BST Hyde Park’s Run With Mo! invites fans to join Sir Mo Farah for a 3km Hyde Park run on 30 June 2026. Tickets go on sale 24 April.
BST Hyde Park is betting on something different this summer: a celebrity meet-and-run, built around the simple joy of moving together in the open air.
Sir Mo Farah leads a “conversational” 3km run
“Run With Mo!” will take place on Tuesday 30 June 2026. with participants joining Sir Mo Farah CBE for a 3km route through Hyde Park.. The event is part of BST Hyde Park’s Open House midweek programme. which runs for two weeks this summer—Monday 29 June to Thursday 2 July. and Monday 6 July to Thursday 9 July.
Tickets will go on general sale at 10am on Friday 24 April from bst-hydepark.com, with prices starting from £29.50 on the first release. Before that, there’s a Royal Parks and Westminster presale through AEG at 10am on Thursday 23 April.
For fans. the headline detail is the access: you’re not just watching Mo Farah from the stands—you’re running with him.. The format is deliberately inclusive too.. The route returns to the Great Oak Stage, and the event is open to ages 7 and up (with a guardian).. Accessible tickets are available as well. which matters in a city where big public events often feel designed for the able-bodied adult crowd.
Warm-up on the Great Oak Stage, medal for finishers
The day begins with a group warm-up led by Mo Farah and Adam Clarke from running community brand URUNN. The warm-up takes place on the iconic Great Oak Stage, setting the tone for what the event appears to be aiming for: shared energy rather than a purely competitive race.
After the run, finishers will receive a commemorative “Run With Mo!” souvenir medal—an idea that turns participation into something you can physically take home, not just something you post and forget.
There’s also more than mileage on the programme.. DJs will be on-site. and a live Q&A session hosted by BBC broadcaster Nihal Arthanayake will give the evening a story-led backbone.. In the Q&A. Mo Farah is set to discuss his journey from humble beginnings in Somaliland to becoming a multiple Olympic. World and European Champion.
That storytelling element is a smart pairing with a running event. People come for the star, but they stay for meaning—especially when the message is about endurance, discipline, and opportunity rather than instant fame.
Why this kind of event is catching on
Celebrity sports moments used to be either private (a sponsor appearance) or passive (a watch-from-the-side experience). “Run With Mo!” blends the two, and it reflects a wider trend in how major venues and brands are trying to create community, not just ticket sales.
A 3km “conversational” run is also an unusually good entry point.. It’s long enough to feel like an event. but short enough to be achievable for beginners. returning runners. and families—especially with a structured warm-up and an event rhythm that doesn’t demand race-day seriousness.. In practice. that can lower the barrier that keeps many people from signing up to physical challenges in the first place.
There’s a human impact to that.. Hyde Park is one of those places where effort can quickly become intimidating—especially for first-timers who worry they’ll slow everyone down or feel out of place.. Events like this help reframe running as a social activity again, where the goal is participation, not status.
Open House is building a festival-within-a-festival
“Run With Mo!” sits inside the larger BST Hyde Park Open House season. which has already established itself as a midweek fixture for the venue.. Previous Open House moments have included PDC Presents The Hyde Park Darts Championship. Joe Wicks’ record-breaking HIIT workout in 2022. and multiple editions of All Things Orchestral hosted by Myleene Klass.
That pattern matters.. It suggests BST Hyde Park isn’t treating Open House like filler between concerts—it’s positioning the programme as a repeatable way to attract different audiences on different weeks.. When a venue can offer entertainment that ranges from orchestral performances to HIIT sessions to now a celebrity-led run. it broadens its footprint beyond typical gig-goers.
This summer’s main BST Hyde Park 2026 concert season is also already set with major headliners. including Garth Brooks (27 June). Maroon 5 (3 July). Mumford & Sons (4 July). Duran Duran (5 July). Pitbull (10 July). and Lewis Capaldi (11 and 12 July).. With the Open House schedule still to be fully announced. “Run With Mo!” is effectively a preview of what BST Hyde Park is willing to experiment with.
The implication for fans is simple: if you’ve been waiting for a reason to visit Hyde Park beyond a concert ticket, this offers a rare format—one where the venue becomes a route, the stage becomes a starting point, and the headline star becomes part of the experience.
For now, the focus for organisers and runners alike is timing: tickets go on general sale at 10am on 24 April, and the event itself is on 30 June 2026. More details are available via bst-hydepark.com/open-house.