Friday 24 July 2026
This running event is held on a Friday evening in July in Villach, a town of about 65,000 people, located in the state of Kärnten (Carinthia) in the southern part of Austria, near the borders with Italy and Slovenia.
The event comprises three races:
- 500m Kinderlauf (children under 10)
- 2km Jugendlauf (young athletes under 18)
- 6km Citylauf (main race)
Participants in the 6km race run three laps through the town centre. The route runs arounds the Old Town, along the Drau river and across two bridges. The race course is undulating.
Map of the venue:
24. Citylauf Villach:
Date:
- 24 July 2026 (Friday)
Start time and race distance:
- 18:00: 500m Kinderlauf
- 18:15: 2km Jugendlauf
- 19:30: 6km Citylauf
Event website:
Number of finishers in the main race:
- 2025: The event did not take place in 2025.
- 2024: 294
- 2023: 189
- 2022: 208
- 2021: 187
- 2020: Event cancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions
- 2019: 183
- 2018: 212
- 2017: 257
- 2016: 278
- 2015: 258
- 2014: 311
No guarantee is made as to the accuracy or thoroughness of the information on this page.