National Walking Week 2026
21st - 27th Sept. 2026
Our annual National Walking Week is in its 7th year!
This year as part of European Week of Sport we’re starting our week of celebrations on Monday 21st September. National Walking Week is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the benefits of walking for both mental wellbeing and physical health.
We’re encouraging everyone in Ireland to celebrate the outdoors and #WalkHikeRunPushRoll.
Check back here in the coming months to see how we’ll be celebrating National Walking Week 2026
Free Insurance
By registering your NWD walk event on our website your walk
organiser(s) will be covered by our insurance.
Maximum group size is 50
Check out our 2025 National Walking Week Videos!
Our Mindful Walking Day video is with Sarah Hourigan from Woodlands for Health as she speaks about the importance and joy of mindfulness when walking
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Day video features John Boland from Get Up Adventures as he speaks about the positive impact of walking.
Our Workplace Walking Day video is with Prof. Mary Horgan, Chief Medical Officer with the Dept. of Health as she speaks about the benefits of walking during the working day.
Our Access for All Day video is with Special Olympics athletes Fiona Byrne and Niall Corcoran as they chat about their hillwalking experiences in Ireland.
Our Active Travel Day video features students from Stradbally National School as well as Thomas Connell from An Taisce.
Our Happy Hiking Day video is packed with great advice for everyone who’s planning on getting out for a hike!
Our National Walking Day video features the young people from Sligo Community Training Centre as they encourage everybody to walk!
Get involved
We are delighted to work with the network of Sport Ireland Local Sports Partnerships (LSPs) to facilitate a week of celebrations leading up to National Walking Day 2025!