TCS Sydney Marathon 2027
RunningSydney, AustraliaPont3 (TCS Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS)
The public entry ballot for TCS Sydney Marathon 2027 ran 29 Sept 2026 to 19 Oct 2026, with results 3 Nov 2026; entry was free.
Key facts
- Ballot window
- 29 Sept 2026 to 19 Oct 2026
- Results
- 3 Nov 2026 (successful applicants notified and cards charged)
- Event dates
- 29 Aug 2027 (Sunday, confirmed by the organizer)
- Ballot type
- free-entry draw
- Entry cost
- Free to enter the ballot; the entry fee is charged only upon successful ballot selection. The official ballot page states the charge as AUD 280 (domestic) or AUD 330 (international), quoted for the 2027 cycle rather than carried over from 2026.
- Eligibility
- Open worldwide; official event rules require entrants to be 18 years or older on race day for the marathon (42.195km)
- Ticket prices if you win
- AUD 280 domestic / AUD 330 international, charged automatically on selection (official 2027 ballot page)
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Key dates
- Tue, 29 Sept 2026Ballot opens10:00 AESTDone
- Mon, 19 Oct 2026Ballot closes10:00 AEDTDone
- Tue, 3 Nov 2026ResultsNext
- Sun, 29 Aug 2027Event runs
Where it stands
As of 12 Oct 2026
The 2027 ballot window is 10:00 AEST on 29 Sept 2026 to 10:00 AEDT on 19 Oct 2026, per the organizer's own ballot page.
Entry is free; a successful applicant's card is automatically charged AUD 280 (domestic) or AUD 330 (international) on 3 Nov 2026, when winners are notified. The confirmed 2027 race date is 29 Aug 2027.
The 2026 race ran 30 Aug 2026.
How to enter
Enter the free ballot at tcssydneymarathon.com/ballot-information between 10:00 AEST on 29 Sept 2026 and 10:00 AEDT on 19 Oct 2026; the official ballot page states it is a random draw, not first-come first-served, so application timing within the window does not matter. Successful applicants are notified and have their card charged on 3 Nov 2026.
Your odds
The organizer's own release of 29 Oct 2025 counts more than 123,000 entries in the 2026 ballot, up 56 percent on 2025 and the highest in the event's history, against a target field of 40,000 finishers; the number of places allocated through the ballot itself is unpublished, so no success rate can be stated. The 2025 cycle drew more than 79,000 applications for 35,000 starting positions (NSW Government release of 19 Jan 2025). In the 2026 cycle, High Performance applicants were notified 28 Oct 2025, one day before general applicants (29 Oct 2025)
Good to know
- If you hold a deferral from 2026 to 2027, the official FAQ tells you not to enter the ballot. Deferral claims are handled separately after the 2026 race, so entering the draw as well is the wrong move.
- Results arrive on two different days. In the 2026 cycle High Performance applicants heard on 28 Oct 2025 and everyone else on 29 Oct 2025, so a quiet inbox on the first results day is not a rejection yet.
- The 2027 race date, 29 Aug 2027, matches the last-Sunday-of-August pattern that this record inferred in advance from 31 Aug 2025 and 30 Aug 2026, now confirmed by the organizer.
Quick answers
▸Is there a public ticket ballot for TCS Sydney Marathon 2027?
Yes. It runs as a free-entry draw. 29 Sept 2026 to 19 Oct 2026.
▸How much does entering cost?
Free to enter the ballot; the entry fee is charged only upon successful ballot selection. The official ballot page states the charge as AUD 280 (domestic) or AUD 330 (international), quoted for the 2027 cycle rather than carried over from 2026.
▸Who can enter?
Open worldwide; official event rules require entrants to be 18 years or older on race day for the marathon (42.195km)