# When does 2026 TCS New York City Marathon registration open?

The organiser has not stated an opening date for the next edition of TCS New York City Marathon yet. The ballot has opened in February for every edition on record (2026, 2025).

- Organiser: New York Road Runners
- Sport: marathon
- Where: New York, US
- Site: https://www.nyrr.org/tcsnycmarathon
- Registration page: https://www.nyrr.org/tcsnycmarathon/run-in-2026
- Race day: 2026-11-01
- Registration status: sold out (checked 2026-10-27)
- Entry route: ballot
- Registration window: 2026-02-04 to 2026-02-25
- Ballot: 2026-02-04 to 2026-02-25, results 2026-03-04. Non-guaranteed entry drawing (application Feb 4-25, 2026; drawing March 4, 2026) run in three pools: NYC metro, National, International; NYRR Member-Only Second-Chance Drawing the same day.

Guaranteed routes: 9+1 program, official charity partners, time qualifiers, 15+ finishers, tour operators, virtual guaranteed-entry tier. 2027 drawing and claim periods are listed as dates to be announced.

## Quick answers

**When does 2026 TCS New York City Marathon registration open?**

The organiser has not stated an opening date for the next edition of TCS New York City Marathon yet. The ballot has opened in February for every edition on record (2026, 2025).

**When does 2026 TCS New York City Marathon registration usually open?**

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

**How do I find out the moment 2026 TCS New York City Marathon 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 2026-02-04; closed 2026-02-25; 240,000 ballot applicants (https://rrm.com/2026/news/nyrr-new-york-road-runners-sets-record-with-240000-applications-for-2026-tcs-new-york-city-marathon-drawing/)
- 2025: opened 2025-02-11; closed 2025-02-25; 200,000 ballot applicants (https://rrm.com/2025/uncategorized/nyrr-new-york-road-runners-announces-record-breaking-demand-for-2025-tcs-new-york-city-marathon-drawing-with-more-than-200000-applications/)

## Sources

- https://www.nyrr.org/tcsnycmarathon/run-in-2026 (read 2026-10-24)

## Changes

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

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