# Is Comrades Marathon 2027 registration open?

Unconfirmed. Bikoosh could not confirm from Comrades Marathon 2027's own registration page whether entries are open when it last read it on 2026-10-24; registration opens 2026-08-25, closes 2026-09-22, the ballot runs 2026-09-09 to 2026-09-22, ballot results 2026-09-23, race day 2027-06-13.

- Organiser: Comrades Marathon Association (CMA)
- Sport: ultra
- Where: Pietermaritzburg, ZA
- Site: https://www.comrades.com/
- Registration page: https://www.comrades.com/2027-entry-schedule
- Race day: 2027-06-13
- Registration status: unconfirmed (checked 2026-10-24)
- Entry route: ballot
- Registration window: 2026-08-25 to 2026-09-22
- Ballot: 2026-09-09 to 2026-09-22, results 2026-09-23. General entries allocated by ballot (non-refundable R10 application fee); draw 23 Sep 2026, redraws 28 Sep and 1 Oct for unpaid or withdrawn places; winners then pay the entry fee
- Entry fee, as stated: SA: R1,200; Rest of Africa: R2,000; International: R4,500 (plus Easyreg admin fee); ballot application R10 (https://www.comrades.com/2027-entry-schedule)
- Places, as stated: The entry cap for the 2027 Comrades Marathon is 28,000 entrants.

First-come windows from 25 Aug 2026 (Green and Yellow numbers, R10,000 charity entries, CMA members 2-5 Sep), then the general ballot 9-22 Sep, draw 23 Sep, redraws to 1 Oct; home page: 'ENTRIES ARE OFFICIALLY CLOSED', 28,070 entries from 56,283 applications. Qualifier (42.2 km in 4:59:59) due 3 May

## Quick answers

**Is Comrades Marathon 2027 registration open?**

Unconfirmed. Bikoosh could not confirm from Comrades Marathon 2027's own registration page whether entries are open when it last read it on 2026-10-24; registration opens 2026-08-25, closes 2026-09-22, the ballot runs 2026-09-09 to 2026-09-22, ballot results 2026-09-23, race day 2027-06-13.

**How do you get a place in Comrades Marathon 2027?**

Entry is by ballot (lottery). First-come windows from 25 Aug 2026 (Green and Yellow numbers, R10,000 charity entries, CMA members 2-5 Sep), then the general ballot 9-22 Sep, draw 23 Sep, redraws to 1 Oct; home page: 'ENTRIES ARE OFFICIALLY CLOSED', 28,070 entries from 56,283 applications. Qualifier (42.2 km in 4:59:59) due 3 May

**How much does Comrades Marathon 2027 cost to enter?**

As the organiser states it: SA: R1,200; Rest of Africa: R2,000; International: R4,500 (plus Easyreg admin fee); ballot application R10 (source: https://www.comrades.com/2027-entry-schedule).

**How many places does Comrades Marathon 2027 have?**

As stated: The entry cap for the 2027 Comrades Marathon is 28,000 entrants..

**How can I be alerted when Comrades Marathon 2027 registration changes?**

Race Entry Watch reads Comrades Marathon 2027's registration page every day. A free weekly digest is on this page; the same-day email, the moment it opens, closes or sells out, is 4 USD a month or a 30-day pass for 5 USD at https://bikoosh.com/races/comrades-marathon.

## Sources

- https://comrades.com/2027-entry-schedule (read 2026-10-24)

## Changes

- 2026-10-24: record added
- 2026-10-24: past editions added: 2027, 2026, 2025 (3 source row(s))

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