Charity Spindle Run at Shopping Nord

The Charity Spindellauf im Shopping Nord is a family-focused charity running festival held at Shopping Nord in Graz and organised in association with EKZ Shopping Nord GmbH and local partners. The event supports the Steirische Kinderkrebshilfe (Styrian Children’s Cancer Aid) and combines a primary running competition with a broad programme of childrens entertainment, food trucks and live stage acts across the afternoon and evening. The official event name remains in German as "Charity Spindellauf im Shopping Nord" and the page information (Stand: Jänner 2026) describes a one-day festival atmosphere with both competitive and recreational options.

The race uses a roughly 2.0 km loop around the Fachmarktzentrum and adjacent park areas, including a forest teaching path, a short bridge and a section across the shopping centres roof/park deck accessed via a spiral ramp. Participants may choose 1–5 laps (210 km total) with staggered starts for the Charity Spindellauf; a Kids Fun-Run is run earlier in the afternoon and donations from that activity are explicitly tied to the same charitable cause. Practical race services stated on the event page include professional chip timing in bibs, medals for top finishers, drinks and snacks at the start/finish area, a goodie bag for the first 200 registrants and free parking for attendees.