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Fun runs with Families in UK

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The AJ Bell Great North 5K is the curtain-raiser event for the North East’s biggest weekend of sport! It’s a fun, flat 5k dash around Newcastle and Gateshead’s vibrant Quayside.
  • Fri 11 Sep
  • £27-£30
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

AJ Bell Great North 5K

The AJ Bell Great North 5K is the curtain-raiser event for the North East’s biggest weekend of sport! It’s a fun, flat 5k dash around Newcastle and Gateshead’s vibrant Quayside.

  • 5 km road running
  • Families
  • Beginner-friendly
  • Entertainment
  • Music
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • PB
  • Traffic free
  • Event village
  • Age 11 & over
Who said grown-ups should have all the fun? Take on the challenge, soak up the atmosphere and discover your superpower! This event is the perfect stage for young runners to shine.
  • Sat 17 Oct
  • £22
Portsmouth, Hampshire

AJ Bell Junior & Mini Great South Run

Who said grown-ups should have all the fun? Take on the challenge, soak up the atmosphere and discover your superpower! This event is the perfect stage for young runners to shine.

  • Fun run 2
  • Families
  • Beginner-friendly
  • Entertainment
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • PB
  • Traffic free
  • Fancy dress
  • Event village
  • Urban
  • Coast
  • Sustainability policy
  • Public transport links
  • Age 3-15
The jolliest run of the year! A festive 4-mile fancy dress race that’s all about fun, community and getting people moving.
  • Sun 20 Dec
  • £14
Bolton, Greater Manchester

Santa Dash

The jolliest run of the year! A festive 4-mile fancy dress race that’s all about fun, community and getting people moving.

  • 4.18 miles trail running + 778 ft ascent
  • Families
  • Beginner-friendly
  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Fancy dress
  • Event village
  • All ages
Join in for the Salcombe RNLI Resolution Fun Run — a 7km scenic trail run looping around the beautiful Snape’s Point and back.
  • Thu 31 Dec
  • £5-£10
Salcombe, Devon

Salcombe RNLI Resolution Fun Run

Join in for the Salcombe RNLI Resolution Fun Run — a 7km scenic trail run looping around the beautiful Snape’s Point and back.

  • 7 km trail running + 350 ft ascent
  • Families
  • Beginner-friendly
  • Enter online
  • Event village
  • All ages
  • Sat 4 Apr
  • £8
Ballater, Aberdeenshire

McIntosh Plant Hire 1.5K Primary School Race

  • 1.5 km road running
  • Sat 4 Apr
  • £8
Ballater, Aberdeenshire

RAM Tubulars Secondary Schools 2.5K

  • 2.5 km road running
  • Wed 15 Apr
  • £15-£17
Chester, Cheshire

Chester Spring 5

  • 5 miles road running
  • Mon 4 May
  • £15
Oxford, Oxfordshire

Bannister Community Mile

  • 1 mile road running
  • Sat 9 May
  • £20-£60
Poole, Dorset

Seaside Scramble

  • 5 km track and field
  • Fri 22 May
  • £11-£13
Eastbourne, East Sussex

Eastbourne Mile Night

  • Fun run
  • Sat 30 May
  • £22
Horsham, West Sussex

Silly Moo 7 Fun Run

  • 7 km trail running
  • Sun 28 Jun
  • £12-£18
Royston, Hertfordshire

Royston in Blue

  • 5 km trail running
  • Fri 10 Jul
  • £22
Brighton, East Sussex

5.30 Brighton

  • 5 km road running
  • Fri 17 Jul
  • £22
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

5.30 Nottingham

  • 5 km road running
  • Sun 13 Sep
  • £3-£22
Witney, Oxfordshire

Bubble Rush Oxfordshire

  • Fun run
  • Sat 19 Sep
  • £16-£20
Southampton, Hampshire

Dash in the Dark Southampton

  • 5 km road running
  • Sat 3 Oct
  • £16-£20
Newport, Isle of Wight

Dash in the Dark Isle of Wight

  • 5 km road running
  • Wed 30 Dec
  • £25-£80
Brentwood, Essex

Bobble Hat Run 2K

  • 2 km multi terrain running

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