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 and international walking festivals in the next 3 years. 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 et internationaux au cours des 3 prochaines années. 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
| 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 |
| Ottawa Tulip Festival | Ottawa, ON | May 20 – 22 | fawcett.jane@icloud.com |
| South Central Ontario Bus Tour | South Central Ontario | May 23 – 26 | mkarenvenema@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
| Aussie Peace Walk | Canberra, Australia | March 23 – 24 | aussiepeacewalk.com.au |
| Ottawa Tulip Festival | Ottawa, ON | May 18 – 20 | fawcett.jane@icloud.com |
| CVF Festival 2024 | Kingston, ON | May 24 – 26 | osbornjs@gmail.com |
| Europiade | Waidring, Austria | May 29 – June 1 | ivv-web.org |
| Alberta’s 34th Annual Alberta Majesty | TBD, maybe Waterton National Park | September 6 – 8 | maryealmond@icloud.com |
| Asianpiad | Suncheon, South Korea | TBD | ivv-web.org |
2025
| IVV Olympiad | Tampere, Finland | August 14 – 17 | IVV-web.org |
*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