Spring races in Canada (2027)
152 races have a confirmed date between March 1 and May 31, 2027 — 25 in March, 32 in April, 95 in May — and another 298 ran last spring and have not announced their 2027 date yet, so 66% of the spring races on this page are still waiting on one. It fills in through the winter as organizers publish, and is rebuilt nightly. March is shared with the winter racing guide, which runs to the end of the month.
Two kinds of listing on this page. Every date shown is one an organizer has published. The second list is different: those races ran last spring and have not yet said when they run in 2027, so they are filed under the month they usually run, with no date attached. A guessed date shown as a real one would be worse than no date at all.
The spring marathons that already have a date
- 1Gopher Attack Marathon
April 25, 2027 · Regina, Saskatchewan · Marathon / Half marathon / 10km / 5km
- 22027 Beneva Mississauga Marathon
April 25, 2027 · Mississauga, Ontario · 42km / 21km / 10km / 5km
- 3Georgina Spring Fling 2027
May 2, 2027 · Georgina, Ontario · 42km / 21km / 10km / 5km
- 42027 BMO Vancouver Marathon
May 2, 2027 · Vancouver, British Columbia · 42km / 21km / 8km / 2km
- 5Festival BougeBouge et Marathon de l Île Perrot
May 2, 2027 · Notre-Dame-De-L Île-Perrot, Quebec · 42.2km / Half marathon / 10km / 5km
- 62027 Annual Stewart McKelvey Fredericton Marathon Race Weekend
May 9, 2027 · Fredericton, New Brunswick · 42km / 21km / 10km / 5km
- 7Medavie Blue Nose Marathon
May 21, 2027 · Halifax, Nova Scotia · 42km / 21km / 10km / 5km
- 82027 Reesor 50
May 22, 2027 · Maple Creek, Saskatchewan · 50mi / 42km / 10km / 5km
- 9Coach D's Backyard Ultra and Trail Race
May 22, 2027 · Kawartha Lakes, Ontario · 168km / 84km / 42km
- 10Servus Calgary Marathon
May 29, 2027 · Calgary, Alberta · 42.2km / 21.1km / 10km / 5km
- 11Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend
May 29, 2027 · Ottawa, Ontario · 42.2km / 21.1km / 10km / 5km
- 122027 Beneva Calgary Marathon
May 30, 2027 · Calgary, Alberta · 42km / 21km / 10km / 5km
- 13Course des pompiers de Laval 2027
May 30, 2027 · Laval, Quebec · 42km / 21km / 10km / 5km
Races that usually run in spring
298 races ran last spring and have not yet published a 2027 date. Grouped by the month they last ran, with the races offering the most distances first.
Usually March · 29
- Course et marche populaires de LaSalle — Montréal, QCUsually runs in March · 2027 date not announced
- Dirty Duo — North Vancouver, BCUsually runs in March · 2027 date not announced
- Heritage to Hatzic 5 & 10 K Road Race — Mission, BCUsually runs in March · 2027 date not announced
- SCPC Chocolate Run 5K, 10K, Half Marathon — Vancouver, BCUsually runs in March · 2027 date not announced
- Shamrock'n Race 5K, 7M & Half Marathon — Burnaby, BCUsually runs in March · 2027 date not announced
- The 14th Annual People's St Paddy's Day Fun/Run/Walk & Roll — Winnipeg, MBUsually runs in March · 2027 date not announced
- Aldergrove Ramble 4.8 and 8.0 K Trail Runs — Langley Twp, BCUsually runs in March · 2027 date not announced
- Bob Trudeau Memorial Spring Run Off — Kamloops, BCUsually runs in March · 2027 date not announced
- cone5togo — Conestogo, ONUsually runs in March · 2027 date not announced
- Persistence Racing's 5th Anniversary Run — London, ONUsually runs in March · 2027 date not announced
- St. Patrick's Day 5 & 10 km Run — Charlottetown, PEUsually runs in March · 2027 date not announced
- StrongHER Miles — Regina, SKUsually runs in March · 2027 date not announced
- The Shamrock Shuffle — St Thomas, ONUsually runs in March · 2027 date not announced
- TRiO Race Series Race 1: Up the Creek 5k, 10k Run — Port Coquitlam, BCUsually runs in March · 2027 date not announced
- 15 km des Pichous — Saguenay, QCUsually runs in March · 2027 date not announced
And 14 more that usually run in March.
