Photo: London

My Cities

  • No cities saved.
Discover citiesGet airport infoFind flights
LondonEvents & Entertainment
The Great Gorilla Run, London. Courtesy of The Gorilla Organisation;

The Great Gorilla Run, London. Courtesy of The Gorilla Organisation

Great Gorilla Run

When: 27 Sep 2008 (annual)

Where: London Underwriting Centre

Rating: 3 stars

Phone: +44 (0) 20 7916 4974

Web site: Great Gorilla Run Website

The annual Great Gorilla Run features the surreal sight of hundreds of runners in gorilla costumes jogging across the city from the London Underwriting Centre, raising money for the Gorilla Organisation.

There are exactly 720 places for gorilla-suited runners this year - one place for every Mountain gorilla left in the world. If the places are filled, the Great Gorilla Run will break the Guiness World Record for the largest amount of people dressed as gorillas in one place at one time.

Everyone who takes part in the run receives a free gorilla suit and must raise at least £400 in sponsorship. Last year, the furry runners raised £250,000.

Event search

Your search could not be completed. See below for details.

Depart (dd/mm/yyyy)

Please enter a departure date.

'Depart' cannot be a date in the past.

Please enter a valid date in the format: dd/mm/yyyy


Return (dd/mm/yyyy)

Please enter a return date.

'Return' cannot be a date in the past.

Return date cannot be earlier than depart date.

Please enter a valid date in the format: dd/mm/yyyy