Entertainment Icon Big Tigger and Atlanta Beltline Team Up Again to Champion Health Equity at 3rd Annual BikeFest

The free, family-focused event, created by Tigger and powered in partnership with Atlanta Beltline, features a celebrity-led community ride, live musical performances, vendor market, wellness screenings and the giveaway of 200 bikes and helmets to local students through Tigger's nonprofit, the Big Tigger Foundation, which has become a tradition of the event.

"BikeFest is more than just a bike ride. It's a celebration of community and culture and a vehicle for youth empowerment," said Tigger, host of The Big Tigger Morning Show on Atlanta radio station V-103 and in-arena host for the NBA's Atlanta Hawks. "Each year, it's incredibly heartwarming to see the joy on kids' faces as they ride their bikes. I'm honored to pour into the next generation, especially right before summer break when they need safe, healthy ways to stay engaged."

A Ride with Purpose
Taking place in the historic West End community, BikeFest reflects the Beltline's original vision: a civic project shaped by and for the people. The event uses cycling as a tool to address health disparities that still remain present in many communities, where rates of chronic illness and physical inactivity remain disproportionately high.

Statistics also show that regular cycling supports memory, learning and mental wellness in children, yet access to bikes has steadily declined nationwide over the past decade. Beltline BikeFest exists to address that reality.

"It's important to me that our community stays physically active. We all need to live longer, healthier, more productive lives, not only for ourselves but for the generations following us. I also want Atlanta to see the Beltline as a resource towards those goals," said Tigger, who pitched BikeFest to the Beltline in 2021 after rediscovering a love for biking during the pandemic.

"When Tigger introduced the idea for BikeFest, we knew we had to make it happen," said Clyde Higgs, president and CEO of Atlanta Beltline, Inc. "The Beltline was designed for this. It was created to be a connecting point of ideas, people and common goals. A conduit for collaboration. A living, breathing engine for accessibility and inclusivity. Activations like BikeFest allow us to deliver on that promise. Tigger's vision was brilliant in its ability to bring together all the elements that make our city great."

Event Highlights:

• Celebrity Ride (10 a.m.) | Led by Big Tigger and his celebrity friends including:
  • Stars from Tyler Perry's Sistas and Divorced Sistas, Davale and Khadeen Ellis
  • Critter Fixer vets Drs. Vernard Hodges and Terrence Ferguson
  • DJ Mars
  • V-103 Morning Host Jazzy McBee
  • America's Next Top Model Toccara
  • Love & Hip-Hop's Lil Scrappy
    
    
• Bike Giveaway (12:30 p.m.) | 200 free bikes and helmets for students from Atlanta Public Schools, local homeschooled children, youth from nearby neighborhoods and members of local bike groups
  
  
• Family Festival (11 a.m. – 3 p.m.) | Health screenings, kids' games, live DJ sets and more at Lee + White in the historic West End.

WHEN: Saturday, June 14 | Ride begins at 11 a.m. (Check-in opens at 9:30 a.m.)
WHERE: Lee + White, 1070 White St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310
REGISTER & FULL EVENT SCHEDULE, UPDATES: Beltline.org/bikefest

About Big Tigger
A fixture in music and media, Big Tigger rose to prominence as host of Rap City: The Basement and currently energizes Atlanta as host of The Big Tigger Morning Show and in-arena DJ for the Atlanta Hawks. Through the Big Tigger Foundation, he leads initiatives that uplift underserved youth and promote long-term wellness in urban communities.

 About Atlanta Beltline, Inc.
Atlanta Beltline, Inc. is the official implementation agency for the Atlanta Beltline. Its vision is to be the catalyst for making Atlanta a global beacon for equitable, inclusive and sustainable city life. As one of the largest, most wide-ranging urban redevelopment programs in the United States, the Atlanta Beltline is building a more socially and economically resilient Atlanta with our partner organizations and host communities through job creation, inclusive transportation systems, affordable housing and public spaces for all. For more information on the Atlanta Beltline, please visit www.beltline.org 

SOURCE Atlanta BeltLine, Inc.