We run campaigns and events.

The outdoors provides an endless supply of inspiration, captured in footage, photos and words. We lead the campaign to bring all of that together under the #itsgreatoutthere message, but everyone who loves the outdoors can contribute.
#itsgreatoutthere

Our campaigns and events.

Who’s Out There?

We invite mini-influencer, members, brands and retailer to answer the question: “Why do you love the outdoors?”. The answers are shared far and wide on our social media channels.

European Week of Sport

We are a proud and active partner of the European Week of Sport, which takes place each year between 23 and 30 September.
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

Sustainability and Outdoor Activity

COMING SOON – We are currently working on a campaign in collaboration with the EOG to share product sustainability information with the general public.

It’s Great Out There Coalition
@ Outdoor by ISPO

We will be represented at Outdoor by ISPO. Find out about our key activities during the show.

It’s Great Out There Coalition
@ ISPO

We will be represented at ISPO. Find out about our key activities during the show.

Healthy Lifestyles Initiative

We have pledged to deliver thousands of Outdoor Activity Days as part of the European Healthy Lifestyles Initaitive.
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

Other relevant insights and updates.

There is a lot of information available on the benefits of outdoor activity for individuals and for society as a whole. We collect the most relevant insights and updates below.
#itsgreatoutthereActivationAdvocacyMembers

Brands team up to support grassroots organisations during European Week of Sport

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ActivationAdvocacyMembersNews

It’s Great Out There 2024 Grant Recipient, Mikkelin Latu Receives Extra Support from Sea to Summit for their Sleep Outdoors Night 2024 Event

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ActivationAdvocacyMembersNews

Re-Purpose and #BeActive Campaign: European Week of Sports 2024

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MembersNewsPress release

Perry Laukens Appointed as New President of the It’s Great Out There Coalition

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ActivationEuropean Week of SportMotivationNews

Endorse the HL4EU Call for Action to support Healthy Lifestyles in Europe

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ActivationGrantsNewsOutdoor Activity Days

European grassroots projects receive #itsgreatoutthere 2024 grants to promote outdoor activities

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Call for Projects 2024
GrantsNewsPress release

Call for #ItsGreatOutThere Grant Projects 2024

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ActivationGrantsNewsOutdoor Activity Days

Olive Academies – Venture Beyond

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ActivationGrantsNewsOutdoor Activity Days

Venture Out Wilderness Project – Outdoor Family Experiences

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ActivationMotivationNews

Here are the winners of our #outdoorstogether competition

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ActivationGrantsNewsOutdoor Activity Days

Urban Uprising Outdoor

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ActivationMotivationNews

Join our #OutdoorsTogether campaign and win great prizes

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Members

It’s Great Out There Coalition Member Showcase Helly Hansen

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YAMBI©MathisDumas
ActivationGrantsNewsOutdoor Activity Days

Grass roots projects across Europe secure #itsgreatoutthere grants to get more people active in the outdoors

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Members

Interview with Vittorio Forato – AKU Marketing Manager

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News

Council Member application

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News

Communications Manager (Job Advert)

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Call for Projects 2023
NewsPress release

Call for #itsgreatoutthere grant projects

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Margo de Lange, secretary general for the It's Great Out There Coalition
NewsPress release

New Secretary General pledges to build profile and impact of the It’s Great Out There Coalition

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Youth Hiking School - Zadar
ActivationGrantsNewsOutdoor Activity Days

Youth Hiking School

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#itsgreatoutthereMotivationWho’s Out There

#itsgreatoutthere and OPENING UP THE OUTDOORS are seeking Volunteer Community Advisors

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OUTO - Opening Up the Outdoors
#itsgreatoutthereMotivationWho’s Out There

#itsgreatoutthere meets OPENING UP THE OUTDOORS

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Down by the river
ActivationGrantsOutdoor Activity Days

Down by the river

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ActivationMotivation

Here are the winners of our #takesomeoneoutdoors competition

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Climbing to the top - Yoga and Sport with Refugees
ActivationGrantsOutdoor Activity Days

Climbing to the top

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ActivationGrantsNewsOutdoor Activity Days

The wanderlust women Wild camping expedition no.2

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ActivationMotivation

Join our #takesomeoneoutdoors campaign and win great prizes

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Photobylaurelle
ActivationGrantsOutdoor Activity Days

