Saturday 18 October 2025
The Venue, De Montfort University
10K
Early bird entry fee: £17.49 Start time: 7pm
Shine Night Walk is your chance to light up your city’s streets. You’ll walk past Leicester’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, 263 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 drugs2.
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 Venue' is next to the river by Castle Gardens.
The nearest train station is Leicester Station, which is a 12 minute walk to the venue. Please visit https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/timetables-updates for further information.
There are bike racks at The Venue @ DMU as well as various locations around the city.
Buses run frequently into the City Centre please visit www.leicester.gov.uk for information on travelling by bus.
Due to the city centre location of the event, we are unable to provide onsite parking. We advise using one of the many City Centre car parks. The closest car park is NCP St Nicholas Circle.
The nearest electric charging points to The Venue are at Tesco Superstore but there are many more around the city at the various car parks.
If you have any queries please contact the Shine Night Walk helpline on 0300 123 6624.
First aid
Toilets
Wheelchair accessible
Refreshments
Dogs not 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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