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October 10, 2026
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October 11, 2026
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North Central Kansas Down Syndrome Society Buddy Walk
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October 4, 2026
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Be a Buddy Buddy Walk
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October 31, 2026
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22nd Annual Acadiana Buddy Walk®
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24th Annual CMDSS Buddy Walk for Down Syndrome
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October 3, 2026
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October 3, 2026
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October 4, 2026
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WNC Down Syndrome Alliance Buddy Walk
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October 10, 2026
2026 Cape Fear Buddy Walk
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October 3, 2026
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October 24, 2026
North Carolina Down Syndrome Alliance Buddy Walk
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Omaha Buddy Walk 2027
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June 6, 2027
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Bergen Buddy Walk
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October 10, 2026
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November 7, 2026
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October 18, 2026
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October 18, 2026
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Northeast Ohio Buddy Walk
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Buddy Walk of NEPA
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October 4, 2026
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Buddy Walk & Family Fun Day
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October 24, 2026
Lehigh Valley Buddy Walk
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October 3, 2026
32nd Annual Pittsburgh Buddy Walk
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October 10, 2026
York Area Down Syndrome Association Buddy Walk
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October 10, 2026
The Arc of York & Adams Counties 2nd Annual Buddy Walk
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October 3, 2026
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Lowcountry Buddy Walk 2026
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October 18, 2026
Buddy Walk 2026
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October 3, 2026
Grand Strand Down Syndrome Society Buddy Walk and Festival
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October 17, 2026
Columbia Buddy Walk
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November 1, 2026
2026 Aiken Buddy Walk
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October 25, 2026
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New Directions Down Syndrome Association Buddy Walk
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October 3, 2026
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Knoxville Buddy Walk
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October 25, 2026
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October 17, 2026
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Houston Buddy Walk
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October 25, 2026
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October 17, 2026
2026 Dallas Buddy Walk
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October 18, 2026
Down Syndrome Coalition for El Paso Buddy Walk
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October 3, 2026
2026 DSACT Buddy Walk
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October 18, 2026
FFUN National Buddy Walk
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October 31, 2026
10th Annual Permian Basin Buddy Walk
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October 24, 2026
Virginia
Together We Thrive
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October 10, 2026
2026 DSAR Buddy Walk
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October 3, 2026
Vermont
Champlain Valley Down Syndrome Group Annual Buddy Walk
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October 18, 2026
Brattleboro Buddy Walk
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October 3, 2026
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Pierce County Buddy Walk
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October 3, 2026
Yakima Buddy Walk
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October 10, 2026
Puget Sound Buddy Walk
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October 11, 2026
Down syndrome Association of the Mis Columbia
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October 3, 2026
West Virginia
Down Syndrome Network of West Virginia Buddy Walk 2026
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October 3, 2026
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Buddywalk Trinidad and Tobago 1km Walk and 5km Run
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October 11, 2026
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The DSAT Buddy Walk
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May 9, 2026