Events & calendar
Everything the Ukrainian Community of Lanark County runs across the year: the festival, the runs, the Rushnyk on tour, the convoy. What is set is set in ink; what is still pencilled in says so.
What's coming up
Working dates move only to a firmer date. Anyone registered hears about a change by email.
- Run
Run for Children of Heroes — Ottawa
Sunday, October 25, 2026 · Ottawa · Sylvia Holden Park, along the Rideau
Ottawa joins the international charity run for Ukrainian children who have lost one or both parents because of the war. Adults, kids, families and teams; run or walk at your own pace. Gathering at 10:00, warm-up and start at 11:00; the exact route goes to everyone registered.
- Run
Chestnut Run Ottawa 2027
Sunday, May 30, 2027 · Kyiv Day · Ottawa · route to be confirmed
A separate run: the second Ottawa start of the international charity run under the chestnuts, for children with heart conditions, on Kyiv Day. The format, run or half-marathon, is being settled.
- Festival
UAFest 2027 - Ukrainian Festival near Ottawa
2027 · dates being confirmed · Venue to be confirmed
UAFest will take place in 2027. The final dates are being confirmed; the waiting list hears them by email.
Date to be confirmed
Our events, grouped
Behind us
- Rushnyk tour
Rushnyk of Unity — Rushnyk of Victory · Mississauga
21–27 September 2026 · Mississauga
The cloth stays a week at the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary: a dance school, a stitching afternoon and a school at the blessing of Ternopil Park.
Held - Rushnyk tour
Rushnyk of Unity — Rushnyk of Victory · Toronto
Saturday, 19 September 2026 · Toronto
The second North American stop. The cloth walked in the parade of the Bloor West Village Toronto Ukrainian Festival, with 30 metres of the column set aside for it. Carriers gathered at 10:00 at the Lesya Ukrainka Monument in High Park.
Held - Festival
UAFest 2026 - Ukrainian Festival near Ottawa
Sunday, September 13, 2026 · Riverside Park, Carleton Place
The fourth festival: the stage, the market, the kitchen and the Rushnyk procession.
Held - Convoy
Unity Ride & Drive
Sunday, September 13, 2026 · Ottawa → Carleton Place
The convoy that drove from Ottawa to the festival gates.
Held - Rushnyk tour
Rushnyk of Unity — Rushnyk of Victory · Carleton Place
Sunday, 13 September 2026 · Carleton Place
The cloth's first stop outside Europe. Adults, teens and children carried it from the Roy Brown Statue into Riverside Park, where it was shown at UAFest.
Held - Run
Chestnut Run Ottawa 2026
Sunday, May 31, 2026 · Ottawa, by the canal
The first Ottawa start: 80 runners, volunteers and families, with LifeCapital Global.
Held - Youth tournament
National youth tournament · FinGame UA 2026
Saturday, March 14, 2026 · Ottawa
The strategy-game tournament for teenagers, run with Life Capital Global during Global Money Week.
Held - Festival
UAFest 2025
Saturday, September 13, 2025 · Carleton Place
The third festival and, at the time, the biggest yet. Earlier years are on the history page.
Held - Youth tournament
1st National Tournament of Canada
April 2025 · Carleton University, Ottawa
The first Canadian championship of the Life Capital strategy game for teenagers.
Held