Walking Festivals! A wonderful way to explore new places, reconnect with old friends and to meet new ones. Fun, Fitness and Friendship in action! Below is a list of some North American walking festivals in the next 24 months. Feel free to email the contacts, explore the websites and start to make your plans.
Fêtes de la Marche ! Une merveilleuse façon d’explorer de nouveaux endroits, de renouer avec de vieux amis et d’en rencontrer de nouveaux. Le plaisir, la bonne forme physique, et l’amitié en action ! Vous trouverez ci-dessous une liste de certains festivals de marche nord-américains au cours des 24 prochains mois. N’hésitez pas à envoyer des e-mails aux contacts, à explorer les sites Web et à commencer à faire vos projets.
2023
If the name of the festival is red you may click on it for more information
| IVV Olympiad / IML Texas Trail Roundup | San Antonio, TX | February 19 – 26 | ivvolympiad2023.org |
| Vancouver Island Spring Walks | Vancouver Island, BC | May 3 – 8 | rickandchristine@shaw.ca |
| A Blast from the Past – the Un-Marathon | Surrey, BC | May 20-21 | www.surreytrekkers.com |
| South Central Ontario Bus Tour | South Central Ontario | May 23 – 26 | mkvenema@gmail.com |
| VAA Walking Festival | Edmonton / St. Albert, AB | June 2 – 4 | sforbrich@gmail.com |
| Northern Lights Roving Walk Festival | Red Deer, AB | July 5 – 7 | walkalberta.ca |
| Dartmouth 40th Anniversary | Dartmouth / Halifax, NS | August 18 – 20 | benview@eastlink.ca |
| Alberta’s 33rd Annual Alberta Majesty | Medicine Hat / Cypress Hills, AB | September 9 – 11 | Annes.letterbox@gmail.com |
| Salute to Central Oregon | Bend, OR | September 14 – 17 | walking4fun.org |
| Walkfest Vancouver | Vancouver, BC | September 22 – 24 | venturersevents@gmail.com |
2024
| CVF Festival 2024 | Kingston, ON | May 24-26 | osbornjs@gmail.com |
| Alberta’s 34th Annual Alberta Majesty | TBD, maybe Waterton National Park | September 6 – 8 | maryealmond@icloud.com |
*Note: not all of these Special Walking Events qualify for the Festivals Special Walking Program. For more information, please see the Special Programs listing under Awards and Programs.
*Remarque : tous ces événements de marche spéciaux ne sont pas admissibles au programme spécial de marche du festival. Pour plus d’informations, veuillez consulter la liste des Programmes de marche spéciaux