Rotterdam, Netherlands
Rotterdam Marathon 2027 ballot
The 2027 ballot is not announced yet, going by the organiser's page on 22 September 2026. Last time, for the 2026 race, the ballot opened on 9 September 2025 and closed on 22 September.
Where entry stands
- 2027 race
- Not announced As read on the organiser’s page on at 18:50 UTC. Entry states change fast, and the organiser’s page is the one that counts.
- Next date
- The organiser has not published the next date yet.
- How many applied
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For the 2026 race: nearly 50,000 applicants, 18,000 places. Counted by NN Marathon Rotterdam: pre-registrations for the draw, and the city's cap on runners.
- General places
- Ballot
Year by year
Each row is one publisher’s figures for one race year. Applicants per place is worked out only where the same row prints both counts; a figure nobody published says so.
| Race | Opened | Closed | Results | Applicants | Places | Applicants per place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | not published | nearly 50,000 | 18,000 | not published | NN Marathon Rotterdam Dates: nnmarathonrotterdam.nl Counts: pre-registrations for the draw, and the city's cap on runners. The first pre-registration draw, with a 5 euro fee per entry. The organiser's entry page gave the draw as Tuesday 23 September. Checked | ||
| 2025 First come, first served | no draw | not published | 17,000 | not published | NN Marathon Rotterdam Dates: nnmarathonrotterdam.nl Counts: marathon entries, sold in order. Sold out in two and a half hours on the day it opened. Checked |
Ways in
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Pre-registration draw
Runners pre-register for a 5 euro fee during a two-week window, and marathon places are drawn at random from all valid pre-registrations.
Entry details on the organiser’s site → -
Run against cancer
Runners who register through the Dutch Cancer Society and raise at least 750 euro receive a free entry.
Entry details on the organiser’s site → -
Super Marathon Masters
Runners on their tenth or later Rotterdam marathon register separately, outside the draw.
Entry details on the organiser’s site → -
Fast runners
Runners under 2:25:00 (men) or 2:53:00 (women) can apply for a limited number of invitation entries.
Entry details on the organiser’s site → -
Dutch championships
Dutch nationals with an athletics union competition licence can enter the national championship race without the draw.
Entry details on the organiser’s site →
We take no entries and have no connection to the organiser. Every link above goes to their own page.
Questions
- How do I enter the Rotterdam Marathon 2027?
- Through the organiser, in 5 ways: pre-registration draw, run against cancer, Super Marathon Masters, fast runners and dutch championships. Runners pre-register for a 5 euro fee during a two-week window, and marathon places are drawn at random from all valid pre-registrations. Entry details on the organiser’s site
Checked , against the organiser's pages and the sources named in each row.
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