List of marathon races in Europe

The following is a list of marathon races in Europe.

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Race list

Label of races updated as 2026 World Athletics Label Road Races.[1]

Name City Country Month*
*Last race was held
Inception Ref Link
Alexander the Great MarathonPella–Thessaloniki GreeceApril2006[2]
Amsterdam MarathonAmsterdam NetherlandsOctober1975[3]
Antwerp MarathonAntwerp BelgiumApril1980
Athens Classic MarathonAthens GreeceNovember1972
Barcelona MarathonBarcelona SpainMarch1978
Belgrade MarathonBelgrade SerbiaApril1988
Berlin MarathonBerlin GermanySeptember1974
Belfast City MarathonBelfast Northern IrelandMay1982
Birmingham International MarathonBirmingham EnglandOctober2017
Bournemouth MarathonBournemouth EnglandOctober2013
Bratislava MarathonBratislava SlovakiaApril2006[4]
Brighton MarathonBrighton EnglandApril2010
Bristol + Bath Marathon (2015)Bristol EnglandOctober2015
Brocken MarathonWernigerode GermanyOctober1978
Brussels MarathonBrussels BelgiumOctober1984
Bucharest MarathonBucharest RomaniaOctober2008
Budapest MarathonBudapest HungaryOctober1984
Cardiff Marathon (inactive since 2006)Cardiff WalesOctober1981
Castellón MarathonCastellón de la Plana SpainFebruary2010[5]
Chișinău International MarathonChișinău Republic of MoldovaApril2015
Cologne MarathonCologne GermanyOctober1997
ConnemarathonGalway IrelandApril2001
Copenhagen MarathonCopenhagen DenmarkMay1980
Cracovia MarathonKraków PolandApril2002
Dingle MarathonDingle IrelandOctober2009
Dublin MarathonDublin IrelandOctober1980
Düsseldorf MarathonDüsseldorf GermanyMay2003[6]
Edinburgh MarathonEdinburgh ScotlandMay2003
Eindhoven MarathonEindhoven NetherlandsOctober1982
Empúries MarathonL'Escala SpainApril2003[7][link removed]
Enschede MarathonEnschede NetherlandsApril1947
Florence MarathonFlorence ItalyNovember1984
Frankfurt MarathonFrankfurt am Main GermanyOctober1981
Geneva MarathonGeneva SwitzerlandMay2005
Ghent MarathonGhent BelgiumMarch2017
Göteborg MarathonGothenburg SwedenOctober1972
Gran Canaria MaratónLas Palmas de Gran Canaria SpainJanuary2010
H.C. Andersen MarathonOdense DenmarkSeptember1999
Hannover MarathonHannover GermanyApril1991
Hamburg MarathonHamburg GermanyApril1986[8]
Helsingborg MarathonHelsingborg SwedenSeptember2014
Helsinki City MarathonHelsinkiFinland FinlandAugust1980
Istanbul MarathonIstanbul TurkeyOctober1979
Italian MarathonMaranello to Carpi ItalyOctober1988[9]
Jersey MarathonJersey JerseyOctober2006[10]
Jungfrau MarathonInterlaken SwitzerlandSeptember1993
Kladno MarathonKladno Czech RepublicSeptember2002
Košice Peace MarathonKošice SlovakiaOctober1924
Kyiv MarathonKyiv UkraineOctober2010
La Rochelle MarathonLa Rochelle FranceNovember1991
Lausanne MarathonLausanne SwitzerlandOctober1993
Limassol MarathonLimassol CyprusMarch2006
Lisbon MarathonLisbon PortugalOctober1986
Ljubljana MarathonLjubljana SloveniaOctober1996
Loch Ness MarathonWhitebridge to Inverness ScotlandOctober2001
London MarathonLondon EnglandApril1981
Luxembourg MarathonLuxembourg LuxembourgJune2006
Madrid MarathonMadrid SpainApril1978
Malaga MarathonMálaga SpainDecember2010[11]
Man versus Horse MarathonLlanwrtyd Wells WalesJune1980
Manchester MarathonManchester EnglandApril1908[12]
Marathon des Alpes-MaritimesNice to Cannes FranceNovember2008
Marathon du MédocPauillac FranceSeptember1985
Milano City MarathonMilan ItalyApril2000
Milton Keynes MarathonMilton Keynes EnglandMay2012
Monaco MarathonMostly Monaco, parts of France and Italy MonacoMarch1997
