Move together. Grow closer.
Dadathlon is an international movement where fathers and children get active together — anywhere in the world during September, or side by side at a live event in Europe.
Choose your Dadathlon.
Both paths count. Both are part of the same movement.
Global Dadathlon
The worldwide September challenge. Run, bike and hike with your child wherever you live, log your activity and join thousands of families.
- Anywhere in the world
- Your own pace and schedule
- Register once on RaceID
Live Dadathlon Events
Real gatherings hosted by our partner organisations across Europe — a full day of sport, play and community for the whole family.
- Six partner countries
- Family-friendly, all ages welcome
- Free or low-cost participation
One month. Three disciplines. Every family.
Throughout September, fathers and children around the world move together and add their kilometres to one global total. Pick a discipline — or do all three.
Run
A park loop, a school route or a first 5K together.
Bike
City lanes, forest tracks or a weekend ride out of town.
Hike
A hill, a coastline or a long walk with real conversation.
Sport is the excuse. Time together is the point.
Dadathlon is a simple idea: when a father and a child move together, something changes between them. We build the occasions that make it happen — globally and locally.
Simple to join
No membership, no qualifying time, no equipment list. Show up and move.
Made for families
Every distance, every pace, every age. Children set the tempo.
Backed by partners
An Erasmus+ consortium of sport organisations across six European countries.
From one country to a European network.
Dadathlon is co-funded by the European Union and delivered by national sport organisations in Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia and Sweden — with a worldwide virtual edition open to everyone else.
Three steps, and you're in.
Choose your path
Join the global September challenge or find a live event near you.
Register
Global entries go through RaceID. Live events register through the local host.
Move together
Run, bike and hike with your child — and share the moment with the community.
The next three live Dadathlons.
Hosted by our partner organisations across Europe.
See Dadathlon in motion.
Two minutes on what happens when fathers and children start moving together.
Stockholm video
What the movement adds up to.
Delivered together across Europe.
Daddyhood Europe
Lead applicant and coordinator of the Dadathlon Erasmus+ project — connecting active fatherhood across Europe.
GezinsSport Vlaanderen
Flemish family-sports federation bringing decades of community sport methodology to the project.
Charles University — Faculty of Physical Education and Sport
Academic partner contributing research on fatherhood, family sport and inclusive participation.
Hungarian Leisure Sport Association (HLSA)
Hungarian Leisure Sport Association — national delivery partner for family-friendly events.
Latvijas Sporta Federāciju Padome (LSFP)
Latvian Sports Federations Council — bringing the Baltic perspective into the Dadathlon network.
Sport Kõigile (Estonian Sport for All)
Estonian Sport for All — community-sport partner shaping inclusive event design.
Ready to move together?
Join the global September challenge, or find a live Dadathlon event near you.