Runs in Greater Manchester
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- Sun 16 Nov
- £12-£35
Manchester MoRun
MoRunning brings everyday people together with the focus being to inspire you, your family, your kids and your friends to have the best time running! Get ready, Manchester!
- Families
- Newcomers
- Dogs allowed at venue
- Fancy dress
- Event village
- Park
- All ages
- Fun run
- 5K run
- 10K run
- Half marathon

- Sun 23 Nov
- FREE-£28
The Christie Charity Festive Dash
Join Team Christie at Manchester’s favourite festive dash! Get ready to pull on your Santa suit, reindeer antlers, or festive fancy dress and join hundreds of supporters to walk, jog or run 5K!
- Families
- Venue accessible
- Newcomers
- Dogs allowed at venue
- Entertainment
- Enter online
- Traffic free
- Fancy dress
- Event village
- Urban
- Park
- Fundraising optional
- All ages
- 5 km road running

- Sun 19 Apr 2026
- £89.99-£169
- 26 charities
adidas Manchester Marathon
Experience the UK’s friendliest and flattest major marathon with huge crowd support on a route with PB potential plus chunky medals and relay options.
- Trees not tees
- Venue accessible
- Recycling
- Newcomers
- Entertainment
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Flat
- PB
- Traffic free
- Fancy dress
- Urban
- Sustainability policy
- Relay
- Age 18 & over
- 26.2 miles road running

- Sun 31 May 2026
- £39-£55
Great Manchester Run
The city’s original and best-loved running event! With a 10K or a half marathon distance to choose from, over 99% of Manchester runners say they’d recommend it to a friend.
- Families
- Trees not tees
- Venue accessible
- Recycling
- Newcomers
- Entertainment
- Music
- Event village
- Urban
- Sustainability policy
- Public transport links
- Age 15 & over
- Half marathon
- 10K run

- Sun 4 Oct 2026
- £50-£98
- 2 charities
Manchester Half Marathon
Round off your season with a flat, fast half on closed roads, roaring crowd support, and a well-earned chunky medal near Old Trafford.
- Trees not tees
- Venue accessible
- Recycling
- Entertainment
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Flat
- PB
- Traffic free
- Fancy dress
- Event village
- Urban
- Sustainability policy
- Public transport links
- Age 17 & over
- 13.1 miles road running + 64 m ascent
- Sun 9 Nov
Manchester City Marathon
- 26.2 miles road running + 915 ft ascent
- Sun 8 Feb 2026
The Manchester 5K, 10K and Half Marathon Winter Warmer Run
- 5K run
- 10K run
- Half marathon
- Sun 22 Mar 2026
Canalathon-Ultra Running Festival
- 50K ultra run
- 100K ultra run
- Half marathon
- 10K run