The traditional WARR T-Shirt Swap and contest comes to Forth Worth, Texas!

Location: TBA

Date: Saturday, October 3, 2026

Time: 17:00

• Trading begins at 17:30
• Winning shirts announced at 18:30

Free entry, food and drinks available for purchase on site.

Please have 2 representatives ready to go on stage at 6:00pm to model your team shirt.

The first World Airline Road Race (WARR) was held in San Francisco in 1982, when fewer than 30 teams participated. In those early years, most runners wore simple T-shirts from their favorite hometown races or shirts representing their airline, local area, and country. These shirts quickly became popular souvenirs and were often traded during training jogs, in the hospitality room, or at the awards dinner. (A dinner and dance was introduced at WARR ’86.)

As the event grew, runners began bringing extra “local” shirts specifically for trading, hoping to return home with a prized T-shirt from a far-away place. The first official team T-shirt appeared in 1984, when the British Airways team unveiled theirs at the WARR Get-Acquainted Pool Party in Honolulu.

From that point on, T-shirt trading became a defining tradition of the race. The Get-Acquainted Party gradually evolved into the now-famous T-Shirt Swap Party, and team shirts became increasingly creative and artistic. Their popularity eventually led to the contest for best shirt and the announcement  of the airline whose team shirt best represents the spirit of WARR.