Kitchener Kids with Cancer 2026

Kitchener Kids with Cancer is a community run and walk at Kiwanis Park that raises funds for POGO and supports local families facing childhood cancer. It brings together runners, walkers, and families for a morning event built around participation and fundraising.

The event includes timed 5K and 10K options, an untimed 5K walk, and a kids’ 200m run for age 7 and under. Stroller participants are also welcome in the 5K events, which keeps the day accessible for families with young children.

For local runners, it sits neatly within the trail races in Kitchener scene while staying firmly community-focused.

The race starts and finishes at Kiwanis Park in Kitchener. The course runs on mostly dirt trails within the park; the 5K is one loop with an out-and-back section, and the 10K covers two loops of the 5K route.

Water stations are placed once on the 5K and three times on the 10K. The event is Athletics Ontario sanctioned and the courses are certified. Kit pickup is scheduled separately from race day, and there is no race-day kit pickup.

• Raises funds for POGO, supporting pediatric cancer care and family services
• Includes timed 5K and 10K run options plus an untimed 5K walk
• Kids 7 and under can take part in a 200m run
• Stroller participants can join the 5K events
• Kiwanis Park is the race venue and community gathering point
• The course uses park trails and loops within Kiwanis Park
• Official course and race-day logistics are published for participants