A charity place is a marathon or relay entry purchase by your charity, which you can sell or allocate to supporters. All fundraising activity linked to the place benefits your charity. It includes resource packs, entry for runner, dedicated support from give2you team.

Yes, you will need to be onboarded with give2you to avail of Official Event Charity Places. Click here to onboard.

• Full Marathon – £180 per person

• Relay Team – £255 per team

View the slide deck at the top of the page for step by step instructions on how to buy charity places.

• Card – Places are available immediately in your Benefactor Portal under the Event Charity Places tab.
• Invoice – Places are available once the invoice is marked as paid.

Charities must purchase a minimum of 5 charity places per invoice order. There is no minimum for card orders.

There is no deadline to purchase charity places, sales will be closed however when charity places are sold out.

9th April 2027 is the deadline for runners to register.

Charities can communicate a threshold the fundraiser must meet before your charity releases the access code.

Yes you can buy as many more as you wish after your first purchase.

You can add a custom widget that you can easily embed on your website that leads straight to your charity place interest form. 

You can also send out a direct URL link for runners to apply to run for your charity as well as promoting it on your charity social channels.

There are two ways to assign a place:

Option A: If the runner already has a Give2You fundraising page, assign the place using the Existing Page tab.

Option B: Assign the place via the Manual Entry tab – a fundraising page will be created automatically and sent to the runner.

Option C: Public applications- We can supply you with a widget for your website that will gather runners’ information who are looking for a charity place in the event. This widget is also ours and the Belfast City website for all charities who have purchased places. 

You have full control over when an access code is released once you are happy with the runners fundraising efforts. Once released, the status will change to Code Released.

The runner will need to register for the event before the closing date of applications. Once registered their status will change to Complete so you will know that they have registered.

The Full Marathon (26.2 miles) takes place 2nd of May 2027, starting at Stormont and finishing at Ormeau Park. The Half Marathon (13.1 miles) is on the 19th of September 2027, starting and finishing at Ormeau Park. Both are AIMS certified races with incredible local support.

Absolutely! Many charities choose to participate in both the Full Marathon and Half Marathon to maximise fundraising opportunities. You can register interest for one or both events through our charity registration form or purchase through the Give2You benefactor account under “Charity Places”. 

The Full Marathon route passes Stormont Estate, East Belfast, Cathedral Quarter, Queen’s University, Titanic Quarter, and finishes at Ormeau Park. The Half Marathon showcases Harland and Wolff Cranes, Custom House Square, City Hall, and Belfast’s cultural landmarks.

Any registered charity operating in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland can apply for guaranteed places in either event. We work with charities of all sizes, from local community organisations to national charities.

There’s no strict limit on the number of places a charity can request for either event. We work with each charity to understand their needs and capacity, then allocate places accordingly. Most charities start with 5-25 places and grow year on year.

We provide comprehensive support including: runner management tools, fundraising page setup, promotional materials, training tips for participants, and a dedicated account manager to help you maximise your campaign for both events.

Places are transferable between participants within the same event up until the transfer deadline. However, places cannot be transferred between the Full Marathon and Half Marathon as they are separate events.  

Absolutely! Many of our partner charities work with corporate supporters who enter teams in both events. The Half Marathon is particularly popular with corporate teams as an accessible challenge for mixed-ability groups.