Playa Blanca’s night race: date, distances and prices

Plan your race pace

Playa Blanca will close the Canary Islands Music Run Night Series calendar on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2026, with a night event combining running and music at points along the course. The start and finish will be at Plaza del Carmen, in the municipality of Yaiza, with three distances on offer: a mile, 5 kilometers and 10 kilometers. The first start is scheduled for 9 p.m.

Published information also sets staggered starts for the longer distances and puts entry fees between 15 and 19 euros, although the payment platform and organizer’s event listing differ by 3 euros. The announced overall cap is 500 participants, and the published entry deadline is Nov. 25 unless places sell out first. The detailed 2026 course has not been released, making Plaza del Carmen the only confirmed point on the route for now.

A night race to close the Canary Islands series

The Playa Blanca event is part of the 2026 Music Run Night Series, a regional circuit with five venues spread across Lanzarote, Tenerife and La Palma. The Yaiza race is the final event on the calendar and has a specific role in the series finale: besides closing the season, its result is listed as a tiebreaker in the overall standings.

The event combines a popular race format with music stations featuring DJs and lighting effects, according to the event information. It is not simply a night run on an urban course: music is intended to contribute to the atmosphere along the route. However, no map has been published showing where the stations will be or how much of each distance they will cover.

The series calendar includes Puerto del Carmen and Haría on Lanzarote; Puerto de la Cruz on Tenerife; Santa Cruz de La Palma; and Playa Blanca. These are five races across the archipelago, not five stops on one island. That distinction matters to anyone seeking a place in the final standings, as the general rules require participation in at least three events, including one race on each island represented.

Date, location and start times

The race is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 28, 2026, in Playa Blanca. Plaza del Carmen will serve as the start and finish point, according to the available information. The municipality is Yaiza, on Lanzarote, in Las Palmas province. The first start is set for 9 p.m., which corresponds to the mile distance.

The published schedule staggers the starts so all three distances do not begin at once. The mile is scheduled for 9 p.m.; the 5K for 9:25 p.m.; and the 10K for 9:30 p.m. This separation may help spread participants around the start area, although detailed information about start corrals, timing controls or course cutoffs has not been released.

The night-time format adds a practical dimension to the event. Lighting around the area and effects associated with the music show are part of the planned experience, but they do not replace information about the route, its crossings or traffic conditions. For now, those details are not included in an accessible course description; it is useful to distinguish the advertised atmosphere from the technical details that are still missing.

Three distances and staggered starts

The event offers a mile, equivalent to about 1.6 kilometers, as well as 5K and 10K courses. The range allows people to take part with different goals, from a short distance for those seeking a popular event to the two longer options for runners wanting more continuous running. The event is presented as open to different ages and abilities, although specific requirements for each category should be checked in the entry rules.

The mile starts at 9 p.m., the 5K at 9:25 p.m. and the 10K at 9:30 p.m. With only five minutes between the two longer starts, participants should check the organizer’s instructions before arriving at the start area. The event listing also includes a category called Diverse, free for people with certified disabilities, with 20 places included within the overall participant limit.

The announced maximum capacity is 500 places. That limit may affect the effective entry deadline: although the published closing date is Nov. 25, the rules allow entries to close earlier if the field fills. The platform lists a closing time of 11:06 p.m., an unusual hour worth noting rather than assuming that registration will remain open until midnight.

Registration and prices: a discrepancy to check

The most consistent fees in the available information are 15 euros for the mile, 17 euros for the 5K and 19 euros for the 10K, with platform processing fees potentially added. These figures appear in the race rules and on the platform handling payment. The organizer’s own listing, however, shows 12, 14 and 16 euros, respectively.

The difference is 3 euros for each distance. Since the organizer’s listing and the registration platform do not match, participants should check the final amount shown before confirming payment. The Diverse and volunteer categories appear as free on the platform, although not every event document provides the same level of detail about them.

The published registration window opens Sept. 7, 2026, at 3 p.m. and closes Nov. 25 at 11:06 p.m., unless places sell out first. There is a discrepancy between the instructions in the rules and the actual payment process: the document says registration will take place on the Summits Sports Events website, while payments are handled through RockTheSport. The organizer’s website directs users to that platform’s registration form.

