Pinery Fall Classic
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Pinery Fall Classic 2026
The Pinery Fall Classic 2026 is a run and walk event held at Pinery Provincial Park in Grand Bend, Ontario on October 18, 2026. The event raises funds for The Friends of Pinery Park to support education, preservation, research, and park enhancement projects. Recent supported projects include a moth wall, maintenance of rolling boardwalks, an accessible dock, art backpacks, bat detectors for citizen science, habitat stewardship research, species at risk research, nature journals, and an eco-passage.
Multiple distance options were offered:
- 2K Road Run/Walk
- 4.8K Trail Run/Walk with rough terrain and stairs; route goes through trail and beach
- 5K Road Run/Walk
- 10K Road Run
The event listed around 400 participants and was marked as full. Registration details noted early bird and regular pricing, a same-day registration option with a CA$10 surcharge, and a T-shirt order deadline of September 15, 2026. The 5K and 10K included wheelchair entries. Timing used chip timing and measured distances. Awards included a medal for all participants, camp mugs for overall top three finishers in each gender category, and small medals for the top three in each age category: Under 19; 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60-69; 70-79; 80+. Sweitzer Electric Inc. appeared as the 2K title sponsor. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.