Saturday 19 September 2026
Rainbow Rush
Sign up to take part in Birmingham's most colourful fun run. Choose either 2.5km or 5km routes and get your tickets now to secure early bird prices!
Event Details
Saturday 19 September 2026
£12-£15 per person
Cofton Park, B45 8UN
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About this event
Time and Location
🏡 Event Village opens at 9.30am
🤸 Warm up – 10.50am
🎨 Giant paint throw – 10.59am
🏃 Start – 11:00am
Route options
Walk, jog, rush or dance your way through 2.5km or 5km of coloured paint stations, foam and dance tunnels before you slide your way to the finish line.
Take part in three easy steps
Register
Get your tickets to the most colourful fun run in Brum and choose from either a 2.5km or 5km route.
Spread the love
You’ll be automatically set up with a fundraising page after registering – so don’t be shy, share it and watch the donations roll in!
Raise money
Fundraising is vital for the future of Birmingham Hospice. We’ll share top tips and tricks to help you boost your fundraising and raise as much as possible for local hospice care!
Fundraising is key
How you can make an impact
With your support, we can continue to provide our expert and compassionate palliative and end of life care, now and in years to come.
Hospice services are only part funded by the NHS – we need to raise a huge £8 million this year to ensure everyone continues to get the care they need.
Fundraising from events like Rainbow Rush makes a huge impact – by creating a sponsorship page, encouraging donations from your friends, family and colleagues you can make real change in your local community.
Make a difference, volunteer at our events
As a volunteer, you will play a vital part in assisting the Events Team in making sure that hospice fundraising events run smoothly on the day, ensuring that participants have a fantastic experience. You will also experience and play a valuable role in generating vital funds for the hospice through helping with raffles, games and bucket collections.
FREQUENT QUESTIONS
Some of our most asked questions
Can you tell me more about the Colour Stations and foam?
There are four colour stations along the 5km route, and two on the 2.5km route. The paint being thrown is made from dyed natural pigments and is not regarded as a health or environmental hazard under current legislation. If you have any allergies or concerns, please contact the Events Team using the details below. The paint can be dusted off after the event and will wash off after a shower (or two, depending on how colourful you get!). Foam can be an irritant, so we’d advise having a shower after the event. We make every effort to ensure paint doesn’t stain, but can’t guarantee this, so we’d recommend you wear old clothes and avoid getting it on other surfaces (e.g., car seats) just in case. It might also be a good idea to bring a change of clothes with you to change into for your journey home.
Don’t forget to order your Rainbow Rush t-shirt to wear with pride on the day!
You will get wet running through the foam tunnel so may wish to bring a towel and have a change of clothes available.
Do you have information on the event course?
The Rainbow Rush course will be packed full of colour-paint stations, a foam and dance tunnel, music, slides and other fun surprises. The course takes place entirely on grass across Cofton Park. Due to this, we reserve the right to make changes to the number and range of activities, depending on the terrain, weather and other circumstances to ensure your safety. However, we endeavour to make the event as fun as possible, come rain or shine!
Please note, part of the course is on a steep-ish hill. For more information about this, please contact the Events Team using the details below.
Smoking is strictly prohibited within the event arena.
Is there parking or local transportation?
There will be no car parking available in Cofton Park park, so we’d encourage you to use public transport, get a lift or car share where possible.
Parking is available on Lowhill Lane and on residential roads nearby but this may be limited and very busy – so please allow extra time for your journey and to walk to the event site in the park.
Please ensure you take note of any parking restrictions or guidance, and to always follow the highway code.
Longbridge is the nearest train station and the nearest bus routes are numbers: 20, 20A, 27.
Did you know?
The cost of care
We provide free care to people living in Birmingham and the surrounding areas who have been given a terminal diagnosis. We need to cover 42% of our costs through voluntary income, including fundraising, income from our shops and also donations. This is why we need you to take part in our events and fundraise as much as possible to help us make hospice care available for everyone who needs it.
£59
could pay for a bereavement support session to help families through the journey of grief.
£174
could pay for an Occupational Therapist to visit a patient at home, helping them be as independent as possible.
£556
could pay for 24 hours of nursing support in our Inpatient Units, offering specialist care from our team of compassionate nurses and healthcare assistants.
It costs
£6,307
to provide round-the-clock palliative care for a patient staying in our Inpatient Units.
