Here’s a list of upcoming walking events for you to join in on.
Because of the Covid-19 please there may be changes to the event listed below. An event could be cancelled or postponed or paused.
NEW ZEALAND
NOVEMBER 2024
3 The Nelson Half Festival of Running, Nelson
5 The Cook 5km Summer Series Run/Walk, Hamilton East
6 Corporate Challenge 5K: Christchurch
8-9 Legend of the Peaks, Rotorua
8-17 Wairarapa Walking Festival Carterton
9 Pohangina Downhill Walk, Pohangina, Manawatu
9 Feilding Festival of Running, Feilding
9 Lochmara Lodge Half Marathon, Queen Charlotte Track, Picton
9 Mt Isthmus Traverse, Lake Hawea, Otago
9 Silverstream Spin, Dunedin
9 The Taniwha on the Waikato River Trails, Whakamaru, Waikato
9 Arrowtown Backyard Ultra, Arrowtown
10 City to Surf, Tauranga
10 Gizzy Laser Half Marathon, Matawhero, Gisborne
10 Kāpiti Half Marathon, Paraparaumu Beach
12-16 Te Ara Hura Walks, Waiheke Island
13 Corporate Challenge 5K: Wellington
16 New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty Queenstown Marathon, Queenstown
16 Northland Waste Kerikeri Half Marathon, Okaihau to Kerikeri
16 Pirongia Trail Run, Mt Pirongia, Waikato
16 Ridge Runner, Coromandel
16 The Molesworth Run, Molesworth Cob Cottage, Molesworth
16 Aotearoa Afghanistan Marathon, Riverhead Forest, Auckland
16-17 Coastal Five, 1.6 to 21.1km, New Plymouth
17 Peak Trail Blazer, Havelock north, Hawkes Bay
17 Round the Bridges, Hamilton
20 Corporate Challenge 5K: Auckland
23 12K Scenic Flight Fun Run, Upper Hutt
23-23 Rage Against Riverhead, Riverhead Forest, Auckland
23 25K Quad Extender Fun Run, Tunnel Gully Upper Picnic Area, Mt Climie, Upper Hutt
24 Edridge Contracting Teetotal Traverse, St Arnaud, Nelson Lakes
24 Harcourts Cooper & Co Run the Point, Hobsonville, Auckland
24 Longbeach Coastal Challenge, Longbeach Estate, Ashburton
24 Julians Berry Farm and Cafe Toi’s Challenge , Whakatane
30 Orokonui Challenge, Dunedin
30 The Poronui Passage, Poronui, Taharua
30-1 December Mighty Totara Backyard Ultra, Team Relay & Twilight Marathon, Auckland
DECEMBER 2024
1 Whanganui 3 Bridges Marathon, Whanganui
1 The OxMan, Oxford, North Canterbury
1 Christchurch 10km Series: Hill, Christchurch
1 Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence Christmas Dash, South Hagley Park, Christchrch
7 Hanmer Holiday Homes Alpine Marathon, Hanmer Springs
7 The Kepler Challenge & Luxmore Grunt, Control Gates, Lake Te Anau
7 Trail Challenge Waihi, Karangahake Gorge
8 Canterbury Half Marathon, Pegasus, Canterbury
8 Omaha Half Marathon, Omaha, Auckland
8 Hanmer Holiday Homes Alpine Marathon, Mt Roskill, Auckland
9 The Honest Lawyer 5K Series, Monaco, Nelson
13-15 Crush the Cargill, Bethunes Gully,
14 Valley Ultra Dunedin, Craigieburn Valley, Canterbury
13-15 The Spectacle, Nelson
15 Nexans Fun Run/Walk Hawera
15 The Honest 10 Fun Run, Oriental Bay, Wellington
21 Rotorua Suffer, Blue Lake, Rotorua
JANUARY 2025
11 Aotearoa Ultra Marathon, Little River to Halswell Quarry, Christchurch
11 Ian Priest Memorial Hutt River Trail, Wairarapa to Petone, Hutt Valley
11 King and Queen of the Withers, Blenheim
14 Manawatu Striders Super Seven Series, Palmerston North
14 The Cook 5km Summer Series Run/Walk, Hamilton East
18 Mount Festival Half Marathon, Mount Maunganui
18 The Goat Adventure Run, Tongariro National Park
