BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//GayOut//Event Export//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:194311@gayout.com DTSTAMP:20260821T203724Z DTSTART:20260907T120000Z DTEND:20260907T180000Z SUMMARY:Shifting Gears Bike Path Dance Festival 2026 DESCRIPTION:This event: Is LGBTQ hosted\\, May be of interest to the LGBT Q community || The Shifting Gears Bike Path Dance Festival is back\\, and this year\\, the ride is part of the show. Grab your bike\\, your scoote r\\, roller skates\\, or your favorite walking shoes and get ready for Ma dison’s most joyful Labor Day tradition\\, now with more ways to move\\ , explore\\, and connect.\\nNew this year: community group rides hosted b y Motorless Motion\\, Machinery Row Bicycles\\, and RAR\\, which will dep art from Motorless Motion\\, Machinery Row\\, and Brittingham Park (respe ctively) –\\; and rotate together through all three performance loca tions throughout the day. Whether you’re a seasoned cyclist or just dus ting off your cruiser\\, the rides are a fun\\, low-key way to experience the full festival\\, catch every performance\\, and explore Madison’s bike paths in community. Ride details\\, departure times\\, and host info rmation can be found on our website and social media. Follow along at ist hmusdancecollective.org/shifting-gears and on Meta and BlueSky social med ia platforms so you don’\\;t miss a beat.\\nThis year’\\;s perf orming lineup reflects the full range of Madison’\\;s dance communit y. From Flamenco to Hmong dance to American Contemporary\\, groups like B reckenridge Scottish Highland dance\\, Dansu Company and Crew\\, Madison Circus Space aerialists\\, Soulful Charmers\\, and Indiannatya Dance Comp any bring together performers ranging in age from 7 to 77. Just as Madiso n’\\;s bike paths wind through neighborhoods as distinct as SASY\\, Marquette\\, Monona Bay\\, and Greenbush\\, connecting green spaces as va ried as Wirth Court Park\\, McPike Park\\, and Brittingham Park\\, this y ear’\\;s festival moves through an equally rich landscape of movemen t traditions\\, cultures\\, and generations. Every stop on the route offe rs something different and every performer on that grass has a story that is woven into the fabric of this city.\\nCheck out this stunning array o f local dance groups. Sets begin at 12\\, 1:50\\, &\\; 3:45pm at each of the three locations. 10 minutes of break between sets allows you to bi ke between locations to see all of these remarkable performers:\\nBrittin gham Park:\\nViv Neaus Dance\\nEvander Stoll\\nDansu Company and Crew\\nP a Ying Gia Thao\\nIndiannatya Dance\\nSoulful Charmers\\nMini Lesson in I ndian Folk Dance with Mukula\\nMcPike Park:\\nKatherine Kramer Tap and Ja zz\\nBreckenridge Scottish Highland Dance\\nAbby Frank Taylor\\nKarmic Fl ower Dance Company\\nUnincorporated Dance Lab with Eddie Salas\\nSalsa an d Bachata Mini Lesson with Luis Armacanqui of the Capitol Social\\nWirth Court Park:\\nTania Tandias Flamenco &\\; Spanish Dance\\nEmily Shelto n\\nAriana Hetland Purna\\nNatalia Armacanqui with Tania Tandias\\nMadiso n Circus Space Aerialists\\nTap Mini Lesson with Sojourner Croom\\nShifti ng Gears transforms Madison’s parks and bike paths into a living\\, bre athing stage. This Labor Day\\, audiences at Wirth Court Park\\, McPike P ark\\, and Brittingham Park can get a little exercise\\, soak up the city ’s best green spaces\\, and witness a stunning array of local dance  211\\; all completely free.\\nBeyond performances\\, Shifting Gears is a full-day community celebration. Family-friendly activities include bike-d ecorating\\, sidewalk chalk\\, and mini lessons in social and folk dance forms. Each set at every park location will close with a participatory so cial or folk dance –\\; a chance for audiences to learn something ne w\\, get moving\\, and soak up the final days of summer together. At the end of the day\\, join performers and community at the Working Draft Beer Company for our Fin de Fiesta celebration with drinks (non-alcoholic too !)\\, food truck\\, raffle\\, community dance party\\, &\\; more!\\nAm enities such as porta potties and shade umbrellas will be back thanks to SASYNA. Attendees are also encouraged to bring their own shade umbrellas\ \, picnic snacks\\, and blankets\\, sunscreen\\, bug repellent\\, and any other goodies they might need to enjoy a full day of dance and the outdo ors.\\nAdmission is free and no tickets are required –\\; just show up\\, ride\\, and enjoy dance. Shifting Gears is made possible by the gen erous support from Dane Arts\\, the Madison Arts Commission\\, the Wiscon sin Arts Board\\, the Marquette Neighborhood Association\\, the SASY Neig hborhood Association\\, Working Draft Beer Co\\, Ian’\\;s Pizza\\, a nd individual donors.\\nTo make a tax deductible donation and help keep c ommunity dance free and accessible\\, visit isthmusdancecollective.org/do nate.\\nNew to Shifting Gears? See the magic for yourself in our 2021 hig hlight reel –\\; then mark your calendar for September 7th\\, 2026! || FREE\\nhttps://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-states/madison/events/ shifting-gears-bike-path-dance-festival-2026-2026-09-07 LOCATION:Madison WI URL:https://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-states/madison/events/shifting-gears-bike-path-dance-festival-2026-2026-09-07 STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR