Summer in the City – July 2019

OCTOBER 6: 16th Annual
County Marathon.Full services
are provided along this scenic
flat and fast course (about
3 7 km) in Prince Edward County,
as you run through the small
communities of Wellington,
Bloomfield and Picton, as well
as Sandbanks Provincial Park,
with just enough wind from the
west to push you along. The
race is Ontario Road Runner
Certified and Athletics Canada
Certified, and features a Boston
Qualifying Full Marathon, Half
Marathon and Team Challenge
for runners, walkers and
wheeled athletes. The Team
Challenge relay race draws as
many as 800 runners each year
and raises money for the Prince
Edward County Memorial
Hospital. Race kit pickup will
be on Saturday, October 5, from
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the Prince
Edward Community Centre in
Picton. 613-391-7129.
http://www.thecountymarathon.ca.

OCTOBER 12: Battersea
Pumpkin Festival.It’s one of
the biggest and best events in
Frontenac County: the world-
famous Battersea Pumpkinfest!
Your family can enjoy a
pancake breakfast, parade,
music, model train rides, pie-
eating contest, petting zoo,
wagon rides and “guess-the-
weight” of giant pumpkin
contest, farmers’ market,
pumpkin carving, games and so
much more. This fun community
event from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
at the Battersea Ball Park is a
spectacular celebration of the
fall harvest.
http://www.southfrontenac.net.

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event organizers directly at the
telephone numbers provided.
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