Online registrations have now closed but LATE REGISTRATIONS are still being accepted - see the Race Info tab on our website at www.horshamrunningfestival.com.au for details of where and when to register.
On SEPTEMBER 14th 2025 the inaugural Horsham Running Festival will be held on paths alongside the picturesque Wimmera River in Horsham, Victoria.
The event will now offer a full marathon and half marathon for runners, a quarter marathon (10.55km) event for runners, a quarter marathon event for walkers and a 5km walk or run option. There will also be a FREE 2km Kids' Dash. This will be a fun untimed event for U/12s.
Race Director, Brian Haddy, has been co-ordinating a local fun run in his home town of Mount Barker, SA for the past eight years. This ‘Conquer the Summit’ event has grown from 100 to over 500 participants each year and has raised over $200,000 for local youth development charities in that time.
In 2022 Brian also co-ordinated the Great Kanku Breakaways Marathon Festival in Coober Pedy and now coordinates the annual Mad Max Marathon in Broken Hill (www.madmaxmarathon.com.au) on the last Sunday in July and the annual Mildura Riverfront Marathon (www.mildurariverfrontmarathon.com.au) each June long weekend.
The aim of the Horsham Running Festival is threefold – to attract runners from all over Australia to this thriving regional city; to encourage more local children and adults to get into the running ‘habit’; and to provide an additional annual running challenge for the local parkrun and running community.
Registration fees
Prices are inclusive of mandatory charges, items, and fees
Quarter marathon WALK Closed
Online registration closed-
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$45.00
Early bird
Dec 4 – Aug 24 -
$55.00
Full price
Aug 25 – Sept 9
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Marathon Closed
Online registration closed-
Four laps of a 10.55km course on either side of the Wimmera River
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$90.00
Early bird
Dec 4 – Aug 24 -
$95.00
Full price
Aug 25 – Sept 9
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5km run or walk Closed
Online registration closed-
An out and back course from the parkrun start to near Weir Park
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$20.00
Early bird
Dec 4 – Aug 24 -
$25.00
Full price
Aug 25 – Sept 9
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Half Marathon Closed
Online registration closed-
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$75.00
Early bird
Dec 4 – Aug 24 -
$85.00
Full price
Aug 25 – Sept 9
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Quarter marathon RUN Closed
Online registration closed-
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$45.00
Early bird
Dec 4 – Aug 24 -
$55.00
Full price
Aug 25 – Sept 9
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2km Kids Event Closed
Online registration closed-
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Free
Free
Dec 4 – Aug 24 -
Free
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Contact information
- Event contact
- Brian Haddy
- Phone
- 0413156172
- Website
- Visit website
