Singapore's race calendar fills up fast, and third-party listings invent dates just as fast. This guide only locks dates we can verify from official organiser pages or from our own reported race coverage. Everything else sits as date TBC: check organiser.
Download the verified events as an ICS file: Singapore running races 2026 (verified dates). It currently includes 2XU Compression Run, The Kiprun Race Singapore, and the BYD Singapore International Marathon weekend. TBC races are left out on purpose so your phone calendar does not lie to you.
| Race | Distance options | Date status | Who it suits | Official link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2XU Compression Run | 21.1 km, 10 km, 5 km | Confirmed: 5 April 2026 | Early-season half or shorter city race | https://2xurun.com/ |
| Marina Run | Historically 5 km / 10 km / 21.1 km (confirm if a new edition opens) | Date TBC: no live organiser page verified | Marina Bay evening or cooler-start fun-to-half fields when staged | No verified official URL at research time |
| Sundown Marathon | Typically night race distances (confirm live categories) | Date TBC: check organiser | Night marathon or half specialists who train humidity after dark | https://www.sundownmarathon.com/ |
| SAFRA Bay Run & Army Half Marathon | Historically includes Army Half plus shorter SAFRA distances | Date TBC: check organiser | Large mass-participation fields, NSmen and family categories when open | https://www.safra.sg/ |
| The Kiprun Race Singapore | 21.1 km, 10 km, 5 km, 670 m Kids Dash | Confirmed: 27 September 2026 | September half target, Decathlon-backed festival race | https://www.decathlon.sg/s/the-kiprun-singapore |
| BYD Singapore International Marathon (national marathon weekend; Standard Chartered remains bank partner / 10 km title) | Marathon, half marathon, 10 km, 5 km, Kids Dash | Confirmed race weekend: 4 to 6 December 2026 | A-goal marathon or half; shorter festive distances for first-timers | https://singaporeinternationalmarathon.com/ |
- Distance options
- 21.1 km, 10 km, 5 km
- Date status
- Confirmed: 5 April 2026
- Who it suits
- Early-season half or shorter city race
- Official link
- https://2xurun.com/
- Distance options
- Historically 5 km / 10 km / 21.1 km (confirm if a new edition opens)
- Date status
- Date TBC: no live organiser page verified
- Who it suits
- Marina Bay evening or cooler-start fun-to-half fields when staged
- Official link
- No verified official URL at research time
- Distance options
- Typically night race distances (confirm live categories)
- Date status
- Date TBC: check organiser
- Who it suits
- Night marathon or half specialists who train humidity after dark
- Official link
- https://www.sundownmarathon.com/
- Distance options
- Historically includes Army Half plus shorter SAFRA distances
- Date status
- Date TBC: check organiser
- Who it suits
- Large mass-participation fields, NSmen and family categories when open
- Official link
- https://www.safra.sg/
- Distance options
- 21.1 km, 10 km, 5 km, 670 m Kids Dash
- Date status
- Confirmed: 27 September 2026
- Who it suits
- September half target, Decathlon-backed festival race
- Official link
- https://www.decathlon.sg/s/the-kiprun-singapore
- Distance options
- Marathon, half marathon, 10 km, 5 km, Kids Dash
- Date status
- Confirmed race weekend: 4 to 6 December 2026
- Who it suits
- A-goal marathon or half; shorter festive distances for first-timers
- Official link
- https://singaporeinternationalmarathon.com/
How to use this calendar
Pick one A-race, then stack shorter tune-ups. For most recreational runners in Singapore, that means a spring or early-year 10 km or half, a mid-year goal if a night race returns, then the December national marathon weekend if you want the full distance.
Training routes matter as much as race entries. Use our best running routes in Singapore for shade, water and distance options, and our heat adaptation guide before you pretend dawn humidity is optional.
Confirmed: 2XU Compression Run (5 April 2026)
The official 2XU site lists race day as Sunday, 5 April 2026, at the F1 Pit Building, with 21.1 km, 10 km and 5 km categories. That date is already in the rear-view if you are reading this after April, but it remains a verified 2026 calendar anchor and a useful template for the next edition when announced.
Best for runners who want an early-morning city half or a shorter tune-up. Check 2xurun.com for any future edition before assuming the April slot repeats.
