Stouffville’s Terry Fox Run returns

Save the date, Stouffville. The Terry Fox Run is returning to Stouffville Memorial Park on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026.

The Stouffville run has raised more than $2.4 million since 1982. The 2025 event drew approximately 1,000 participants and volunteers who raised more than $95,000 for cancer research.

Festivities begin at noon, featuring entertainment, displays, refreshments and children’s activities. The opening ceremonies begin at 12:50 p.m.

“My favourite day of the year is Terry Fox Run Day because it reminds me what a community can accomplish when everyone comes together for something bigger than themselves,” said Adele Palmer, Chair of the Stouffville Terry Fox Run.  “Every breakthrough in cancer research starts with people who choose to get involved. That’s why we’re dreaming big this year—more teams, more volunteers, and more people joining us to help carry Terry’s dream forward.”

This year’s run will follow a 5K course through southern Stouffville that begins and ends in the park – and will travel along the section of Park Drive that was renamed Terry Fox Way in 2023. With safety in mind, a new route was developed and tweaked in recent years in cooperation with the town to keep participants on scenic trails, municipal sidewalks and off streets as much as possible.  A 2K route is also provided.

You can run, walk, cycle, ride a wheelchair, push a stroller or rollerblade.

Entertainment will be provided at water stations along the route by local musicians.

Organizers are again sending a special invitation to cancer survivors. Survivors wear special red T-shirts and are given lawn signs recognizing their survivor status. The red shirts are a powerful symbol of hope, worn not only by those who have conquered cancer but also by those currently in treatment.

For more information, visit terryfox-stouffville.ca

Photo: Stouffville Terry Fox Run returns September 20. (photo courtesy of Dennis Hristovski)