** SOLD OUT **
Although the 2026 Brighton Marathon is now sold out, please complete the contact form at the bottom of this page if you would like us to notify you in case places become available as the event approaches. Alternatively, take a look at our event listing for details of other running events you can take part in for African Children’s Fund.
Join us in 2026 at one of the UK’s favourite 26.2 milers: it’s the ever-popular Brighton Marathon! Famous for its buzzing atmosphere and incredible crowd support, the race improves year on year.
Whether you’re an experienced runner or a complete novice looking for a new challenge, we would love to welcome you to Team ACF!
The Marathon begins at Preston Park and takes in many of the city’s sights before you turn on to the seafront and head to the finish at Hove Lawns 26.2 miles later.
brighton marathon HIGHLIGHTS:
African Children’s Fund technical t-shirt
Official finishers’ t-shirt and medal for all finishers (with the option of opting out of these if you don’t wish to receive them)
Variety of pacers
Full fundraising support
FUNDRAISING TARGETS:
£52 registration fee + £350 minimum sponsorship
Of course, your fundraising target isn’t your fundraising ceiling! Remember, for every £9 your page raises over your target, you could provide 100 mugs of porridge to help Kenyan children go to school.
WHY CHOOSE AFRICAN CHILDREN’S FUND?
Photo credit: London Marathon Events
The funds you raise from the Brighton Marathon will reduce school absence and improve long-term outcomes for children in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe, leading to better opportunities for a future free from poverty. Donations from your supporters make a big collective difference. This is where you come in:
£12 provides a girl in Tanzania with reusable sanitary towels and access to social education forums so she won't miss one week in four of her schooling;
£20 covers the cost of a care pack for an orphaned family in Zimbabwe so they children concentrate on learning rather than working;
£90 pays for a mug of porridge for 1,000 children in Kenya, reducing the need for working, scavenging or begging for food;
£250 supports a social worker in Uganda, to resettle a child rescued from the streets with a family.
PLUS you can tick the fabulous Brighton Marathon off your bucket list.
What’s not to like?!
Yes please, i’d love to take part!
Unfortunately the 2026 Brighton Marathon is SOLD OUT, however, if you would like to be the first to hear when 2027 entries are available, please complete the contact form at the bottom of the page and we’ll be in touch. Thank you!
I’VE ALREADY GOT A PLACE. CAN I STILL RAISE MONEY FOR AFRICAN CHILDREN’S FUND?
Yes! We’d love you to join Team ACF. Please drop us an email so we can send you further information and the all-important African Children’s Fund t-shirt.
Questions or queries
Please don’t hesitate to contact us by email or fill in the contact form below if you have any questions or queries before registering for the event.