Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
Parkrun
Sun City parkrun
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you!
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South Africa
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North West
- 5 kilometres
- Sun City
Meeting point: -25.34546, 27.09857. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates -25.34546, 27.09857.
The course
Course description
Deservedly ranked as one of the most prestigious golf courses on the African continent, the Gary Player Country Club is 18-hole par-72 walking course, with a 5km running trail along the course. Along the route, we have green directional signage on the path with a kilometer marker board at each km to confirm your progress. The route has a total climbing of 87m. The route spans along the tarred golf cart path.
Unfortunately dogs are not allowed at this event.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Gary Player Country Club, Sun City Resort. The course is run entirely on permanent paths. 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.
Facilities
Clubhouse & halfway house for snacks & refreshments. Restrooms at start & finish points.
More details
Public transport
N/A
On foot
N/A
By road
Access Details
Please note the main gate will allow participants access to the property when showing their barcodes. Each person in the vehicle must show their barcode to be allowed access to the property. Access time will be between 6:00am and 7am. Please ensure you give yourself enough time to get to the venue from the gate. Participants can park in the Day Visitor parking area. A shuttle service will be available to transport you to the Welcome Centre. There is about a 10 minute walk from the Welcome Centre to the Gary Play Golf Course.
GPS coordinates: --25.3461163299792; 27.099503309
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Gary Player Country Club Restaurant. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at the Gary Player Country Club Restaurant - please come and join us!
Course safety
Sun City parkrun 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.
- Unfortunately dogs are not allowed at this event.
The only exception to this rule is when accompanied by an assistance dog. - 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 Sun City parkrun 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 suncity@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.
Event stats
- 75
- Events
- 4,601
- Finishers
- 9,075
- Finishes
- 165
- Volunteers
- 843
- Personal bests
- 166
- Groups
- 00:45:54
- Average finish time
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Challenges this parkrun helps with
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- Periodic Table Matches symbols: Si, S, Sc, Sr, Sn
Park5K is not affiliated with parkrun. - last updated 26 October 2026
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