We Go Outside Too – Out of the Box Festival 2022

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ActivationGrantsOutdoor Activity Days

Inspiring young people to get outdoors with our Explore Day

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The Wanderlust Women - Copyright Harriet
ActivationGrantsOutdoor Activity Days

The wanderlust women camping weekender no.1

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Nordic walking retreat in Pokaini forest
ActivationGrantsOutdoor Activity Days

Nordic walking retreat in Pokaini forest

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Youth Hiking School with Hiking Club Paklenica
ActivationGrantsOutdoor Activity Days

Youth Hiking School in Croatia teaches ‘leave no trace’ mindset

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Wanderlust Women
ActivationGrantsInspirationMotivation

#ITSGREATOUTTHERE meets Wanderlust Women

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EU Sport Forum 2022
Advocacy

Coalition attended the EU Sport Forum 16-17 June 2022, Lille (France)

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Down by the River - grant
ActivationGrantsOutdoor Activity Days

‘Down by the River’ and #itsgreatoutthere

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News

Are you ready to welcome the newcomers?

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ActivationGrantsOutdoor Activity Days

Latest #itsgreatoutthere grants continue support for grass roots outdoor participation projects across Europe

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Outsiders Project: Dora Atim, Photo Credit: Phil Young for The Outsiders Project x SquareSpace
ActivationAdvocacyInsightsInspiration

Outsiders Diversity report

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ActivationGrantsOutdoor Activity Days

Call for applications for 2022 #itsgreatoutthere grants

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Coalition joins European Commission Green Sport Expert Group
AdvocacyGreen Sport Expert Group

Coalition adds outdoor perspective to European Commission Expert Group

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Photo by Hey Framling!
ActivationGrants

List of grants

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ActivationAdvocacyOutdoor Activity Days

It’s Great Out There Coalition pledges to deliver thousands of Outdoor Activity Days to support European Commission’s HealthyLifestyle4All campaign

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ActivationOutdoor Activity Days

Helly Hansen and #itsgreatoutthere to deliver Outdoor Activity Days with We Go Outside Too

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ActivationGrantsOutdoor Activity Days

Grant helps give new experience in the UK’s oldest National Park to hundreds from inner city Nottingham

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Advocacy

Aiming for a greener approach to outdoor activities and sport

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Mountaineering Youth Programme
ActivationGrantsOutdoor Activity Days

From Madrid to the mountains with support from #itsgreatoutthere

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Copyright Walk and Talk Trust
#itsgreatoutthereMotivation

Charity campaign walks to success by funding free boots for 1,000 kids

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ActivationGrantsNewsOutdoor Activity Days

Latest #itsgreatoutthere grants will deliver thousands of days of outdoor activities

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ActivationGrantsOutdoor Activity Days

About the first round of 2021 #itsgreatoutthere grants

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ActivationGrantsOutdoor Activity Days

Girls count! Adventures

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ActivationGrantsOutdoor Activity Days

Minds Matter

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ActivationGrantsOutdoor Activity Days

Outdoors to Share

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ActivationGrantsOutdoor Activity Days

Outdoor by Ternua and IGOT, Action 3

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ActivationGrantsOutdoor Activity Days

Families in the Mountains

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Woman running in park
ActivationAdvocacyInsightsSocietal Context

Major new research confirms link between physical activity and better COVID-19 outcomes

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AdvocacySocietal Context

Putting the outdoors at the heart of Europe’s post pandemic recovery plan

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ActivationOutdoor Activity Days

Launch of #itsgreatoutthere Outdoor Activity Days aims to boost participation across Europe

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ActivationOutdoor Activity Days

The Coalition launches #itsgreatoutthere Outdoor Activity Days and announces a new round of funding for grassroots projects

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ActivationAdvocacyMotivation

It’s Great Out There Coalition: Annual Report 2020

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WHO guidelines on physical activity
AdvocacySocietal Context

“Being physically active…can help add years to life and life to years”

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Black Girls Hike
MotivationWho’s Out There

Inclusivity and diversity in the outdoors – leading campaigners in the news

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AdvocacySocietal Context

Bringing nature back to our #BeActive lives – free online event on Thursday 10 December

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European Week of SportMotivation

outdoorsmiles competition – highlights

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ActivationGrantsOutdoor Activity Days

#itsgreatoutthere grant helps hundreds of young people discover adventure in the mountains

