Each year there are two days where event teams may choose to hold a parkrun on another day.
One is New Year’s Day (January 1st) in all countries; the other is a ‘Special Day’ for each individual country - these are listed below.
Use the links below to see who has declared that they are staging extra events. The links will go ‘live’ two months prior to the Special Day.
| Country | Special Day |
| Australia | Christmas Day |
| Canada | Canada Day |
| Denmark | Ascension Day |
| Finland | Ascension Day |
| France | Christmas Day |
| Germany | German Unity Day |
| Ireland | Christmas Day |
| Italy | Christmas Day |
| Japan | Greenery Day |
| Malaysia | Malaysia Day |
| Netherlands | Whit Monday |
| New Zealand | Christmas Day |
| Norway | Ascension Day |
| Poland | Boxing Day |
| Singapore | Singapore Day |
| South Africa | Freedom Day |
| Sweden | Ascension Day |
| United Kingdom | Christmas Day |
| United States | Thanksgiving |
Please see the News page on each local event's website and/or check social media channels for extra information.
If a Special Day occurs on a normal event day then there are no extra events.