# AJ Bell Great North Run 2027

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

- Canonical: https://theticketlottery.com/ballots/aj-bell-great-north-run-2027
- Sport: Running
- Status on 2026-09-08: Open now
- Public ballot: yes
- Access: draw
- Ballot type: free-entry draw
- Closes: 2026-09-20
- Results: 2026-09-21 (draw date)
- Event dates: 2027-09-12, confirmed by greatrun.org
- Location: Newcastle upon Tyne to South Shields, UK
- Organizer: The Great Run Company
- 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)
- Official site: https://www.greatrun.org/events/great-north-run/
- Last verified: 2026-09-08 (confidence: high)

## Where it stands

greatrun.org's September Ballot for the 2027 AJ Bell Great North Run (Sunday 2027-09-12) closes 23:59 on Sunday 2026-09-20 and is drawn Monday 2026-09-21, 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 2026-09-20; the draw is Monday 2026-09-21. 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 2026-09-20 and is drawn the next day, Monday 2026-09-21, 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.

## Full guide

- [Great North Run 2027 ballot: closes 20 September, how to enter](https://theticketlottery.com/guides/great-north-run-2027-ballot)

## Sources

- https://www.greatrun.org/events/great-north-run/
- https://info.greatrun.org/support/solutions/folders/80000686172
- https://info.greatrun.org/support/solutions/articles/80000976301-2026-great-north-run-ballot-how-is-the-payment-taken-
- https://info.greatrun.org/support/solutions/articles/80001151988-why-are-you-having-a-september-ballot-in-addition-to-the-general-ballot-in-january-
- https://www.greatrun.org/news/ballot-for-the-2026-aj-bell-great-north-run-is-now-open/
- https://runabc.co.uk/great-north-run-2026-ballot-opens-today
- https://newcastlegateshead.com/great-north-run/how-to-enter-the-great-north-run
- https://retinauk.org.uk/event/great-north-run-2027/