01
Team
Charge
The community team. Walk, jog or run at your own pace, relaxed, inclusive and open to every fitness level.
All pacesOne loop or many
Lake Burley GriffinFriday 23 October 20268:00am–8:00pm
12-Hour
Relay Challenge
Run. Walk. Race.
Make an impact.
Nightshift 12-Hour Relay begins Friday 23 October 2026 at 8:00am.
One 6.4km loop every hour✳Walk it✳Jog it✳Race it✳All 12 hours✳Supporting Barnardos Australia✳
01 / The Relay
Twelve hours
around the lake
On Friday 23 October 2026, Nightshift holds its biggest event yet, a 12-hour community relay around Lake Burley Griffin, starting and finishing at Walt & Burley on the Kingston Foreshore.
A new 6.4km loop leaves every hour, on the hour. You don't need to run the full twelve. Take one loop, drop in and out across the day, or commit to the whole shift.
12
Hours
6.4
km loop
77
km full shift
$50k
Goal
6.4KM
The loop · start & finish
Walt & Burley, Kingston Foreshore
02 / The Shift
Every hour,
a new start line
Scroll the day. Twelve departures from 8:00am, the light going with each one, until the whole community lines up together at 7:00pm.
6.4km per loop 77km full shift
03 / Choose your team
Pick your pace,
pick your challenge
Three teams. Same loop, same finish line, same purpose.
Team
02
Team
Race
For runners looking to pick up the pace, push a little harder and take the loop on alongside others chasing the same thing.
Faster loopsOpen entry
03
Application onlyTeam
Endurance
Experienced runners committing to all twelve hourly loops, roughly 77km across the day, start to finish.
12 loops~77km
047:00pm
The final lap
Everyone.
At 7:00pm all three teams and the wider community line up together for the last lap of the day. The goal is simple, get as many people as possible on that start line and finish the relay on a Nightshift high. Pizza and drinks at Walt & Burley after.
05 / Why we run
$50,000 for
Barnardos Australia
Nightshift has always been about helping people feel safer through community and connection. This event extends that purpose, raising funds for Barnardos Australia and its work supporting young people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
$5,500 supports one young person for twelve months. Our goal is nine.
06 / Partner with us
Get your business
involved
Every $5,500 raised can support one young person for 12 months.
$2,000
Community Hour Partner
Sponsor one hour of the relay, with event recognition, social media exposure, event content and the opportunity for your team to join the sponsored hour.
$4,000
Corporate Hour Partner
Take on a larger role in the campaign, including recognition for a relay hour, team participation, event content and a dedicated sponsor spotlight across Nightshift social channels.
In-kind
Community Support Partner
Support the event through products or services such as food, drinks, recovery products, merchandise, equipment or participant giveaways.
Partnership enquiry
Discuss a
partnership
Tell us about your business and the kind of involvement you have in mind, and we will come back to you with the details.
07The Club
A safe way
to run at night
Nightshift is a Canberra community run club built on movement, connection and purpose. It started to give people a safe, welcoming way to run at night as part of a group.
It was never only about running, or pace. It's about connection, community and making movement feel accessible to more people. Run by Eighty8, open to everyone.
08 / Past Nightshifts
Two rounds
already run
Nightshift has taken the lake twice. The 12-hour relay is round three.
28 February 2026
RND 1
The first Nightshift brought the community together for a 5-7km night loop around Lake Burley Griffin, built on the idea of moving through the city together after dark. Runners of every ability were encouraged to simply show up.
5-7km loopFinished at Rosa's
29 May 2026
RND 2
Nightshift returned for a second run around the lake, opening the concept beyond running to anyone who wanted to walk, jog, run or ride, whatever their pace. It also carried a purpose, raising awareness for Barnardos Australia around youth homelessness and mental health.
Walk, jog, run or rideBarnardos Australia
12 hours/One community/One purpose/
Registrations now open
Take the
night shift
Walt & Burley, Kingston ForeshoreFriday 23 October 20268:00am–8:00pm