HeapRide: Tailwind (CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS BEFORE BOOKING)
Tailwind Café at Good Weather, WA, 98122
Saturday, May 2 2026
Event Schedule:
10am-11am Gather at Tailwind Café (In the Alley, 1424 11th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122), grab a coffee or breakfast and watch pre-ride performances in Chophouse Row, no bike needed
11am rider send off performance, group ride begins
11am-2pm group ride with pit stops at: Melrose Trail, the I-5 Colonnade, Interlaken Park
2pm-2:30pm arrive at Foster Island and witness an ending performance
Route Map
Event Description
Heap, a Seattle-based performance troupe co-founded by Kara Beadle, Andy Zacek, and several collaborators, are excited to announce the first large-scale performance experience, HeapRide. HeapRide is a series of three 3-hour guided group bicycle ride featuring pop-up performances along the routes.
From behind their handlebars, audiences will be invited to experience Heap’s “absurdist” (Seattle Times) form of dance storytelling. A zany narrative will be revealed chapter by chapter at frequent performance pit-stops at various bike shops throughout the city encouraging audience riders to continue pedaling to each destination. The ride welcomes new cyclists, using art as an avenue of accessibility to help introduce riders to their local bike shops, and show them safe and fun routes around town.
With each performance featuring a different bike route, audiences can opt for a ride through their neighborhood or discover a new locale. On May 2, riders will convene at Tailwinds Cafe at good Weather in Capitol Hill.
Audiences are invited to participate for portions of the event as they are able. They can come and go between 10-11am at Tailwinds and/or RSVP to join the group ride, where they will start at the beginning of the ride and can leave at any time as needed.
Reserve a ticket only if you are attending the group ride. No RSVP needed for the pre-ride performance.
This event is presented by Kara Beadle who is a City Artist Grant recipient funded by the City of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture. This project is fiscally sponsored by Velocity Dance Center.
10am-11am Gather at Tailwind Café (In the Alley, 1424 11th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122), grab a coffee or breakfast and watch pre-ride performances in Chophouse Row, no bike needed
11am rider send off performance, group ride begins
11am-2pm group ride with pit stops at: Melrose Trail, the I-5 Colonnade, Interlaken Park
2pm-2:30pm arrive at Foster Island and witness an ending performance
Route Map
Event Description
Heap, a Seattle-based performance troupe co-founded by Kara Beadle, Andy Zacek, and several collaborators, are excited to announce the first large-scale performance experience, HeapRide. HeapRide is a series of three 3-hour guided group bicycle ride featuring pop-up performances along the routes.
From behind their handlebars, audiences will be invited to experience Heap’s “absurdist” (Seattle Times) form of dance storytelling. A zany narrative will be revealed chapter by chapter at frequent performance pit-stops at various bike shops throughout the city encouraging audience riders to continue pedaling to each destination. The ride welcomes new cyclists, using art as an avenue of accessibility to help introduce riders to their local bike shops, and show them safe and fun routes around town.
With each performance featuring a different bike route, audiences can opt for a ride through their neighborhood or discover a new locale. On May 2, riders will convene at Tailwinds Cafe at good Weather in Capitol Hill.
Audiences are invited to participate for portions of the event as they are able. They can come and go between 10-11am at Tailwinds and/or RSVP to join the group ride, where they will start at the beginning of the ride and can leave at any time as needed.
Reserve a ticket only if you are attending the group ride. No RSVP needed for the pre-ride performance.
This event is presented by Kara Beadle who is a City Artist Grant recipient funded by the City of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture. This project is fiscally sponsored by Velocity Dance Center.
