Velkommen til Danmarks royale motionsfest 2027

Royal Run is Denmark's royal running and walking festival, held on the second day of Pentecost across several host cities. It is informal by design: people show up in sneakers for One mile, 5 km, and 10 km distances, with the royal family joining the same public event rather than watching from the side. Recent host cities have included Ringkøbing, Randers, Middelfart, Helsingør, and København/Frederiksberg, with over 112,000 participants registered across the day. The format moves around Denmark, and host cities are announced in the fall. The King may start the day with a One mile, continue with another distance in a different city, and finish with 10 km in København/Frederiksberg, while the Queen and Crown Prince join 5 km events elsewhere. Royal Side Run lets neighborhoods, workplaces, schools, and kindergartens create smaller versions in the weeks before the main event. There is also a MaratonMile challenge, where people run or walk 26 one-mile segments of 1.609 km, leaving them just 361 meters short of a full marathon.