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AJ Bell Great North Run 2027

RunningNewcastle upon Tyne to South Shields, UKThe Great Run Company

The public entry ballot for AJ Bell Great North Run 2027 closes 20 Sept 2026, with results 21 Sept 2026; entry is free.

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Key facts

Ballot window: Closes 20 Sept 2026
Results: 21 Sept 2026 (draw date)
Event dates: 12 Sept 2027, confirmed by greatrun.org
Ballot type: free-entry draw
Entry cost: Free to enter the ballot: card details are lodged at application (your bank may show an authorisation hold) and the entry fee (GBP 70 at confirmed 2027 rates) is taken only if you are drawn; unsuccessful entrants pay nothing and any hold is released
Eligibility: Open to the public; minimum age 17 on race day (official entry rule)
Ticket prices if you win: GBP 70 (confirmed 2027 ballot entry fee, greatrun.org)

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Sun, 20 Sept 2026Ballot closesNext
Mon, 21 Sept 2026Results
Sun, 12 Sept 2027Event runs

Full guideGreat North Run 2027 ballot: closes 20 September, how to enter

Where it stands

As of 8 Sept 2026

greatrun.org's September Ballot for the 2027 AJ Bell Great North Run (Sunday 12 Sept 2027) closes 23:59 on Sunday 20 Sept 2026 and is drawn Monday 21 Sept 2026, confirmed on the organiser's own event page.

Entry costs GBP 70, charged only if selected. The page does not mention a separate January general ballot round for 2027; the 2025-2026 cycle ran one, but that is not confirmed to repeat.

How to enter

Enter the September Ballot at greatrun.org/events/great-north-run before 23:59 on Sunday 20 Sept 2026; the draw is Monday 21 Sept 2026. Card details are lodged at entry and the GBP 70 fee is only charged if you are selected. The 2025-2026 cycle also ran a January general ballot round after the September one; greatrun.org's current page does not mention a second round for 2027, so treat that as unconfirmed rather than assumed. Great North Run members skip the ballot with guaranteed entry (2026/2027 membership places are sold out per the current page); charity places and elite entry are the fallbacks

Your odds

World's biggest half marathon: 63,000 places for the 2026 edition (its biggest yet; ~60,000 in earlier years) and still oversubscribed. The organiser's own channels called the January 2026 ballot round their biggest ever

Good to know

The September Ballot closes 23:59 on Sunday 20 Sept 2026 and is drawn the next day, Monday 21 Sept 2026, per greatrun.org.
Entry costs GBP 70, taken only if you are drawn; card details are lodged at application and released if you are not selected.
The 2025-2026 cycle ran a second round, a general ballot in January, after the September one closed. The current 2027 page does not mention a January round, so do not assume one until greatrun.org confirms it.

Quick answers

▸Is there a public ticket ballot for AJ Bell Great North Run 2027?

Yes. It runs as a free-entry draw. Closes 20 Sept 2026.

▸How much does entering cost?

Free to enter the ballot: card details are lodged at application (your bank may show an authorisation hold) and the entry fee (GBP 70 at confirmed 2027 rates) is taken only if you are drawn; unsuccessful entrants pay nothing and any hold is released

▸Who can enter?

Open to the public; minimum age 17 on race day (official entry rule)