Som CIDE’s charity race has a date in Palma

Plan your race pace

The charity race organised by Fundació Som CIDE will return to Palma on Nov. 8, 2026. The date is confirmed, but details about the course, distances, start times, registration and the beneficiary organisation have not yet been provided. For now, the fullest available precedent is the 2024 event, which combined children’s races, a 6.3-kilometre competition and a popular walk.

The event is part of the social and sporting activity linked to CIDE, a cooperative school in Palma. Its purpose reaches beyond competition: it brings students, families and participants of different ages together around sport and a charitable cause. The details published for 2024 should not be treated as valid for 2026 until organisers announce the rules for the new edition.

A charity event rooted in Palma

Fundació Som CIDE organises a charity race each year to benefit a social organisation. The event turns the school grounds and surrounding area into a meeting point for runners, walkers and families, with a community dimension that sets the day apart from an event focused solely on results. Sport serves as a way to participate and support a cause, as well as a shared physical activity.

The event is connected to CIDE’s educational and cooperative history, which includes cultural, sporting and family projects throughout the school year. The foundation, in turn, lists among its aims the promotion of education, educational innovation, the social economy, culture and the Sustainable Development Goals. That combination helps explain why the race has a recognisable place among the school’s initiatives rather than appearing as an isolated calendar activity.

For people looking up the 2026 event, the confirmed fact is specific: the race will take place in Palma on Sunday, Nov. 8. No exact start or finish address has been provided, nor is there information to establish whether the course will run entirely within the school grounds or on nearby streets. Those details are usually set out in the rules for each edition.

What is known about the 2026 edition

The date and municipality place the event on Palma’s autumn calendar, but they are not enough to determine the sporting programme. The available information does not include a start time, entry fee, categories, course lengths or a bib-pickup procedure. The absence of those details does not mean the race has been cancelled; it means they are not specified in the information provided.

It is also not known which charity or social organisation will benefit. In 2024, the event’s proceeds and visibility supported the Associació Balear d’Esclerosi Múltiple, known as ABDEM. That partnership belonged to that edition and does not establish that the same organisation will receive support in 2026. The beneficiary is a decision that must be confirmed each year.

The difference between an announced date and a fully detailed event matters when planning to take part. Registration, insurance coverage, schedule and course arrangements depend on the official terms for each edition. Until the 2026 rules are published, figures from previous years should be read as historical context, not as current conditions.

A race with a history and an educational purpose

The 2024 event was the 10th edition, according to information published at the time, and showed the range of people the day is designed to welcome. It included races for schoolchildren of different ages, a main race for adults and a popular walk. The programme allowed both competitive runners and people who preferred to walk to take part in a family-friendly format.

Its educational character was also reflected in distances tailored to school age groups. In 2024, the programme included 500 metres for early-years pupils, 750 metres for first- and second-grade pupils, another 750 metres for third and fourth grades, and 1,000 metres for fifth and sixth grades. Students in secondary school and upper-secondary education had a 3-kilometre race. Those categories and distances describe only the 2024 edition; no information provided confirms that they will return in the next one.

Different course lengths allow an event of this kind to accommodate varied paces and abilities. For younger participants, a short distance can make the start and finish a first shared sporting experience; adults can join either the race or the walk. In both cases, the collective element matters as much as the clock. Age-based participation is a visible feature of the event’s past format, although the 2026 programme has yet to be announced.

The 2024 precedent: courses, times and fees

The rules for the 10th edition set a 6.3-kilometre main race and a 3-kilometre popular walk. The start and finish were at the CIDE sports hall, and the course ran entirely on asphalt, with traffic closed during the event. The document also specified shorter races for schoolchildren. This is the available concrete precedent for understanding the event’s structure, not a confirmed description of the 2026 course.

In that edition, the main race started at 11 a.m. and the walk at 11:05 a.m. Children’s and youth races began between 9:50 and 10:30 a.m., depending on the category. Entry cost 9 euros for the 6.3-kilometre race and the walk, and 5 euros for school categories; people who were not members of a sports federation had to pay an additional euro for insurance. Neither those times nor those fees can automatically be carried over to November 2026.

The 2024 fee included a bib, timing, post-race refreshments and a commemorative T-shirt for the first 800 people to register. The rules also provided prizes for the top finishers in the 3- and 6.3-kilometre races and a prize draw after the activities. These details offer a useful picture of how the event was organised then, but they cannot predict which services or prizes the next edition will include.

Bib and chip pickup was also set out in the rules: at the school facilities until half an hour before the start, with an additional window on the preceding Friday. The 2026 event will be held on a different date, and the procedure may change. The pickup location and time should be checked in the information for the new edition, along with registration terms and included services.

