Help us decorate K’ Road’s bike parking for Pride Month – Yarn for Pride

Every year we decorate the bike parking along Karangahape Road in celebration of our LGBTQI+ community, the queer history of K Rd, and the growing cycle network. Will you help us put some decorations up?

We’ll be meeting at Zeki’s (K’ Road) at 10am on Saturday January 31st for a chat and a beverage before continuing on to put up the decorations. You’re welcome to bring crochet, knitting, or other crafts to work on for while we are there.

Once we’re hydrated (and probably caffeinated), we will begin to decorate the bike parking along Karangahape Road in celebration of Pride Month. This is a legal activity; we have an event permit. The decorations are pre-made crocheted and knitted scarves. We will sew them on to the bike parking. This is known as yarnbombing.

Beginners are welcome – we will teach you. There will be scissors, yarn, and yarn needles available for you and your friends to use.

Please wear sunblock, bring water, and stay hydrated. If you have made some decorations for the bike parking please bring them.

Of course, please stay home if you are feeling unwell.

If you have made some decorations but are unable to put them up yourself, you are welcome to
– bring them to us at this coffee meetup, or
– send or drop them to the Electric Bike Team (29 East Street, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010), or
– send or drop them off to the Auckland Pride Office (281 Karangahape Road, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010)
And we will make sure they get put up.

‘Yarn for Pride’ is an annual event run by Rainbow Riders Tāmaki Makaurau and is part of the 2026 Auckland Pride Festival. See the full festival programme at aucklandpride.org.nz. For more information and yarn bombing tips, check out Yarn for Pride on Facebook, Insta, or this awesome article:
https://www.bikeauckland.org.nz/news/decorate-thy-bike-parking-how-to/