Tom McCall Waterfront Park and the World Naked Bike Ride

Tom McCall Waterfront Park on SW Naito Parkway is a common staging area for large public events in Portland and has frequently served as an assembly point for the city's World Naked Bike Ride. The World Naked Bike Ride is an annual, internationally coordinated event that in Portland combines protest for cyclist safety with a satirical, body-positive spectacle; its public nudity and anarchic tone are often the subject of local jokes and media coverage. Organizers emphasize the ride's advocacy goals even as it remains a recurring source of humorous commentary in the city.