Trick or Trot 2026

THE 50TH ANNUAL

Join us for a 10k, 5k, 3k, or kids' 200m.

• Saturday June 19, 6:00 p.m., is the 5k

• Sunday June 20, 8:30 a.m., is the 10k and 3k

• Runners can double up with the Little Dipper (5k + 3k) and Big Dipper (5k + 10k)

• Kids' 200m on both days!

This race sold out at 2,000 participants in 2026 but we are actively looking at ways to expand the field for 2027.

Courses Certified by Athletics Canada, Event Sanctioned by Athletics Ontario, and open to everyone!

New for 2027: read more about Athletics Ontario sanctioning and Road & Trail memberships.

Join us for the Faculty of Health Fun Run!

As one of the longest-standing traditions at the University of Waterloo, participants have the option of completing a 2.5 km or 5 km run, jog, walk or however you chose to move!

Saturday September 19, 2026

8:00 a.m. Check-in Opens

9:30 a.m. Race Start Time

10:30 a.m. Awards, Prizes and After Party

About the event

Held on the morning of Homecoming, the Fun Run will occur rain or shine. The event is open to faculty, staff, alumni, students, families with strollers and community members of all ages. This is a fully accessible event.

Participants are encouraged to have fun - join a team, wear costumes, etc. for a chance to win prizes. Music, games and the official warm-up will also add to the fun!

The event will include chip timing and results will be posted online. For the 5KM run it can be used as part of an official race in the running community.

Supporting the Faculty of Health

This year’s event will help support the University’s ambitious Healthy Waterloo initiative. By harnessing our campus community as a “living lab,” we will focus on creating, testing and implementing preventative health solutions that inspire enhanced quality of life for all individuals, communities, and populations.

BACK FOR A 29TH YEAR IN 2027

UNIVERSITY STADIUM, Waterloo, Ontario

A frosty favourite . . . Who really knows what the weather will be like for this race? Whether it's singlet weather or a Canadian blizzard or anything in between, it's a fun and competitive frosty favourite.

. . . regardless of what you're training for. This is positioned to be a winter "A" or "B" effort or a training race for other spring goals, such as the half, 30k, or full marathon.

Join us at the 29th annual Re-Fridgee-Eighter. Explore all historical results and records at results.runwaterloo.com.

Sunday February 14, 2027

9:00 a.m. Race Start for the 8 MI & 1.88K Fun Run

9:55 a.m. Race Start for the 5 KM

Registration Policy. Refunds are not available, but deferrals and transfers are outlined in the waiver that each participant agrees to upon registration. For any help or clarification, the only channel available to participants is to email [email protected]. This is the only inbox where registration policy questions are received, and we reply quickly with information and address concerns.