Image: salford.foodbank.org.uk
Parks & outdoors
Elf Run for Salford Foodbank at MediaCity
Run Media City Christmas 5k, 10k and juniors
- Sat 19 Dec 2026Sat 19 Dec: 5k 9.30am, 10k 10.30am, juniors 12.30pm; event village opens 7.30amAdd to calendar
- MediaCityUK Piazza, Salford QuaysAbout 25 min drive from TimperleyDirections
- £10–25Juniors £10, 5k £30, 10k £35 (plus 5% fee); £20 5k and £25 10k entries through Salford Foodbank, then raise sponsorship
- Better for older childrenOutdoors
- On saleEnter online; 5k from age 11, 10k from 15, plus a juniors' race
- Checked Mon 2 NovAgainst salford.foodbank.org.uk. Things change, so check before you travel
Elf Run for Salford Foodbank at MediaCity at MediaCityUK Piazza is on Saturday 19 December 2026, about 25 minutes' drive from Timperley. £10 to £25, book ahead, best for older children, outdoors.
Salford Foodbank is the charity for this year's Run Media City Christmas races on Saturday 19 December. The flat 2.5km loop crosses the Millennium Bridge and passes the Imperial War Museum and the TV studios. Foodbank runners get cheaper entry, an elf t-shirt and medal, then raise sponsorship. There's a juniors' race at 12.30pm; the 5k is from age 11 and the 10k from 15. The MediaCity multi-storey car park closes to cars at 8.30am.
Things change, so check with the organiser before you travel. Source: salford.foodbank.org.uk. Report a problem