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Shine Night Walk Glasgow 2026

Glasgow, it’s your moment to Shine! Join hundreds of people lighting up the city to raise money to save and improve lives.

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Date

Saturday 30 August 2025

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Start point

SEC Centre

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Distances

10K

Glasgow, it’s your moment to Shine! Join hundreds of people lighting up the city to raise money to save and improve lives.

Choose your distance

Sign up to half marathon

Early-bird entry fee: £12.49 Start time: 19.00

Sign up to 10k

Early-bird entry fee: £8.74 Start time: 20.00

About Shine Night Walk Glasgow

A night-time walk to beat cancer

Shine Night Walk is your chance to light up Glasgow’s streets and support life-saving research. Around Kelvingrove Park, past the Duke of Wellington Statue and over the Millennium Bridge, you’ll walk past Glasgow's iconic landmarks before ending with a finish line celebration.

View 10k route map(PDF, 260 KB)

Join forces or go solo

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.

Support the research that matters to you

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.

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What’s included in your entry fee

What’s included in your entry fee

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Cancer Research UK t-shirt

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Fundraising and training support

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Fully signposted route

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Toilets and support points

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Water stations

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A finisher’s medal

Your support makes breakthroughs possible

Nearly 1 in 2 of us will get cancer in our lifetime

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

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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.

Fundraising and training support

We’re with you every step of the way

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.

Event details

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.

Travel information

By public transport

Car

The SEC has plenty of paid parking on-site at The Hydro Multi-Storey car park. There are a number of electric vehicle charging points within this car park. There are a number of electric vehicle charging points within this car park. There is also a drop-off zone to the rear of the campus, follow the signage around the venue for directions.

Bus

Local bus services X19 and 23 stop near to the venue. The 100 Riversider service stops at the SEC. Please visit SEC.co.uk(link is external) for further information.

Train

The nearest train station is Exhibition Centre Station. The station is a short walk from the venue using the pedestrian footbridge which is well signposted.

Cycle

The SEC is accessible via many cycle lanes and paths including one particularly picturesque route that runs alongside the River Clyde. A covered cycle rack is located in the Scottish Event Campus between the SEC Centre and the SEC Armadillo.

If you have any queries please contact the Shine Night Walk helpline on 0300 123 6624.

Facilities available

  • Refreshments

  • Toilets

  • First aid

  • Wheelchair Accessible

  • Bagdrop

Facilities not available

  • Dogs are not allowed

  • Showers

Accessibility

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)

0300 123 1022

supporter.services@cancer.org.uk

Group registrations

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

Frequently asked questions

Find answers to commonly asked questions about Shine Night Walk.

Read Shine FAQs

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Other Shine Night Walk locations

Choose from 16 events across the UK and sign up solo, or walk with friends and loved ones.

Other ways to support Shine Night Walk

References

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    Estimated based on Cancer Research UK analysis of England data