This is the definitive list of Sydney walking events 2024. It’s an event calendar of challenge walks in Sydney and surrounds, including Wollongong and the Central Coast.
We update this walking events calendar of charity walks throughout the year, so you may see 2025 event listings as new dates are announced.
You'll find something to suit everybody, from virtual walking events to overnight challenges. Running events are included only if they offer entries especially for walkers.
Events are listed in chronological order. Scroll down for a month-by-month list of walking events.
Charity Walks Sydney Calendar
The Sun Run
Saturday 1 February 2025
- Location: Dee Why to Manly Beach
- Distance: 7km and 10km.
- Cost: $45-$65 per adult.
- Supporting: Choose from over 1100 registered NSW charities.
Memory Walk and Jog – Illawarra
Sunday 3 March 2024
- Location: Wollongong.
- Distance: 2km or 6km.
- Cost: $45 per adult, $135 for families.
- Supporting: Dementia Australia.
Great Illawarra Walk
Saturday 9 March 2024
- Location: Shellharbour to Austinmer.
- Distance: Any distance up to 40km.
- Cost: $50 per adult.
- Supporting: KidsWish, an Illawarra-based charity for children living with disability or illness.
Memory Walk and Jog – Western Sydney
Sunday 10 March 2024
- Location: Penrith.
- Distance: 2km or 8km.
- Cost: $45 per adult, $135 for families.
- Supporting: Dementia Australia.
Memory Walk and Jog – Cronulla
Sunday 10 March 2024
- Location: Don Lucas Reserve, Cronulla.
- Distance: Choose between 3km or 8km.
- Cost: $45 per adult. $135 for families.
- Supporting: Dementia Australia.
Walk for a Bloke
Saturday 23 March 2024
- Location: The Spit Bridge to Watsons Bay
- Distance: 25 km.
- Cost: $40 -$120 per person (men only).
- Supporting: Spoke to a Bloke supporting men's mental health.
Walk for Kids with Cancer
Sunday 24 March 2024
- Location: Middle Head or The Rocks to Balgowlah Heights
- Distance: Choose between 10km or 24km.
- Cost: $70 per person.
- Supporting: Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation.
Walk Me Home
Sunday 24 March 2024
- Location: Rose Bay to Randwick.
- Distance: 25km.
- Cost: TBC
- Supporting: Ronald McDonald House Charities Sydney.
Coastrek
Friday 3 May 2024
- Location: Palm Beach or Mona Vale Beach or Long Reef to Balgowlah Heights.
- Distance: 20km, 30km or 50km. Teams of four.
- Cost: $150 – $234 per person. Early Bird available. Minimum $2000 fundraising target per team.
- Supporting: The Heart Foundation.
Climb for a Cause
Sunday 5 May 2024
- Location: Sydney Harbour Bridge
- Distance: A hybrid climb route over the bridge. Duration approx. 3 hours.
- Cost: TBC $288 per adult, $149 per child.
- Supporting: Black Dog Institute dedicated to researching mental health.
Mother's Day Classic
Sunday 12 May 2024
- Location: The Domain, Sydney OR Parramatta Park, Parramatta.
- Distance: 5km or 10km.
- Cost: $65-75 per adult, $50-60 per concession, $36-39 per child. Early Bird available.
- Supporting: National Breast Cancer Foundation and Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation.
Memory Walk and Jog – Sydney
Sunday 19 May 2024
- Location: Leichhardt Oval, Lilyfield.
- Distance: 2km or 7.5km.
- Cost: $55 per adult, $165 for families. Early Bird available.
- Supporting: Dementia Australia.
MS Walk, Run + Roll
Sunday 26 May 2024
- Location: Metcalfe Park, Pyrmont
- Distance: 5km or 10km
- Cost: From $65 per adult, $45 per child. Early Bird available. People living with multiple sclerosis receive free entry.
- Supporting: MS Plus, funding services and support for people living with multiple sclerosis.
Five Lands Walk
Saturday 22 June 2024
- Location: Central Coast – MacMasters Beach to Terrigal Beach
- Distance: 10km
- Cost: Free but must register.
- Supporting: Communities on the Central Coast.
The Bloody Long Walk – Wollongong
Sunday 23 June 2024
- Location: Stanwell Park to Wollongong
- Distance: 35km. Solo or group.
- Cost: TBC From $85 per person.
- Supporting: Mito Foundation, to find a cure for mitochondrial disease.
Sutherland 2 Surf
Sunday 21 July 2024
- Location: Sutherland to Cronulla.
- Distance: 11km.
- Cost: TBC $55 per adult, $145 per family.
- Supporting: Wanda Surf Life Saving Club and St Vincent De Paul Society.
The Bloody Long Walk – Sydney North
Sunday 4 August 2024
- Location: Palm Beach to Manly.
- Distance: 35km. Solo or group.
- Cost: TBC from $85 per person.
- Supporting: Mito Foundation, to find a cure for mitochondrial disease.
City to Surf
Sunday 11 August 2024
- Location: Hyde Park to Bondi Beach.
- Distance: 14km.
