Date: TBC
Location: Walsall Arboretum, 139 Broadway N, Walsall, WS1 2QB
Minimum sponsorship: £10
Contact: Acorns Events team
Telephone: 01564 825037
Glow the distance for local children and families in 2025!
Join us to light up the night and deck yourself out with glow sticks, glitter and fairy lights and shine around Walsall Arboretum and Lake.
This is the perfect evening for the whole family – there’s no age limit and the course is pushchair and wheelchair friendly so everyone can take part!
By taking part in this incredible challenge and joining #TeamAcorns, you will be raising money for life limited and life threatened babies, children and young people across the West Midlands.
Sound like fun? Register your interest to be the first to hear when early bird ticket prices go on sale!
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Event details
Join us in 2025!
Glow Walk is now over for 2024. But if you had an amazing night and want to join us next year – or if you missed out on the fun this time around – register your interest for 2025 and you’ll be the first to know when early bird tickets go on sale. See you there!
Join us this October for the return of our incredible Glow Walk!
GLOW THE DISTANCE for local children and families!
Bring together your friends, families and colleagues for Acorns’ brightest event! Put on your brightest gear, deck yourself out with glow sticks and fairy lights and shine bright around our fun 2.5km or 4km route at Walsall Arboretum and Lake.
By taking part in this incredible challenge and joining #TeamAcorns, you will be raising money for life limited and life threatened babies, children and young people across the West Midlands.
Glow Walk is suitable for all the family – there’s no age limit and the course is pushchair and wheelchair friendly so everyone can take part!
Fundraise for Acorns
Your ticket price covers the cost of putting on the event, so anything you raise in sponsorship will help Acorns to provide specialist care for life limited and life threatened children, and support for their families. By signing up for this event, you are agreeing to raise just £10 per person.
A sparkling star!
We’re thrilled to be welcoming Kia Pegg who will be adding some sparkling star quality to Glow Walk this year!
Kia, a TV soap actress and children’s presenter, will be recognised by many for her role as Jody in Tracy Beaker Returns. She was also nominated for a BAFTA in the follow-up series The Dumping Ground, plays Scarlett Kiernan in the BBC series Doctors and is also a presenter for CBBC’s Saturday Mash-Up!
Kia’s appearance at Acorns Glow Walk is her first official engagement as a brand-new Ambassador for the charity, and she will be officially starting the walk as well as taking part with her mum and dog!
Glow-tastic entertainment!
With some new surprises for 2024, our glow-tastic route is the main attraction, but there’s so much more to enjoy at Glow Walk!
Our event village will be open from 5:30pm and there’s so much to see and do, including:
- Food & drink vendors – pancakes, burgers, hot-dogs, barista quality hot drinks and lots more! You won’t go hungry with our tasty range of food stalls
- Face painting – add some extra sparkle and glam to your look
- Disco bouncy castle – brand new for 2024, this is the perfect place to burn off some extra energy
- Merchandise stalls – grab your glow toys, balloons and glow accessories to complete your look
- Petting zoo – Therapeutic Breathing Spaces CIC will be bringing along their goats especially for you to meet! They’ll only be in the event village from 5:30pm-7:00pm so come along early for your chance to say hello
- LED robot – Back by popular demand, our glow-tastic giant robot will be lighting the way as you get ready for the walk!
Host with the most!
We’re thrilled to welcome our brilliant host for the evening, Brody Swain!
Brody has been a recognisable voice, broadcasting across the Midlands for more than 30 years. Alongside his love of broadcasting, Brody has hosted and compèred at prestigious festivals, black tie awards, civic events and charity fundraisers, that have taken him all over the UK, whilst always bringing his trademark humour and authenticity to any event he’s involved in.
Are you celebrating a birthday or special occasion? Or maybe you’re part of a family or team who you’d love to mention. Send us your messages once you have booked your tickets, and we’ll pass them on to Brody, who will give you a shout out from the stage!
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to fundraise for this event?
Your ticket price covers the cost of putting on the event, so anything you raise in sponsorship will help Acorns to provide specialist care for life limited and life threatened children, and support for their families. By signing up for this event, you are agreeing to raise just £10 per person. You can start today by checking out our fundraising materials.
When will my T-shirt arrive?
We’ll send out T-shirts with your Glow packs from the start of September, so you can be event ready!
Where is the event taking place?
Walsall Arboretum, Walsall, WS1 2QB.
How long is the course?
The course itself is approximately 2.5km long but you’ll do two laps for double the fun! If just one lap suits your group, then that is also fine.
What's included?
- A Glow Walk t-shirt (excluding under 3s)
- A Glow Pack including glow accessories to help you shine bright.
- A Glow Walk fundraising pack to help you raise as much as possible for local children and families!
- Regular contact from Acorns Events team to help you prepare for the big day!
- An energetic and fun warm up to get you ready for your walk.
- A 4km route for double the fun! You can also choose to walk the route once (2.5km) if you prefer.
- An Acorns medal when you cross the finish line.
- Entertainment throughout the evening.
- Hot and cold food and drinks, and extra Glow accessories and merchandise will be available to purchase on the day.
Do you have a bag drop?
There will be no bag drop available on the day. Please ensure you keep your change of clothes, picnics or larger items in your vehicles or leave them with any spectators that are joining you. Personal items such as phones and wallets should be kept on you.
Thank you to our headline sponsor!
Bin sponsor
Water station sponsor
