Great Teddy Bear Run 2026

Great Teddy Bear Run 2026 supporting Barren River Area Child Advocacy Center
Great Teddy Bear Run 2026

About Great Teddy Bear Run 2026

It only takes one caring adult to change a child’s life. Tragically, one in nine children will experience abuse before their 18th birthday. You can help children feel safe and brave by recognizing the signs - and by being their one person.

During April’s Child Abuse Prevention Month, more than 500 motorcyclists come together for the Annual Great Teddy Bear Run. Hundreds of teddy bears are collected and donated to children from ten counties served by the Barren River Area Child Advocacy Center: a place where children receive trauma-informed care, compassionate support, and expert services from a multidisciplinary team dedicated to stopping abuse, supporting healing, and strengthening the prosecution of offenders.


🐻THE GREAT TEDDY BEAR RUN 2026 🐻

🐻Date: April 25th, 2026

🐻Location Start: The Warren County Justice Center (1001 Center Street)  

🐻Location Finish: Harley Davidson (251 Cumberland Trace)

🐻Length: 21 miles

🐻Time: On-site Registration/ Check-in begins at 9:00 am.

🐻Price:

Pre-registered SINGLE rider- $35.00

Pre-registered rider and passenger- $55.00

**Please note that there are processing fees that apply when you checkout online**

NEW FOR THE 2026 RIDE: 

We have changed our fundraising software over to One Cause, a more user friendly platform. With this, riders now have the capabilities to share their registration page as a personal fundraising platform. You can share your page with your families and friends; via text, email, or on your social medias. On top of paying for your registration for the ride, you can continue to champion for children in the Teddy Bear Run and your peer network can donate to your ride! Help us take advantage of this great opportunity for our organization. We will have a prize for the individual that goes above and beyond that raises the most money on their personal fundraising page. 

2026 ROUTE:

*Map is available by clicking Parade Route on the top banner

The ride starts at the Warren County Justice Center, turn left onto Center Street, turn left from Center Street to E. Main Street, turn right from E. Main to Kentucky Street, turn left from Kentucky to 6th/ Veterans Blvd, continue as Veterans becomes Campbell Lane and becomes Lovers Lane, turn right from Lovers Lane to Cemetery Rd, continue on Cemetery Rd across the I65 Bridge (THE RAMP WILL BE CLOSED) and turn right onto Cumberland Trace, continue on Cumberland Trace to the ending point of Harley Davidson Dealership.

Date

Starts at:  April 25, 2026 9:00 AM
Ends at:  April 25, 2026 2:00 PM

Location

WARREN COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER
932 Center Street
Bowling Green,KY 42101 USA

Contact

Sabrina Durbin- Event Coordinator
270-783-4357
s.durbin@bracac.org

Why Participate?

The Barren River Area Child Advocacy Center served over 900 children in 2025. Help us to continue providing healing services, to child abuse survivors! 

The Run will take place with a group ride on April 25th, 2026. We will meet at the Justice Center in downtown Bowling Green, KY, where registration will begin at 9:00 a.m. Kickstands up at 11:00 a.m., where the ride will end at Harley Davidson of Bowling Green. We will have a live silent auction as well as a raffle with some pretty awesome prized. Gather your bikes, your buddies, and your bears and join us to make a difference in the lives of children!

Enjoy this video about the event from our friends over at WBKO: 

https://youtu.be/VjxFIFouoUA?si=saSm5gHej9TCalFM


How Your Support Makes a Difference

Watch the video to learn more about where your rider ticket it going! 


https://youtu.be/HGRxVWe_d4A?si=O7DHpuj-1oIyppB_ 

 

Thank you for your support!