Important Volunteer Updates
Thank you for your interest in volunteering with New York Road Runners.
When people cancel their volunteer opportunities, they become available again on the website. We do not have a waitlist for volunteer opportunities.
Reminder emails are sent out to registered volunteers 7-10 days before an event and these emails normally generate cancellations.
Key Dates
Volunteer opportunities at our June–September races are full. Additional volunteer opportunities at these events will be added if operational needs arise.
New volunteer opportunities will become available based on the following schedule:
Volunteer opportunities for our October–December races will be open for advanced registration for Member Plus on July 8 at 12 Noon ET and general registration will open on July 10 at 12 Noon ET. You cannot register to run and volunteer at the same event. Please plan accordingly.
- NYRR Cross Country Series
- NYRR Jersey City 5K
- NYRR Staten Island Half
- Race to Deliver to benefit God’s Love We Deliver
- NYRR Ted Corbett 15K
- NYRR Frosty 5K
- NYRR Midnight Run
Volunteer opportunities at the 2025 TCS New York City Marathon Expo will open for registration on August 4.
Volunteer registration for Course Beautification and other marathon week activities will be open on September 8.
Various Community Matters (park clean-ups) will be added as they are scheduled.
Additional volunteer opportunities will become available as operational needs arise.
As a reminder, NYRR does not accept walk-up volunteers and there is no on-site volunteer registration.
Helpful Tips
- We do not have a wait list for volunteer opportunities.
- If there is a specific race at which you would like to volunteer, but is currently full, check the Volunteer Opportunities page early in race week.