Hillsborough Castle & Gardens Running Festival Half Marathon

The Hillsborough Castle & Gardens Running Festival on 26 July 2026, includes a Half Marathon and 10km distance in this unique location.

The races start within the beautiful grounds of Hillsborough Castle, before heading out onto the surrounding forest areas of Hillsborough and taking in historic attractions in the local area such as Hillsborough Fort and Hillsborough Lake. The half marathon and 10km will then head out on to Ballynahinch road before re-joining the Castle grounds to finish in the event village. The half marathon event has a strict cut off time of 3 hours.

Each mile is accurately marked out with distance flags and there will be plenty of helpers to keep you on track and to encourage you on your way to the finish.

This event is in support of Northern Ireland Hospice.