Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
Parkrun
Falls parkrun, Belfast
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! Nearby Sunday 2k junior parkrun events for 4 to 14 year olds and their families can be found here.
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United Kingdom
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Northern Ireland
- 5 kilometres
- Falls Park, Belfast
Meeting point: 54.58636, -5.97888. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 54.58636, -5.97888.
The course
Course description
This is a Hilly one! The course starts beside the Bowling club around 100 metres from the main gates of the Park. The course is totally run on tarmac path and is one small lap & 2 large laps running round the beautiful Falls park. The finish is back at the bowling club.
On the course
The course is 5k long. It's run in Falls Park, Falls Road, Belfast and run entirely on tarmac footpaths. Some sections of the course may accumulate mud, leaves and puddles after rain. Dependent on availability, marshals will be at key sections of the course, or signs will be in place.
Please remember that the parkrun uses shared paths. For the continued success of the event, please give way to other park users. This won't hurt your time, it won't stop you from getting a PB and it will make sure everyone continues to enjoy the event.
Please, wherever possible walk, jog, cycle or use public transport when attending the event. If you do have to drive, please consider car-sharing to reduce our impact on both the environment and other park users. Please also watch out for other park users when arriving and leaving. Parking may be limited so try to arrive early.
More details
On foot
From Belfast City Centre, walk straight up the Falls Road for approx 2 miles to main gates of Falls Park.
By road
Coming from Lisburn direction on the M1:
- Take exit 2 toward Belfast (w)(s).
- At roundabout take 1st exit onto A55/Kennedy Way
- Go straight up Kennedy Way to next roundabout and take 3rd exit onto B102 Andersonstown Road
- Go straight down Andersonstown Road keeping straight ahead at next roundabout
- Falls Park is on left Coming from M2:
- Stay on West Link, then take slip road for Belfast (W)(S)
- Follow signs to Belfast (W)(S)
- At roundabout take 3rd exit
- Follow sign to Donegall Road
- At top of Donegall road bear left at traffic lights onto Falls road
- At next roundabout take 1st exit
- Follow for 0.48 miles & arrive at Falls park main gate on your right
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: At the finish, in the Bowling Club. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week tea, coffee or squash will be available at the finish in the Bowling Club - please come and join us.
Course safety
Falls parkrun, Belfast is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. We wish to make the event as safe as possible, so participants, spectators and helpers are asked to take care about the following:
- Please be considerate to the park and other park users at all times.
- Children under the age of eleven must be accompanied (within arm's reach) throughout the event by a parent, guardian or appropriate adult of the parent's choice.
- Please arrive by foot, by pedal-power or by public transport if you can - your efforts help to reduce our impact on the park and the planet.
- We invite everyone to consider volunteering at parkrun. Your support helps your parkrun events remain sustainable and free for all in your community, and it’s also a wonderful way to improve your own health and happiness. Please visit the volunteer page for more information.
- Take care near roads and car parks – some vehicles drive very quickly. Please congregate away from the cars and be careful in particular if you have children. If you’re driving to the event, please drive carefully.
- Take care on uneven surfaces – whether on grass or on tarmac. Watch out for cyclists, other participants, pedestrians, children, dogs, wildlife, park animals, vehicles, park maintenance work, falling branches, bollards, posts and other obstacles around the course.
- Please ensure that you are fit enough to walk, jog, run 5k (3.1 miles) with us.
- If you see someone with a serious problem, please stop to help them out and get help as soon as possible.
- If you’re watching, keep clear of participants on the course, and look after any children and dogs you may have with you.
- It is not permitted to run with a pushchair and a dog at the same time.
- Lyme Disease is a bacterial infection spread to humans by infected ticks. Consider protecting yourself by wearing repellent when at parkrun events in grassy or wooded areas. See lymediseaseuk.com for further details.
- You are welcome to take part with one dog by your side, within reach at all times, on a short, handheld, non-extendable lead. The use of waist harnesses is prohibited. Please also see this Support Site entry for further details about parkrunning with dogs.
- parkrunners pushing buggies are welcome, but please take care of others around you and do your best to start at an appropriate place in the field for your pace.
We hope these tips help to ensure that Falls parkrun, Belfast is fun and safe for everyone.
Age grading
All parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners compare results.
parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners see progress and compare results.
For more information, please see our Support page.
Volunteering
All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email falls@parkrun.com to help.
Safeguarding
parkrun is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For our full safeguarding processes and policies please see our Safeguarding Hub.
To report a safeguarding concern please email safeguarding@parkrun.com.
Bus
Buses run every 30 mins from Queens street, Belfast City Centre every Sat morning ( approx 15 min journey)
Taxi
There is a black taxi rank at King street, Belfast (Castle Junction)
Event stats
- 624
- Events
- 6,190
- Finishers
- 38,737
- Finishes
- 565
- Volunteers
- 5,451
- Personal bests
- 350
- Groups
- 00:30:43
- Average finish time
Nearby parkruns
- Musgrave junior parkrun Musgrave Park · 1.8 km
- Paisley Park parkrun Paisley Park · 2.1 km
- Woodvale junior parkrun Woodvale juniors · 2.6 km
- Colin Glen parkrun Colin Glen Forest Park · 3.2 km
- Queen’s parkrun, Belfast Queen's Uni Sport, Upper Malone · 3.6 km
- Ormeau parkrun Ormeau Park · 4.1 km
- Ormeau junior parkrun Ormeau Park · 4.2 km
- Waterworks junior parkrun Waterworks Park · 4.2 km
Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with F
- UK Postcode Areas Postcode area BT
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: F, Fe, Fr, Fl
Park5K is not affiliated with parkrun. - last updated 26 October 2026
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