Golden State South Interscholastic Cycling League brings its third 2026 mountain-bike festival to Midland School in Los Olivos on Saturday, October 3 and Sunday, October 4. Saturday is the community and course-preparation day: volunteer setup begins at 9:00 AM, festival rides/games/activities run in the late morning and afternoon, the GRiT girls-and-women program meets at its tent, registered riders and coaches pre-ride the course, and the day closes with a community potluck picnic. Sunday is race day for registered grades 5–12 student-athletes, with girls’ high-school waves at 9:00 AM, boys’ high-school waves from 10:30 AM, girls’ middle-school waves from noon, boys’ middle-school waves from 1:00 PM and awards at 2:30 PM. The official guide describes a rustic Midland campus course across farm roads, doubletrack and flowy oak-country singletrack; the narrative calls it about 4.3 miles with roughly 230 feet of climbing while the current wave table labels 2.50-mile laps, so riders should rely on the organizer’s final map, GPX and race-day briefing. Event registration is included for 2026 Golden State South season registrants and closes Tuesday, September 29 at 11:59 PM PDT; race plates are collected or replaced at the registration tent, and one plate is used for the full season. Primitive Friday/Saturday camping is sold separately at $50 per vehicle for one or both nights. Spectators and families have designated start, finish and fan zones; no separate spectator ticket is published. Midland School is roughly 130 road miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, a regional-valid Southern California youth-racing venue serving teams from Santa Maria through San Diego.

Golden State South Interscholastic Cycling League (GOSO NICA)

Varsity Girls

JV 1 Girls

JV 2 Girls

Varsity Boys

JV 1 Boys

JV 2 Boys

Middle School Advanced Girls / Grade 8 Girls / Grade 7 Girls

Grade 6 Girls / Grade 5 Girls

Middle School Advanced Boys / Grade 8 Boys

Grade 7 Boys

Grade 6 Boys

Grade 5 Boys

Southern and Central California student-athletes in grades 5–12, including homeschool, charter and private-school students, who are registered with Golden State South for the 2026 season. A student cannot participate in more than one NICA league in the same calendar year. The race course is closed to anyone without a student, coach or league-staff plate during official pre-ride.

Upcoming event; results and podiums are not yet available. No livestream or replay has been announced.

National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA)

Upcoming Golden State South NICA 2026 MTB Festival Season Events

Golden State South NICA Oaks & Spokes Festival 2026