Buddy Walk Calendar
The Down syndrome Buddy Walks are a significant source of revenue for your local Down syndrome association. The annual events give families of children with Down syndrome an opportunity to socialize and meet new people while encouraging support for the essential work done by these local organizations. Here is a list of Buddy Walks, by state.
Alabama
Wiregrass Area Buddy Walk – March 16, 2024
Wiregrass Area Buddy Walk – March 18, 2023
Shoals Area Buddy Walk – March 21, 2023
B.U.D.S. Buddy Walk – September 23, 2023
Arkansas
ADSA Buddy Walk – October 7, 2023
California
IVDSA Buddy Walk 2023 – October 15, 2023
19th Annual Bay Area Buddy Walk – October 21, 2023
TBODS Buddy Walk – October 21, 2023
OC Buddy Walk – November 5, 2023
San Diego Buddy Walk 2023 – October 22, 2023
DSASBC 11th Annual Buddy Walk & Festival – June 17, 2023
Bakersfield Buddy Walk – October 7, 2023
Florida
Down Syndrome Association of Brevard Buddy Walk – November 4, 2023
Brevard Buddy Walk – November 4, 2023
Gulf Coast Buddy Walk – October 7, 2023
DSAJ 21st Annual Buddy Walk – October 14, 2023
7th FRIENDS BUDDY WALK – October 21, 2023
Step Up for Down Syndrome Buddy Walk – October 14, 2023
The 321 Society Buddy Walk – October 14, 2023
FCDSA Annual Buddy Walk – October 7, 2023
Georgia
South Georgia Buddy Walk – September 16, 2023
Buddy Walk – October 7, 2023
Buddy Walk – Augusta – November 4, 2023
Lowcountry Down Syndrome Society Buddy Walk – October 7, 2023
Middle Georgia Buddy Walk – October 7, 2023
Iowa
17th Annual Down Syndrome Buddy Walk – August 20, 2023
North Central Iowa Buddy Walk – October 28, 2023
North Central Iowa Buddy Walk – October 28, 2023
Illinois
Chicagoland Buddy Walk – October 8, 2023
Lincoln Land Down Syndrome Society 23rd Anny Buddy Walk – September 24, 2023
17th Annual Community Link Buddy Walk – September 16, 2023
Buddy Walk Kewanee – October 14, 2023
Indiana
Buddy Walk Lafayette – April 30, 2023
Buddy Walk Indianapolis – October 7, 2023
Buddy Walk Terre Haute – April 29, 2023
Buddy Walk® in Bloomington – October 15, 2023
25th Annual DSANI Buddy Walk – September 9, 2023
Louisiana
NELA Buddy Walk – October 21, 2023
NELA Buddy Walk – October 21, 2023
2023 DSAGNO Buddy Walk – October 28, 2023
DSAG of Baton Rouge – 2023 Buddy Walk – March 25, 2023
Down Syndrome Association of Acadiana Buddy Walk – October 28, 2023
Massachusetts
MDSC Buddy Walk – October 8, 2023
17th Annual Buddy Walk of the Berkshires – September 30, 2023
Maryland
Southern Maryland Buddy Walk – October 1, 2023
Maine
Maine Down Syndrome Buddy Walk Portland – October 22, 2023
Michigan
St. Clair County Down Syndrome Buddy Walk – September 30, 2023
MiGreat Buddy Walk – October 1, 2023
Down Syndrome Support Team Buddy Walk – September 24, 2023
Mississippi
McComb Tigers Buddy Walk – November 12, 2023
Gulf Coast Down Syndrome Buddy Walk – October 21, 2023
CMDSS 21st Annual Buddy Walk – October 14, 2023
Montana
Missoula Buddy Walk – September 24, 2023
DREAM Buddy Walk – September 23, 2023
Billings Buddy Walk – September 10, 2023
Great Falls Buddy Walk – September 23, 2023
North Carolina
Greater Winston-Salem Buddy Walk – October 21, 2023
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA DOWN SYNDROME ALLIANCE 2023 BUDDY WALK – October 7, 2023
Cape Fear Buddy Walk – October 14, 2023
High Country Buddy Walk – September 16, 2023
DSNOCC 12th Annual Buddy Walk and 4th Annual Color Run – October 7, 2023
Buddy Walk of Greater Charlotte – October 22, 2023
Fayetteville T21 Buddy Walk – October 15, 2023
Triangle Buddy Walk – October 22, 2023
Nebraska
Kearney Buddy Walk – June 4, 2023
Lincoln Buddy Walk – March 18, 2023
New Hampshire
