After some searching, we’ve compiled a list of as many of the walking festivals in the UK and beyond we were able to confirm for 2026.
It would appear that May is the month with the most festivals. And if you were to ‘festival hop’ from April onwards, there aren’t too many days without a festival. Besides, you would need the occasional off day to get from one to the next.
If there are any omissions or errors, please get in touch and we will add your event to the list. Also, if you would like to promote your festival, we are always happy to feature festivals on our weekly podcast.
March
7-15 Crickhowell Walking Festival (Powys)
13-15 Caminheiros Border Experiences (Alcoutim, Portugal)
13-15 Causeway Coast and Glens Walking Festival 2026 (Northern Ireland)
14-22 Rothenburg Spring Hiking Week (Rothenburg, Germany)
20-29 Heart of Kent Walking Festival
23-29 Semaine de la Randonnée en Provence (France)
28-29 Taribush Spring Walking Festival (Dwingeloo, Netherlands)
April
Craigencalt Trust Walking Festival (Fife, Scotland) – not updated yet for 2026
4-5 North Leitrim Glens Hill Walking Festival (Leitrim, Ireland)
5-July 12 Le Festival Mille Pas Aux 1000 Étangs (France)
10-12 Chepstow Walking Festival (Monmouthshire)
10-19 Walk Scilly Walking Festival (Scilly Isles)
11-26 South Kesteven Walking Festival (Lincolnshire)
17-19 Wander Wild (Killarney, Ireland)
23 Galashiels Spring Walking Festival (Scottish Borders)
24-26 Walking Festival Ameixial (Ameixial, Portugal)
24-26 Kington Spring Walking Festival (Herefordshire)
24-May 4 Staffordshire Moorlands Walking Festival
25-26 Festival de la Rando (Nancy, France)
25-26 LinnéMarschen Walking Event (Rya Åsar nature reserve, Sweden)
25-May 4 Haltwhistle Walking Festival (Northumberland)
Mole Valley Spring Walking Festival (Surrey) 2026 version not yet updated
Ulverston Walkfest (Cumbria) 2026 version not yet updated
28-May 4 ride2stride (Cumbria/North Yorkshire)
May
1-31 Alton Walking Festival (Hampshire)
1-31 Bristol Walkfest
1-31 North Somerset Walkfest
1-3 Connemara Mountain Walking Festival (Leenane, Ireland)
1-4 Talgarth Walking Festival (Powys, Wales)
2-3 Two-Days Walk Blankenberge (Blankenberge, Belgium)
2-10 Dorchester Walking Festival (Dorset)
2-10 Garstang Walking Festival
2-10 Ironbridge Gorge Walking Festival (Shropshire)
4 Bingley Celebration of Walking 2026 (West Yorkshire)
6-10 Milton Keynes Walking Festival
Festival de randonnées (Aubagne, France) 2026 version not yet updated
8-10 45th International Waendel Walk (Wellingborough)
8-10 Whitchurch Walking Festival (Shropshire)
8-14 WalkFest (Newton Stewart, Dumfries & Galloway)
9-17 Coleford Area Walking Festival (Gloucestershire)
9-17 Isle of Wight Spring Walking Festival
9-31 Farnham Walking Festival
Lochore Meadows Walking Festival (Fife) 2026 version not yet updated
12-16 11-Steden Wandeltocht (Friesland, Netherlands)
13-14 Rigimarsch (Schoren, Switzerland)
13-16 Achterhoekse Wandeldagen (Achterhoek, Netherlands)
14-16 Festival des randonnées – Camp de base Mende (Mende, France)
14-17 Les 4 Jours de Chantonnay (Chantonnay, France)
14-17 Drentse Wandel 4Daagse (Drenthe, Netherlands)
14-17 Bishop’s Castle Walking Festival (Shropshire)
15-17 Cotswolds Walking Festival
Prestatyn Walking Festival (Denbighshire, Wales) 2026 version not yet updated
15-17 Trefriw Walking Festival (Conwy, Wales)
15-18 Arran Mountain Festival (North Ayrshire, Scotland)
15-18 Crieff & Strathearn Drovers’ Tryst (Perth & Kinross)
15-29 National Forest Walking Festival (Derbyshire)
16-22 Ballater Walking Festival (Aberdeenshire)
16-25 Malvern Walking Festival
16-31 Lincolnshire Wolds Outdoor Festival
Wandel4Daagse Heino (Heino, Netherlands) 2026 version not yet updated
23-June 7 Guernsey Spring Walking Festival
24 Randorade (Brest, France)
26-29 Avond4Daagse (Deventer, Netherlands)
26-29 Wandel4Daagse Oldenzaal (Oldenzaal, Netherlands)
28-31 Drents Friese Woud wandelvierdaagse (Diever, Netherlands)
Walking Weekend’25 – Festival de Caminhadas (Pampilhosa da Serra, Portugal) No information for 2026
