The previously cancelled Friday Night Lights is coming back on July 13 — but this time with a $5 fee and two Windsor police officers to ride along.

"People were just generally breaking simple laws that are known laws," said WindsorEats owner Adriano Ciotoli. He is the organizer of the popular nighttime community bike ride event that started in 2014.

The June 29 event had to be cancelled because riders in previous events were riding on the sidewalk, drinking in public and risking other people's safety, he said.

But the cancellation would mean that participating businesses won't get the "very strong economic boost" they normally would, said Ciotoli. So the organization discussed with the Windsor Police Service to see if they could get some law enforcement presence for the event.

"They agreed with it, thought it was a great event," he said. On July 13, two paid auxiliary officers will be coming along for the ride with participants and staff hired by WindsorEats.

Owner of WindsorEats Adriano Ciotoli says it'll be an exciting return of Friday Night Lights with one of the stops being the street food festival at Lanspeary Park. (Arms Bumanlag/CBC)

The number of officers may change for future events, but they're starting out with two just to see how things go this time around, said Ciotoli.

There's also a $5 charge this time to offset some costs, and he's anticipating there to be fewer riders.

The route is already planned, he said, and one of the stops is the street food festival at Lanspeary Park.

"It's going to be a great welcome back celebration for the ride and the riders," Ciotoli said.