Friday 4 September 2026
Centenary Square
10K
Early bird entry fee: £8.74 Start time: 7:20pm
Shine Night Walk is your chance to light up your city’s streets. You’ll walk past Birmingham’s most iconic landmarks before ending with a finish line celebration. People of all abilities can take part and the 10k walk will take between 1.5 to 3 hours to complete.
There are various start times throughout the evening. Refer to your email or pack for your confirmed start time.
View 10K route map(PDF, 253 KB)
You can take part in Shine Night Walk on your own and meet people along the way, or sign up as a group and get family and friends involved.
When you sign up to Shine Night Walk you can pick which research area you want to support. From bowel cancer to children’s cancers or simply where the need is greatest, your fundraising helps support tomorrow’s breakthroughs.
Over the last 40 years our work has helped double breast cancer survival, supported the development of radiotherapy and played a role in developing 8 of the world’s top 10 cancer drugs
.Every one of our wins against cancer is powered by the pounds you donate. By fundraising for Shine Night Walk, you help make breakthroughs possible.
Shine Night Walk is about all of us coming together to beat cancer. We’re here to help you from fundraising to the finish line. We recommend a fundraising goal of £150 for 10K walkers and £260 for half and full marathon walkers, but no matter how much you raise, your fundraising powers our progress. You can get more support from fellow walkers in the Shine Night Walk Facebook group.
Once you sign up for your Shine Night Walk event, you’ll receive a welcome pack with all the details to help you feel fully prepared.
The start area is located at Centenary Square on Broad Street and is directly in front of The Library of Birmingham.
The nearest train station is at New Street (10 minute walk) and Snow Hill (10 minute walk). Trams run frequently to the city - please visit https://westmidlandsmetro.com.
If travelling by bike there are plenty of bike racks outside Birmingham Library which is next to the event site. Electric Scooters are available in Birmingham City Centre - please visit Transport for West Midlands for more information.
Buses run frequently into the City - please visit www.nxbus.co.uk for further information.
Due to the city centre location of the event we are unable to provide onsite parking. There are several NCP car parks in the city centre nearby to the start location, as well as other parking alternatives in the area. Car parking charges will apply. The nearest Electric Car charging point is Q Park Brindleyplace, B1 2JF (7 points) This is an 8 min walk from the Event Site.
You can find out if you will be charged by inputting your vehicle registration details into the Government vehicle checker. Full details and how to pay are available at www.brumbreathes.co.uk and on the Birmingham City Council website. Please check your journey to the event to see if it falls within the Clean Air Zone.
If you have any queries please contact the Shine Night Walk helpline on 0300 123 6624.
First aid
Toilets
Wheelchair accessible
Refreshments
Dogs allowed
Showers
Bag drop
If you require any further information on the accessibility of a Shine Night Walk event or wish to bring a carer/helper to accompany you, please contact our Supporter Hotline (8 am - 6 pm Monday to Friday, closed between 11-11.30am on Wednesdays)
supporter.services@cancer.org.uk
Enter up to 10 people using the online entry form and creating your team through the CRUK Giving Page. For teams of 11 or more please call the Shine Night Walk hotline at 0300 123 6624
Find answers to commonly asked questions about Shine Night Walk.
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