BST Hyde Park Open House welcomed the legendary Sir Mo Farah CBE
American Express Presents BST Hyde Park Open House welcomed the legendary Sir Mo Farah CBE alongside crowds of enthusiastic London runners for a high-energy 3km experience around Hyde Park. Runners of all abilities laced up to join the multiple Olympic, World and European Champion for Run With Mo!, which formed part of BST Hyde Park’s Open House midweek series of events.
The unforgettable evening kicked off with an energetic warm-up with the buzzing audience led by Mo himself, alongside URUNN’s Adam Clarke, on the festival’s iconic Great Oak stage. From there, Mo took to the pavements alongside the excited runners for an enjoyable 3 km route around the idyllic Hyde Park. Each participant who completed the run was gifted a commemorative medal to celebrate the achievement. Following the run, Mo returned to the Great Oak stage for a Q&A session hosted by presenter Nihal Arthanayake, discussing his achievements and sharing his story of resilience, drive and passion.
Speaking at the event, Mo Farah said: “This city has so many memories for me as a young boy taking part in a mini marathon, running and looking at your role model and going, one day I’d like to compete in a marathon and doing it. To have this running event in Hyde Park is amazing, so when the team asked me if I’m up for it, I was more than up for it... Let’s go!”
The four-time Olympic gold medallist opened up about his experience in running and how the sport is evolving. “What you put in is what you get out of it. I often say that to younger kids, the younger generation. You're willing to graft, work hard, and believe in yourself, as well as willing to make mistakes, learn from them, move on, and enjoy the process - you can achieve great things,” he said. “I now look at athletics, and so many athletes are winning medals: Keely [Hodgkinson] again, incredible, and if you look back 10, 15 years ago... Has it changed? Before it was just me, and it has changed. People have realised, you know what? I can be as good as them.”
With sports fever in the air as BST Hyde Park Open House screened tennis matches on the lawn, Mo Farah opened up about who he is rooting for in this FIFA World Cup: “Come on, England! Is it coming home? It's been too long. I hope so! Bellingham, Kane - some great players, as I said. We can’t put too much pressure on the team. Let's enjoy the process. Let's enjoy it, let's keep supporting them, and you saw a lot can change. You saw it. Germany went out - who would have thought? No pressure on [England], but let's go. Let's go, England!”
BST Hyde Park Open House will be running until Thursday of this week, closing with All Things Orchestral, hosted by Myleene Klass and featuring special guest Alfie Boe. The event will reopen for a second week from Monday 6th July to Thursday 9th July, including PDC Presents Hyde Park Darts on Wednesday 8 July and a range of free events.
BST Hyde Park continues for another two weeks, featuring concerts from Maroon 5 (3 July), Mumford & Sons (4 July), Duran Duran (5 July), Pitbull (10 July) and Lewis Capaldi (11 July and 12 July).
Final tickets for select events are on sale now, visit www.bst-hydepark.com @bsthydepark
About AEG Presents:
Combining the power of the live event with a focus on true artist development, AEG Presents is a world leader in the music and entertainment industries. Operating across five continents, the company has an unparalleled commitment to artistry, creativity, and community. Its tentpole festivals and multi-day music events — which include the iconic Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival and the legendary New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival alongside British Summer Time at Hyde Park, Stagecoach, Hangout Festival, Electric Forest, and Firefly — continue to set the bar for the live music experience. AEG Presents promotes global tours for artists such as The Rolling Stones, Ed Sheeran, Elton John, Taylor Swift, Celine Dion, Justin Bieber, Kenny Chesney, Paul McCartney, and Katy Perry, in addition to — through its network of clubs, theatres, arenas, stadiums and renowned partner brands such as The Bowery Presents, Concerts West, Frontier Touring, Goldenvoice, Madison House Presents, Marshall Arts, Messina Touring Group, PromoWest Productions, and Zero Mile Presents — creating and developing an unmatched infrastructure for artist development and audience reach. More information can be found at www.aegpresents.com.
AEG’s European headquarters are located in London.
About American Express presents BST Hyde Park:
Set in London’s beautiful Royal Park, BST Hyde Park kicked off in 2013, earning a reputation for unforgettable headliners. Since its inception, global superstars have performed exclusive shows in the infamous Park, including The Cure (2018), Adele (2022), Take That (2023), Robbie Williams (2024), Sabrina Carpenter (2025) and many more.
The event has also featured many now-famous shows from The Rolling Stones, reliving their legendary 1969 gig, plus Bon Jovi, Lionel Richie, Carole King, Celine Dion, Stevie Wonder, Barbra Streisand, Adele, The Rolling Stones, Taylor Swift, Robbie Williams, Black Sabbath, Take That, Kylie Minogue, The Who, Blur, Kendrick Lamar, The Strokes, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Lana Del Rey and many more packing out the park for memorable summer nights.
This year, BST Hyde Park again brought together three magical weekends of headliners, including Olivia Rodrigo, Zach Bryan, Noah Kahan, Sabrina Carpenter, neil young and the chrome hearts and Stevie Wonder.
Every year, each headliner is joined by a full supporting line-up across multiple stages, from major industry names to handpicked developing acts from across the UK and the world. BST Hyde Park’s midweek programme allows free access to the site with outdoor cinema, street food markets, children’s theatre, fitness classes, summer sports screenings, evening events, live music and much more.
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About Amex Experiences
Through Amex Experiences, Cardmembers have access to presale tickets, as well as some of the best seats and exclusive offers at some of the UK’s most sought-after entertainment events via partnerships with a range of institutions including AEG (American Express presents BST Hyde Park, American Express presents Roundhay Festival, All Points East, The O2 arena and British Airways ARC), All England Lawn Tennis Club (The Championships, Wimbledon), Formula1, Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club, Somerset House (Somerset House Summer Series), London Restaurant Festival, the National Theatre and Aviva Studios the home of Factory International. Amex Experiences is just one example of the powerful backing that American Express provides its Cardmembers.
About The Royal Parks
The Royal Parks is the charity which manages, protects and improves the parks in an exemplary and sustainable manner so that everyone, now and in the future, has the opportunity to enjoy their natural and historic environments.
The charity looks after eight of London’s finest open spaces: Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, St James’s Park, The Green Park, The Regent’s Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park and Bushy Park. It also manages other important open spaces in the capital, including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens.
It costs around 60m a year to manage the parks. The charity raises around 80 percent of this money itself, with the remaining 20 percent coming from the Government.
