Sisters Sara, 9, and Lina Stahlhut, 10, both said they were excited to bike to school because they lived in Owhata so weren't normally able to.
"I like biking because it makes me have more exercise and it's fun," Sara said. Lina said it was cool the school made this happen and she wished they could do it every day.
Parent helper Cindy James said she often biked to school because it promoted not using cars and "it's good for the kids because it raises bike safety awareness".
Go By Bike Day kickstarted the Rotorua Bike Festival by encouraging people to bike to work, school or play. There were four checkpoints where people could pick up a spot prize as well as go in the draw for one of three $100 vouchers.
-The Rotorua Bike Festival runs until February 21. Visit the event website www.rotoruabikefestival.com
-Check out video of the kids biking to school at www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz