2026 Course-marche Centraide de la Ville de Montréal

Course-marche Centraide returns to Parc Jean-Drapeau on Thursday, October 1, 2026, with a chip-timed 5K and a 3.5K walk on the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve. The City of Montreal employee fundraiser supports Centraide du Grand Montréal, with horticultural sculptures from Mosaïcultures internationales de Montréal along the route and a nod to the 50th anniversary of the 1976 Olympic Games.

Registration is open to City of Montreal staff, elected officials, retirees, and paramunicipal personnel. A separate remote À ton rythme challenge runs October 5–18 for five hours of physical activity. For more Montreal charity runs on the island, this is a weekday evening workplace fundraiser rather than an open public road race.

The on-site event starts at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Parc Jean-Drapeau. Official maps list a 5.1 km race route and a 3.5 km walk route on the circuit. The 5K is chip-timed with a one-hour time limit; the walk is not chip-timed. Site opens at 3:45 p.m. and the event wraps by 6:30 p.m.

• Thursday, October 1, 2026 at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Parc Jean-Drapeau
• 5K chip-timed race and 3.5K non-timed walk
• Bib pickup from 3:45 p.m.; warmup 4:45 p.m.; 5K and walk start 5:00 p.m.
• Remote À ton rythme challenge October 5–18 (5 hours of activity)
• Registration from $28 (on-site) / $22 (remote challenge only)
• 100% of fees and donations to Centraide du Grand Montréal
• City staff, elected officials, retirees, and paramunicipal personnel only