Usually April · 65
- 21K Nespresso de Montréal — Montreal, QCUsually runs in April · 2027 date not announced
- April Run to Port — St Thomas, ONUsually runs in April · 2027 date not announced
- Grand Défi Lac-Saint-Louis — Montréal, QCUsually runs in April · 2027 date not announced
- Lily Lake Lollygag Trail Run — Digby County, NSUsually runs in April · 2027 date not announced
- The Springbank Sprint — London, ONUsually runs in April · 2027 date not announced
- Course Saint-Laurent — Montréal, QCUsually runs in April · 2027 date not announced
- Demi-Marathon Sun Life de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu — Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QCUsually runs in April · 2027 date not announced
- endurrace — Waterloo, ONUsually runs in April · 2027 date not announced
- Saskatoon Running Festival — Saskatoon, SKUsually runs in April · 2027 date not announced
- Southern Footprints — Leamington, ONUsually runs in April · 2027 date not announced
- St Lawrence Marathon — Cornwall, ONUsually runs in April · 2027 date not announced
- St. Albert Road Race — St. Albert, ABUsually runs in April · 2027 date not announced
- The Foxtail Rail Trail Race (Paul Turkstra Memorial) — Dundas, ONUsually runs in April · 2027 date not announced
- Bison Run — Wainwright, ABUsually runs in April · 2027 date not announced
- Cobble Beach Lighthouse Fun Run — Kemble, ONUsually runs in April · 2027 date not announced
And 50 more that usually run in April.
Usually May · 204
- Move4Mom — North Okanagan, BCUsually runs in May · 2027 date not announced
- Course Des Chênes-toi! Bourret — Drummondville, QCUsually runs in May · 2027 date not announced
- Marathon de Longueuil Sun Life — Longueuil, QCUsually runs in May · 2027 date not announced
- Le Tour de la Pointe — Rivière-du-Loup, QCUsually runs in May · 2027 date not announced
- Pure Grit Trail Race — Hepworth, ONUsually runs in May · 2027 date not announced
- Red Deer & Community Sun Run — Red Deer, ABUsually runs in May · 2027 date not announced
- Rendez-vous de la sante — Baie-Saint-Paul, QCUsually runs in May · 2027 date not announced
- SASKATCHEWAN MARATHON — Saskatoon, SKUsually runs in May · 2027 date not announced
- Seaton Scramble Trail Race — Pickering, ONUsually runs in May · 2027 date not announced
- Trail du Canyon des portes de l'enfer de Rimouski — Rimouski, QCUsually runs in May · 2027 date not announced
- 5/10 K Coeurs Chauds-Warm Hearts Run-Walk Course-Marche — Memramcook, NBUsually runs in May · 2027 date not announced
- Baden Running Races — Baden, ONUsually runs in May · 2027 date not announced
- BougeBouge - Frederic-Back — Montréal, QCUsually runs in May · 2027 date not announced
- BougeBouge - Outaouais — Gatineau, QCUsually runs in May · 2027 date not announced
- Course NDL — Longueuil, QCUsually runs in May · 2027 date not announced
And 189 more that usually run in May.
Spring by the numbers
Across all 450 races on the spring calendar, confirmed or usual, 66% include a 5K, 45% a 10K and 20% a half marathon or longer; 23 include a full marathon. Ontario holds 28% of them.
What spring weather actually does
Ten-year weather normals for the week and town of 440 of the 450 spring races; the rest are in places without a weather record. Across every race town with a weather record, the typical daily high climbs from 0°C in the first week of March to 20°C by the end of May — a 20° swing inside one season, which is why a March race and a May race call for different kit.
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Days wet | Races measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 7°C | -2°C | 40% | 53 |
| April | 12°C | 2°C | 40% | 95 |
| May | 17°C | 7°C | 36% | 292 |
In 35 of the 53 March race-weeks measured, the typical overnight low is below freezing — so an early start line can be far colder than the afternoon high suggests.
Daily records 2016–2025 via Open-Meteo. What past years did, not a forecast.
The busiest spring weekends so far
Counting only races with a confirmed date — the usual-month list has no dates to count.
- Weekend of May 29, 202728 races
- Weekend of May 1, 202720 races
- Weekend of May 15, 202718 races
- Weekend of April 24, 202716 races
Planning a spring race from here
A May marathon wants 16 to 18 weeks of training, which puts the start of the block in January or early February. Registration is already open for 99 of the 103 confirmed spring races that publish an opening date, and 4 open later.
Build the season around it with the season planner, see when race season peaks, or check when to register.