About the Event
Join us on September 20, 2025!
The Grand Parade is a family-friendly fundraiser walk held on Saturday, September 20, 2025 that helps support local charities who provide essential care and service for aging Canadians.
The Grand Parade is a moment to take to the streets across Canada to publicly honour aging friends and family, while fundraising for charities who serve them faithfully.
How to Participate
Select one of two fun ways to participate in 2025:
- Main Event: All TGP locations will host an organized, in-person main event – complete with 2.5km and 5km signed routes, rest stops, volunteers, and snacks at the end.
- Offsite: All TGP locations will welcome offsite fundraisers who self-organize either with friends or individually, walking any day in September on a route they choose.
More Details
All participants must register online in order to participate in TGP.
- Registered participants may solicit online credit card/paypal donations through their TGP Fundhub page.
- The Grand Parade c/o Blue Sea Foundation, 260-659 King St. East, Kitchener, ON, N2G 2M4
- Cash donations should be paid by the participant in Fundhub where donors will be emailed a tax receipt for amounts $20+ immediately once paid.
- There is no registration fee to participate in The Grand Parade, but we encourage all participants to fundraise. As a goal, most walkers raise around $250, sometimes much more!
TGP T-Shirts
Our thanks for a fundraising job well done!
When you go the extra mile and raise $150+ ($75+ if you’re a whippersnapper under 18), we’ll recognize your efforts with our stylish 2025 TGP t-shirt which you can pick-up on TGP Day.