If you have any questions, email us at registration@priderun.org

Please note that we will be unable to answer questions after 7pm Friday, June 28th due to our team’s commitments preparing for the run. See you on the race course!

kit pickup locations & times

Race Kit Pickup will be at the Central YMCA - 20 Grosvenor St, Toronto (map) in the Grosvenor Room on the following dates and times:

• Wednesday, June 25th 3pm-7pm

• Thursday, June 26th 11am-7pm

• Friday, June 27th 11am-7pm

IMPORTANT: Please have your bib number email ready to present to our team! If you can’t find your confirmation of registration, please follow this link to search for your bib number. If you are picking up a kit for a friend, you must bring a copy of their bib number email with a message confirming permission to pick up for them. There is a pickup limit of 5 kits per person.

The Central YMCA is located on the north side of Grosvenor Street, between Yonge St and Bay St. The entrance is on the south side of the building. Metered parking is available on Grosvenor as well as local side streets. There is also a private parking lot across from the main entrance, and a Green P lot behind the YMCA off of Breadalbane St. We recommend taking the subway to College station or Wellesley station or the 506 Carleton streetcar and walking two blocks north on Yonge Street to Grosvenor.

NO KIT PICKUP ON RUN DAY (Saturday, June 28th) on site. If you are an out-of-town participant, please reach out to registration@priderun.org as soon as possible.

2024 SINGLETS If you pre-purchased a 2024 singlet when you registered, it will be available for pickup when you collect your race kit. Past year’s singlets and t-shirts will also be available for purchase by card payments and mobile wallets.

Saturday, June 28th, 2025

start times and corrals 

• 8:45 a.m. - kids run start (500m); arrive no later than 8:30 a.m.

• 8:50 a.m. - kids run start (1k); arrive no later than 8:35 a.m.

• 9:00 a.m. - 5k start (corral 1 - under 21 min); arrive no later than 8:45 a.m.

• 9:10 a.m. - 5k start (corral 2 - 21-30 min); arrive no later than 8:55 a.m.

• 9:20 a.m. - 5k start (corral 3 - over 31 min); arrive no later than 9:05 a.m.

• 9:30 a.m. - 5k & 3k start (corral 4 - 5k walkers & 3k); arrive no later than 9:15 a.m.

Please refer to the info above for your arrival time.

start location: Church St & Wellesley St. with the Start Line on Wellesley St, west of Church St.

Please use sidewalks to get to the start. For the best experience, everyone is assigned a start line corral (based on your selected finish time) on your bib.

course descriptions

The 2025 pride & remembrance run starts and finishes at the corner of Church & Wellesley Streets.

Download the full course map

kids’ run:

timing

We are using the ‘Bibtag’ timing system that attaches to your pride & remembrance run bib. Wear your bib on the front of your shirt to register your time when crossing timing mats. Timing mats cannot pick up your bib number if you have it covered or missing. You won’t have to remove the ‘bibtag’ after the pride and remembrance run, you can keep your bib as a souvenir.

registration 

Registration for the in-person 5k and 3k have sold out! 

Entry fees include:

• Hat

• Event kit/goodie bag

• Finisher medal for all finishers of the 5k and 3k

• Post-event food, drink and entertainment

• Overall awards

restrictions

No refunds or deferrals.

Absolutely no bikes, in-line skates, unauthorized wheeled devices or animals on the 5k course for the safety of all participants. Strollers are permitted but must start at the back of their corral.

Only run officials permitted on bikes.

If you have a service animal, please connect with a member of our registration team.

getting to church & wellesley 

• TTC take the subway to Wellesley Station and walk east to Church & Wellesley 

• Bike

• Get driven and dropped off at Jarvis & Wellesley, Church & Charles, Church & Carlton, Yonge & Wellesley (until 8:30 am, then Yonge is blocked). 

• Drive and park, but parking is limited close to the start area, so be prepared to walk up to a kilometre from anywhere surrounding Church & Wellesley. Please read street signs carefully to ensure that you are parking legally.

