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London Running Festival December 2026
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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!
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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.
Half Marathon, 10k, 5K Guaranteed Place, and 1 more
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Sun, Dec 6, 2026
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London, United Kingdom
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Where and when
Location
GXXJ+M52 London, UK
Start times
Half Marathon: 9:00 AM10k: 9:30 AM5K Guaranteed Place: 9:45 AM5K Ballot Application: 9:45 AM
Event summary
Here are the distances available for London Running Festival December 2026
Half Marathon
21km
£32
10k
10km
£28
5K Guaranteed Place
5km
£50
5K Ballot Application
5km
free
Half Marathon
21km
£32
10k
10km
£28
5K Guaranteed Place
5km
£50
5K Ballot Application
5km
free
Route information
A road-closed event at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park with a FREE 5K (around 500 places available), plus paid 10K and half marathon races. For the first time, the event village will be based at Hopkins Meadow, in North Park. The routes will take runners past all of the iconic landmarks, including the VeloPark, Copper Box Arena, Aquatics Centre, London Stadium, London Community Track, South Park and North Park. With the event taking place in December, we'll lean quite heavily into the festive theme!
What's included
- Unique themed medal
- Free race photos
- Chip-timed results
- Post-race goodies
How to get there
GXXJ+M52 London, UK
Get full directionsPARKING/TRAVEL
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.
Event day logistics
START TIMES
Half Marathon - 9:00 am
10K - 9:30am
5K - 9:45am
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+
BAGGAGE
We will have a secure area inside the stadium concourse 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 inside the concourse area of London Stadium.
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.
RESULTS
Results will be available here immediately after the race.
PICTURES
We will have an official photographer at the event, please check out our photos page after the race.
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33 Broadwick St, London W1F 0DQ
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