Announced

TCS New York City Marathon 2027

RunningNew York City, USANew York Road Runners (NYRR)

Key facts

Ballot window: Window not announced yetestimated from last cycle
Event dates: 2027-11-07 (estimated; not yet announced by NYRR; race is officially held every first Sunday of November and 2027-11-07 is that Sunday)
Ballot type: paid application
Entry cost: Non-refundable application/processing fee of USD 11 charged in recent cycles (2027 TBC; not shown on 2026-cycle public pages); full entry fee charged only upon acceptance in the drawing: 2026 cycle charges reported as USD 269.66 (NYRR members) / USD 333.11 (non-members) including fees (base approx USD 255/315); separate international rate of approx USD 370 applied in earlier cycles, not confirmed for 2026; 2027 rates not yet published. NYRR does not list fee amounts on its public marathon pages
Eligibility: 18+ on race day (NYRR age policy lists marathon minimum age 18); open worldwide (drawing has three pools: NYC metro area, national US, and international non-US residents)
Ticket prices if you win: approx USD 255-370 base by membership/residency in recent cycles; 2026 charges reported at USD 269.66-333.11 including fees; 2027 TBC

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Where it stands

As of 7 Jul 2026

2027 drawing not yet open as of 2026-07-07; official NYRR 2027 entry page says the drawing application period dates are 'to be announced' (Coming Soon). Recent pattern suggests applications around February 2027 with the drawing in early March 2027 (unofficial extrapolation from the 2026 cycle)

How to enter

Apply online with an NYRR account during the drawing application window at nyrr.org (2027 dates TBA; 2026 window ran Feb 4-25 with the drawing on Mar 4). Card is charged the full entry fee automatically upon acceptance. Guaranteed-entry alternatives per the official 2027 entry page: NYRR 9+1 program during 2026, time qualifiers (2026 cycle: only top 10% of non-NYRR marathon time qualifiers accepted), 2026 Virtual TCS NYC Marathon guaranteed-entry tier, Official Charity Partners (announced spring 2027), NYRR Member-Only Second-Chance Drawing, 15+ streakers, philanthropic memberships, international tour operators

Your odds

2026 cycle: record 240,000+ applicants from more than 160 countries (near-20 percent increase from 2025); NYRR press release of 2026-03-04 states 'only about one percent of applicants accepted'. The 2025 race set a world record as the largest marathon ever with 59,226 finishers

Good to know

DATES ESTIMATED from the official 2026 cycle: applications 2026-02-04 to 2026-02-25, drawing 2026-03-04, race 2026-11-01 (50th anniversary of the five-borough course), all confirmed directly on nyrr.org. The first-Sunday-of-November pattern is stated in NYRR's own press release, supporting the 2027-11-07 estimate, but NYRR has not published the 2027 race date or drawing dates. nyrr.org sits behind a Queue-it waiting room (virtualcorral.nyrr.org) that blocks stateless fetchers; verified with a cookie-enabled client. 2026 fee-inclusive charges per The Running Channel article published during the application window

Quick answers

▸Is there a public ticket ballot for TCS New York City Marathon 2027?

Yes. It runs as a paid application. Window not announced yet.

▸How much does entering cost?

Non-refundable application/processing fee of USD 11 charged in recent cycles (2027 TBC; not shown on 2026-cycle public pages); full entry fee charged only upon acceptance in the drawing: 2026 cycle charges reported as USD 269.66 (NYRR members) / USD 333.11 (non-members) including fees (base approx USD 255/315); separate international rate of approx USD 370 applied in earlier cycles, not confirmed for 2026; 2027 rates not yet published. NYRR does not list fee amounts on its public marathon pages

▸Who can enter?

18+ on race day (NYRR age policy lists marathon minimum age 18); open worldwide (drawing has three pools: NYC metro area, national US, and international non-US residents)

Sources · last verified 7 Jul 2026 · confidence: medium

Dates marked as estimated are projected from the previous cycle and will be updated the moment the organizer confirms. Always check the official site before you plan travel.