Nathan Sandoval, and Ryan Dickenson discuss the upcoming YIMBY Film Festival during a recent Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos meeting. Courtesy/Kiwanis
By BROOKE DAVIS
Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos
They’re back!
Nathan Sandoval and Kyle Dickenson are hosting the 2nd Annual YIMBY Film Festival at SALA Los Alamos Event Center, 5-7 p.m. on Saturday, May 16. Sandoval and Dickenson spoke at the April 21 Kiwanis meeting and outlined their mission and goals for the event.
Having been happily surprised by the popularity and success of last year’s sold-out event, they have expanded the 2026 festival to two theater spaces and promise more fun activities and prizes.
YIMBY stands for Yes In My Backyard. The event aims to bring the mountain biking supporters and the community together for an evening of fun and awareness of family outdoor adventure opportunities. The film presented will cover many topics, such as conservation, National Parks, canoeing and rock climbing.
Proceeds from this event will again go to Tuff Tykes, a program started 3 years ago by Dickenson and his wife to build a youth community of mountain bike riders 3 to 12 years old and teaching them how to bike safely and responsibly while also having fun and generating enthusiasm for the sport. The group, along with other adult biking groups, was instrumental in getting the local bike park approved and funded. They are pursuing adding a trail for riders needing to use adaptive bikes.