The Medway Mile 2026
The Medway Mile returns for 2026 to Medway Park, Gillingham. Sign up today and register for your free event to enjoy the fun of one of the biggest community sporting events in Medway. This year’s event will take place in and around Medway Park on Friday, 17 July, and will be celebrating the rich diversity of Sport and Physical Activities in Medway, as part of the Love Gillingham Campaign.
The event will have all the free family fun you’ve come to expect at the Medway Mile - free sporting activities showcasing local sports, children's and mascot races on the Medway Park athletics track, food and entertainment and the mass participation mile.
This year's event will not offer a free T Shirt for participants; we will continue to invest the funds into free activities, entertainment and medals for junior participants. We would encourage anyone who has a previous event T Shirt (retro) to wear this on the evening with pride of having completed previous miles.
This year’s new mass mile route will finish within the grounds of Medway Park athletics track.
The competitive adult race, is in partnership with Medway and Maidstone Athletics Club, who stage a series of showpiece Mile races on the Medway Park track.
Schedule
- 5pm: Event Opens. All activities open for everyone to participate.
- 5pm: Children's and Family Fun Races on the track sponsored by Child-Friendly Medway (no prebooking required, they are organised on the night).
- 6:00pm: The Official Mascot Race, watch the mascots compete for annual glory.
- 6:15pm: Mile track races in partnership with Medway & Maidstone Athletics Club.
- 6:30pm: Licensed Elite Mile Track Races, in partnership with Medway & Maidstone Athletics Club.
- 7:45pm: Mass warm up with Medway Sport (Medway Park athletics track in field).
- 8pm: The Mass Medway Mile 2026, this is for everyone! All abilities can walk, jog or run.
- 8pm to 9pm: After the Mass Mile, try some more activities and enjoy a snack with our on-site catering outlets.
- 9pm: Event Closes.
Club partners
Medway Rugby Club, Anchorians Rugby Club, Anchorians Football Club, Tornadoes Korfball Club, Kent Crusaders Basketball Club, Kent Panthers Basketball Club, Jumpers Rebound Centre, Medway Dragons Wheelchair Rugby Club, Olympia Boxing.
If you are interested in getting involved please contact the team at Medway Sport [email protected]
Extra Activities
Caterpillar Dance School, KLS balance bikes, Gnarwhal Skate School
Event Partners
Child Friendly Medway, Club Awesome, RlSS Save a Babys life, Public Health Medway, Strive PE and Sports, Medway Park Run
Catering Partners
ScoffnSip, Jerk Shack, The bar of Chocolate, Cafe 4 U, Street Fusion.