Blackbutt parkrun

Blackbutt parkrun A free, weekly, timed 5k event every Saturday morning at 8am in Richley Recreation Reserve, New Lambton. Everyone is welcome to walk, run or volunteer.

Blackbutt parkrun is a FREE weekly timed 5km event for runners of all standards, which takes place every Saturday at 8am in Newcastle, NSW, Australia. Blackbutt parkrun is FREE and open to people of all standards and ages, both as volunteers and as runners / walkers. We encourage people of every ability to take part, from those taking their first steps in running to Olympians, from juniors 5 years

or older to those with decades of experience. All runners receive encouragement and enjoy being part of a community event open to all standards. Equally, our volunteer teams come from a huge variety of backgrounds and we urge everybody to get involved in organising their local events at least 3 times per year.

Apologies this is a week late, butt Mark is one of the coolest Volunteers out on the Blackbutt course
05/09/2026

Apologies this is a week late, butt Mark is one of the coolest Volunteers out on the Blackbutt course

Some pics today taken by Margie D
05/09/2026

Some pics today taken by Margie D

Thanks Margie for these pics 👍
05/09/2026

Thanks Margie for these pics 👍

Welcome to spring 🌱 Thanks Vollies 🙏Hope our visitors and first timers enjoyed our course 😃 Congratulations John on 200 ...
05/09/2026

Welcome to spring 🌱

Thanks Vollies 🙏

Hope our visitors and first timers enjoyed our course 😃

Congratulations John on 200 Runs- very inspiring 🥳

Happy father's Day to all dad's for tomorrow 🫂

No photographer today but here's some snaps

See you soon at Blackbutt Parkrun. The animals are eagerly awaiting your arrival
04/09/2026

See you soon at Blackbutt Parkrun. The animals are eagerly awaiting your arrival

Part 4- The Goblet Of Fire (Leg Edition) We came, we climbed, we conquered. Points to everyone who crossed the line!
29/08/2026

Part 4- The Goblet Of Fire (Leg Edition)
We came, we climbed, we conquered. Points to everyone who crossed the line!

Part 3: The Prisoner of Blackbutt"Finally free from the elevation."
29/08/2026

Part 3: The Prisoner of Blackbutt
"Finally free from the elevation."

Part 2: The Chamber of ‘Heavy Breathing’"That hill just cast a Full-Body-Bind curse on my stamina”
29/08/2026

Part 2: The Chamber of ‘Heavy Breathing’
"That hill just cast a Full-Body-Bind curse on my stamina”

Part 1: The Philosopher’s Hill "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good... and by 'no good', I mean voluntarily tacklin...
29/08/2026

Part 1: The Philosopher’s Hill
"I solemnly swear that I am up to no good... and by 'no good', I mean voluntarily tackling this incline at 8:00 AM."

28/08/2026

Another Parkrun done and dusted ✅

Thanks to our volunteers, you guys are awesome 👏

Great to see first timers to blackbutt today (hopefully the hills were not too much of a shock) and our special visitors from the UK and Tassie!

Good luck to those doing the Sydney Marathon tomorrow 🙏

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Newcastle, NSW

Opening Hours

7:45am - 9:30am

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