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Something Wild Festival

Name: Something Wild Festival
Start: 2026-09-04
End: 2026-09-04
Location: Hope Cove

Hope Cove, United Kingdom • 4 Sep 2026

Something Wild Festival

Something Wild Festival takes place from 4 to 7 September 2026 at Hope Cove, Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 3HW. The event is organised by Wild Running and combines trail racing, sea swimming, swimrun races, camping and live music in a coastal festival setting.

The event programme includes a range of race distances and formats:

Summit Wild Ultra
Marathon
Half Marathon
10K
5K
2K Kids Run
1K Kids Run
Rock Hard Coast Sea Swim (1.5 Miles)
Rocky Horror SwimRun LONG (17K) Solo
Rocky Horror SwimRun LONG (17K) Pairs
Rocky Horror SwimRun MEDIUM (11.5K) Solo
Rocky Horror SwimRun MEDIUM (11.5K) Pairs
Rocky Horror SwimRun SHORT (6K) Solo
Rocky Horror SwimRun SHORT (6K) Pairs

Additional festival activities listed by the organiser include Forest School sessions for children, yoga, movement sessions, massage, guided family runs, fireside talks, communal meals and live music. The site layout includes a festival village and a separate camp village with space for tents and camper vans, warm showers and compost toilets. Weekend and day ticket options are offered; weekend tickets include 2 to 3 nights camping, parking and evening speakers. Parking is payable for some visitors who do not hold a day or weekend ticket. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

United Kingdom South West (England) Hope Cove

Race information

Registration

Marathon

Half Marathon

17 km

Rocky Horror Swimrun Long

12 km

Rocky Horror Swimrun Medium

10 km

10k

6 km

Rocky Horror Swimrun Short

5 km

Summit Wild Ultra

Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

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16 mi

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Sunday Aug 2

Totnes 10K

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Saturday Aug 15

Ivybridge 3 Tops

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