Run at Ribfest 2025

This page is kept as a past race archive for the Jul 20, 2025 edition in Kitchener, Ontario. Use the links below to find upcoming races in the same area or distance category. You can also browse the 2025 race calendar.

Run at Ribfest is a fun 5k run that combines running with craft beer sampling. Participants complete a 1.25 km loop through Victoria Park in Kitchener, Ontario, starting and ending in the licensed area of the Ribfest & Craft Beer Show. Each lap ends with a beer sample from one of five Ontario craft breweries.

Organized by Run Waterloo in partnership with the Kitchener Ribfest & Craft Beer Show, this non-timed event is open only to participants aged 19 and older. The run emphasizes fun and social running in a traffic-free park setting.

* Flat, 1.25 km loop through Victoria Park, completely closed to traffic * Road surface throughout the course * Four laps total to complete 5 km * Beer sampling stations at the end of each lap * Not a timed race

• Fun 5k run with craft beer samples from five Ontario breweries
• Four laps through a traffic-free, closed course in Victoria Park
• Includes exclusive Sunday VIP entry to Kitchener Ribfest & Craft Beer Show
• Participants must be 19 years or older
• Non-timed, social running event