Moray Marathon (2016)Moray ScotlandSeptember1982
Moscow MarathonMoscow RussiaSeptember2013
Munich MarathonMunich GermanyOctober1983
Münster MarathonMünster GermanySeptember2002
Neujahrsmarathon ZürichSchlieren SwitzerlandJanuary2005
Nicosia MarathonNicosia CyprusDecember2010
Nottingham Marathon (2017)Nottingham EnglandSeptember1981
Nuuk MarathonNuuk GreenlandAugust1990
Oslo MarathonOslo NorwaySeptember/October1994
Ostrava MarathonOstrava Czech RepublicSeptember1954
Orlen Warsaw Marathon (2020)Warsaw PolandApril2013
Paavo Nurmi Marathon (Turku)Turku FinlandJuly1992
Paris MarathonParis FranceApril1976
Podgorica MarathonPodgorica MontenegroOctober1994
Polar Circle MarathonKangerlussuaq GreenlandOctober2001
Polytechnic Marathon (1996)Chiswick EnglandJune1909
Porto MarathonPorto PortugalOctober/November2004
Poznań MarathonPoznań PolandOctober2000[13]
Prague International MarathonPrague Czech RepublicMay1995
Rajec MarathonRajec SlovakiaAugust1984
Reims MarathonReims FranceOctober1984
Reykjavík MarathonReykjavík IcelandAugust1984
Rhein-Ruhr-MarathonDuisburg GermanyMay1981
Riga MarathonRiga LatviaMay/June1991[link removed]
Rome City MarathonRome ItalyMarch1982
Rotterdam MarathonRotterdam NetherlandsApril1981
Seville MarathonSeville SpainFebruary1985
Siberian International MarathonOmsk RussiaAugust1990
Skopje MarathonSkopje North MacedoniaMay2009
Snowdonia MarathonLlanberis WalesOctober1982
Stockholm MarathonStockholm SwedenJune1979
Sofia MarathonSofia BulgariaOctober1983
Swiss City MarathonLucerne SwitzerlandOctober2007
Tallinn MarathonTallinn EstoniaSeptember2000
Three Hearts MarathonRadenci SloveniaMay1981
Tromsø Midnight Sun MarathonTromsø NorwayJune1989
Turin MarathonTurin ItalyNovember1987
Utrecht MarathonUtrecht NetherlandsApril1978
Valencia MarathonValencia SpainDecember1981
Venice MarathonVenice ItalyOctober1986
Vienna MarathonVienna AustriaApril1984
Vilnius MarathonVilnius LithuaniaSeptember2003
Växjö MarathonVäxjö SwedenOctober1984
Wachau MarathonKrems an der Donau AustriaSeptember1998
Warsaw MarathonWarsaw PolandSeptember1979
White Nights International MarathonSaint Petersburg RussiaJune1991
Yorkshire MarathonYork EnglandOctober2013
Zagreb MarathonZagreb CroatiaOctober1992
Zürich MarathonZürich SwitzerlandApril2003

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Season 2026 Calendar/Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  2. ↑ "Baraki and Stanko prevail in Thessaloniki Marathon". IAAF. 2010-04-18. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
  3. ↑ "Amsterdam Marathon - Home". Amsterdammarathon.nl. 2005-01-01. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  4. ↑
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ Wenig, Jörg (2010-05-02). "2:08:32 course record for Musinschi in Dusseldorf". IAAF. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
  7. ↑ "La XI Marató d'Empúries destinarà un euro de cada inscripció al Servei Local de Distribució d'Aliments". Ara (in Catalan). Barcelona. 2013-04-18. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Kigen and Cherop take Hamburg Marathon titles". IAAF. 2010-04-26. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
  9. ↑ "Maratona d'italia enzo ferrari international italian marathon". Italianmarathon.it. 2008-10-15. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  10. ↑ "Jersey Marathon". Standard Chartered Bank. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
  11. ↑
  12. ↑ ASICS Greater Manchester Marathon :: History
  13. ↑