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[ Wire ] · Dispatch · Aug 15

Berlin Marathon 2027 Ballot: What to Expect

The 2026 BMW Berlin Marathon took place on September 27. If you came for today's finish times, go straight to the organizer's official 2026 results. The 2027 ballot is a separate event: SCC Events has not published its opening or closing dates as of September 27, 2026.

When did the 2026 Berlin ballot run, for comparison?

The 2026 lottery opened September 25, 2025 and closed November 6, 2025, six weeks later, with results emailed November 27, 2025. That admitted the September 27, 2026 race. If the pattern holds, the 2027 ballot may open in the weeks after the 2026 race and run into November. Those are only prior-cycle clues, not confirmed 2027 dates. This site's Berlin alerts can notify you when SCC Events publishes the next window.

What are the odds likely to look like?

SCC Events has published a running acceptance rate of roughly 20% for recent cycles, second-best among the legacy Majors after Chicago's 25%. That figure isn't guaranteed to repeat for 2027, since Berlin never publishes the raw application count behind it, only the rate itself. The full breakdown of what that 20% means covers what is and isn't public about the number.

What did entry cost for 2026?

The 2026 participation fee was €205. Fast runners up to age 44 could apply with a time under 2:45 for men or 3:10 for women, subject to SCC Events verifying the result. Official charity partners also offered guaranteed entries, with fundraising terms set by each partner. SCC Events has not published the 2027 fee or qualification rules yet.

How do I prepare while the dates are still unknown?

Set a free alert now on the Berlin Marathon page and it fires the moment SCC Events opens the window, no need to check back manually. In the meantime, the full guide to every route into Berlin covers the lottery, Good for Age, charity, and tour-operator paths in more depth, and the Marathon Ballot Simulator shows how a 20% single-year rate compounds if you plan to enter more than once.

Sources: BMW Berlin Marathon: Lottery, BMW Berlin Marathon: Registration information, BMW Berlin Marathon: Charity, BMW Berlin Marathon: 2026 results

Sources BMW Berlin Marathon (SCC Events) Prior-cycle dates and figures sourced from bmw-berlin-marathon.com registration and lottery pages and this site's Berlin ballot history. The organizer's 2026 results and 2027 registration status were checked September 27, 2026; no 2027 ballot date was published.