Woden Town parkrun

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Come on down to Woden Town! A free, weekly, timed 5km event every Saturday morning at 8am at Woden Town Park.

Run, jog, walk or volunteer – everyone is welcome!

02/11/2026

For those of you who don’t know Ben, our guest Run Director this Saturday, here’s a quick interview he did last year when he was chosen as the 2026 ACT Local Hero for the Australian of the Year awards 🎤

02/11/2026

The National Trust (ACT) is hosting a guided heritage walk on Sunday 22 November, exploring Eddison Park, Woden Cemetery and parts of the Woden Town Centre.

Along the way, you’ll discover some fascinating local history, including the story of our very own Callam Offices. We recently won an ACT Heritage Award for bringing this extraordinary building to a new community, so we’re delighted to see it featured in this walk 🚀

📅 Sunday 22 November 2026
⏰ 9:30–11:30am
📍 Easty Street, Phillip
📲 https://www.trybooking.com/au/event/1659168

A lovely opportunity to learn a little more about some of the places we pass every Saturday morning. ❤️

01/11/2026

No better way!👇

01/11/2026

BONUS Sunday photos taken by Danka our Tunnel Marshal this week 👋

31/10/2026

A spooktacular Saturday morning beside Yarralumla Creek, with 338 finishers joining us for a Halloween edition of Woden Town parkrun!

Our Run Director Drew led the way in a spooky robe and plenty of parkrunners added a dash of Halloween to their outfits. 🎃

We also recognised national Day, with participants wearing red in support of child safety and the Daniel Morcombe Foundation. ❤️

There were 68 first timers to Woden Town, of whom 10 were doing their very first parkrun anywhere. Welcome! Another 46 participants recorded personal bests. 👏

Congratulations to this week’s milestone achievers:

🤍10 parkruns: George Kennedy, Pierce Stakelum and Jamyang Rinzin.

💜 25 parkruns: Max Davey, Di Orr, Tessa Campbell, Kathryn Foley, Darius Tankey and Rhian Wode.

On the volunteering front, congratulations to our Photographer Louie Gregson on reaching 25 volunteer credits and Yogesh Gurung on his 10th volunteer occasion at Woden Town! 👏

The event was made possible by 22 volunteers:

Drew BAKER, Kristy ZWICKERT, Jacinda STILL, Lisa KRAKOWIAK, Maddy HYLAND, Vizma MORGAN, Nicholas O’NEILL, Kerry Leanne SMITH, Danka GAJEWSKI, Alan HOWE, Chell NOBLE, Michael DALY, Kimberley VINCENT, Marichris VINCENT, Sue BANNISTER, Louie GREGSON, Aimee KENT, Lili MOONEY, James BUCKLEY, Morag DONALDSON, Yogesh GURUNG and Andrew DEMPSTER.

Thanks to everyone who volunteered and helped make our Halloween parkrun such a fun morning!

Next Saturday we’ll welcome Ben Alexander, our 2026 ACT Local Hero, as special guest Run Director, supported by a crew from Running for Resilience.

See you next Saturday! ❤️

31/10/2026

We're delighted to announce that our Run Director next Saturday will be Ben Alexander, our 2026 ACT Local Hero! 👏

Many Canberrans know Ben from his years playing rugby for the Brumbies and Wallabies. But it's his extraordinary contribution to community mental health that earned him this recognition. Ben co-founded Running for Resilience, building a movement that brings hundreds of Canberrans together each week to walk, run and connect, with the goal of a suicide-free Canberra by 2033.

Ben has spoken openly about his own mental health journey, including how Saturday morning parkruns and coffee with friends helped him through difficult times. He's also no stranger to parkrun volunteering, having served as Timekeeper, Barcode Scanner, Funnel Manager and Tail Walker, among other roles.

We're thrilled that Ben will pull on the white vest to be our Run Director at Woden Town next week, supported by a crew from Running for Resilience who are headlining our volunteer roster.

Please give Ben a big Woden Town welcome! ❤️

31/10/2026

Photos today by our parkwalker Aimee including some great Halloween costumes 🎃 Batch 3 of 3

31/10/2026

Photos today by our parkwalker Aimee including some great Halloween costumes 🎃 Batch 2 of 3

31/10/2026

Photos today by our parkwalker Aimee including some great Halloween costumes 🎃 Batch 1 of 3

31/10/2026

Yes, we have some news. 🗞️ Woden Town WILL be running on New Year’s Day.

Thank you to the 13 wonderful people who have already put their hands up to help us run our first ever NYD event. 🙋‍♂️

Start the year right! See you down at Woden Town. ❤️

Address

Callam Offices, Easty Street
Canberra, ACT
2606

Opening Hours

7:30am - 9:30am

Website

https://www.parkrun.com.au/wodentown/, https://strava.app.link/kxDPT3yRMZb, https://bit.ly/4tRVAfJ

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