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Final steps in Edinburgh!

  • The iconic MoonWalk Scotland will be taking place in Edinburgh for the final time on Saturday 6th September
  • Organisers, cancer charity Walk the Walk, are excited to announce that after 19 years, the event will be going on tour to a new city!
  • Since the first MoonWalk Scotland in 2006, 86,000 walkers have walked a total of almost 2 million miles overnight around Edinburgh, raising more than £22 million to support people across Scotland with breast and other cancers

Walk the Walk Founder and Chief Executive Nina Barough CBE said:

We are so incredibly proud of the awareness around cancer prevention, and the many millions of pounds which The MoonWalk has raised and invested into care for those living with cancer in Scotland. The past 19 years has given our supporters many wonderful memories and experiences, and while it will be incredibly sad to be leaving Edinburgh, it is also very exciting to be taking The MoonWalk to a new location, so watch this space! Join us to make The MoonWalk Scotland 2025 the super special celebration it deserves… sign up now to be part of this fantastic and iconic night. There is nothing like a MoonWalk!”

Angela Mairs, 57 from Livingston is taking on the Full Moon (26.2 miles) for the second time at this year’s MoonWalk Scotland. She was diagnosed with breast cancer last year following a routine mammogram:

I really enjoyed my first MoonWalk in 2019 and loved the wonderful atmosphere – there were even people out on the route supporting us at two o’clock in the morning! I can’t wait to raise more money for Walk the Walk – I was thrilled to find out that they’ve already contributed millions of pounds in grants to the Breast Unit at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh. During my diagnosis and treatment, I’ve well and truly used all the services at the Western General which Walk the Walk has helped to fund – the mammography unit, operating theatre and breast cancer ward. I feel so grateful and after my own diagnosis, I want to take part in The MoonWalk again to give something back”.

The MoonWalk Scotland 2025

  • Cancer charity Walk the Walk is encouraging women and men to sign up for the Full Moon (26.2 miles) or Half Moon (13.1 miles) overnight walking challenge at this year’s MoonWalk Scotland
  • Walk the Walk is also holding a family friendly 5K ZOOM Walk on the morning of The MoonWalk
  • All events start and finish at the MoonWalk Arena in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh

Sign up now at www.walkthewalk.org

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5K ZOOM Walk Scotland 2025 and The MoonWalk Scotland 2025

  • Saturday 6th September 2025, Holyrood Park, Edinburgh
  • From 10.15am: 5K ZOOM Walk, open to all ages and abilities
  • From midnight: Full Moon (26.2 miles) or Half Moon (13.1 miles) – women and men wearing decorated bras and brightly coloured bra t-shirts, raising money and awareness for breast and other cancers
  • Sign up now for all Walk the Walk’s events at www.walkthewalk.org

Walk the Walk

  • Walk the Walk is a cancer charity, which is passionate about encouraging women and men to become fitter and healthier and to take control of their own well-being
  • The charity is best known as the organiser of its flagship overnight MoonWalk fundraising events in London, Scotland and Iceland
  • Walkers taking part in these events wear the charity’s statement decorated bras or brightly coloured bra t-shirts, to raise awareness, as well as funds for cancer prevention and research, and for the emotional and physical care of those living with cancer
  • Walk the Walk specialises in creating walking challenges and treks ranging from 5km to 100 miles and more
  • Walk the Walk also started the campaigns that Men Can Get Breast Cancer Too, and Anyone Can Get Breast Cancer, raising awareness for men
  • Walk the Walk has raised in excess of £144 million to date