Charity events in Manchester

• Sun 23 Nov

The Christie Charity Festive Dash

Join Team Christie at Manchester’s favourite festive dash! Get ready to pull on your Santa suit, reindeer antlers, or festive fancy dress and join hundreds of supporters to walk, jog or run 5K!

• Families
• Venue accessible
• Newcomers
• Dogs allowed at venue
• Entertainment
• Enter online
• Traffic free
• Fancy dress
• Event village
• Urban
• Park
• Fundraising optional
• All ages

• 5 km road running

• Sun 19 Apr 2026
• 19 charities

adidas Manchester Marathon charity places

Secure your charity place in the Manchester Marathon today. Run for charity in one of the UK's flattest marathons while supporting top UK charities. Find a cause and join their team today!

• Trees not tees
• Venue accessible
• Recycling
• Newcomers
• Entertainment
• Chip timing
• Enter online
• Flat
• PB
• Traffic free
• Fancy dress
• Urban
• Sustainability policy
• Relay
• Age 18 & over

• 26.2 miles road running

• Sun 31 May 2026
• Early bird

Great Manchester Run charity places

Secure your charity place in Manchester's original and best-loved run while supporting top UK charities. Choose your distance, find a cause and join their team today!

Early bird on now

• Families
• Trees not tees
• Venue accessible
• Recycling
• Newcomers
• Entertainment
• Music
• Event village
• Urban
• Sustainability policy
• Public transport links
• Age 15 & over

• Half marathon
• 10K run

• Sun 4 Oct 2026
• 2 charities

Manchester Half Marathon charity places

Secure your charity place in the Manchester Half today. Run a flat and fast 13.1 miles on fully closed roads while supporting top UK charities. Find a cause and join their team today!

• Trees not tees
• Venue accessible
• Recycling
• Entertainment
• Chip timing
• Enter online
• Flat
• PB
• Traffic free
• Fancy dress
• Event village
• Urban
• Sustainability policy
• Public transport links
• Age 17 & over

• 13.1 miles road running + 64 m ascent