Sports Day

Saturday 6th June 2026

12.15 pm - 4.30 pm

Ravelston Park, Blackhall 




The Sports Day is proudly supported by the Lottery Community Fund and The City of Edinburgh Council


What is on... 

A flavour of what to expect on the biggest day in the sporting calendar...

Running Races

Lace up those bootstraps and get involved in the various races throughout the day. For the dads race, a tube of deep heat is recommended.

Times of races are below.


Bouncy Castle

Make sure the kids eat their food after jumping around like lunatics in this inflatable castle.

60 foot assault course!

Brand new to the Sports Day this year. Race your friends through this awesome inflatable assault course.


Climbing Wall

Try your mountaineering skills on the Ice Climbing wall.  Not for those with vertigo!

Giant Slide

Are you brave enough to climb up and speed down this giant graffiti slide?!


Trampoline Bungy

Let the kids bounce all day and see how many backflips they can do!

Beat the Goalie

Come test your shooting skills to beat the keepers!


Silent Disco

Bust a move and drop some serious shapes in the silent disco tent.

Stalls 

Browse and bargain hunt around the various stalls for some gifts, presents, sweets, treats and games for the kids.


Street Food

You'll not go hungry with the gourmet offerings from Belmonte Food , Pizza Geeks and Lucas Ice Cream. Mmmmmm

Candyfloss, Popcorn & Ice Cream

Loads of sweet things to give your kids plenty of energy for the races and make them not go to sleep for days!


Beer & Prosecco Tent

For the adults only where parents can tag team child care to escape for a few beverages in the sun.  Advise not to combine shortly before any adults races,

Please drink responsibly.

Race Schedule

Get to the start line at 1 pm for a warm-up led by the experts at Westwoods Health Club before the races  begin.

Please note that the below are approximate timings so listen out for the individual races to be called out over the PA system.

Good Luck!

Food and Drink

To satisfy your hunger and make sure you are properly fueled for the day, we have a fantastic lineup of the following operators: 

Fruit and Water

A massive thanks to Lidl for providing water and fruit for all competitors to keep them hydrated and the energy levels up!

Please visit the local store at Craigleith Retail Park for all your food and drink.

Sports Tasters

Come and try out a few new or different sports that we have organised for you on the day:

Fore!! Try your hand at the 9 hole putting course and see if you are the next Rory McIlroy.

Anyone for tennis? Olivia Smart will be able to see if you can smash it here!

Get in the shooting circle and see if you can score against The Grange Hockey club! 

How close can you get to the Jack? The Bowling Club will be able to show you how it's done 


Housekeeping


Don't forget your sunscreen as the sun may come out to play too!  Drink plenty of water too!

Entry: £6 suggested donation (up to a max of £24 per family) which includes all rides, races, sports tasters and silent disco. Under 3s are free.

Card payments will be accepted for entry and at most of the stalls but please bring some small change/pocket money as some community stalls will be cash only. 

Dogs are more than welcome but must be kept on a lead

2026 Blackhall Sports Day Drawing Competition

Congratulations to Ariana Stuart of P6 for winning the 2026 BCSC Sports Day drawing competition with this fabulous work of art! This will appear on the front of the annual sports day programme.

Well done for all other artists who took part.  Your pictures will be displayed in the tea tent on Sports Day for all to see.


Volunteers

🏅Sports Day Needs You🏅 Sports Day is Saturday 6 June — and we need a brilliant team of volunteers to help make the day a success.

Whether it’s helping in the tea tent ☕, assisting with races 🏃‍♀️, setting up, tidying up, or simply being an extra pair of hands, every bit of help makes a huge difference. It’s a fun, community day with lots of friendly faces — and we’re only asking for one hour of your time.

If you can help, please sign up using the Google Form below 👇

Thank you so much for supporting the event!

The Blackhall Sports Committee