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Fun runs in UK in Autumn

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Don’t let the grown-ups have all the fun. Join the fun run for all the family as part of Bedford's Running Festival with kids zone and fun fair too!
  • Sat 5 Sep 2026
  • £12
Bedford, Bedfordshire, UK

ATW Bedford Running Festival | Fun Run

Don’t let the grown-ups have all the fun. Join the fun run for all the family as part of Bedford's Running Festival with kids zone and fun fair too!

  • Enter online
  • All ages
  • 1 mile road running + 0 ft ascent
A great opportunity to be part of the day's events but over a shorter distance. Run the start and finish of the half marathon route with an exclusive link section through the beautiful Beckets Park.
  • Sun 13 Sep 2026
  • £17
Northampton, Northamptonshire, UK

The Amazing Northampton Run | 3 Mile Fun Run

A great opportunity to be part of the day's events but over a shorter distance. Run the start and finish of the half marathon route with an exclusive link section through the beautiful Beckets Park.

  • Chip timing
  • Traffic free
  • Age 5 & over
  • 3.3 miles road running + 128 ft ascent
The Fun Run after the Chatsworth 10K gives families and those wanting a shorter distance a fantastic opportunity to enjoy the Chatsworth Estate! Why not run both?
  • Sun 13 Sep 2026
  • £6-£8
Bakewell, Derbyshire, UK

Chatsworth 10K and Fun Run | Fun Run

The Fun Run after the Chatsworth 10K gives families and those wanting a shorter distance a fantastic opportunity to enjoy the Chatsworth Estate! Why not run both?

  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Traffic free
  • All ages
  • 3 km multi terrain running
Welcome to the WWF Richmond Kids' Mile Race. WWF has proposed a 'Wear it Wild' theme where kids are encouraged to wear an item of animal-inspired clothing on race day!
  • Sun 13 Sep 2026
  • £12
Richmond, UK

Richmond RUN-FEST | Kids and Family Mile

Welcome to the WWF Richmond Kids' Mile Race. WWF has proposed a 'Wear it Wild' theme where kids are encouraged to wear an item of animal-inspired clothing on race day!

  • Chip timing
  • Flat
  • Traffic free
  • Fancy dress
  • Age 3-16
  • 1 mile multi terrain running
Run for fun at the Windsor Half Marathon! A short run for ages 5-9 on the grass alongside the Long Walk which you can come and enter on the day.
  • Sun 27 Sep 2026
  • £0.50
Windsor, Berkshire, UK

Windsor Half Marathon | Sprite Sprint

Run for fun at the Windsor Half Marathon! A short run for ages 5-9 on the grass alongside the Long Walk which you can come and enter on the day.

  • Flat
  • Traffic free
  • Fancy dress
  • Age 5-9
  • 40 m road running
Join the Junior Run at Folkestone — feel the sea breeze, race the promenade, make your mark! Fun, fast and friendly for young runners at the heart of the coast.
  • Sun 27 Sep 2026
  • £5
Folkestone, Kent, UK

Folkestone Rotary Half Marathon | Junior Race

Join the Junior Run at Folkestone — feel the sea breeze, race the promenade, make your mark! Fun, fast and friendly for young runners at the heart of the coast.

  • Enter online
  • All ages
  • 600 m road running
Have you got any ‘little monsters’ in your family who would enjoy their own piece of the action at the Loch Ness Marathon and Festival of Running?
  • Sun 27 Sep 2026
  • £6
Inverness, Highland, UK

Baxters Loch Ness Marathon and Festival of Running | Wee Nessie

Have you got any ‘little monsters’ in your family who would enjoy their own piece of the action at the Loch Ness Marathon and Festival of Running?

  • Flat
  • Traffic free
  • Fancy dress
  • Age up to 5
  • 800 m road running
A fun 400m run around the sports track just before the half marathon itself - the kids will love it! The parents will love it as a warm up and because it's free.
  • Sun 4 Oct 2026
  • FREE
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, UK

ATW Welwyn Children's Fun Run

A fun 400m run around the sports track just before the half marathon itself - the kids will love it! The parents will love it as a warm up and because it's free.

