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Millennium Marathon Accra

Name: Millennium Marathon: Relive the journey through a decade of unforgettable moments and milestones.
Uploaded: 2024-10-14
Description: This is Accra, Ghana's leading international half marathon and 5K event, a World Athletics-ranked race. It starts at Freedom Arch, passes the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and Jubilee House, and finish

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

GHSep 11, 202721.1km · 5km

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Race date in 300 days: Sep 11, 2027 Sat
City · Distance: Accra · 21.1km · 5km
Entry fee: GHS 100From the 2026 edition
Status: SoonSee how to enter ↗

2027Date Sep 11, 2027 · Soon

2026

2026Date Sep 12, 2026 · Entry Mar 22, 2026 ~ · Entry fee GHS 100

Official website ↗Marathon · Accra International MarathonD-day as of Nov 15, 2026

About the race Runner stories How to enter Course Race Prep Travel

Why you dream of this race

THE DREAM

ABOUT THE RACE

A day you'll remember,
long past the finish line.

This is Accra, Ghana's leading international half marathon and 5K event, a World Athletics-ranked race.

It starts at Freedom Arch, passes the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and Jubilee House, and finishes at Black Star Square.

The road to your own record

Picture the course in advance
and find the pace that fits you.

When the city cheers

Streets lined with cheers, runners all around.
You'll be part of that scene.

The trip that follows the run

Take it slow with the finish still in you,
and meet the city all over again.

#MillenniumMarathonAccra#Accra#September Marathon#Half marathon

Stories from runners who've been there.

From the joy of finishing to the tough moments — read what runners wrote themselves.

Race reports: 2

edudzi nyomiRan in 2025

“For forty anxiety-inducing minutes, we waited with no clear communication about the delay.”

A participant who has run the Millennium 21K three years in a row compared how the delayed start and the merging of race categories had improved, along with the hilly course and the water stations.

Read the original on Medium

edudzi nyomiRan in 2023

“When I ran my first Millennium Marathon in 2023 and placed 202nd, I still got a number.”

Edudzi Nyomi recalled finishing 202nd on a first appearance at the 2023 Accra Millennium Marathon and receiving a number as well.

Read the original on Medium — edudzi nyomi

We translated a short line from each public race report and summarized the experience. Finish times are as stated by the author, and past editions may differ from this year's weather and operations.

See it on video,
feel it through their stories.

Preview the course and read what runners who went before you wrote.

Millennium Marathon: Relive the journey through a decade of unforgettable moments and milestones.
Millennium Marathon
View on YouTube

This may be from a past edition. Check the organizer for this year's course and operations.

The way in that fits you

YOUR ENTRY

How to reach the start line —
start with what fits you.

Here are the ways to enter and what each requires.
Check the organizer's page for whether entries are open.

From the 2026 edition

General entry

Online registration on the official site or mobile registration by dialing *800*17#.

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

Your 21.1km

Know the course and time limit, and race day comes into focus.

From the 2026 edition

START

Accra Sports Stadium

official start

Start · Google Maps

FINISH

Independence Square, Accra

Finish · Google Maps

Original course map · millenniummarathon.com

The course starts at Accra's iconic Freedom Arch, passes major sights in the city centre and finishes at Black Star Square.

Along the half marathon, you can see attractions such as the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, the National Theatre and Jubilee House.

The 5K is the shorter-distance option at the same event and is known for its distinctive race outfits, singing, local drumming and dancing.

The Millennium Marathon began in 2015 with the half marathon and 5K, and has brought thousands of runners from Ghana and elsewhere to Accra.

It is an international event with participants from Ghana and several other countries, while the half marathon is a World Athletics ranking race.

Family participation and community support are important values, and the Junior Mile is for children aged 3 to 15 who attend private basic schools in Ghana.

AIMS Certified: Member race of the AIMS (Association of International Marathons and Distance Races)
Typical race-season temperature: around 25°C (77°F): Hot race — plan fluids and electrolytes

Participant benefits

Timing chip

Finisher medal

Finisher certificate

Hotels1.8km from the start · ★8.8

To the start line,
step by step.

Pick up your bib, check your wave.
So on race morning, you can just run.

From the 2026 edition

Bib pickup

A copy of your ID is required for personal pickup.
Proxy pickup is allowed if the proxy presents a signed authorization letter from the participant, the proxy's ID, and the participant's ID.
There is no official information on whether race-day pickup is available.
Based on the 2025 edition — Mon Aug 25 to Fri Aug 29

Accra Sports Stadium Press Centre, Starlets 91 Road, Accra, Ghana

Google Maps Directions

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startIndependence Square, Accra
Transit cardPay cash to the conductor ("mate") when riding a trotro — there's no citywide reloadable transit card for tourists. For a foreigner-friendly option, ride-hailing apps (Uber/Bolt) are widely used and let you pay by card in-app.
Getting to the finishAccra Sports Stadium

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026 · Source · checked Aug 17, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

Independence Square, Accra

Arrive at least 45 minutes before start due to road closures. Confirmed for 2026-09-12.

Roads close 30 minutes before start for a 3-hour window; specific closed routes are announced via TV/newspaper during race week. Parking is designated at Accra Stadium.

Official advice for public-transport users: set off early, as transport may be hard to find at that hour. No official shuttle bus service.

Map

Getting to the finish

Accra Sports Stadium

Medals and refreshments at the finish/recovery area.

Map

Transit card

Ghana attempted a cashless BRT system (Aayalolo) starting in 2016, but it has struggled with low ridership and never became a standard reloadable card system for the wider transit network. Trotro fares are cash-only and paid on board; carry small denominations/exact change.

Where to buy

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026 Source · checked Aug 17, 2026

READY TO RUN

From race morning to after the finish.

Your start time, fuel and bag drop.
Know them ahead and the run feels easier.

First, choose your race between the half marathon and the 5K.

The half marathon is a 21 km ranking race, while the 5K is the shorter option and includes local music and performances.

You can register on the website or dial *800*17# on a mobile phone and follow the instructions.

The Junior Mile is for children aged 3 to 15 and private basic schools in Ghana, so check the eligibility requirements in advance.

On race day, the course starts at Freedom Arch and finishes at Black Star Square,

so take into account that the start and finish are in different locations when choosing accommodation.

Check the local temperature and rainfall forecast for 11 September, then decide what to wear and how much nutrition to carry.

Participants in the half marathon should prepare nutrition in advance for the urban course, which passes major sights.

Times are local to Accra. Check the latest official information before the race.

A trip built around the race

STAY A LITTLE

MAKE IT A RUNTRIP

The race is one day,
the trip can be longer.

From a hotel that makes race morning easy,
to the meals and views you'll enjoy with the medal on.

Accra City Hotel

Hotel · 1.4km · 21-minute walk

8.3/10(119)

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Ghana: Waterfall Massage and Lunch Experience

₩400,585

Millennium Marathon Accra

About Millennium Marathon Accra — what makes it special

A day you'll remember,long past the finish line.

The road to your own record

When the city cheers

The trip that follows the run