2027 season · draft preview
Show up for a good time. Registration stays simple.
Upside Events runs five brands across Western Canada and Toronto. Pick a brand, open a city, and you’ll see clear dates, prices with the $2.90 booking fee shown beside them, and a short path to register when sales open.
2027 season
Every event, one list
All five brands, sorted by date. Dates and most venues are tentative. Ticket sales are closed.
Popcorn Run
Edmonton
Sat May 15, 2027
9:00 AM–11:30 AM
TBDVenue TBD (Kinsmen Park unconfirmed)
Popcorn Run
Calgary
Sun May 16, 2027
9:00 AM–11:30 AM
TBDVenue TBD (South Glenmore Park unconfirmed)
Mega Bounce
Edmonton
Sat Jun 12, 2027
10:00 AM–12:00 PM
TBDVenue TBD (past: Capilano Park, unconfirmed)
Mega Bounce
Calgary
Sat Jun 19, 2027
10:00 AM–12:00 PM
TBDVenue TBD
Mega Bounce
Grande Prairie
Sat Jun 26, 2027
10:00 AM–12:00 PM
TBDVenue TBD
Bubble Chase
Saskatoon
Sat Jul 24, 2027
10:00 AM–12:00 PM
TBDVenue TBD
Popcorn Run
Saskatoon
Sun Jul 25, 2027
9:00 AM–11:30 AM
TBDVenue TBD (Rotary Park was the 2026 venue, unconfirmed)
Bubble Chase
Edmonton
Sat Aug 7, 2027
10:00 AM–12:00 PM
TBDVenue TBD (past: Capilano Park, unconfirmed)
Bubble Chase
Airdrie
Sun Aug 8, 2027
10:00 AM–12:00 PM
TBDVenue TBD (2026 address 800 East Lake Blvd NE; park name NEEDS SPENCER)
Bubble Chase
Whitecourt
Sat Aug 28, 2027
10:00 AM–12:00 PM
TentativeFestival Way Park
Bubble Chase
Grande Prairie
Sun Aug 29, 2027
10:00 AM–12:00 PM
TBDVenue TBD
Monster Colour
Edmonton
Sat Sep 11, 2027
10:00 AM–12:00 PM
TBDVenue TBD (past: Northeast River Valley Park, unconfirmed)
Monster Colour
Calgary
Sat Sep 18, 2027
10:00 AM–12:00 PM
TBDVenue TBD (past: North Glenmore Park, unconfirmed)
Monster Colour
Toronto
Sat Oct 9, 2027
10:00 AM–12:00 PM
TBDVenue NEEDS SPENCER
Tuff Pumpkin
Edmonton
Sat Oct 16, 2027 (tentative)
10:00 AM–12:00 PM
TBDVenue TBD (past: Northeast River Valley Park, unconfirmed)
Tuff Pumpkin
Calgary
Sun Oct 17, 2027 (tentative)
10:00 AM–12:00 PM
TBDVenue TBD (past: Confederation Park, unconfirmed)
The brands
Five series, one layout.
Every brand page is built the same way — intro, cities, prices with the booking fee shown as a small line — so you always know where to look.
Mega Bounce
An inflatable obstacle course built for a big, fun day out.
Open Mega Bounce
Bubble Chase 5K
A bubbly 5K that’s made to be enjoyed, not just finished.
Open Bubble Chase
The Popcorn Run
Three distances. One straightforward race-day plan.
Open Popcorn Run
Tuff Pumpkin
A fall run with a 2K, a 5K, and a team haul.
Open Tuff Pumpkin
Monster Colour 5K
A colourful 5K for grown-ups and little monsters.
Open Monster Colour
For organizers
Event Services
Upside Events produces its own five run series across Western Canada and Toronto, and helps other organizations produce theirs.