Mental Elf Festive Fun Run 2026 - Swindon

A festive 5K/2K fancy-dress fun run and walk in GWR Park raising funds for Swindon and Gloucestershire Mind's mental health services.

Swindon and Gloucestershire Mind's Mental Elf festive fun run offers a 5K and a 2K (three clockwise laps) run or walk in GWR Park, open to all ages and abilities. The morning includes registration from 10am, warm-up sessions, a Christmas fancy dress prize for the best elf, a best dressed dog competition, medals for all finishers, plus craft stalls, games and food and drink vendors. Funds raised support the charity's mental health services over the Christmas period; under-14s must be accompanied by a parent, guardian or authorised adult.