- Cost: TBC $67 per adult, $42 per child, $134 per family.
- Supporting: Fundraise for a cause of your choice.
Wild Walk
2024 date to be announced. Usually early September.
- Location: The Coast Track in Royal National Park
- Distance: TBA 5km, 13km, 20km and 26km events.
- Cost: TBA From $150 per person. Minimum $500 fundraising commitment per person.
- Supporting: Kids Giving Back encouraging 6-18 year olds to volunteer.
65K For 65 Roses
2024 date to be announced.
- Location: TBA. Usually The Bay Run, Leichhardt Park, Rozelle.
- Distance: TBA. Usually 7km, 21km, 35km, 42km or 65km walk.
- Cost: TBA. Usually $70 per adult. $160 for families.
- Supporting: Cystic Fibrosis NSW and The Children’s Hospital, Westmead.
Long Walk Home
Saturday 12 October 2024
- Location: Parramatta to Kings Cross.
- Distance: 28km.
- Cost: TBC $50. Minimum $450 fundraising commitment.
- Supporting: Wayside Chapel; support for people experiencing homelessness.
Bridge Walk for Mental Health
Sunday 13 October 2024
- Location: Cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge or around Royal Botanic Gardens.
- Distance: 2km or 6km.
- Cost: TBC From $45 per person.
- Supporting: One Door Mental Health, specialising in severe and persistent mental illnesses.
Sydney Harbour Hike
Sunday 13 October 2024
- Location: Bondi Beach to the Harbour Bridge (Kirribilli).
- Distance: 34km.
- Cost: TBC $110 per person. Early Bird available.
- Supporting: The Fred Hollows Foundation's work of ending avoidable blindness around the world.
Seven Bridges Walk
Sunday 20 October 2024
- Location: Sydney Harbour (Millers Point, Rozelle, Lane Cove, Wollstonecraft).
- Distance: 28km.
- Cost: $79 per person. Early Bird available.
- Supporting: Cancer Council NSW, tackling cancer in Australia.
STRYDE4 Day
Thursday 24 October 2024
- Location: Bondi Beach to Maroubra/La Perouse.
- Distance: 10 or 21km.
- Cost: From $85 per person.
- Supporting: Indigenous Literacy Foundation for books in remote communities.
Walk for Prems
Sunday 27 October 2024
- Location: Rushcutters Bay.
- Distance: 5km.
- Cost: TBC From $30 per adult.
- Supporting: Life’s Little Treasures Foundation supporting families of premature and sick babies.
Walk 4 Brain Cancer
2024 dates to be announced. Usually late October and early November.
- Location: Numerous routes and dates to choose from, including Manly, Centennial Park and Parramatta.
- Distance: TBC 5km – 20km.
- Cost: TBC From $30 per person, depending on selected walk.
- Supporting: Cure Brain Cancer Foundation, supporting brain cancer research, advocacy and awareness.
The Bloody Long Walk – Sydney East
Sunday 17 November 2024.
- Location: Malabar to The Rocks.
- Distance: 35km.
- Cost: TBC From $85 per person.
- Supporting: Mito Foundation, to find a cure for mitochondrial disease.
Dusk to Dawn
Saturday 23 November 2024.
- Location: North Sydney to Bondi.
- Distance: 37km.
- Cost: From $75 per person. Early Bird available. Minimum $500 fundraising commitment.
- Supporting: UNICEF Australia, raising funds for children in emergencies.
Location-Free Charity Walks (Beyond Sydney)
Nature Walk Challenge
1-31 March 2024
- Location: Anywhere.
- Distance: 50km, 70km, 100km or set your own.
- Cost: Free to register, fundraising encouraged.
- Supporting: The Wilderness Society protecting Australia's endangered animals.
The March Charge
1-31 March 2024
- Location: Anywhere.
- Distance: Set your own personal challenge.
- Cost: Free to register, fundraising encouraged.
- Supporting: Cancer Council NSW.
Below the Belt #YourWay Challenge
1-31 May 2024
- Location: Anywhere.
- Distance: 90km.
- Cost: Free to register. Minimum $500 fundraising encouraged.
- Supporting: Australian and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate (ANZUP) Cancer Trials Group.
100km in July Challenge
1-31 July 2024
- Location: Anywhere.
- Distance: 100km.
- Cost: Free to register via Facebook. Fundraising encouraged.
- Supporting: Breast Cancer Trials.
Steptember
1-30 September 2024
- Location: Anywhere.
- Distance: 10,000 steps each day.
- Cost: TBA Previously $25 per adult, $10 per child.
- Supporting: Cerebral Palsy Alliance.
Who to Walk With?
Nothing beats the camaraderie of a walking event challenge with participants all united towards a common goal.
But who do you walk with if you're not taking part in an event? Here's our guide to walking alone in Sydney, or how to find someone to walk with.
What walking event in 2024 will you choose for walking for charity?
Training for Charity Walking Events
Many charity walking event organisers provide tips for how best to prepare. You may also want to check out the best trekking training locations in and around Sydney if you have a big walk coming up.
