OZ RUN 2026

Australia Day is a day for all Australians no matter where our personal stories begin. It’s a day to reflect on what it means to be Australian, to celebrate contemporary Australia and to acknowledge our history.

Held in the morning of Australia Day 26 January at the Darwin Waterfront, OZ RUN is the Territory’s largest FREE running event. We encourage everyone to celebrate our national day by dressing up and embracing the spirit of Australia.

All entries MUST be received online prior to the event.

By registering you agree to the following as conditions of participating in Oz Run:

• I acknowledge that: I participate in the Event at my own risk. I will take all reasonable measures to protect myself from the risks of participation. I accept all responsibility for travel and medical insurance and for payment and/or reimbursement of medical/surgical expenses incurred on my behalf.

• I am responsible for all property I bring to the event sites and that the Australia Day Council Northern Territory accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage to this property.

• I release The Australia Day Council Northern Territory(and their directors, officers, employees, volunteers, contractors, sponsors and / or agents) from any claim and from any liability (to the extent permitted by law) for or as a result of any loss, injury or damage suffered by me in relation to my attendance and participation at the Event, how so ever caused, including any claim or liability which arises due to any negligence of The Australia Day Council (and / or their directors, officers, employees, volunteers, contractors, sponsors and / or agents).

• I consent to the publication and/or use in any form of media whatsoever of my name, race result, image, voice, statement or otherwise, including the publication of my name and/or event result and applicable age bracket in /or marketing materials/website without payment or compensation.

• To the best of my knowledge, I am not suffering from a condition which would prevent and/or render me unfit to participate in the Event.

• For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people I understand that images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders may appear in the above-mentioned forms of media including printed and electronic materials for several years. And, if I am an Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander, Australia Day Council NT will take reasonable steps to prevent images from appearing on material published after my death. However, I understand and agree that, despite those efforts, the images may still be published.

FAQ’s

Can I bring my pram? Absolutely! We encourage all members of your families to participate. To make it easier for you all to stay together, please move to the back of the starting area so that younger kids don’t get caught up in the mad initial rush.

If it’s free, why do I need to register online and register everyone in my group? Good question! While we take every safety precaution, sometimes accidents do happen. If you are registered, then you are covered by insurance. If not, unfortunately you should not be participating. Registering also assists in contact tracing, should the need arise.

Is there water on the run course? Yes! there will be two water stations on the OZ Run course. One near the 2.5km runners and two for the 5km runners. It is advised that you bring your own water bottle though as it’s very hot.

Can I register on the day? Please register online before the event via the link.

Can I bring my pets? Due to the number of people that participate in this event, we are unable to allow your fur-baby to participate. It’s just too dangerous for them and we would hate to see them injured.

Are bikes & scooters ok? Safety is of the utmost importance to us and for this reason, we cannot allow bikes or scooters on the main OZ Run course

Program of events:

OZ RUN begins at Darwin Convention Centre car park

6.30am Zumba Warm up

6.50am Welcome to Country & National Anthem

7.00am First wave of runners start

7.05am Walkers, prams start

Following OZ RUN, join us for post run celebrations and entertainment starting with a traditional Smoking Ceremony at 7.45am.