SaturdayOff has logged every UK parkrun cancellation on the official list each week since July. Here's what 17 Saturdays of data show.
Saturday 24 October is the busiest Saturday since SaturdayOff started tracking in July 2026. 94 UK parkruns were cancelled, more than double the previous high since July, 43 on 4 July. 54 of them were down to the weather. In the 16 Saturdays before it, not one UK parkrun was called off for weather. Bigger storm weekends happened before we started tracking, such as Storm Amy in October 2025.
The reason given on the official list. Most cancellations have nothing to do with the weather or the event team. The park or venue simply isn't available that morning, usually because something else is on.
| Reason | Cancellations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Venue unavailable | 365 | 71% |
| Course unsafe or blocked | 64 | 12% |
| Weather | 54 | 11% |
| Shortage of volunteers | 17 | 3% |
| Permission issue | 11 | 2% |
| Air quality | 1 | under 1% |
Our data starts in July, so winter frost and ice aren't in it yet. Expect "course unsafe or blocked" to climb from November.
By far the busiest was 24 October, with 94, when stormy weather alone cancelled 54 events. Before that, the busiest Saturdays were 4 July (43) and 11 July (42), in the middle of summer event season, and the August bank holiday weekend, 29 August (41). The quietest was 3 October, with 12.
Saturday 7 November is the first Saturday after Bonfire Night, when many parks host firework displays. Three weeks out, 35 parkruns were already listed as cancelled for that morning. Other autumn Saturdays had between 7 and 11 listed at the same point.
| Saturday | Listed as cancelled three weeks ahead |
|---|---|
| Saturday 17 October | 7 |
| Saturday 24 October | 10 |
| Saturday 31 October | 11 |
| Saturday 7 November | 35 |
The official reason given for these is "venue unavailable". Some of the larger events affected, with the nearest parkrun that's still on that morning:
| Cancelled on 7 November | Nearest still on |
|---|---|
| Battersea | Clapham Common (1.6 miles) |
| Ally Pally | Lordship Recreation Ground (1.5 miles) |
| Temple Newsam | Rothwell (2.5 miles) |
| Victoria Embankment, Nottingham | Clifton (2 miles) |
| Cassiobury | Holywell King George V Playing Fields (1.2 miles) |
| Morden | Nonsuch (2.7 miles) |
| Abbey Park | Leicester Victoria (1.7 miles) |
| Guildford | Broadwater (3.8 miles) |
| Winchester | Eastleigh (7.3 miles) |
| Woking | Homewood (3.9 miles) |
Distances are straight-line. Lists can change, so check the event's own page before you travel.
Parkruns cancelled on five or more of the 17 Saturdays. Almost all of these come down to the venue, for example a stadium, a seafront or a school site with other bookings, not anything the volunteers running the event have done.
| parkrun | Saturdays cancelled | Reasons given |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School | 8 of 17 | Venue unavailable |
| Marine Parade | 7 of 17 | Course unsafe or blocked, venue unavailable |
| Worthing | 7 of 17 | Course unsafe or blocked, venue unavailable |
| Finsbury | 6 of 17 | Venue unavailable |
| Holme Pierrepont | 6 of 17 | Venue unavailable |
| Keswick | 6 of 17 | Venue unavailable |
| Markshall | 6 of 17 | Permission issue |
| Morden | 6 of 17 | Course unsafe or blocked, venue unavailable |
| Battersea | 5 of 17 | Venue unavailable |
| Holkham | 5 of 17 | Venue unavailable |
| St Matthew's Field | 5 of 17 | Course unsafe or blocked, venue unavailable |
| York | 5 of 17 | Venue unavailable |
Each week SaturdayOff records the cancellations listed on parkrun's public cancellations page for UK 5k events, as they stand on the Friday before. Very late cancellations announced on the Saturday morning may not be included, so treat these as minimum figures. Event locations come from parkrun's public events list. SaturdayOff is independent and not affiliated with parkrun Ltd.
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