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Fun runs in UK in September 2026

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Enjoy every spellbinding step of a Junior Run through the stunning landscape of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve in this exceptional summer series. Enter one or enter more and watch your times improve.
  • Fri 4 Sep
  • £7
Rye, East Sussex

Rye Summer 5K Series | Race Five | Junior Run

Enjoy every spellbinding step of a Junior Run through the stunning landscape of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve in this exceptional summer series. Enter one or enter more and watch your times improve.

  • 1 km road running
Enjoy a 1.5km fun run within an exclusive venue at this family-friendly multisport end-of-season event.
  • Sat 5 Sep
  • FREE
Swindon, Wiltshire

Cotswolds Lake 62 End of Season Events | Fun Run

Enjoy a 1.5km fun run within an exclusive venue at this family-friendly multisport end-of-season event.

  • 1.5 km trail running
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
  • £12
Bedford, Bedfordshire

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!

  • 1 mile road running
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
Take on the course, feel the Great North atmosphere, and discover your superpower. Run for fun, charity or a personal best at the AJ Bell Junior & Mini Great North Run.
  • Sat 12 Sep
  • £27
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Junior & Mini Great North Run

Take on the course, feel the Great North atmosphere, and discover your superpower. Run for fun, charity or a personal best at the AJ Bell Junior & Mini Great North Run.

  • Fun run 2
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
  • £17
Northampton, Northamptonshire

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.

  • 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
  • £6-£8
Bakewell, Derbyshire

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?

  • 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
  • £12
Richmond

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!

  • 1 mile multi terrain running
Immerse yourself in the stunning views of Abersoch bay at this iconic event which is well and truly on the trail running map, including 20K and 10K distances along tracks, trails and beach.
  • Fri 18 - Sat 19 Sep
  • £5-£35
Pwllheli, Gwynedd

Dioni Abersoch Coast Trail

Immerse yourself in the stunning views of Abersoch bay at this iconic event which is well and truly on the trail running map, including 20K and 10K distances along tracks, trails and beach.

  • Fun run 2
  • 10K run
  • Trail run
It's time to have some fun! Come and run a 5K lap around the beautiful reservoir and earn your Yabba Dabba Doo medal. Ideal family-friendly venue.
  • Sun 20 Sep
  • £26
Burntwood, Staffordshire

Yabba Dabba Doo | 5K

It's time to have some fun! Come and run a 5K lap around the beautiful reservoir and earn your Yabba Dabba Doo medal. Ideal family-friendly venue.

  • 5 km 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
  • £0.50
Windsor, Berkshire

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.

  • 40 m road running
Enjoy an early autumnal run through the North Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with the Children's Fun Run. Scenic countryside, strong community atmosphere, and plenty of family fun!
  • Sun 27 Sep
  • £4
Faversham, Kent

Badlesmere 10K | Kids Race

Enjoy an early autumnal run through the North Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with the Children's Fun Run. Scenic countryside, strong community atmosphere, and plenty of family fun!

  • 800 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
  • £5
Folkestone, Kent

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.

  • 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
  • £6
Inverness, Highland

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?

  • 800 m road running
Calling all young champions! Join the Final Mile challenge at RUN Barnstaple this year. Run or walk 12 miles with your school friends in the run-up to event day then run the final mile on the big day!
  • Sun 27 Sep
  • FREE
Barnstaple, Devon

RUN Barnstaple | Final Mile Junior Challenge

Calling all young champions! Join the Final Mile challenge at RUN Barnstaple this year. Run or walk 12 miles with your school friends in the run-up to event day then run the final mile on the big day!

  • 1 mile road running
  • Tue 1 Sep
  • £3
Hope Valley, Derbyshire

Eyam Fell Race | Junior Race

  • 3 km fell running
  • Sun 6 Sep
  • £6-£29
Stirling

Podfather Stirling 10K

  • Fun run 2
  • 10K run
  • Sun 6 Sep
  • £9
Cardiff

CDF 10K | Fun Run

  • 2 km road running
  • Sun 6 Sep
  • £10.50-£15
Littlehampton, West Sussex

Littlehampton 10K | 'Yeomans Toyota' Littlehampton Family Mile

  • 1 mile road running
  • Sun 6 Sep
  • £6
Belfast, County Antrim

Laganside 10K | Junior Mile Run

  • 1 mile road running
  • Sun 6 Sep
  • £5
Wigan, Greater Manchester

Wigan 10K | Family Mile

  • 1 mile road running
  • Sat 12 - Sun 13 Sep
  • £15-£95
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Autumn Wolf

  • 5K run 3
  • 10K run 3
  • Fun run 2
  • Trail run
  • Sat 12 - Sun 13 Sep
  • £6-£35
Beaumaris, Isle of Anglesey

Beaumaris Run Fest Weekend

  • Fun run 3
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Sat 12 Sep
  • £6-£54
Camberley, Hampshire

Twilight Runway Challenge

  • Fun run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Sun 13 Sep
  • £10-£68
Brockenhurst, Hampshire

The Garmin New Forest Marathon

  • Fun run 2
  • Short walk
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • + 1 more race

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