The Night of the Relays Bordeaux 2026

"Who, who? The midnight relayers!" 🔥

For this edition of the Night of the Relays, see you in Bordeaux, in the heart of the Southwest Metropolis, more precisely at Place Pey-Berland 🇫🇷. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Women's Foundation, the Night of the Relays is setting its bags in early June in Gironde, in the department of New Aquitaine 🌊 for an event you will remember for a long time. Here, there's no need to be a marathon runner 🏃 or have the calves of Rocky Balboa 🥊: the event is a relay race in solidarity, inclusive, and festive, open to everyone 🙌. We're not talking about the stopwatch ⏱️, but about heart, with an intense evening where every extra lap helps advance women's rights 🙏.

The route takes place in the city center of the Bordeaux municipality. The Place Pey-Berland ⛲️ is somewhat the heart of the city 💗: here you will find City Hall (which you can also call "Palais Rohan" if you want to be classy, and which dates back to the 18th century 🫨), the Saint-André Cathedral, or even the Pey-Berland Tower 🗼. Each monument has its history and constitutes an architectural marvel 🏛️. So the program is to run as many laps as possible in this iconic local setting 🔁. Running in this setting, with a sunset at the end of the day and an atmosphere worthy of the Olympic Games, you'll see it has something grandiose and glorifying 🤩. And especially when you're running for a cause that makes sense... The profile is flat, ideal for alternating between frenzied running and dynamic walking without risking a sprain 🌸. You'll set off for a 1.5-hour relay with your team on a 600 m course. All this to support the Women's Foundation which works in assisting women victims of domestic violence.

The atmosphere is the lifeblood of this event 🫁. Don't expect monastic silence ⛪️: here, it's a true luminous human tide 🌈. We have hundreds of participants, companies and teams united under the spotlights 🔦. Between two relay shifts, you'll enjoy a lively village 🕺, a refreshment bar to recharge 🍸, and a DJ set that will transform the mythical square into an open-air nightclub 🪩. It’s the ultimate anti-austere race 🪙, where smiling is mandatory in every photo 📸. Yep, we're watching you 😉.

After the race, take advantage of being in the city center to explore the surroundings 🔍. You can extend your run near the Bordeaux Park or stroll along the Left Bank 💦. The docks were refurbished a few years ago 🚧, and since then, we haven't found a better place to stroll at the end of the day or on weekends 😌. Taste-wise, venture into the Saint-Rémi and Saint-Pierre streets, just a few meters from the legendary Rue Sainte-Catherine 🏘️, the largest pedestrian and shopping street in Europe 😱 by the way. Indeed, challenges come one after another 😂. These streets are full of typical bistros offering local specialties and sharing boards among teammates. Here in Bordeaux 🌁, canelés and duck breasts are kings and it would be a shame to miss out on them 👀.

On your marks. Get set? Run! 🏁