Glow Night Walk | Birmingham
Sat 21 Sep 2024 Birmingham, West Midlands, UK

Glow Night Walk | Birmingham

A fun 20km night walk with lights and glowsticks to mark World Mental Health Day, taking in the bright lights and iconic sights of Birmingham for Mental Health UK.

  • Sat 21 Sep 2024
Birmingham, Birmingham

Glow Night Walk | Birmingham

17:00

£10

All ages

  • 20 km

Overview

Get ready to make a difference and Glow like never before!

Glow mental health charity walk is a unique and vibrant 20km night walk through the cities of London and Birmingham, and it is open to all abilities.

You can take part solo or as a team, simply bring along some lights and glowsticks and unite with others who want to help raise vital funds for people affected by mental ill health.

At the end of the circular route, there will be a medal waiting for you, as well as fantastic memories and a well-deserved feeling of achievement that will last a lifetime.

Get your Glow on!

Highlights

  • Bright lights, iconic sights

    Walk through the city of Birmingham, taking in the sights and sounds from a whole new perspective.

  • For all fitness levels

    Corporates, small teams, families, couples and individuals.

  • Glow sticks, luminous face paint, fairy lights

    Be one of the city’s sights yourself - dressing up is encouraged! Friendly dogs are welcome - they can dress up too!

  • Support Mental Health UK

    Do something special to mark World Mental Health Day.

  • All fitness levels
  • Dogs allowed
  • Families
  • Fancy dress
  • Newcomers
  • Teams
  • Wheelchair users

Timetable

  • 18:00 | Start in the city centre.
  • 22:00 | It will take around 4 hours to complete the circular route, and at the end of it there will be a medal waiting for you as well as fantastic memories and a well-deserved feeling of achievement.

Dogs

Friendly dogs are welcome - they can dress up too!

Dog with light-up collar

  • Urban

Event HQ

Birmingham
Birmingham
West Midlands
UK

Starting location will be revealed soon!

  • Flat
  • Mass start
  • Out and back
  • Toilets
  • Water stations

The exciting route will be announced soon and may include:

  • St. Paul's Square
  • The Mailbox
  • Bullring and Grand Central
  • Chamberlain Clock
  • St. Martin's Church
  • Selly Park
  • Edgbaston Stadium
The Bullring at night
THE BULLRING AT NIGHT
A modern landmark and shopping centre.

Sustainability

  • Public transport links

  • Medal
  • T-shirt

Included

  • Unique GLOW medal
  • Route map
  • Fundraising pack with sponsor form
  • Fundraising inspiration from the team
  • Branded online fundraising page
  • T-shirt

Not Included

  • Travel to/from the event
  • Accommodation if necessary 
  • Meals
  • Personal walking gear (shoes, clothing etc)

  • Fundraising materials
  • Fundraising required
  • Fundraising support

Each walker pledges to raise ยฃ200 sponsorship for Mental Health UK and will get plenty of help and inspiration from the team!

Mental Health UK

Helping Mental Health UK to support the nationโ€™s mental health.

The money you raise in the run-up to Glow will help support more people across the UK whose lives have been affected by mental health problems.

  • All ages
  • Entries not yet open
  • Enter online
  • Fundraising required

Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Glow Night Walk Birmingham is launching this year for the very first time, so here are some reviews from the annual London event:

I liked the idea of walking in the evening with a few glowing accessories on me.. of walking through London and discovering new routes which allowed me to see many iconic places.. of testing my resilience to see if I could walk 20K (something I’ve never done).. of being part of a crowd who have compassion and understanding of mental health issues. Kiran, GLOW participant 2022 

I enjoyed seeing my fundraising increase on a weekly basis, the events that I organised pushed me out of my comfort zone, I talked to people about Mental Health in a way that I would never have done otherwise. Louise Greenwood, Lloyds Banking Group

I was totally elated when I crossed the line and so glad I’d given it a go! Helen Taylor

Mental Health UK was a friendly partner to have. I received lots of motivational encouragement via email which maybe doesn’t sound like much but knowing people are rooting for you really helps. Richard Gray