Edinburgh Running Festival August 2026

Name: Edinburgh Running Festival August 2026
Start: 2026-08-01T23:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-08-01T23:00:00.000Z
Location: Edinburgh EH8 8AZ, UK

Edinburgh Running Festival August 2026

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About

Join RunThrough and take a tour of Edinburgh this summer. Take in scenic views of Arthur's Seat and the Palace of Holyroodhouse as you cover 5k, 10k or a half marathon on the closed road around Holyrood Park. Come for the custom finisher's medal and other post-race goodies.

Half Marathon, Charity, 10k, and 1 more

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Sun, Aug 2, 2026

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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Where and when

Location

Edinburgh EH8 8AZ, UK

Start times

Sunday, Aug 2, 2026

Half Marathon: 10:00 AM10k: 10:45 AM5k: 10:55 AM

Event summary

Here are the distances available for Edinburgh Running Festival August 2026

Half Marathon

21km

£36

10k

10km

£34

5km

£30

Charity

£80

Route information

Join us at the brand-new Edinburgh Running Festival on 3rd August 2025! In view of the Palace of Holyroodhouse and the iconic Arthur's Seat, these undulating half marathon, 10k and 5k routes will take you on closed roads around Edinburgh's Holyrood Park.

This is the perfect opportunity to take in some of the sights of Edinburgh, whilst bagging yourself a PB or tackling a new challenge.

With RunThrough you can expect a friendly team of marshals to help guide you around the course and cheer you on the finish, a lively and well-serviced event village with plenty of food and drink options including excellent warm coffee and free goodies from our partners at the finish line after your hard effort.

Laps

Half Marathon - 4 laps, out and back

10k- 2 laps

5k - 1 lap

What's included

Unique Themed medal
Chip timed results
Event photographs
Post race goodies and refreshments
Marked and marshalled course

How to get there

Edinburgh EH8 8AZ, UK

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Parking/Travel

No specific event parking. Broad Pavement car park will be closed for the event.

Event day logistics

10:00 am - Half Marathon start

10:45 am - 10k start

10:55 am - 5k start

Cut-off Time

There is a 3 hour cut-off on this race due to the road closures in place

Laps

Half Marathon - 4 laps with out and back

10k- 2 laps

5k - 1 lap

Minimum Ages

Half Marathon - 17 years above

10k - 15 years above

5k - 11 years above

Baggage

We will have a secure marquee where you can leave your bag. Your baggage tag is attached to your race number, you simply tear it off and attach to your bag. To collect, show your number to our staff and they will help you find you baggage.

Toilets

Portable toilets within the event village, which will be also accessible for runners to use on each lap during the race.

Refreshments

There will be a water stations provided which will be accessible on each lap of the race, there will be also water available at the finish along with your post race goodies and medal. (Please note 5k won't pass a water station on the course).

Results

Results will be available on www.runthrough.co.uk after the race.

Pictures

We will have a photographer taking a few snaps of the race, which will be made available on our Photos page after the race.

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