La parthenaisienne - Parthenay

La Parthenaisienne fills Parthenay's center with a pink crowd for Pink October, raising funds for the League Against Cancer. Organized by Les Filles de Parthenay, it includes walking and running options, functioning more as a local solidarity day than a competition solely for fast runners. The event begins near Place du Drapeau with a group warm-up, music, and colored powder before participants start their chosen route. Its thirteenth edition saw 1,811 participants, representing about 18% of Parthenay’s population, and T-shirts ran out. The event donated €16,100 previously, and a past anecdote mentions a man who dressed as a girl to participate.