We have booked out their exclusive basement area. Celebrate with the ride organisers and volunteers, and your fellow riders after another successful World Naked Bike Ride Melbourne. You may even make a new friend.

Hours for our booking are yet to be announced.

It is essential that you wash off as much body paint as you can before coming inside Wheat, Wine and Whisky. Please respect the venue that supports us. There is to be no body paint in contact with any of the furniture or fixtures in our after ride venue. We will be providing water at the Meeting Area to assist in the removal of excess body paint. Please bring your own wash cloth and ensure that you use the rubbish bins at the Meeting Area to dispose of all waste.

Wheat, Wine and Whisky is located at 284 Smith St, Collingwood. It is only a 12min, 2.7km easy ride from the Meeting Area at Lincoln Square to Wheat, Wine and Whisky.

Google Maps… Wheat, Wine and Whisky LOCATION

If you have a hire bike from Blue Tongue Bikes, after returning the bike, you can catch public transport back to Wheat, Wine and Whisky. Check your public tranport options online using any of the available apps. There is no off street car park for bikes or cars on site at Wheat, Wine and Whisky, but there is plenty of free on street parking nearby, untimed on a Sunday. If riding your bike to the venue, please make sure to bring a good bike lock to secure your bike. There are bike racks, fences and street signs on the footpaths nearby where you may wish to secure your bike . The organisers of World Naked Bike Ride Melbourne are unable to take any responsibility for the security of your bike or your personal stuff, you need to make your own arrangements. There will be no cloaking at the after ride celebration.

A variety of excellent food and drink options will be available to purchase, including vegan options. It is not permitted to bring your own food or drink into the venue. We thank you for your understanding.

Further details will be advised closer to the 2025 ride date.

Details of the venue are on their website Wheat, Wine and Whisky

Address is 284 Smith St, Collingwood.

Google Maps…Wheat Wine and Whisky LOCATION