North Vancouver Terry Fox Run

The Terry Fox Run is a fundraising event for cancer research. It takes place as an in-person event at Inter River Park in North Vancouver.

In 2026 the run happens on Sunday, September 20th.

Terry Fox Runs in the Lower Mainland

Terry Fox Runs take place in mid-September in more than 9,000 communities across Canada. In the Lower Mainland alone there are around 20 runs and they all happen on the same day.

The Terry Fox Run is a fundraising event where organizers encourage participants to make a donation or gather pledges from friends. Participants pay no registration fee and don’t need to meet a minimum donation amount. Supporters value every contribution, and the Terry Fox Foundation uses the funds to support the fight against cancer.

The North Vancouver event has collected as much as $10,000 in any given year. Across Canada, participants raise millions of dollars.

Click Vancouver Terry Fox Runs to see a list of other venues in the Lower Mainland.

Terry Fox Run at Inter River Park

The Inter River Park event can attract up to 200 people each year (or at least it did before the pandemic). After not happening for a number of years, it did again in 2025. The run is happening at its usual spot once more in 2026.

At the event participants can run, jog or walk. There is a single 3 km route where participants go in three waves depending on how fast they plan on going.

The North Shore Terry Fox Run was hosted by the Rotary Club of North Vancouver for around 20 years (but isn’t anymore). It has grown into a community-building fall tradition that is fun, good exercise and for a great cause.

Terry Fox Run Video

Below is a video of the Terry Fox Run in North Vancouver in 2019. Continue reading for a description of what to expect.

Where and When is the North Van Run?

North Vancouver’s Terry Fox Run takes place at Inter River Park. The park is close to Capilano University’s main campus and directly north of the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge (or the Second Narrows bridge as it’s commonly referred to by Vancouverites).

The run takes place on the second Sunday after Labour Day in September. In 2026 it happens on Sunday, September 20th. As usual, it’s at Inter River Park, at the end of field 8.

Registration starts at 8:00 am and the run is at 9:00 am. Everything is wrapped up by noon.

The address for Inter River Park is 1301 Lillooet Road. The park itself runs along the side of Lynn Creek. There are trails that stretch from the north end of the park all the way to Park and Tilford Mall a couple of kilometres to the south. Some of the trails are paved but much of the ground is gravel.

Parking Tips

Inter River Park is a fairly large park. The park has a considerable number of parking spots spread out around the area. Most of the parking is just north of the starting area for the run, by the soccer fields. On days when kids’ soccer games take place, which includes Sundays in September, parking spaces can fill up.

If you can’t find a spot within the park there is also a bit of parking along Lillooet Road, plus up at Capilano University (although that’s a bit of a trek).

North Vancouver Terry Fox Crowds — Starting Area at Inter River Park

What to Expect and the Running Route

In the past, the North Vancouver Terry Fox run started in the small parking lot by the baseball diamond and a couple of the soccer fields at Inter River Park. In the starting area there was usually a booth for registrations, another selling souvenirs and a couple of others serving free snacks and drinks.

Different from when Rotary used to host the event, the run now starts at the end of field 8 at Inter River Park, at the far end of the park, instead of by the baseball diamond. In-person registration is at 8:00 am. Participants can also register in advance online through the Terry Fox Foundation’s website.

The run in 2026 starts in three waves, with faster runners taking off first at 9:00 am, followed by joggers at 9:10 am and then walkers at 9:15 am. There’s a warm-up at 8:45 am.

There are people of all ages and abilities at the event. Participants include families with little kids, seniors and every age in between. There are serious runners, fast walkers and people who both run and walk. There are also others who really take their time. It’s a non-competitive event that takes place at a beautiful spot.

The Running Route

The 2026 run is a 3 km route that starts at the end of field 8 at Inter River Park.

In previous years, from the parking lot by the baseball diamond, participants headed down a trail towards the river. Once down the hill, the runners and walkers headed north up along the trail that followed the river. In 2026, the event starts by field 8 instead, at the far end of the series of fields from where it has started in the past. From there they head south, on the gravel path along the side of the river before doing a loop and returning to the finish.