The 50th Roche de Boeuf festival weekend in downtown Waterville will be held Friday and Saturday, September 22 and 23.

The event kicks off Friday with evening with a Run de Boeuf 5K and 1K children’s race. The run begins and ends at Waterville’s Memorial Park, 1 South River Road.

The 1K race is at 6 p.m., with the 5K race following at 6:30 p.m. “Run de Boeuf” is coordinated by Second Sole Toledo Rac…