18 Krayzie Chicks Frontyard Ultra, Kaiapoi Island, Christchurch
18 Wine Run, Rossendale Wine Vineyard, Christchurch
19 8th Continent Marathon & Half Marathon, Auckland Domain, Auckland
19 Harcourts Cooper & Co Run Devonport, Devonport, Auckland
19 Nexans Fun Run/Walk Inglewood, Ingelwood
21 Manawatu Striders Super Seven Series, Palmerston North
25 First Light Marathon, Gisborne
25 Jumbo Holdsworth and Hooper Loop Trail Races, Mt Holdsworth Lodge, near Masterton
25 Mavora Explorer, Mavora Lakes Road, Te Anau Basin
26 Vine Run at Pegasus Bay Winery, North Canterbury
28 Manawatu Striders Super Seven Series, Palmerston North
31 to 9 February New Zealand Masters Games 2025, Whanganui
FEBRUARY 2025
2 Southern Cross Round the Bays, Christchurch
7 Coast to Coast Mountain Run, Aickens, Canterbury
8 Buller Gorge Marathon, Half Marathon & Team Relay, Buller to Westport
16 Southern Cross Round the Bays, Wellington
MARCH 2025
2 Southern Cross Round the Bays, Auckland
7-9 Manawatu Walking Festival, Palmerston North
15-16 Rotorual Walking Festival, Rotorua
21- 6 April Waiheke Walking Festival, Waiheke Island
APRIL 2025
5 The Southern Crossing – Kaitoke to Otaki Forks
MAY 2025
18 Manawatu Striders Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Palmerston North
AUSTRALIA
NOVEMBER 2024
10 Sunshine Walk, Albury, NSW
DECEMBER 2024
7 Pasifika Festival and Charity Walk, Lynbrook, Melbourne Vic
MARCH 2025
8 Great Illawarra Walk, Shellharbour, NSW
22 Lake High – Great Victorian Walk for Autism, Mansfield, Vic
29-230 Aussie Peace Walk, Lake Burley Griffin Canberra, ACT
REST OF WORLD
NOVEMBER 2024
2-3 IML Walking Festival, Higashimatsuyama, Japan
9-10 ML Walking Festival, Taipei, Taiwan
16-17 ML Walking Festival, Jogjakarta, Indonesia
FEBRUARY 2025
15-16 IML Walking Festival, San Antonio, USA
MARCH 2025
1-3 IML Walking Festival, Yatsushiro, Japan
23 -24 IML Walking Festival, Canberrra, ACT, Australia
APRIL 2025
14 Paris Marathm, Paris, France
27 London Marathon, London, England
MAY 2025
3-4 The Two Day Walk, Blankernberge, Belgium
10-11 International Waendel Walk, Wellingborough, United Kingdam
17-18 International Walking Festival, Dalian, China
29-31 International Walking Festival, Chantonnay, France
JUNE 2025
14-15 Marche Internationale de Diekirch, Diekirch, Luxembourg
28-29 International Walking Festival, Viborg, Denmark
JULY 2025
3-6 International Walking Festival, Castlebar, Ireland
15-18 International Walking Festival, Nijmegen, Netherlands
AUGUST 2025
2-3 Lithuanian Marching Festival, Kaunas, Lithuanian
8-10 International Walking Festival,, Vassa, Finland
22-24 International Walking Festival, Duuchcov, Czek
30-31 International Walking Festival, Verday, Norway
SEPTEMBER 2025
6-7 International Walking Festival, Gospic, Croatia
13-14 International Walking Festival, Beijing, China
19-21 International Walking Festival, Seefeld, Austria
27-28 International Walking Festival, , Brno, Czeck Republic
OCTOBER 2025
4-5 International Walking Festival, Fulda, Germany18-19
NOVEMBER 2025
6-7 International Walking Festival, Arlington, Virginia, USA
25-26 International Walking Festival, Wonju, Korea
DECEMBER 2025
1-3 International Walking Festival, Higashimatsuyama, Japan
8-9 International Walking Festival, Taipei, Taiwan
15-16 International Walking Festival, Yogjakarta, Indonesia
