Perth Running Events

Major Perth races

These are the events runners look up first. Open each listing for the distances on offer before you enter.

• Feral Pig Ultra (6 November 2026): an ultra. Read the course notes before you treat it as a first race.
• Canning River RunningWorks Festival (14 March 2027): a river festival.
• Darlington Half Marathon (21 March 2027): a named half in the hills a week later.
• Swan River Half Marathon (1 May 2027): the river half.
• Ultra Perth (26 June 2027): a winter ultra.
• City to Surf Perth (29 August 2027): the late-winter city race.

Entries for the bigger races open months ahead. Open the event page on RunDais for the current entry link and any Passport offer.

Perth races by distance

Use the distance lists below when you already know the race you want. The Swan River Half Marathon and the Darlington Half Marathon are the named halves. The Feral Pig Ultra and Ultra Perth belong in the ultra list. Festival weekends on the Canning are where to look for a shorter race on the same programme.

Trending events on this page are the ones people have been opening on RunDais over the last 30 days.

How to use this calendar

Start with the upcoming events at the top of the page, then use the distance sections to narrow by 5km, 10km, half marathon, marathon, trail or road. Every name links to the full event page, with the date, place and entry details.

A free RunDais account saves events to your Passport, which is also where selected races share discount codes. The full Australian events directory covers races outside Perth.

Training with a group is on the Perth run clubs page.