Get Ready for Some Flipping Good Fun – Pancake Day Race 2026
Grand Union BID is excited to be bringing the inaugural Pancake Day Relay Race to Paddington this Pancake Day, Tuesday 17 February.
On Pancake Day, people across the country eat pancakes to mark the beginning of Lent and in some towns and cities, people come together to race each other while flipping a pancake in a frying pan. Paddington is about the be the next location that takes part in this old tradition.
For Pancake Day this year we’re looking for local companies to get a team together to race each other in a fun relay race, whilst flipping pancakes in friendly competition with your neighbours. The race track will be set out along the western end of Kingdom Street, near Novotel.
We have space for up to 20 teams to take part in the heats with the winning team being crowned the champions of the first Pancake Day Race and winning an excellent prize for the whole team.
Competing teams will also get a complimentary pancake as part of their entry.
If you just want to watch, you’re also welcome to come along and enjoy the spectacle and fun of the day, all while enjoying pancakes from the nearby Pancake Van brought in just for the event.
Through the event, we’ll also be raising money for the North Paddington Food Bank to help those struggling with food poverty. Participating teams will pay a £40 entrance fee, which will all go to this good cause, and we’ll be taking additional donations via the QRs dotted around the race track for any additional donations.
How to Get Involved
If you’d like to take part in the race, get a group of four team mates together from your company and email events@thisispaddington.com with your fun team name, your details and what company you're from and we’ll send you a link to pay the £40 charity donation to confirm your entry. Once registered, you’ll receive full event details ahead of the day.
You’re welcome to come in fancy dress or in company branding, as long as it doesn’t impede your ability to run or restrict movement.
We can’t wait to see you there either as a participant or to just come and watch this flipping good fun!