A typographical error has also been noted in the domain printed in the rules. Based on the event information, the most reliable route is to open the race listing from the organizer’s website and follow its registration link, carefully checking the price, distance and category before paying.

What is known about the course — and what is missing

The start and finish are at Plaza del Carmen, but no complete description of the 2026 course has been published. There is also no confirmed map showing streets, turns, elevation changes or checkpoints. For an urban night race, those details help participants assess the difficulty, surface and layout, so their absence limits preparation.

Course files available on the organizer’s event listing belong to another race in the series, identified as Haría Music Run, and their coordinates place the route in Haría, not Playa Blanca. They should not be treated as the map for this edition. The available information also does not specify maximum completion times or publish a course closing time.

The promotional description mentions music, DJs and disco effects at stations around the event, but does not yet identify their locations. Until a valid route is published, it is impossible to know whether the three distances share most of the course, split at any point or have different entertainment layouts. Plaza del Carmen is the only confirmed point on the route in the available information.

Bib pickup, services and prizes

Bib pickup for 2026 is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 27, at Sports Club Puerto Calero, in two windows: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m. Participants are asked to bring identification. The previous edition also offered race-day pickup at Plaza del Carmen, but that second option has not been confirmed for 2026.

The event information includes medical services, aid stations and bag drop, with bag drop available once it is set up. It also announces a finisher’s medal, subject to expected availability, plus a commemorative shirt and gifts subject to stock and registration order. These are conditional provisions, not a guarantee that every participant will receive exactly the same items.

The race rules state that prizes will go to the first three men and first three women in each competitive category. They do not clearly specify which registered categories qualify as competitive. Separately, the series-wide rules set cash prizes for the overall standings: 300, 200 and 100 euros for the top three in the 10K, and 200, 100 and 50 euros in the 5K. Those amounts apply to the series, not necessarily to prizes specific to the Playa Blanca race.

Playa Blanca’s role in the overall standings

The Yaiza event is the final race on the calendar and has a specific role under the Music Run Night Series rules. To appear in the final standings, runners must complete at least three events, including at least one on each island represented. Running three races on Lanzarote alone is therefore not enough if a participant does not also compete in Tenerife and La Palma.

If a runner takes part in four events, the race rules say the best three results count. The general series rules add the geographic requirement of one race per island, an important detail when determining who can appear in the final standings. They also state that the Playa Blanca result is the third tiebreaking criterion because it is the final race of the year.

The series offers cash prizes to the top three men and top three women in the overall 5K and 10K standings. Eligibility is tied to the circuit requirements, including participation on the required islands. The Playa Blanca race therefore has two dimensions: an independent event in its own right and, for runners following the full calendar, the last chance to improve an overall result or settle a tie.

A festive event with details still to come

The advertised appeal lies in the combination of a popular night race, multiple distances and music along the route. The event ranges from a mile to 10K, with staggered starts and a 500-participant cap. For visitors to Lanzarote and residents alike, Plaza del Carmen provides a central point for the event, although access arrangements and traffic restrictions have not been detailed.

The practical information deserves careful reading because some details are settled while others remain open. The date, first start time, three distances, start and finish location and fees listed in the rules have been published. Still missing are the 2026 map, cutoff times, locations of the music stations and confirmation of a second race-day bib-pickup window.

Different prices also appear on the organizer’s listing and the payment platform. That disagreement does not change the date or format, but it affects the cost of taking part and makes it sensible to check the final total before completing registration. Final information about the course and services will depend on official updates, particularly relevant for a night race closing the Canary Islands circuit season.

The 2026 edition is confirmed for Nov. 28 in Playa Blanca, with Plaza del Carmen at the center of the event. Its place as the Music Run Night Series finale adds sporting interest, while the music and lights promise an atmosphere distinct from a conventional race. Until the outstanding technical details are released, the clearest picture is of an event with a confirmed date and distances but a course that cannot yet be reconstructed with confidence.