Date TBC: Marina Run
Marina Run has a long local history around the Marina Bay precinct, with past editions offering 5 km, 10 km and half-marathon distances. At research time we could not verify a live official organiser page with a published 2026 or 2027 race date. The commonly cited marina-run.com.sg domain did not resolve to a usable race site.
Treat it as date TBC. If a new edition opens on a confirmed organiser site, add distances, start time and cut-offs then. Do not train toward a guessed weekend.
Date TBC: Sundown Marathon
Sundown is Singapore's signature night-race brand. The official site explains the event's history and night-marathon identity, but it did not publish a confirmed 2026 or 2027 race date when we checked.
Keep sundownmarathon.com on your watchlist if you specifically want floodlights and late starts. Until a date lands, do not build an 18-week block against a rumour.
Date TBC: SAFRA Bay Run and Army Half Marathon
SAFRA's Bay Run and Army Half Marathon is one of Singapore's largest mass-participation weekends when it runs, historically including the Army Half Marathon plus shorter SAFRA distances. At research time, safra.sg did not show a published 2026 or 2027 Bay Run date on its public what's-on listings we could verify.
Mark it date TBC: check organiser. When SAFRA publishes, expect a large field and a hot late-year humidity profile if the historical calendar pattern holds. Pattern is not a date.
Confirmed: The Kiprun Race Singapore (27 September 2026)
Decathlon Singapore and MetaSport are staging The Kiprun Singapore on Sunday, 27 September 2026, with a headline 21.1 km half marathon plus 10 km, 5 km and a 670 m Kids Dash. MetaSport and Decathlon's event pages both carry that date.
This is the clean late-September goal race on the current verified list. Full signup caveats, price ranges and who it suits are in our Kiprun Singapore 2026 race guide. Registration and updates: decathlon.sg/s/the-kiprun-singapore.
Confirmed: BYD Singapore International Marathon weekend (4 to 6 December 2026)
If you still search "Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon", you are looking for the national marathon weekend under its new title identity. Officially it is the BYD Singapore International Marathon presented by adidas, race weekend 4 to 6 December 2026, on singaporeinternationalmarathon.com.
CNA reported the shape of the weekend at launch: kids events plus 5 km and 10 km on 4 December, half marathon on 5 December, marathon on 6 December. Standard Chartered remains involved as the official bank partner, and the Standard Chartered 10 km is still a named category on the organiser FAQ. Categories on the official FAQ include the BYD Marathon, adidas Half Marathon, Standard Chartered 10 km, 5 km and Kids Dash.
Registration closes 30 September 2026 (or earlier if capacity is reached), per the organiser site. That is your hard planning line for December.
Building a year that survives Singapore weather
Confirmed December marathon weekend plus a late-September half is already a coherent A/B structure. Fill gaps with TBC races only after organisers publish.
- Do not taper for a rumour. TBC means the date is not yours yet.
- Train heat on purpose. Race mornings here punish air-conditioned-only blocks. See the heat adaptation plan.
- Choose routes that match the race job. Flat waterfront for marathon aerobic work, trail only if your goal race actually needs it: route guide.
- Re-check official links before payment. Distances, waves and cut-offs move even when the weekend stays put.
FAQ
Is the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon still happening in 2026? The national marathon weekend continues as the BYD Singapore International Marathon presented by adidas on 4 to 6 December 2026. Standard Chartered remains the official bank partner and the 10 km category title, per CNA and the organiser FAQ.
Which 2026 dates are locked in this guide? 5 April 2026 (2XU Compression Run), 27 September 2026 (Kiprun Race Singapore), and 4 to 6 December 2026 (BYD Singapore International Marathon weekend).
Why are Sundown, Marina Run and SAFRA Bay Run marked TBC? We could not verify a published 2026 or 2027 race date on the organiser pages at research time. Listing a guessed Sunday would be inventing a calendar.
Where is the downloadable calendar? singapore-running-races-2026.ics contains only the verified dated events above.
Sources
- 2XU Compression Run official site
- MetaSport: The Kiprun Singapore
- Decathlon Singapore: The Kiprun Singapore
- BYD Singapore International Marathon official site
- BYD Singapore International Marathon FAQs
- CNA: BYD unveiled as new title sponsor of Singapore International Marathon
- Sundown Marathon official site
- SAFRA
- The Kiprun Singapore 2026 race guide
- Best running routes in Singapore
- Heat adaptation for runners in Singapore
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