The charitable cause changes from one edition to another

The charitable dimension is not a secondary addition; it is part of the race’s stated purpose. Each edition supports a social organisation, and the choice may be linked to the work of groups close to the school or to connections within its educational community. In 2024, the beneficiary was ABDEM, a Balearic organisation dedicated to multiple sclerosis, which also took part actively in the course.

That precedent illustrates how a local competition can raise awareness of a cause and bring together people who might not otherwise meet at a conventional race. The contribution is not necessarily limited to fundraising: the organisation’s presence, the visibility of its work and the participation of families can introduce its mission to a wider audience. The 2026 beneficiary has not been identified in the available information, so it is not possible to name a specific organisation as the recipient of support.

The event’s annual continuity creates a recognisable framework, but it does not mean every element stays the same. The beneficiary, rules, race format and entry fees may change. For a charity event, clearly stating who receives the support and how it is delivered matters as much as announcing the course. Transparency about the initiative’s destination completes its sporting purpose.

A day for runners, schoolchildren and walkers

The 2024 precedent showed a mix of competition and recreational participation. The 6.3-kilometre adult race offered a manageable challenge for regular runners and newcomers to popular races, while the 3-kilometre walk welcomed people who preferred a more relaxed pace. The school categories, meanwhile, adapted the effort to different ages.

At an event like this, the experience is not limited to covering a distance. For many families, the morning begins with getting race bibs ready, continues through staggered starts and applause along the course, and ends with participants meeting near the finish. That atmosphere requires organisers to consider competition as well as the movement of children and spectators. Safety and clear schedules are essential parts of a family event.

The 2024 rules said that Palma Local Police and the organisers were responsible for safety, and that an ambulance service would be available. They also specified that the course would be closed to traffic and that participants should follow instructions from the staff responsible. These measures help explain how that edition worked, although the 2026 safety arrangements will need to appear in its own rules.

Practical information still to be announced

With the date set, the details that will help people plan their participation include the exact start and finish locations, the route, distances and the schedule for each category. It is also not yet known when registration will open, how much it will cost, what the entry fee will include or whether there will be a participant limit. Without those elements, it is not possible to make a reliable comparison between the 2026 programme and earlier editions.

For people travelling from elsewhere in Mallorca, the venue address and access information will be especially useful. The 2024 edition placed the start and finish at the CIDE sports hall, but the information available for 2026 does not confirm that the same location will be used again. The same applies to parking, public transport and possible road closures: they should not be assumed before the official plan is known.

The rules also usually clarify matters that affect the event-day experience: insurance coverage, bib pickup, timing, refreshments, medical support and participation requirements. The 2024 document linked coverage to accidents directly resulting from the event and excluded, among other cases, pre-existing injuries or negligence. The terms that apply in 2026 will be those set out in the new rules, not those from a past edition.

CIDE, between sport and community life

The race makes more sense within the school’s broader activity. CIDE combines its educational programme with sporting and cultural initiatives, and has supported clubs in disciplines including volleyball, basketball, football and badminton. It has also developed hiking activities and projects for families. This context gives the event a dimension beyond the start line and connects sport with everyday community life.

The foundation lists the promotion of education and teaching, educational innovation, cooperativism, the social economy and cultural outreach among its aims. Those goals are broad, but they help place a charity race within sustained work. The event brings together physical activity, participation across generations and collaboration with a social organisation — three elements that help explain its place in the school calendar. The initiative links popular sport with an active educational community.

In a city such as Palma, where races of different sizes and purposes take place, a school-based charity event offers a close-knit scale. It does not need to compete with major events to matter: its value lies in connecting people from a shared community and drawing attention to a specific cause. The next edition will define that balance again through its route, categories and chosen social project.

The date opens the calendar; the rules will complete the event details

The next Fundació Som CIDE charity race has a confirmed date: Nov. 8, 2026, in Palma. The announcement lets people reserve the day, but it does not yet describe the event in full. The start time, distances, exact address, entry fees and beneficiary have not been provided, and the 2024 figures are only a historical reference.

The previous edition showed an event open to different ages, with school races, a 6.3-kilometre competition and a 3-kilometre walk, as well as support for ABDEM. The next event may keep or change that format. The official 2026 information will determine the actual programme, from the route to the participation terms.

A popular race takes on meaning when individual effort meets a shared purpose. At this event, the November date marks the return of an initiative connecting sport, education and charity in Palma. What remains to be announced is no minor detail: it will explain how the day is organised and who will benefit from the support. The event’s history provides context; the new edition’s details will shape its next chapter.