30-31 Om’t Eiland (Texel, Netherlands)
31 Naturpark-Wanderfest (Bad Belzig, Germany)
Bantry Walking Festival (Bantry, Ireland) not yet updated for 2026
ChalkEscape Walking Festival (Cranborne Chase) not yet updated for 2026
June
1-4 Wandel4Daagse Eerbeek (Eeerbeek, Netherlands)
2-5 Geffense Wandel4Daagse 2026 (Geffen, Netherlands)
Quantock Hills Walking Festival (Somerset) not yet updated for 2026
5-7 Meerdaags Wandelevenement Venray (Venray, Netherlands)
5-7 Wotton Walking Festival
Rando Moselle (Moselle, France) not yet updated for 2026
6-14 Wrexham Walking Festival
7 Wirral Coastal Walk
8-12 Fysio Atelier Leudal Wandelvierdaagse (Heythuysen, Netherlands)
12-14 Corsham Walking Festival (Wiltshire)
12-22 Moray Walking and Outdoor Festival
Herefordshire Walking Festival not yet updated for 2026
15-18 Wandel4Daagse Luxemburg (Luxembourg)
16-19 Avondvierdaagse (Oss, Netherlands)
18-21 Winchester Walking Weekend
19-21 Wandel3daagse Horst aan der Maas (Netherlands)
24-27 Wandel4Daagse Bergen (Bergen, Netherlands)
24-27 Wandel4daagse Sevenum (Sevenum, Netherlands)
24-27 Reggestreek Wandel4Daagse (Reggestreek, Netherlands)
24-28 Evesham Walking Festival (Worcestershire)
26-28 HÆRVEJSMARCHEN (Viborg, Denmark)
27-July 5 Otley Walking Festival (West Yorkshire)
July
1-4 Fjällräven Classic Denmark
2-5 Castlebar International 4 Days’ Walk (Castlebar, Ireland)
21-24 4Days Marches (Nijmegen, Netherlands)
Wandertage 2025 (Wildflecken, Germany) not yet updated for 2026
August
7-9 Vaasan Marssi (Finland)
28-30 Sagamarsjen (Stiklestad, Norway)
28-31 Kendal Walking Festival (Cumbria)
East Lothian Walkfest not yet updated for 2026
September
4-13 Stonehouse Walking Festival (Gloucestershire)
5-6 Bradford on Avon Walking Festival (Wiltshire)
5-13 Bedfordshire Festival of Autumn Walks
5-13 Gower Walking Festival (West Glamorgan, Wales)
11-October 11 YHA Festival of Walking
Bathscape Walking Festival (Somerset) not yet updated for 2026
12-13 Mare e Monti (Arenzano, Italy)
12-18 Sidmouth & East Devon Walking Festival
12-20 Walking East Yorkshire Festival
12-20 High Weald Walking Festival (East Sussex)
12-21 Barmouth Walking Festival (Gwynedd, Wales)
Keighley Walking Festival not yet updated for 2026
14-20 Wellington Walking Festival (Somerset)
17-20 Dorset WALX Festival
Cowalfest (Argyll & Bute, Scotland) not yet updated for 2026
18-20 3-Tage Einhornmarsch (Austria)
Festival de l’Outdoor et de la Rando (Digne-les-Bains, France) not yet updated for 2026
18-27 Richmond Walking & Book Festival (North Yorkshire)
17-20 Kington Autumn Walking Festival (Herefordshire)
20-25 Walk the Isle of Man
24-27 German Hiking Day (multiple locations)
24-27 Competa Walking Festival (Competa, Spain)
Moffat Walking Weekend (Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland) not yet updated for 2026
25-27 Walking in Ross Festival (Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire)
25-27 Llandysul and Pont-Tyweli Walking Weekend (Ceredigion, Wales)
Pegasus Walking Festival (Ede, Netherlands) not yet updated for 2026
Jede Kudrna okolo Brna (Brno, Czechia) not yet updated for 2026
October
Dursley Walking Festival (Gloucestershire) not yet updated for 2026
1-4 Marbella 4Days Walking (Marbella, Spain)
Fuldaer Marsch & Wandertage (Neuhof, Germany) not yet updated for 2026
Carlow Autumn Walking Festival (Carlow, Ireland) not yet updated for 2026
9-10 Oberlausitzer Hunderter (Wilthen, Germany)
3-11 Isle of Wight October Walking Festival
Rothenburg Autumn Hiking Week (Rothenburg, Germany) not yet updated for 2026
15-18 Duin en Bollen Vierdaagse (South Netherlands)
15-18 Gran Canaria Walking Festival (Canary Islands, Spain)
November
6-8 Barão de São João Walk & Art Fest (Barão de São João, Portugal)
Monchique Walking Festival (Monchique, Portugal) not yet updated for 2026
December
Please email any additions or changes to us at jim@walkingpost.com While we try to ensure all details are correct, please contact event organisers to confirm dates and details. Walkingpost.com is not responsible for any errors or omissions in these listings.