Walking Events in the USA and Canada

Non-competitive walking events throughout the USA.

Great destination events to enjoy walks, and often bikes and swims over a weekend, meet walkers from all over the country.

When spring is in the air, get out and enjoy the fresh air and flowers at these spring walking festivals.

The Livestrong Challenge is a fundraising walk/run or ride that benefits the Lance Armstrong Foundation to fight cancer.

Photos from the Livestrong Challenge Ride - Walk - Run

Portland to Coast Relay Walk photos of the 2008 start, finish, and teams.

Portland to Coast Relay Walk photo gallery of fun van decorations and van art. Enjoy these fun photos of the van decorations made by Portland to Coast teams.

The American Cancer Society Relay for Life is a team 24 hour walk held in locations across the USA and around the world to benefit cancer research and survivor support.

Walks nationwide from the American Diabetes Association.

The American Heart Association's premiere walking and fund-raising event that takes place in over 1000 cities every year.

The Livestrong Challenge is a walk, run, or ride for Lance Armstrong's Livestrong Foundation for cancer research and survivor support.

The Arthritis Foundation hosts Arthritis Walk events nationwide. The non-competitive events which take place at various Arthritis Walk locations across the country in April and May.

Non-competitive walking events in Canada.

Set your goal for these great walking events in Canada and the USA in from June to October.

Over ten thousand walkers enjoy the only chance of the year to walk up and see the progress on the mountain-high sculpture in the Black Hills of South Dakota, first weekend of June, yearly.

Vancouver, Washington State, USA International Marching League yearly event. Marathons, half-marathons, 10K and 5K walks.  Will be back for its fourth year in 2000 - April 21-23.

A May relay for teams of runners and walkers. Begins at the shores of Lake Erie in Port Stanley, travels through picturesque countrysides of Elgin, Chatham-Kent and Lambton counties in South Western Ontario and ends on the shores of Lake Huron with a spectacular finish at the beach in Grand Bend.

Find group hikes, trail work parties, volunteer vacations and more by state. From the American Hiking Society.

September weekend of guided walks, hikes, and rambles in the Hudson Valley.

Yearly non-competitive 5 mile walks held in many US cities to raise money for breast cancer charities.

The National Park Service's Earth Day March for Parks events are held annually as an initiative to celebrate and conserve local, state, regional and national parks.

Over its 26-year history, it has raised more than $901 million to improve the health of babies. Find a local chapter to see when the walk is scheduled near you, usually held in April.

The MS Walk takes place around the USA in April.  From National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

National Trails Day is held each June to promote trails.

Portland to Coast Relay Walk - Oregon walking relay with Hood to Coast Relay Run

More than 77 runs and fitness walks nationwide. Benefits the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

Spend up to 5 hours racing around a city on foot or by public transportation, solving clues to get you through 12 checkpoints? That's the Urban Challenge

American Cancer Society walk/run overnight team relay held in many cities nationwide each year. Celebrate survivorship and raise money for the American Cancer Society.

The Relay Walk: this California walking relay is held with The Relay run each year in October.

The Vancouver International Discovery Walk Festival in Vancouver, Washington USA is an International Walking Association (formerly International Marching League) and IVV walking event. Walk 42Km, 32Km, 21Km or 10Km or 5Km, plus bikes and swims.

Walking events and volkswalk clubs in British Columbia, Canada.

The Willamette Valley Relay Walk is held in Oregon in mid-July. Teams of 12 walkers take turns walking legs, a total of over 130 miles.

The American Lung Association sponsors lung walks in the USA.