On your marks for City Run Festival

The organisers of the Durham City Run Festival have revealed the first details of this year’s event, along with news of an exciting partnership with Durham University.

After its successful debut last year, the festival will return for three days again in 2020, including a full programme of events at the university’s Sports and Wellbeing Park.

The Durham City Run Festival is being organised by Events of the North, supported by Durham County Council, and will take place from July 16-18.

The Festival line-up for 2020 will be revealed in the near future and it will once again include a wide range of activities for anyone who has an interest in running.

Organisers have confirmed that the official charity partner for this year’s Prince Bishops Durham City Runs will be local charity St Cuthbert’s Hospice, which has been serving the community of Durham since 1988.

The public will be encouraged to raise money for St Cuthbert’s in the 10K and 5K races and the charity will field a team of runners in both events.

The first Durham City Run Festival used Durham University venues for some of its events and the partnership is being significantly strengthened for 2020.

This year, an extensive schedule of festival attractions will be hosted at the recently developed Sports and Wellbeing Park at Maiden Castle, as part of the university’s ongoing commitment to make its facilities and expertise more available to local communities.