Fall races in Canada (2026)
Fall is when Canadian running peaks: the summer base is built, the air finally cooperates, and the country's biggest marathons all land inside ten weekends. Right now there are 702 races on the calendar between September 1 and November 30 — 390 in September, 258 in October, 54 in November. This page is generated from live data and refreshes daily.
The marathons people train all summer for
- 1BÉNÉVOLES - Demi-Marathon de Saint-Sauveur
September 19, 2026 · Saint-Sauveur, Quebec · 21km
- 22026 Royal Victoria Marathon
October 11, 2026 · Victoria, British Columbia · 42km / 21km / 8km / 5km
- 3Marathon Beneva de Québec 2026
October 4, 2026 · Québec, Quebec · 42km / 21km / 10km / 5km
- 4Marathon Beneva de Montréal - Édition 2026
October 9, 2026 · Montréal, Quebec · 42km / 21km / 10km / 5km
- 52026 Inter Pipeline Fort McMurray Marathon
September 20, 2026 · Fort McMurray, Alberta · 1km / 3km / 5km / 10km
- 6Marathon Sun Life de Granby
October 4, 2026 · Granby, Quebec · 1km / 2km / 5km / 10km
- 72026 Muskoka Marathon
October 4, 2026 · Bracebridge, Ontario · 42km / 21km / 10km / 5km
- 82026 Hamilton Marathon Road2Hope
November 1, 2026 · Hamilton, Ontario · 5km / 1km / 10km / 21km
- 9Marathon Groupe Ouellet Bolduc de Rimouski
September 7, 2026 · Rimouski, Quebec · 1km / 5km / 10km / 21km
- 10Marathon Groupe Ouellet Bolduc de Rimouski 2026 propulsé par Desjardins
September 13, 2026 · Rimouski, Quebec · 1km / 5km / 10km / 21km
Fall racing by province
Picking your fall race
Work backwards from race day. A marathon wants 16–18 weeks of buildup, a half wants 10–12, so a late-October goal race means your training block starts in early summer — and if that ship has sailed, September 5Ks and 10Ks are the honest play this year, with the marathon circled for next fall.
Book the popular ones early: the big city marathons fill months out, and fall races with gear checks and shuttle logistics get more expensive at every price bump. Registration deadlines are on every race page here, and you can filter by date and distance or get races near you.
Late-fall racing in Canada means dressing for two seasons in one morning — our cold-weather gear picks and the race-day checklist cover the throwaway-layer science.