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Sun, Jun 28, 2026 at 9:00 AM
2026 Grand Falls Running event in collaboration with the Grand Falls Potato Festival
June 28, 2026
Race Day Participation:
Come for the race and stay for the festival! The first year of the
volunteer-only lead and organized 5km and 10km Grand Falls Running event is a professionally chip timed fun run/walk event. Enjoy a scenic route of rolling hills through Grand Falls. Starting at the Potato Festival grounds Bistro, up the traffic controlled street section to enjoy the fast and flat main section of the historical Trans Canada Trail overlooking the Saint John river. The 5km turnaround/water station at the foot of the old train track bridge to back track to the start/finish. The 10km route will continue onto past the 5km turnaround with signage, and up towards the McCain plant on the fast Trans Canada Trail, then turn around with a water station on the same route to the start/finish line. Celebrate your fun run/walk completion at the Bistro, and in time for the festival parade.
Discount automatically applied to participants aged 14 and under as part of the "Small Strides, Health Lives" kids program between RunNB and the New Brunswick Medical Society to help encourage youth participation in road races during the RunNB road racing season.
The Tater-Trot 250m/500m young kids fun run at 3pm Potato Fest grounds baseball field.
Grand Falls Potato Festival official website: https://gfpotatofestival.ca/
We encourage all participants to carry their own hydration and nutrition for the event. We will have limited self-serve water stations.
The event is professionally chip-timed by Atlantic Chip. Official results will be updated during the event.
Registration includes:
Race bib with chip
Grand Falls Running branded swag
Customized finishing medal
Professionally chip-timed race
Event photos
Top 3 male/female/non-binary awards per distance
Post-event snacks
Free parking
Certified first-aid trained course support
Glam station including running shoe friendship laces creation, friendship bracelets, running shoe bedazzling, face glitter, and hair braiding
Selfie photo booth
More activities
Proceeds to a local cause
Race kit pick up
Saturday June 27^th 1:00pm-4:00pm You may have another person to pick up your race kit for you
Sunday June 28^th 7:30am-8:30am 1 Rue Chapel Street, Grand Falls, NB E3Z 2Z6 Potato Festival grounds*mandatory fee for same-day pick up
Limited same-day event registration will be available at an increased price as it takes extra resources to offer. Please allow excess time to complete waivers and registrant forms. 7:30am-8:30am.
5km - $80 cash
10km - $80 cash
5k 10k Fun Run Run Trail
Chapel Street, Grand Falls Regional Municipality, New Brunswick, Canada