# When does Irish Life Dublin Marathon 2027 registration open?

The ballot for Irish Life Dublin Marathon 2027 opens on 2026-11-12, the organiser's date (in 16 days). The ballot has opened in November for every edition on record (2026, 2025).

- Organiser: Dublin Marathon Group
- Sport: marathon
- Where: Dublin, IE
- Site: https://irishlifedublinmarathon.ie/
- Registration page: https://irishlifedublinmarathon.ie/2027-event-dates-entry-information/
- Race day: 2027-10-24
- Registration status: registration closed (checked 2026-10-27)
- Entry route: ballot
- Registration window: 2026-11-12 to 2026-11-17
- Ballot: 2026-11-12 to 2026-11-17, results 2026-11-25. Public ballot for 17,200 general entry places; 4 EUR ballot fee (plus platform fees) refunded to unsuccessful applicants and offset against the 130 EUR entry fee for successful ones
- Entry fee, as stated: Entry Fee: 130 EUR + platform and payment processing fees (ballot fee 4 EUR + fees) (https://irishlifedublinmarathon.ie/2027-event-dates-entry-information/)
- Places, as stated: Event Capacity: 22,500 runners; 17,200 places will be available through the public ballot

The 2026 race (Sunday 25 October 2026) is sold out. 2027 ballot results on Wednesday 25 November 2026, successful applicants pay by 30 November; Good for Age applications 7-26 May 2027; official charity places from 26 October 2026.

## Quick answers

**When does Irish Life Dublin Marathon 2027 registration open?**

The ballot for Irish Life Dublin Marathon 2027 opens on 2026-11-12, the organiser's date (in 16 days). The ballot has opened in November for every edition on record (2026, 2025).

**When does Irish Life Dublin Marathon 2027 registration usually open?**

The ballot has opened in November for every edition on record (2026, 2025).

**What are the odds in the Irish Life Dublin Marathon 2027 ballot?**

47,000 applied for 17,200 places in the 2026 ballot (about 2.7 applicants per place), as the source states.

**How do I find out the moment Irish Life Dublin Marathon 2027 registration opens?**

Race Entry Watch reads the registration page every night, hourly in the week before a stated opening date and every ten minutes on the day itself. The free weekly digest is on this page; the same-day email, the moment it opens, is the membership (4 USD a month) or a 30-day pass (5 USD once).

## Past editions

- 2026: opened 2025-11-12; closed 2025-11-17 (https://irishlifedublinmarathon.ie/ballot-system-for-all-entrants-from-2026-for-the-irish-life-dublin-marathon/)
- 2026: 47,000 ballot applicants; 17,200 places (https://irishlifedublinmarathon.ie/record-demand-for-2026-ballot-2/)
- 2025: opened 2024-11-21; closed 2024-11-27 (https://irishlifedublinmarathon.ie/irish-life-dublin-marathon-2025-entries/)

## Sources

- https://irishlifedublinmarathon.ie/2027-event-dates-entry-information/ (read 2026-10-24)

## Changes

- 2026-10-24: record added
- 2026-10-24: past editions added: 2026 (2 source row(s))
- 2026-10-25: past editions added: 2025 (1 source row(s))

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