Pinery Fall Classic

Event details

Pinery Fall Classic 2025 is a run/walk event at Pinery Provincial Park, Grand Bend, Ontario, on October 19, 2025. The event is a fundraiser for The Friends of Pinery Park and supports education, preservation, research, and enhancement projects. Recent projects funded include a moth wall, maintenance of rolling boardwalks, an accessible dock, art backpacks, bat detectors for citizen science, habitat stewardship and species at risk research, nature journals, and an eco-passage. The event lists 342 participants.

Registration is open in several categories, with an early bird period from June 16 to September 1 and a regular period from September 2 to October 15. T-shirt orders must be placed before September 12. Same-day registration may be available for a $10 surcharge. Chip timing and accurate distances are provided for timed races.

Race options and awards

• 2K Road Run/Walk - sold out
• 4.8K Trail Run/Walk - sold out; trail and beach terrain with stairs
• 5K Road Run/Walk - spots remaining: 52
• 10K Road Run - spots remaining: 6

Wheelchair entries are listed for the 5K and 10K road events. All participants will receive a Pinery Fall Classic medal. Overall 1st, 2nd, and 3rd finishers in each gender category receive camp mugs. Small medals are awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in age categories: under 19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, and 80+. Sponsors include Sweitzer Electric Inc. (2K title sponsor). Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.