Event Description

"Where the pleats meet the streets!"

The long-standing tradition of a 5K road race during Maine Celtic Celebration weekend continues with this year’s revived running of the Kilted Canter 5K Run/Walk.  Wear a kilt and join in the Celtic Celebration weekend festivities.  Sponsored by the Belfast Lions Club, the race continues to be run on the same relatively flat course as in the past, through the lovely, picturesque, and proudly historic neighborhoods of Belfast, Maine.  Awards will be given to the top overall female and male runners and to the top male and female runners in each of nine age groups from pre-teen through 80+.  And the Kilted Canter 5K Run/Walk is only the beginning!  Please visit the Celtic Celebration for great music and activities at the Belfast Common, Friday thru Sunday, July 17-19, 2026.

This event is one of five events in the RunBelfast 2026 race series held in Belfast, Maine (https://www.runbelfast.org/).  Events include:  Paces for PAWS 5K - Jun 13; Lions Kilted Canter 5K - Jul 18; Rotary Bug Run 5K - August 8; WCHV Hospice Volunteers 5K - Sep 12; and Lions Ghostly Gallop - October 24. 

RunBelfast is grateful for the support provided by City of Belfast Parks and Recreation, City of Belfast Police, and City of Belfast Fire and Ambulance.

Event details and schedule

When:  July 18, 2026, 08:30 a,m, start.

Where:  Front Street Pub, Front Street. Course is an out and back and includes the Rail Trail.

Race-day registration and packet pick-up:  Race-day between 7:30-8:15 a.m.

Fee:  $25 each runner ; $20 for active duty military.

Awards:  Overall female and male; then top M & F in each of 9 age groups (pre-teen thru 80+)