Countdown to event
Enter the 2027 Robbie Burns 8K Road Race - January 17, 2027
Winner of "Best Winter Event" by Get Out There Magazine.
When you hear the bagpipes,
it’s time to toe the line!
Start Time - 9:00 am
Sunday January 17, 2027
Live Bagpipes to send off the racers!
Custom Finishers' Medals
Chip-timed Results
Award for Best Costume!!
This year our goal is to raise funds for
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Registration fees
Where pricing applies, shown amounts include mandatory charges, items, and fees.
Robbie Burns 8km Run
Price changes in 9 days 6 hours-
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Register for Robbie Burns 8km RunCA$71.97
Early Bird Pricing
Now registering Oct 16 – Oct 31 -
CA$82.86
Standard Pricing
Nov 1 – Jan 1 -
CA$89.39
Event Pricing
Jan 2 – Jan 17
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Robbie Burns 8km Walk
Price changes in 9 days 6 hours-
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Register for Robbie Burns 8km WalkCA$71.97
Early Bird Pricing
Now registering Oct 16 – Oct 31 -
CA$82.86
Standard Pricing
Nov 1 – Jan 1 -
CA$89.39
Event Pricing
Jan 2 – Jan 17
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Elite 8km Race Access code only
Price changes in 9 days 6 hours-
8:15am Start - Elites only!! Contact the Race Director for an access code. Qualifying times - Women's time 30:00 or faster, Men's time 26:30 or faster.
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FreeNow registering Oct 16 – Oct 31
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FreeNov 1 – Jan 1
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FreeJan 2 – Jan 17
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Weather
Weather
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/canada/ontario/burlington
Hoping for a gorgeous sunny winter day, but please check the weather before you leave... be ready for anything!
Remember we are Canadians - any weather is running weather.... there is no bad weather, there is just bad clothing choices!!
Registration & Race Kit Pick Up
Registration and Kit Pick Up
Advanced Race Kit and Bib Pickup will be available on Saturday, January 16, 2027.
Location: Escarpment Running Store in Downtown Burlington from 11:30am to 5pm - Located @ 384 Martha St
Race Day Registration
Race Day Registration will be available through RaceRoster. You can register using RaceRoster (payment online) right until 8:45am the morning of the race. You will then need to come to the Bib Pickup table and get your Race Kit and Bib. There will not be any paper payments (cash, cheque, etc.) accepted on site.
Bib Mail-Out (Environmentally Friendly Option)
Bib mail-out option will be available, and we'll mail you the bib in the weeks leading up to the race. A fee of $10.00 will apply and can be purchased at checkout. This will be available until approx. 2 weeks prior to race day. We will mail the bib to the address on file with RaceRoster. Please ensure your RaceRoster address is correct or email the race director at robbieburns@burlingtonrunners.com ASAP!
Race Day Bib Pick Up (Most Environmentally Friendly!)
Race Day Bib pickup will be available on site at the race venue - the Burlington Performing Arts Centre. Pickup on site the morning of the race, January 17, 2027, will begin at 7:00am. Cut-off time for Race Kits and Bib Pickup will be approx. 8:45am.
Parking & Getting Here
Parking
Please do not park at the No Frills Plaza.
Free parking, about 400 spots, is available at the municipal parking garage on Locust Street next to the the Burlington Performing Arts Center (BPAC).
Additional free parking is available at municipal lots #7 and #8 north of BPAC on Locust St., at Municipal lot #3 behind the No Frills Plaza on Brant St..
Do not park on Elgin Street next to BPAC, this is the start/finish area closed to traffic.
Parking on weekends at city lots is free.
Racers are strongly encouraged to carpool to help ease parking congestion.
Burlington Downtown Special Events Parking Map.
Note: The parking lot directly across Locust Street from BPAC is NOT a city lot and is NOT free on weekends.
Sustainable Transportation Options
Driving is not the only way to arrive. All participants are encouraged to carpool, consider using public transportation or even winter cycling, where safe.
Bag Check
Bag Check is FREE!!
Bag check will be available on site, inside the Burlington Performing Arts Centre. Please bring your own bag.
We are pleased to bring back the Burlington Track and Field Club to staff the Bag Check. Bag Check is included with your race registration, so please proceed to the Race Kit and Bib Pickup and get your bib first. Then, visit the bag check and use the tear-off strip from the race bib to check your bag.
Please consider a cash donation to the Burlington Track and Field Club as a "Thank You" for their support of this event!
Race Route
The race course will be two loops of a 4km course which has been measured and certified by Athletics Canada.
Awards
Awards!!
Awards Ceremony will be held after the race in the Burlington Performing Arts Centre.
Award for Best Costume (Scottish theme of course!!)
Runners - Awards for Top 3 Overall Male and Female and Top 3 Overall Non-Binary Runners
Age groups - Top Male and Female in each age group as follows: 12-17, 18-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+
Walkers: First Place Overall Male, Female and Non-Binary (No Running Allowed in the 8K Walk!!!)
Accredition
Accreditation
This Burlington Runners 8K event will be Sanctioned by Athletics Ontario and the race route will be Certified by Athletics Canada for the distance.
Course Safety Procedures
Course Safety Procedures
This race is run on the city streets of Burlington and while the course is marked with pylons, racers are responsible for using good judgement and for looking out for themselves. Marshals and/or police are stationed at all major intersections and entry ways but there are hundreds of unmonitored driveways along the route.
Runners are also strongly discouraged from wearing headphones or earbuds during this event. Runners must be able to hear passing runners, course marshals and safety staff during the event and it's really hard to do this when you’re wearing headphones.
Runners must, at all times, stay within the marked course. Runners who run outside the course will be warned; if they continue to run outside the course they may be disqualified or asked to leave the race entirely. We share the roads with cars, we don’t own the roads and when you’re off course you are outside the race's insurance coverage.
Course Etiquette
First and foremost, we’re all here for fun and we all want to go home safely when we're done the event so that should guide every interaction you have and action you take while racing.
Second, the race is on open city streets so there should be plenty of room for everyone. Runners are asked to run no more than 2 abreast to the right to ensure others can pass them if needed.
Passing runners are asked to call out their plans (“passing on the left”) politely.
Cancellation Policy
Refund Policy
We will not be issuing refunds of any kind. If the event is cancelled from our end, you will automatically (at no charge), be transferred to the 2028 Robbie Burns Race.
In the event that you cannot race, we will accept email requests (robbieburns@burlingtonrunners.com) to transfer to the 2028 Race, until December 31st at midnight, for a fee of $10.
Many of the costs of putting on a race are incurred well before the event. Registration fees directly cover these costs. We appreciate your understanding of why we are not able to accommodate refunds, and appreciate your continued support.
Thank you for your understanding and for doing your part to keep our running community safe.
Transfers
Transferring a bib to another runner is allowed until the cutoff date of January 10th at midnight, for a fee of $10.
Deferrals
Deferring your registration to the 2028 Robbie Burns Race is allowed until the cutoff date of January 10th at midnight, for a fee of $10.
Contact information
- Event contact
- Will Gilmet
- Phone
- 9059814458
- Website
- Visit website
