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London Running Festival December 2026

Name: London Running Festival December 2026
Start: 2026-12-06T09:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-12-06T12:00:00+00:00
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Date

Sunday, 6 December 2026

Start Time

First race starts 09:00

Race Entry Summary

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10K

£28(+ 5% booking fee)

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Half Marathon

£32(+ 5% booking fee)

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5K Ballot Registration

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5K Guaranteed Place

£50(+ 5% booking fee)

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Included in the entry

Unique themed medal

Free race photos

Chip-timed results

Post race goodies

Bag drop

Join us for the London Running Festival on Sunday 6th December 2026!

Celebrate the festive season with a road-closed race day at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park for the London Running Festival.

Choose from a FREE 5K, with around 500 places available, or take on the paid 10K or Half Marathon distances through one of London’s most iconic sporting venues.

For the first time, the event village will be based at Hopkins Meadow in North Park, creating a brilliant festive race-day hub for runners and supporters. The routes will take runners past some of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park’s standout landmarks, including the VeloPark, Copper Box Arena, Aquatics Centre, London Stadium, London Community Track, South Park and North Park.

With fully road-closed routes, a fantastic atmosphere and a festive feel throughout, this is the perfect way to round off your 2026 running calendar.

Secure your place today and join us at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park this December!

Ticket Selling

Super Early Bird entry - Ends Sunday 4th October 2026

Early Bird entry - Ends Sunday 29th December 2026

Free RunThrough Foundation 5K Ballot

Entry to the free RunThrough Foundation 5K is by ballot due to expected high demand.

In 2025, over 50,000 people applied for 6,000 places in the Foundation 10K, so the ballot helps keep entry genuinely accessible rather than becoming a race to click first.

A proportion of places will be prioritised for first-time runners and people from lower income areas, in line with the RunThrough Foundation’s mission to break down barriers to entry.

There will be three ballot waves:

Ballot Wave 1

Closes: 30th August 2026

Announced: 3rd September 2026

Ballot Wave 2

Closes: 25th October 2026

Announced: 5th November 2026

Ballot Wave 3

Closes: 22nd November 2026

Announced: 26th November 2026

Entering the ballot does not automatically enter you into the event. After each ballot wave, we will contact applicants with the outcome. If you are successful, you will need to accept your place. Any places not accepted will be passed on to another applicant.

Only one application per email address will be accepted. Multiple entries under the same email address will not be processed.

Event Location: GXXJ+M52, London, UK

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Event Information

London Running Festival December 2026

North Park, Hopkins Field, Waterden Road, E15 2EE

Race Day Schedule

9:00 amHalf Marathon
9:30am10K
9:45am5K

Cut-off:

Please note there is a 3 hour cut off on this race due to road closures in place

Laps:

Half Marathon - mini lap + 2 laps

10K - 1

5k - 1

Minimum ages:

5K - 11+

10K - 15+

Half Marathon - 17+

Address

GXXJ+M52, London, UK

Getting There

The nearest train, tube and bus stops are at Stratford, Stratford International, Hackney Wick, Pudding Mill and Leyton stations.

If you are exiting out of Stratford Underground Station – take the escalator or lift up to ‘The Street’ (which is the outdoor part of Westfield Shopping Centre) – follow it along, bear right at Fountain Square toward John Lewis and then left at Jamie’s Italian. At the end of the passage, cross the road into the Park.

The nearest stations are Stratford station and Stratford International station and both provide step-free access from entrance to platform. Stratford station is served by:

• Docklands Light Railway (DLR) • Jubilee and Central lines • National Rail services operated by Greater Anglia and c2c • London Overground services

Stratford International station is served by:

• Docklands Light Railway (DLR) • Southeastern High Speed 1 services

You can also enter the Park via Hackney Wick station which is on the London Overground.

The 308 bus runs between Clapton to Wanstead via Stratford City near the station entrance and Celebration Avenue in East Village.The 108 bus runs between Lewisham and Stratford International via Carpenters Road and the Aquatics Centre. Stratford bus station and Stratford City bus station are both located in close proximity to Stratford station.

The park is easily accessible by both foot and cycle. Cycle parking is available in the park.

Baggage

We will have a secure marquee where you can leave your baggage. We recommend you bring as little baggage as possible. Your baggage tag is attached to your race number, you simply tear it off and attach to your bag. To collect, show your number to our staff and they will help you find your baggage.

Toilets

Portaloos will be located in the event village.

Water & Refreshments

There will be three water stations on the half marathon route, one water station for the 10k and there will also be water available at the finish for all races along with your post race goodies and medal.