Kick off July 1 with energy, community, and fun at the Otto’s Ottawa Canada Day Road Races, starting and finishing at Earl of March High School. Enjoy family-friendly festivities including face painting and inflatables for kids — the perfect way to start your holiday morning!

The event features distances for everyone: 10K, 5K, 1K Kids Run, and a 100m Tot Trot — welcoming runners, walkers, and rollers of all ages and abilities.

This year’s charity partner is The Royal, one of Canada’s top 40 research hospitals. The Royal unites clinicians, scientists, and technology to advance understanding of the brain, accelerate treatment discoveries, and improve lives. Their work spans mental health areas including mood disorders, trauma, suicide prevention, and military and workplace well-being.