2023 New Hampshire Down Syndrome Association Buddy Walk – September 24, 2023
New Jersey
Buddy Walk of South Plainfield – October 14, 2023
BUDS Buddy Walk – Bringing Up Down Syndrome – October 1, 2023
Nicky Blue Eyes – October 29, 2023
Bergen Buddy Walk – October 7, 2023
New Mexico
4 Corners Buddy Walk – October 14, 2023
Silver City 6th Annual Buddy Walk Los Flores – September 23, 2023
RGDSN Buddy Walk – September 16, 2023
Nevada
Northern Nevada Buddy Walk – September 9, 2023
DSOSN BUDDY WALK-LAS VEGAS – October 8, 2023
New York
Alexander’s Angels 17th Long Island Buddy Walk – October 21, 2023
The Buddy Walk of Buffalo- Niagara 2023 – September 9, 2023
Rene Jones Memorial Buddy Walk – September 9, 2023
Buddy Walk 2023 – October 7, 2023
Flower City Down Syndrome Network Buddy Walk – October 29, 2023
Chautauqua Area Buddy Walk – October 8, 2023
Upstate Cerebral Palsy Buddy Walk 2023 – September 17, 2023
Ohio
Columbus Buddy Walk – October 1, 2023
Canton Area Buddy Walk – September 9, 2023
The Northeast Ohio Buddy Walk – August 5, 2023
Canton Area Buddy Walk – September 9, 2023
OVDSSG Buddy Walk – September 16, 2023
Buddy Walk Western Ohio – September 30, 2023
Toledo Buddy Walk – October 1, 2023
Buddy Walk Cincinnati – September 9, 2023
Buddy Walk of Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania – September 17, 2023
Oklahoma
Tulsa Buddy Walk – October 1, 2023
Oregon
DSNO Buddy Walk® 2023 – September 24, 2023
DSNO Buddy Walk® – September 24, 2023
Pennsylvania
The Arc Erie County Buddy Walk 2023 – September 10, 2023
29th Annual Pittsburgh Buddy Walk – October 15, 2023
Luzerne County Buddy Walk 2023 – October 8, 2023
Buddy Walk of NEPA – October 1, 2023
2024 Adams County Buddy Walk – October 12, 2024
2023 CHOP Buddy Walk & Family Fun Day – October 8, 2023
Hopes & Dreams Foundation – May 21, 2023
24th Annual Lehigh Valley Buddy Walk – October 7, 2023
Central PA Buddy Walk – October 7, 2023
16th Annual Carlisle Area Buddy Walk – September 16, 2023
Annual DSSSV Buddy Walk – September 9, 2023
South Carolina
Aiken Buddy Walk – September 17, 2023
Columbia Buddy Walk – October 29, 2023
Grand Strand Buddy Walk and Festival – October 22, 2023
Lowcountry Buddy Walk 2023 – October 15, 2023
Grand Strand Buddy Walk and Festival – October 21, 2023
South Dakota
New Directions – Down Syndrome Association Buddy Walk – September 30, 2023
Tennessee
2023 FRIENDS Buddy Walk – September 30, 2023
Chattanooga Buddy Walk – October 28, 2023
Jackson Buddy Walk – October 21, 2023
Texas
Dallas Buddy Walk – October 29, 2023
2023 Wichita County Buddy Walk – September 30, 2023
Down Syndrome Association of Houston Buddy Walk – November 4, 2023
Down Syndrome Coalition for El Paso Buddy Walk – October 7, 2023
The Beaumont Buddy Walk – October 21, 2023
FFUN Buddy Walk – October 21, 2023
22nd Annual Panhandle Down Syndrome Guild Buddy Walk – September 30, 2023
7th Annual Permian Basin Buddy Walk – November 4, 2023
7th Annual Permian Basin Buddy Walk – November 4, 2023
2023 DSACT Buddy Walk® – October 1, 2023
Virginia
2023 DSANV Buddy Walk – October 1, 2023
DSAR Fall Festival and Buddy Walk – October 14, 2023
Vermont
Brattleboro Buddy Walk – September 30, 2023
2023 NCSS Buddy Walk – September 17, 2023
2023 NCSS Buddy Walk – September 17, 2023
Champlain Valley Down Syndrome Group Annual Buddy Walk – October 1, 2023
Washington
Homies with Extra Chromies – October 21, 2023
Down syndrome Association of the Mid Columbia BUDDY WALK – October 7, 2023
Columbia Basin Buddy Walk – September 23, 2023
Pierce County Buddy Walk – October 7, 2023
West Virginia
Down Syndrome Network of WV Buddy Walk – September 30, 2023
Wyoming
2023 Wyoming Buddy Walk – September 9, 2023