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News

Invitation – The power of the Outdoors

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Welcome to my garden
MotivationWho’s Out There

Welcome to my garden

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ActivationGrantsNewsOutdoor Activity Days

Young people from six nations will benefit from new #itsgreatoutthere grants

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ActivationGrantsNewsOutdoor Activity Days

The rewarding results of #itsgreatoutthere grants

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ActivationGrantsNewsOutdoor Activity Days

Launch of #itsgreatoutthere micro-grants to help non-profit organisations get Europe active outdoors

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ActivationGrantsOutdoor Activity Days

Outdoor Families Get Out After Lockdown Project

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ActivationGrantsOutdoor Activity Days

Out and About

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ActivationGrantsOutdoor Activity Days

AFK Autumn Holiday Programme

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ActivationGrantsOutdoor Activity Days

Inspiring young people to get outside after Covid

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#itsgreatoutthereAdvocacyInspirationNews

New research reveals greater public appetite for outdoor activities after COVID

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ActivationGrantsNewsOutdoor Activity Days

Outdoor with TERNUA and #itsgreatoutthere by CREPS

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Free to be Kids – growing children’s emotional health
ActivationGrantsNewsOutdoor Activity Days

Free to be Kids – growing children’s emotional health

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#itsgreatoutthereInspirationMotivationNews

10 Good Principles for Outdoor Sports in Protected Areas

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European Week of SportMotivationNews

TakeSomeoneOutdoors competition: Explore the winner photos

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ActivationGrantsNewsOutdoor Activity Days

AKU – ORME – Festival dei sentieri

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ActivationGrantsNewsOutdoor Activity Days

Skills for Living

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ActivationGrantsNewsOutdoor Activity Days

HEALING NATURE: CYCLING ALONG THE DANUBE RIVER – School on Wheels

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ActivationGrantsNewsOutdoor Activity Days

11 students, 15 days, one goal: Crossing the Pyrenees

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ActivationGrants

Equipment for Wetherby Explorer Scouts

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ActivationGrants

School cross the Alps

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ActivationGrantsNewsOutdoor Activity Days

TRAIL BLAZERS – adventure camp – follow up

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#itsgreatoutthereMotivationNews

#itsgreatoutthere launches collaboration with HorizonSports.tv

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ActivationGrantsNewsOutdoor Activity Days

EMBRACE TECHNOLOGY TO DISCOVER THE JOY OF MOVEMENT

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ActivationGrantsNewsOutdoor Activity Days

Stamford Welland Academy

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ActivationGrantsNewsOutdoor Activity Days

TRAIL BLAZERS: Take a chance follow your heart & blaze a trail

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ActivationGrantsNewsOutdoor Activity Days

New #itsgreatoutthere grant for Rosendale school

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De Buurtcamping - photo by Vincent van Kleef
ActivationGrantsNewsOutdoor Activity Days

New #itsgreatoutthere grant helps communities to connect through campsites in city parks

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ActivationGrants

Introducing local youth to the mountains

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ActivationGrantsNewsOutdoor Activity Days

37 pupils are travelling by bike through the Netherlands

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ActivationGrantsNewsOutdoor Activity Days

It’s Great Out There: FMM Big Mountain Clean Up

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School on Wheels expedition up the Danube river
ActivationGrantsNewsOutdoor Activity Days

It’s Great Out There: School on Wheels expedition up the Danube river

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Photo by Arthur Poulin on Unsplash
#itsgreatoutthereMotivationNews

#itsgreatoutthere teams up with Unsplash to share outdoor inspiration

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#itsgreatoutthere at Kemptner Hut
ActivationGrantsNewsOutdoor Activity Days

Crossing The Alps with a school class

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European Week of SportMotivationNews

50 friends’ hike. #TakeSomeoneOutdoors

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ActivationGrantsNewsOutdoor Activity Days

Trek with donkeys by AKU

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Photo by Visual Stories || Micheile on Unsplash
AdvocacyNewsSocietal Context

Cities with active residents see boost in economy and productivity

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MotivationSocietal ContextWho’s Out There

OUTDOOR against CANCER

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NewsSocietal Context

Test fitness at primary school, say health campaigners

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Capacity BuildingInspirationMotivationSocietal Context

Kids Will Be Kids

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AdvocacyMotivationNewsSocietal Context

Risky outdoor play positively impacts children’s health: UBC study

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