When in April are most half marathons held?
The busiest weekend in New York is April 24 and April 25, with 6 of them, 5 of those on Saturday, April 24. One more falls on a weekday, which is worth knowing if you are traveling for it.
Race calendar · April 2027 · New York
Every Half Marathon in New York in April 2027, all 12 of them, sorted by date. Dates, entry fees, finish-time stats from past results, and start-line maps.
What the field actually runs
How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Nov 12, 2026.
When in April
Half marathons are not spread evenly across April. Here is how the calendar actually falls, weekend by weekend, which is the part worth knowing before you book a trip or plan a taper around one.
By the numbers
The largest field of any April Half Marathon in New York, from the most recent published results.
The busiest weekend in New York is April 24 and April 25, with 6 of them, 5 of those on Saturday, April 24. One more falls on a weekday, which is worth knowing if you are traveling for it.
Across the 4 of these April half marathons with published results from past editions, the median finisher ran 2:12:29, and the median winning time was 1:46:27. So anything under 2:12:29 puts you in the faster half of a typical field. That is the middle of these RunSignup fields, walkers and charity entrants included, not a national average.
The median one finished 258 runners, across the 4 of these April half marathons with published results from past editions. Most are far smaller than the big-city events people picture, which means less crowding at the start and a friendlier field, with a last recorded finisher at 4:26:03.