In this file photo from June 6, 2015, Art King, a member of the Lawrence Mountain Bike Club and one of the leaders who helps maintain the 10.5 mile trail that snakes through the woods and hills along the north bank of the Kansas River, leads a ride through the popular terrain.

The Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department announced via social media Friday that local celebrations of International Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day have been canceled “due to outside circumstances.”

However, the department said biking trails will still be open Saturday.

The event is celebrated the first Saturday in October, according to the International Mountain Bicycling Association. It is officially recognized by Congress.

Due to outside circumstances, there will be no official Take a Kid Mountain Biking event this year. However, the trails will still be open.

— LPRD (@lprdks) October 6, 2017