GLOW Winter Walk

LIGHT UP LONDON THIS CHRISTMAS

Join GLOW for a 10K night walk through central London, surrounded by Christmas lights, festive cheer and thousands of steps for better mental health.

Walk with your colleagues, bring your friends or come solo.

Sign up for £25 - includes registration, a donation to MHUK and GLOW-merch!

Thu 3 Dec 2026

Whitehall, London

Set off at 18:30

A different kind of Christmas night out

Wrap up warm and take in London after dark as you walk through the city, passing Christmas lights, festive markets and some of London's best-known landmarks.

Full route details will be shared closer to the event.

London after dark

Wrap up and enjoy the city lights, christmas markets and festive feeling!

Festive from start to finish

Mince pies, bobble hats and your favourite christmas songs!

Together is better

Walk with your work mates, friends, or walk solo!

A night with purpose

Fundraise and help us be there for people when they need support.

GLOW Winter Walk

Join our special festive edition of GLOW, bringing people together for an evening of connection, wellbeing and fundraising.

It is a great way to reflect on the year, celebrate achievements and support better mental health during a season that can be joyful for some and difficult for others.

We will set off for a 10km walk in central London, taking in the Christmas lights, markets and landmarks. 

Sign up, join a team and let's GLOW together

When: Thu 3 Dec
Start : 18:30 (approx)
Where: Whitehall, Central London
Sign up for £25

GLOW together for a brighter future

Bring your team together for a festive 10K, and raise money for better mental health and finish the year doing something meaningful. 

£10

could support 60 people to access the Mental Health & Money Advice resources to improve their financial and mental health.

£50

could train 25 educators on how to support young people with mental health resilience, giving them important tools for their future. 

£100

could help two people be part of a peer support group for a year, offering acceptance and reassurance. 

Let's start your GLOW Journey

Sign up

Register for £25

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Raise £150

Hit your fundraising target

GLOW!

Walk for mental health

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a cut off for registration?

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Registration for GLOW Winter Walk will close approx 1 week before the event day. 

This is to ensure that people have time to fundraise and reach their target for Mental Health UK. 

Can I sign up on the day?

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Whilst we encourage everyone to sign up before the day, you are very welcomed to sign up on the day and still receive a medal!

Does everyone need to fundraise?

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As a charity, we need to ensure that we cover the costs of setting up and running this event, and your fundraising helps with this. Furthermore, your efforts will enable us to continue providing support to people across the UK living with mental health problems to give them the tools they need to live their best possible lives.

Everyone over the age of 17 will need to register to take part and agree to fundraise a minimum target of £150. 

I want to sign up a large group, how should I do this? 

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Reach out to us at glow@mentalhealth-uk.org and we can provide further information. 

Can I take part as a team?

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You can, and we’d love for people to gather a team together for the walk! All team members will need to sign up and register as an individual first, with a minimum fundraising target of £150 applying to each person in the team. 

When will I receive my GLOW t-shirt?

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Your t-shirt will be posted to you around 2-weeks before the event. 

Will there be tail-walkers and guides?

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The event has signage throughout, checkpoints, and guides. You will have access to a map and phone support. 

Where is the start/end location?

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The Walkers of Whitehall, London - see here: view location 

Bring your workplace to GLOW

Whether you're bringing 5 colleagues or 50, GLOW Winter Walk is a chance to get your team together, celebrate the year and raise money for mental health.

Want to bring your workplace?

We'll be in touch with more information about the event, fundraising and how to get your team involved.

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