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.

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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 National Walking Week days that we’ll be spotlighting during European Week of Sport 2026!

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Monday 21st September

Mindful Walking Day

Watch our Mindful Walking video
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Tuesday 22nd September

Equality, Diversity & Inclusivity Day

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Wednesday 23rd September

Workplace Walking Day

Workplace Walking Day Downloads
Illustration of three business professionals walking outdoors on a sunny day, with trees and clouds in the background.

Thursday 24th September

Active Travel Day

Active Travel Day Download Pack
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Friday 25th September

Access for All Day

Watch our videos!
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Saturday 26th September

Happy Hiking Day

Happy Hiking Day Downloads

Sunday 27th September

National Walking Day

National Walking Day Downloads

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!

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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!

Find your Local Sports Partnership