The Start Line for pride & remembrance run is on Wellesley St, west of Church St. Please use sidewalks to get to the start. For the best experience, everyone is assigned a start line corral (based on your selected finish time) on your bib.

safety at the finish line

We want you and your children to be safe. In keeping with the practices of similar events, children will not be allowed to cross the finish line with parents in either the 5k or 3k unless those children are registered in the same event. We have this policy to ensure the safety of everyone. Non-participants, including young children, jumping into the last 100 meters of the run are a distraction to other finishers, pose a safety risk and disrupt our finish line operations.

Please celebrate with loved ones after you cross the finish line in the post-event area on Church St.

You will be assigned a corral/starting position based on the estimated finishing time you provided upon registration. If you need to change your projected finishing time, you must do so at kit pickup. We will have cyclists lead the 5k.

other safety consideration 

We recommend that you do not wear headphones. It is important to be able to hear instructions or warnings from pride & remembrance run officials. If you do use headphones during the run please exercise extreme caution when going through major intersections and listen to requests or warnings from police or pride & remembrance run staff. We are downtown and at any time emergency vehicles may have to cross or enter our route.

EVENT ALERT SYSTEM

The pride & remembrance run will be using a colour-coded Event Alert System (EAS) to communicate the status of course conditions to event staff and participants leading up to and on race day.

The levels range from Low (GREEN) to Moderate (YELLOW) to High (RED) to Extreme (BLACK) based on a variety of factors, including weather and event conditions. All event staff and participants should familiarize themselves with the Event Alert System colour indicators prior to the race, remain alert for directions from race officials, announcers and staff and take precautions to prepare for varying weather and event conditions on race day.

Event staff and participants should stay tuned to the current Event Alert System status via email, announcements and the colour-coded flags at the Info tent in the Pre-Race Area and at the Water & Aid Station on course on race day.

age limits

kids run

• 2-5 yrs for the 500m race

• 6-10 yrs for the 1k race

5k & 3k

• Parental/guardian escort is recommended for children under the age of 10

time limits

5k limit: 1 hour, 15 minutes (this is a max of 15 min. per kilometre, suitable for walkers)

After the courses close, pride & remembrance run personnel, water stations and signage are removed. Participants must then assume the role of pedestrians and move to sidewalks. If emergency vehicles need to get through our route, participants will be stopped temporarily or moved to sidewalks.

hydration stations 

water

• Before the Run: at the start/finish line

• On the course: at the water station on the southwest corner of Queen’s Park

• After the Run: at the finish line and party site

bag check

• Bag check opens at 8:00am in the ballroom of the 519 Church Street Community Centre. 

• The pride & remembrance run or the 519 Church Street Community Centre cannot be responsible for lost or stolen articles. Check your bag as early as possible. 

toilets

• Portable toilets are available around the Church and Wellesley Village on Wellesley just outside of Paul Kane Parkette, on Gloucester St (east side) and Alexander St. (east side). There are also portable toilets at the site of the post-Run party at Barbara Hall Park, please note that the post-run toilets will not be open until 9am.

• Due to the number of participants, give yourself plenty of time before your start time.

watching the action

You can cheer on your friends and family at the pride & remembrance run at the start/finish line and along the last 500m to the finish line on Wellesley or watch the action from along the race route.

run results

• 2025 results will be posted at the after party

• Check online at priderun.org and Enfield Timing

pictures

Search by bib number online at priderun.org for finish line and on-course pictures

Do not sashay away! Stick around and celebrate with friends, family, and the community!

post-run party

Join us at Barbara Hall Park immediately after the run to continue the festivities!

where: The park is adjacent to the 519 Church Street Community Centre just north of the exit of the finish area. 

what to expect:

• Fun for all ages including zumba and (of course) drag queens!

• Results presentations/awards

• Food, drinks and tons of swag & giveaways from our amazing sponsors

• Activations, photo booths, and a special guest!

• Limited-edition pride & remembrance run swag will be for sale

• Cool new ways to support the run’s 2025 beneficiary organizations – like custom products from Smartwool

Check out our homepage for a full list of the pride & remembrance run sponsors and partners!