Hackney Half

HOKA Hackney Moves Festival and HOKA Hackney Half

HOKA Hackney Moves is a multi-day running festival taking place across mid May 2027 at Hackney Marshes and around the borough. The weekend includes a half marathon on closed roads through Hackney, alongside several community and youth events and a free two-day festival focused on fitness and wellbeing.

The event programme includes a mix of road and off road running, a night-time 10K road run that finishes with an after-party, a community 5K, a new off road 5K trail, and a schools challenge for children in the Borough of Hackney. The half marathon course is 21.1 km and is advertised with live music and roadside crowds on a closed-road route.

Entry information for the half marathon notes that general entries can sell out quickly; eligibility to enter the 2027 half marathon requires either having run in 2026 or pre-registering for access to purchase an entry. Parts of the festival and many individual events have reached sold out status in past editions.

Distances and main events:

• 21.1 km half marathon
• 5 km community run
• 5 km off road trail
• 10 km night run
• Schools challenge and two-day free festival

The weekend aims to combine competitive and community-focused activity across multiple event formats within Hackney. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.