GM Walking Festival

GM Walking Festival

Aligning with May’s National Walking Month, The GM Walking Festival is a celebration of walking and an opportunity for everyone to join in with a programme of free, organised group walks across Greater Manchester.

Our 2024 programme of activities, organised and shaped by local people and organisations to spread the joy of walking and connect people to each other and local places, has now concluded.

Anyone can join in or host a walk. In 2024, we had nearly 400 walks submitted by organisations, groups, and individuals, collectively providing a major boost to people’s physical and mental health and wellbeing.

Walking has many benefits include meeting new people, getting outdoors, discovering new places, and moving a little more, which is proven to improve long-term health conditions and reduce social isolation.

Watch the below video to see what the GM Walking Festival is all about:

Who organises The GM Walking Festival?

The GM Walking Festival is built and shaped by local people, and is overseen by a Festival Steering Group which is convened by GM Moving.

The steering group includes previous festival walk organisers, members of GM Walking Voice, and representatives involved in coordinating local walking schemes, programs, and services. All of them bring their expertise and knowledge to support less active people in walking and wheeling more often as part of everyday life.