  • Flat
  • PB
  • Traffic free
  • All ages
  • 400 m track and field
Sun, sea and running as it should be! From kids’ dashes to a coastal half marathon, enjoy sun, sea and smiles at Bournemouth’s ultimate running festival.
  • Sat 10 - Sun 11 Oct 2026
  • £13.50-£51.50
Bournemouth, Dorset, UK

Run Bournemouth

Sun, sea and running as it should be! From kids’ dashes to a coastal half marathon, enjoy sun, sea and smiles at Bournemouth’s ultimate running festival.

  • Families
  • Venue accessible
  • Recycling
  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • Event expo
  • Urban
  • Park
  • Coast
  • Sustainability policy
  • Public transport links
  • Age 3 & over
  • Half marathon
  • 10K run
  • 5K run
  • Fun run 3
A traffic-free flat run to let young warriors release lots of energy as they too get to experience racing at the festival, creating tall tales of daring and their own piece of history.
  • Sat 10 Oct 2026
  • £10-£12
Stirling, UK

Wallace Warriors 1 Mile Fun Run

A traffic-free flat run to let young warriors release lots of energy as they too get to experience racing at the festival, creating tall tales of daring and their own piece of history.

  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • Traffic free
  • Fundraising optional
  • All ages
  • 1 mile road running + 7 m ascent
Open to all the family from serious athletes wanting a shorter race to complete beginners wanting to have fun, get fit and raise money for Anna's Hope, or a different charity cause.
  • Sun 11 Oct 2026
  • £19.90
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK

Anna's Hope 5K Fun Run

Open to all the family from serious athletes wanting a shorter race to complete beginners wanting to have fun, get fit and raise money for Anna's Hope, or a different charity cause.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • PB
  • Traffic free
  • Age 4 & over
  • 5 km road running
A fun 1K race for younger runners where all children who finish receive a medal! A wonderful, traffic-free event to inspire our younger people.
  • Sun 1 Nov 2026
  • £7
Tring, Buckinghamshire, UK

Wendover Woods 1K

A fun 1K race for younger runners where all children who finish receive a medal! A wonderful, traffic-free event to inspire our younger people.

  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • All ages
  • 1 km trail running
Experience a dazzling 5K across the iconic Forth Road Bridge, moving at your own pace through vibrant light features in an accessible, unforgettable night-time challenge.
  • Sat 7 Nov 2026
  • £39.75
South Queensferry, Edinburgh, UK

Supernova Forth Road Bridge 5K

Experience a dazzling 5K across the iconic Forth Road Bridge, moving at your own pace through vibrant light features in an accessible, unforgettable night-time challenge.

  • Newcomers
  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • Traffic free
  • Fancy dress
  • Event village
  • Urban
  • Age 12 & over
  • 5 km road running + 113 m ascent
  • Sun 13 Sep 2026
Brockenhurst, Hampshire, UK

The Garmin New Forest Marathon

  • Fun run 2
  • Short walk
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • + 1 more race
  • Sun 13 Sep 2026
Langport, Somerset, UK

Naked | Clothes-free run | Naked 5K

  • 5 km multi terrain running
  • Sun 13 Sep 2026
Dorking, Surrey, UK

Bacchus Fun Run

  • 2 km trail running
  • Sat 19 - Sun 20 Sep 2026
Horsham, West Sussex, UK

Tough Mudder London South

  • Obstacle race 4
  • Sun 20 Sep 2026
Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, UK

ABP Humber Coastal Half Marathon 10K & Family Fun Run | Family Fun Run

  • 1 mile road running + 19 ft ascent
  • Sun 27 Sep 2026
Redcar, North Yorkshire, UK

Redcar Running Festival | 3K Fun Run

  • 3 km road running
  • Sun 27 Sep 2026
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK

Robin Hood Half & Mini Marathon | Mini Marathon

  • 1.5 miles road running
  • Sun 27 Sep 2026
Horsham, West Sussex, UK

Run Barns Green | Kids Colour Run

  • 500 m multi terrain running
  • Sun 4 Oct 2026
Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK

Destination Basingstoke Phillips Law Half Marathon, 10K & 5K | Children's Races

  • 1 mile road running + 19 ft ascent
  • Sun 4 Oct 2026
Carlisle, Cumbria, UK

The Great Cumbrian Runs | Family Fun Run

  • 1.1 miles road running + 28 ft ascent
  • Sun 11 Oct 2026
Chester, Cheshire, UK

MBNA Chester Mini Marathon

  • 1 mile road running
  • Mon 30 Nov 2026
Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK

Run The Saints Series - St Andrews Day | 5K

  • 5 km road running

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